Thursday

Ask for Studies Before Bulldozing South Saluda Again


Dear Friends
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Are you concerned...  you paid to Bulldoze a Heritage River ?
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A River with Heritage Trees so large,  
three people have to join hands to embrace them.
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Help us ask
Why they refuse to do  
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Studies for the River's health 
Before
they Bulldoze again for the Next Phase
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Are you concerned ...
South Carolina refused to do any Environmental Studies
for the River's endangered plants and animals,
before grinding the river with a 53,800 lb bulldozer all month?
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North Carolina requires studies and monitoring for N.C. river projects.
Why does South Carolina refuse to do studies for the South Saluda?
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South Carolina is at a cash-strapped point in our history,
are you concerned...
Will your $$$ be on the hook for River Failures ?
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BEFORE and AFTER Pictures
from First Phase
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Everyone's asking
was the River Straightened ?
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Heritage Families say NO
they fish in the same spots their forefathers have since the 1700's.
They say in 1967 more Curve was added to the river
 pushing it closer to the newly built Scenic Hwy 11. 
Hwy 11 was built on top of Hwy 276 which follows
the original Keowee Cherokee Path used by English and French fur traders.
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SCDOT graciously supplied these Drawings.
They show where more Curve was Added to the River in 1967.
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Greenville Library has Historic Photos
of South Saluda River
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Tuesday

Heritage River or Bulldozer Freeway?

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Heritage River or Bulldozer Freeway?
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Bulldozers dug up and down the
middle of the river,
all of September.
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Why? 
The South Saluda had zero erosion,
crystal water, trees embrace a cool shaded canopy.  
Fishermen enjoy rainbow put & take.
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Why Bulldoze a River? 
Fifteen Rock Cross Vanes.  Thirteen more soon to come. Then more...?
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Help us Stop Phase Two
13 more Rock Vanes, and  more.
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Is the South Saluda a freeway for Bulldozer's metal tracks
grinding up and down in the rivers bed all month?
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Did the River's thousands of mussels and crayfish survive the
metal tracks of a 53,800 thousand pound Bulldozer?
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Failure rates of 92% of similar rock vanes proved by rigorous studies.
79 Failed projects out of 176 completed in North Carolina
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We ask
Why do they refuse ...
Why... 
No silt fences,
No Endangered Species studies,
No Environmental Impact Studies 
Why no drawings or calculations?
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What happened to 
Endangered Bog Turtles, Trillium, Oconee Bells?
We see these on the River...
Why do they not even look?
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Trinity Episcopal
Common Book of Prayer
Prayer For the Conservation of Natural Resources
Almighty God, in giving us dominion over things on earth,
you made us fellow workers in your creation:
Give us wisdom and reverence so to use the resources of nature,
that no one may suffer from our abuse of them,
and that generations yet to come may continue to praise you for your bounty;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen.
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Saturday

Please Help us save YOUR Beautiful Saluda River

Dear Friends

Please help us ask for
Environmental Studies and Calculations
before the Bulldozers start digging.

Should Endangered plants and Century old Trees be protected?
Will the clear cool water be filled with mud from bulldozers?

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DHEC applications,  dump in the river
a pile of boulders that fills a baseball field 10 feet high.

Will you help us protect your river?
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What happens next time it rains hard and
Table Rock Reservoir releases flood water into the South Saluda River

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Why do they refuse to do environmental studies?
Where are the calculations & drawings?

Come quickly & enjoy the century old trees, ferns and
moss lined banks
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What makes the South Saluda Unique ?
Trees line it's Banks every inch of the River
Historic Heritage Trees
Many are 12, 14, 16, 18 feet around.
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Why Dig this up ?
Moss & Ferns and Zero Erosion
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Century Old Trees line the South Saluda's moss covered River banks
Will erosion caused by digging into the river banks cause these to fall ?
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Why are Environmentalist exempt from Endangered Plant studies ?
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South Saluda Oconee Bells 
Imperiled Global ranking of G2
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Do these guys have a chance
against the Bulldozers ?


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Wild Friends in the River

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Snake can see you.  Can you see him?
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Can you tell
which is
poisonous Rattlesnake, Cooperhead
and
our friend 
harmless Corn Snake?
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harmless Wolf Spider and poisonous Assassin Bug
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These wild creatures are part of the
 South Saluda in Upstate Greenville County SC
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Beauty and Wild  live together
Please help us keep the
 South Saluda Wild and FREE !

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Will this happen to your Beautiful River?
Where are the Trees ?
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What happens the next time they open the valve on Table Rock Reservoir ?
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Beaver Creek Erosion caused by Rock Vanes
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Wednesday

How to Help

How to Help?

Raise your voices with ours...

Many are asking for a petition to sign
We have discovered our elected officials are very accessable and personable.
Your voice counts,
We've been told one call counts as representing 100 people.
Will you be that phone call?

*** Find Your Elected Officials HERE *** 
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Are you part of another great SC county?
We beg you to call your Officials !
The river divides two counties and therefore this is a State Wide issue.

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- A note of interest -
These are the results of Polls in Local Newspapers...


This Poll is still OPEN
Visit! Monitor is a print paper with a new online interface.
They do a super job of reporting local news.



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Poll closed at 3116 votes
 one more vote than
the 3115 cubic yards of Rocks permitted in the River's water.
Think about this:
 3115 cubic yards fills a Baseball field 10 feet high
visit the TR Tribune and see some interesting reading


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Read how North Carolina is bleeding RED over rock vane projects.
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out of  176 completed  projects


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The Examiner is at every Council meeting & Legislative Delegation
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Read articles written by local voices
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Sunday

Tired of high Taxes ?

Ever wonder where Your Tax Money Goes ?

Given away through
Grants
County Council
City Council
SCDOT
to purchase land in our neighborhood.
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Remember Grants are Your money, Your Taxes
Would you rather see this money go for teachers, roads, State Budget shortages?
Money spent in just  5 years to buy land in our neighborhood.
$ 5,500,000.00  million
( $ 5.5 million )
Your money
to purchase land in a
one mile stretch of Hwy 11 
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More Tax Money...
given to Blue Wall Centre & Reedy Square, Go Experience
Dream Big Greenville
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Again Your TAX Money
$10,000,000.00 million  from Greenville   County  Council
$5,000,000.00 million from Tourism 2% Restaurant Tax
$3,500,000.00 million from Greenville  City  Council
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$30,000,000.00  is  total  promised  money  -
( $ 30 million )
to
our  "end of the earth"
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More Money...
Your Money for...
Conservation Easements
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Latest Grant is:
$ 315,140.00
SCDOT Grant Project Number (SB-2010-SC-01)
Surrounding neighbors sent over 82 letters of opposition to:
SCDOT's Public notice for $315,140.00 to be given to Naturaland Trust,
who will funnel DOT Highway $$ into pockets of private landowners.
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$40,000.00 purchase - Culbertson Tract 15 acres on river
$366,000.00 conservation easement - Grant Farm 57 acres
SCDOT $351,140.00
Match  $88,110.00
(match is usually more grants)
Your taxes Given to Private Landowners
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Conservation Easements pay landowners large sums of money
then they reduce property taxes for those same landowners.
A Win Win for them.
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For the rest of us...
We pay more in property tax!
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Why?
Because County Goverments need the same amount of dollars
 to pay for Fire, Police, Roads, 
so they raise taxes on the ones who are still paying.
you & me
A  Lose, Lose for us.
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Our taxes put money in their pockets for easements
and
Your Taxes go UP...
because counties need the same amount of $$$
and easements get a big property tax discount.
so the landowner pockets money and gets reduced property taxes.
while you & I make up the difference.
A sad situation for us.
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What can you do?
complain to your SC House & SC Senators
Demand they cut off the funds
 to those who have learned how to work the system.
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Demand they stop giving our tax money away to private landowners