KennyKenCan
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Does anyone out there have any dealings with your local municipality about streams that run through your property? 
<br /><br />Here is the deal...<br /><br />Their was a vacant lot next to my house that had a stream running through it, and now a building contractor has bought the lot and is constructing 3 new homes. <br /><br />Unfortunatly, the stream has been bulldozed over and now the entire neighborhood is having water problems, ie: water flooding the street and neighboring properties. <br /><br />My question is, is their not laws against destroying natural streams? <br /><br />My local Town Government says that there is nothing that can be done about it because they did not see the stream because the contractor already bulldozed it before applying for building permits. (The contractor was fined $500 for bulldozing without a permit.)<br /><br />I have shown the Town photos of the stream, but they don't want to hear my complaints because I feel that they have been paid-off.<br /><br />Does anyone know any organizations that this type of activity can be reported to?<br /><br />Have already contacted the State and County Governments, but the told me it was a Town Government issue.<br /><br />Now this same contractor has purchased aquafer wetlands near a river, and has begun destrying this land also.<br /><br />I know for a fact that this wetland was protected property, but the Town states that there was no signs posted, so how could it be wetlands.<br /><br />I know for a fact that this land was posted as protected wetlands and that the contractor removed the signs upon purchasing land.<br /><br />Construction in the wetlands in the area that I live have already destroyed the shellfishing industry here.<br /><br />Maybe you have heard of Long Island Clams, well they are no more because 80% of the aquafer wetlands have been destroyed.<br /><br />I just can't stand by and allow any further destruction of wetlands, and my property, so if anybody has any idea how I can get some help here, it would be greatly appretiated.
<br /><br />Here is the deal...<br /><br />Their was a vacant lot next to my house that had a stream running through it, and now a building contractor has bought the lot and is constructing 3 new homes. <br /><br />Unfortunatly, the stream has been bulldozed over and now the entire neighborhood is having water problems, ie: water flooding the street and neighboring properties. <br /><br />My question is, is their not laws against destroying natural streams? <br /><br />My local Town Government says that there is nothing that can be done about it because they did not see the stream because the contractor already bulldozed it before applying for building permits. (The contractor was fined $500 for bulldozing without a permit.)<br /><br />I have shown the Town photos of the stream, but they don't want to hear my complaints because I feel that they have been paid-off.<br /><br />Does anyone know any organizations that this type of activity can be reported to?<br /><br />Have already contacted the State and County Governments, but the told me it was a Town Government issue.<br /><br />Now this same contractor has purchased aquafer wetlands near a river, and has begun destrying this land also.<br /><br />I know for a fact that this wetland was protected property, but the Town states that there was no signs posted, so how could it be wetlands.<br /><br />I know for a fact that this land was posted as protected wetlands and that the contractor removed the signs upon purchasing land.<br /><br />Construction in the wetlands in the area that I live have already destroyed the shellfishing industry here.<br /><br />Maybe you have heard of Long Island Clams, well they are no more because 80% of the aquafer wetlands have been destroyed.<br /><br />I just can't stand by and allow any further destruction of wetlands, and my property, so if anybody has any idea how I can get some help here, it would be greatly appretiated.
