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As a resident of Lake Forest, I am deeply concerned about the three proposed industrial warehouse projects on Enterprise Way. These developments threaten the very fabric of our community, bringing significant environmental, health, and safety risks to our neighborhoods.
Protecting Our Neighborhoods:
Lake Forest is a beautiful, family-oriented city, and projects like these disrupt the residential character that attracted so many of us to live here. High-density industrial developments are simply incompatible with the surrounding neighborhoods, including Baker Ranch and Meadows, which are located just steps from the proposed sites.
Environmental and Health Risks:
The potential for increased air pollution from diesel trucks and industrial activities is alarming. Residents—especially children and seniors—will be directly exposed to harmful pollutants. The noise from 24/7 operations will further degrade our quality of life. Living within 100 feet of truck routes or loading docks is not what we signed up for when choosing to call Lake Forest home.
Traffic and Infrastructure Strain:
The roads we rely on, like Bake Parkway and Alton Parkway, are already busy during peak hours. Adding heavy truck traffic from these warehouses will only make things worse. The limited road improvements planned for these projects don’t come close to addressing the long-term damage and congestion they’ll create.
Impact on Vulnerable Populations:
The Meadows Senior Apartments, home to over 100 residents aged 62 and older, will be directly affected. Our seniors deserve peace and safety, not constant noise, polluted air, and the dangers of increased traffic.
The Need for Transparency and Community Input:
These projects seem to have progressed without meaningful engagement with residents. We deserve to have our voices heard through public hearings and to see comprehensive Environmental Impact Reports that fully address the cumulative risks to our community.
The Bigger Picture:
Allowing industrial facilities to encroach on residential areas sets a dangerous precedent. What will stop more of these projects from spreading in the future? If these warehouses are approved, we risk losing the safe, family-friendly environment that makes Lake Forest special.
I urge the City Council and Planning Department to reject these projects and instead pursue developments that align with our city’s vision of community well-being and sustainability. We must prioritize the health, safety, and quality of life for all residents over industrial expansion.
Let’s protect what makes Lake Forest a great place to live—today and for generations to come.
Fangxian supported: Stop the Proposed Industrial Warehouse Manufacturing Projects in Lake ForestAs a senior citizen I know how important we need good air quality not just outside but in inside our homes. This type of construction bringing all sorts of equipment will definitely bring the air quality to a dangerous level for our lungs and bodies. All that dust/dirt and tiny unhealthy particles traveling in the air spreading everywhere will be bringing it into our environment breathing into it somehow, somewhere and someway which in time will cause people harm. As you know one can get that disease where your hands shake a lot at present I can’t remember the name. My cousin used to drive those caterpillars leveling land and he cintracted the disease at the young sge of 45 years old. The dirt particles build up in your body in time. I urgently suggest to look elsewhere where it is not heavily populated. Also it’s not just senior citizens like myself but young children and adults who have allergies and pulmonary issues too.
Thank you
Elvera Nani
Vera supported: Stop the Proposed Industrial Warehouse Manufacturing Projects in Lake ForestI lived within 1 mile radius from those projects. My major concern regarding to the renovations / expansions of the existing buildings are 1. traffic, 2. noise, and 3. pollutions.
1. Traffic: Lots of commuters drive from Foothill Ranch to I-5 to work. Please consider to restrict the number of cars to the on Bake parkway or Lake Forest drive so it won't cause bad traffic jams when local people needs to go to work or go home.
2. Noise: Please make sure the noise from the business buildings won't cause trouble to the sleeping qualities of the residents between 9PM to 8AM.
3. Pollution: My major concerns are chemical pollution to the air. This is more to the type of business. I assume the number and types of the cars to the parking lots will be the same as before. Please restrict the industry types of the future tenants.
Thank you for your time to take a look at my concerns.
Grace Tsai
Grace supported: Stop the Proposed Industrial Warehouse Manufacturing Projects in Lake ForestThere is a trash island the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific ocean. I want to keep my future, and my future kid's future clean. Even if we just start recycling at Tappan, we can make a small change that might influence a much bigger one.
Agnes-Grace supported: Improve recycling at Tapanout-of-town charlatans and self-righteous profiteers descend upon Wilmington, blind to the devastation they leave in their wake. We’ve seen this before. We know how this story ends.
Our home is being consumed. Wilmington, Pender, Brunswick our forests, wetlands, and coastline sacrificed for soulless developments and corporate greed. The government, elected to protect its people, has turned its back on us. Rather than safeguarding the land and the residents who depend on it, they cater to investors and out-of-state transplants who view our communities as nothing more than their next conquest.
But this isn’t just about Wilmington. This is the systematic erosion of our way of life. Our last, irreplaceable sanctuaries critical to wildlife, flood mitigation, and the ecological balance of this region are vanishing before our eyes. And once they are gone, they are gone forever. Do we truly want a future where every remaining stretch of green is buried under concrete? Where worsening floods, environmental degradation, and overcrowding choke the very essence of the place we call home?
They do not want negotiation. They do not want reasoned discourse. They fear the inevitable backlash from locals who refuse to accept this wholesale destruction. So instead, they stifle opposition, hoping no one notices until it is too late.
We cannot let this fight remain confined to whispers of local dissent. This must be exposed on a state-wide
levelbefore everything is lost. Share this with your friends, your neighbors, your churches, your local bars. Spread the word on social media and in everyday conversation. This affects all of us, regardless of opinions on growth, housing demand, or Wilmington’s increasing congestion. There are better solutions ones that respect both progress and preservation. Our voices must be heard.
maleeke supported: Save Sledge ForestI moved here many many years ago because of the beautiful landscape and abundance of wildlife. I am so sad this could happen to this old forest. There aren’t many left in the United States.
Angela supported: Save Sledge ForestBrunswick and new Hanover counties are wildly overdeveloped. It’s one thing to build roads and housing but tearing down woodlands to build another housing development/golf course that’s mimicked all through our connecting counties is pointless. It seems silly that we keep having to have this conversation with educated adults that should understand the importance of these natural lands. All they see is dollar signs.
Casey supported: Save Sledge ForestThere has been enough thoughtless development in our area. The entire Cape Fear basin is too low in elevation to support significant infrastructure, that is required to sustain the overdeveloped areas that we already have. That is of no concern to these 'developers.' They want to make a quick buck by selling the perks of the Cape Fear region to unsuspecting transplants that learn the truth of our plight later. That is, we live in an overdeveloped, polluted, and soon to be un-insurable area.
Ty supported: Save Sledge ForestWe have “allowed” residential expansion to occur at a far greater rate than our infrastructure can support correctly. To add 4,000 new homes to an already overburdened infrastructure would be irresponsible. Aside from that, the draw of our area is the very thing that would be destroyed to make way for the new homes. Our old growth wetlands and coastal space are what draw people to our area. We are still an area that is a unique biome of the planet that deserves to continue to thrive alongside us as we grow and evolve. I strongly oppose any clear cutting of this area.
Shane supported: Save Sledge ForestYou’re not alone — a community of supporters is ready to back you.
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