Date: 3/21/25 7:10 pm From: Katie DeSanto <brengy2014...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] need advice from photographers out there
Hello there,
Forgive me in advance for this… speaking of Amazon, I attended a town of
Essex DRB meeting last night that is looking to approve a site plan at 637
Kimo Dr in Saxon Hill forest for an Amazon sorting/distribution center
(Scannell Properties, Amazon is ‘tenant’) to house about 175-200
contractor-driven Amazon vans for next day deliveries within a 70 mile
radius from the site.
Along with this day traffic, *from 6pm to 6am*, one tractor trailer will
arrive at the distro center from the 89 Richmond exit *every 30 minutes*
using flood prone River Road along the Winooski River in Essex where I’ve
already seen more vehicle-bird and vehicle-mammal strikes than I care to
remember.
There were about 110 people in attendance online and in person at the Essex
town offices. There was not enough time for all of the public comment and
so the approval was delayed. Let me note here, only a handful of people who
showed up knew it was Amazon. I found out through a late front porch forum
post. If you would like me to notify you of the next meeting please reach
out to me and/or visit
https://essexvt.org/1339/Development-Review-Board Katie DeSanto — brengy2014(at)gmail(dot)com
If I am to be removed from this listserve, I apologize for the disruption
of bird-focused discussion but the volume of potentially unsafe traffic
this will generate within the 70 mile radius is worrying enough to risk it.
The detrimental effect that Amazon has on the cities it inhabits have been
documented over and over again. I worry for the wildlife along River Road
and it’s adjacent habitat. A google search for CBC Amazon Quebec will
provide another trove of information on how this $2 trillion company does
business.
Thank you so much for your love of birds, Katie DeSanto
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> wrote:
> Good morning, we’re in need of a Seeking EL14 or EL14A battery for Nikon
> D3300, but we’d rather not go through either Amazon or Walmart. Does anyone
> know of anywhere else? A birding equipment store somewhere? A photography
> shop?
> Thanks in advance - Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
