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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Oh my. What he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tom Miller [mailto:tom-miller1@nc.rr.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 26, 2021 6:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Jeff Furman'; 'Schewel, Steve'; 'Council@DurhamNC.gov'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Invitation to Walltown Press Conference on Northgate Mall<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Whatever your experience may have been in other places, Mr. Furman. In Durham we believe everyone should share in the benefits of our community and that everyone shares in the responsibility of confronting and overcoming our community’s problems. No one is exempt from obligations of community stewardship. This applies to private landowners no less than anyone else. In fact, I would venture to say that when someone who owns so large a parcel near our city center as Northgate with all the opportunities that flow from that ownership, the responsibility of community stewardship is all the greater.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tom Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jeff Furman [mailto:jfurman@nwravin.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 26, 2021 5:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Schewel, Steve; Council@DurhamNC.gov<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Invitation to Walltown Press Conference on Northgate Mall<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr. Mayor and Durham City Council,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are reaching out to express our sincere appreciation for the energy the Walltown neighborhood and Northgate Mall Neighborhood Council NMNC is investing to help their public requests be heard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, while we sympathize with the desire of the neighbors to have more affordable housing and affordable retail next to their homes, this request for action needs to be directed to the City of Durham and its elected officials. Not to fellow private landowners.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We believe the City should be working directly with Walltown and NMNC to find solutions to relieve gentrification. Reducing property taxes so Walltown owners can stay in their homes at an affordable price could be a creative solution. The City purchasing available land and working to subsidize it with grants to make affordable housing financially viable is another option. We know there are plenty of other ideas the City Council can investigate as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, asking private landowners to solve the City’s issues is a misdirected mission. Northgate Mall, just like the Walltown and NMNC homes, is privately owned. It has paid expensive market rate taxes for decades and has recently been sold at market rate prices. Like so many malls around the country, it is now obsolete. Northgate has been deteriorating for years and is now no longer financially viable to keep open. We have been working hard on a new vision for Northgate mall which is to redevelop it as mixed-use village, but the pandemic has made a complicated process even tougher. The phase one business plan at the reduced height density is also straining the financial viability of the project. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While we appreciate the ideas coming from Walltown and NMNC, we instead encourage the neighborhoods to work directly with the City and its elected officials to change public policy to relieve gentrification and locate more affordable housing and affordable retail on nearby underutilized public land.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.northwoodravin.com%2f&c=E,1,GGhE2nVTNk9dzeqfnQPMcHf8bulYZQCQ6l-Yl7ddTOC-8BLXEqHPyz0SDQ8INGfH5CAgJFBXN5DiNGaJfpIav5L66VU7uAjwaEn8Lqg2rMzASAxlTlGwYvMpDEcryg,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=140 height=83 id="Picture_x0020_6" 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id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image007.png@01D73AC7.D8EF18D0" alt="cid:image007.png@01D1100C.6D329AE0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Brandon J. Williams <brandonjhudson@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 19, 2021 6:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jeff Furman <jfurman@nwravin.com>; Jonathan Stewart (jstewart@northwoodretail.com) <jstewart@northwoodretail.com>; Schewel, Steve <Steve.Schewel@durhamnc.gov>; Council@DurhamNC.gov; Young, Sara <sara.young@durhamnc.gov>; Dobrzenski, Bo <Bo.Dobrzenski@durhamnc.gov>; Stelfanie Williams, Ed.D. <stelfanie.williams@duke.edu>; Mayme F Webb-Bledsoe <mayme.webb@duke.edu>; Eliza Mathew <eliza.mathew@duke.edu>; Commissioners <commissioners@dconc.gov>; DurhamPlanningCommission@durhamnc.gov<br><b>Cc:</b> Audrey Mitchell <msmayor44@gmail.com>; Diane S. <diane1009@gmail.com>; Emily Rhode <emilyerhode@gmail.com>; Marcus southern <marcus.southern@gmail.com>; eunora mangum <eunoramangum@me.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Invitation to Walltown Press Conference on Northgate Mall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear Northgate Mall property owners and key stakeholders,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Saturday, April 24th at 10am, the Walltown Community Association is holding a press conference to:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Provide updates on our Northgate Mall organizing efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Reaffirm our vision for neighborhood growth without displacement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Amplify the voices of residents negatively impacted by gentrification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Share survey data on community design goals for the redevelopment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Give a call to action for those who want to join us in this struggle<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>At the end of July 2020, the WCA formed the Northgate Mall Neighborhood Council (NMNC), which includes 12 residents representing seven neighborhoods: Walltown, Northgate Park, Duke Park, Trinity Park, Trinity Heights, Watts Hospital Hillandale, and Old West Durham. <b>The purpose of the NMNC was to spatialize a collective community vision--</b><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fdataworks-nc.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2fWCA-Strategic-Vision-for-Northgate-Mall.pdf&c=E,1,75CkRaPL0y3ll6O-U1piE9tHJ_fnPS3l1jk45PRfHGsAmldqewGXMPpvN0HIyeGYvNyIh6-ZchYTgIfa9EbkRPZhra9JqvtL7lVVByZo&typo=1" target="_blank"><b>centered around Walltown’s strategic goals</b></a><b>--for the redevelopment of the mall property by creating a set of alternative design maps.</b> We recently surveyed Durham residents (November 2020 thru January 2021) and received 386 responses providing feedback on our design goals and alternative maps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The event will be held at Walltown Park in the baseball field</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> close to Guess Road. Parking is available at the recreation center (1308 W Club Blvd, Durham, NC 27705). You can walk over from there. <b>Masks are required to participate.</b> If you do not have one, we will provide one for you. We will also have hand sanitizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Please check out the history of this initiative at <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dataworks-nc.org%2fwalltown&c=E,1,fkYUvVMMXOLJyC-RbyUUZem_nyFKjgDTDChFT_FMIJS5D8Wd7W_cEZUQDtcFhYT2eG4O5__Pp0i9B5jwlkvWwWmG3gukmlluMAX5t0Inv83GFAw-iCHsP3xQ_S0,&typo=1" target="_blank">our website</a>. Let us know if you have any questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We hope to see you there!</span><span style='color:black'><br clear=all></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Peace,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Brandon J. Williams<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>he/him/his<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>919.308.3900<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>"From beatboxers to beat breakers, like the yellow brick road we go where the beat takes us..."<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>