Plymouth Township will be voting on a change to the zoning law in January’s meeting that would allow a funeral home and crematory to be placed directly across the street from the Arrowhead development on lots 3023 & 3025 Walton Road.
While this may seem like it does not affect you as a homeowner, it does. Not only will this change increase traffic along an already congested route, the personal health impact of a crematory in a densely populated area should not be taken lightly.

Crematories are not regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency as solid waste incinerators, and therefore there are no set maximum emissions of mercury for crematoriums. Mercury is emitted from dental fillings of bodies that are burned. Mercury vapors are emitted and are airborne, and the effects of mercury vapor is well known and range from anxiety to appetite changes, to vision and hearing problems, to breathing problems and brain damage. Increased levels of mercury in children are linked with lower IQ, as well as increases in behavioral issues. Studies show rates of stillborn births are higher in areas close to crematories.

Along with the health risks, a crematory in proximity to our community will lower the resale value of our homes. In other states where crematories were built near residential areas, there is complaint of smells, noise and of operations around the clock, also hindering resale.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! The petition below is to voice our concerns to the zoning change.
As a community, we need to stop the change in the zoning by attending en masse all meetings pertaining to this issue.  This application is scheduled to be heard on:

--April 2015 Zoning Hearing Meeting: Date still to be determined

 

Please spread the word as the impact is township-wide. When you look at the affected area within a scant half mile distance and the number of children that are potentially imperiled, it is outrageous.

-Holy Rosary Catholic School K-8 (next to Epiphany Church)

-Silver Springs Martin Luther School

-Creative Child Care

-Tot's Day Care

-Calvary Vision Church Daycare

-Flanagan's Preschool

-Goddard Childcare

-Plymouth Township Community Center & Fields

The township needs to realize that there is no place for a crematory in such a densely populated area. The sad truth is if we don’t care about what goes in our community, Council and the ZHB won’t care either!

I am signing as a resident /member of the community of Plymouth Township, PA. I strongly object to the variances requested by Carmenico Funeral Home and John K. Pudlinski, Jr., on lots 3023 & 3025 Walton Rd. I believe the proposed Carmenico Funeral Home & CREMATORY construction would introduce an incompatible land use by inserting a long-term source of potentially dangerous toxins into a residential area. The applicants seek to put a high impact commercial business on an “A Residential” lot.

A Penn State study found that homes near a human CREMATORY experience a
decrease in resale values.
CREMATORIES pose a public health and safety hazard especially to those people living in close proximity. I believe this application is not in the public interest and will result in unnecessary hardships to residents of our neighborhood.

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Please sign NO later than April 12, 2015 

For more info contact:
Roseann Roth 606 Treaty Rd. Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (610-828-8609) 

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