Letters

The plan to build a firehouse substation is ill-conceived, impractical and dangerous at the Upper Seven Ponds Road location.

This is a residential neighborhood, where residents — some elderly, some with small children, some with dogs — all walk on a narrow two-lane road with no shoulders. If a fire truck came roaring out of the station, there is no place to pull over or get out of the way.

The noise from a fire station would be horrific, and the chemicals from hosing down the trucks would pollute the groundwater and, ultimately, Fresh Pond.

There are alternative site possibilities, such as Willow Road, which is zoned industrial and has easy access to both the highway and Deerfield Road.

The present plan would devalue the neighboring properties and create a situation that many of us moved out here over the years to escape from. We urge you to consider all the downsides — and if a Water Mill substation is really necessary, consider an alternative site.

Joel Perlman

Nancy Skluth

Jack Perlman

Samuel Perlman

Water Mill