INC NEWS - Fwd: [dukepark] Erwin Road/Duke Forest Regional Park

[Deb Christie]

Richard -

Hope you will join us tomorrow (Saturday, March 5) from 10 am to noon at the 
Solterra Community House (take Erwin Rd, left on Randolph near Forest View 
Elementary, entrance on Randolph Rd - look for signs) and hear about the 
historic significance of this land.

Duke will not donate this land - it is Duke Forest which Duke 
"decommissioned" in order eventually to sell it.  The problem is not the 
Duke asking price ($1 million) as much as it is the $500,000 in "lost 
profits" which Crosland (the development partner) is asking.  However, ten 
years down the road, $1.5 million may look like a good buy.  We hope that 
grants will cover most of the initial purchase price, and that maintenance 
will be extremely low (more preservation than recreational facilities).

The Erwin Area Neighborhood Group has been very moved by the generous 
donations of Forest Hills and Duke Park neighborhoods.  We hope it sets a 
precedent for neighborhoods to come to the aid of each other in Durham.

Thank you for your thoughtful comments and work on behalf of your 
neighborhood.

Deb Christie
17 Stoneridge Circle
Colony Hill neighborhood
Vice Chair, New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Mullinax" <rcmj at nc.rr.com>
Cc: <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - Fwd: [dukepark] Erwin Road/Duke Forest Regional Park


>I find it hard to support a project as INC that has no comprehensive
> plan from the City or INC. What is Durham Parks and Rec think of this new 
> park
> space? Could Duke have been persuaded to offer this land to be a park?
>
> There is current park negligence in the City. How can we add more space
> and not have a plan to take care of what we have. There are too many
> questions to just throw out support for one neighborhood from a City
> group like INC. I think INC could make a great stand here to add to
> Parks and Rec budget. It is facing a 3% cut this year. But to support
> money going to one community over another seems odd.
>
> I wholly support this group of neighbors doing all they can to get the
> park they deserve. I am sure the areas near where I live used to look as
> open as this area does now. I think it is great they are looking to a
> time in the future when the density is so tight that someone suggests
> that farm animals are no longer welcome. ( like we have in the inner
> City) I think they have showed creativity by raising the funds.
>
> Richard Mullinax
> 921 N Mangum
> resident Old North Durham
>
> > *Duke Park has answered the bugle that Forest Hills tooted, how 'bout
> > Trinity Park? WHHNA? Northgate (lotta trees!) OWD? OND? Are you with 
> > us?*
> > **
>
>
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