The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Please afford me some space in your valuable paper to write about some matters of much concern, as they relate to the Windsor Lakes project in Adelaide and its impact on the nearby Adelaide Gardens and Village as a whole.

Some months ago, the aforementioned project got started without any meaningful notice from the developers to the residents of the community. Large earthmoving equipment began arriving through the streets of our community and in the nearby quiet neighbourhood of Adelaide Gardens where at least 22 of the 29 government constructed homes has a history of major structural damage as a result of the unstable ground very near to the wetlands of Adelaide. As work began clearing hundreds of Pine trees and excavating the grounds on the Windsor Lakes project, some residents complained of the noise, pollution and feeling tremors in their homes. Further, residents complained that the debris, including, but not limited to all of the dead trees taken down were being pushed back to the side of the nearby community of Adelaide Gardens, therefore creating a fire death trap and a home for rodents of every none appreciable kind.

Later, the digging of the lakes began with loud earth shattering noises emerging from the banging and excavations of the earthmoving machines from early morning and all through the nighttime 24/7 and even on holidays. Every effort was made to get the contractors to ease up the nighttime noises, but to no avail. All efforts were made to get the assistance of the constituency representative, the Hon. Vaughn P. Miller, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, but to no avail. Among the greatest of concerns is the disrespect and the lack of consideration on the part of the developers of the Windsor project. They operate their heavy earthmoving machinery and generators from night to morning, having no regard for the health risks to the community associated with the carbon monoxide emissions from their earthmoving machinery. Furthermore, they have no regard for the children, teachers and staff of the nearby Adelaide Primary School. To add insult to would be injury, Windsor Lakes has erected what I believe is an illegal fence on the cul de sac of Adelaide Gardens, therefore creating a barrier that makes it challenging for the garbage trucks, fire trucks, septic trucks, ambulance and other service vehicles to turn around. All of the mentioned vehicles have to reverse out of the corner. Further, they dumped loads of fill on two of the water drainage near the erected fence which is on the property of Adelaide Gardens.

In view of the aforementioned, it is hoped that an investigation can be conducted into these urgent matters by the relevant government authorities, the ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and wellness.

Thank you kindly

Linc Scavella-Ferguson

Resident