INC NEWS - ACTIONS ALERT & Update Duke Forest Purchase

[Laura Drey]

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From: "Wendy Jacobs" <geewen at nc.rr.com>
Reply-To: "Wendy Jacobs" <geewen at nc.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 01:52:48 -0400
To: "Erwin Area Neighborhood Group" <erwin-neighbor at listserv.unc.edu>
Subject: [erwin-neighbor] ACTION ALERT- We are almost there...need help with
emails to address unresolved issues

Dear Neighbors and interested people from Durham and Orange Counties,

WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!!  Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the
meetings of the Durham County Commissioners and City Council and sent emails
to show your support! Update below.

ACTION ALERT: PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING EMAILS ASAP --- Durham County must
sign contract with Duke by Friday! Time is running out to completely resolve
all issues.

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL: mayorandcouncil at townofchapelhill.org
<mailto:mayorandcouncil at townofchapelhill.org>

SEND BEFORE WEDNESDAY FOR 4PM WORK SESSION DECISION

We went before the Chapel Hill Town Council last night and asked for their
help with the $75,000 shortfall in funding for this regional park. (Orange
County chose to contribute $125,000 toward the 44 acre Duke tract. They are
also putting $$ toward the Penny land and an additional 8 acre Duke tract).
Chapel Hill will decide tomorrow at 4pm work session.

PLEASE SEND THIS MESSAGE AND NOTE IF YOU ARE A CHAPEL HILL RESIDENT:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE NEW HOPE CREEK PRESERVE
PARK EFFORT AND YOUR UNANIMOUS, INITIATING FIRST STEP OF SUPPORT.

PLEASE SUPPORT EANG¹S PETITION TO YOU TO CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL $50,000
TOWARD THE CREATION OF THE NEW HOPE CREEK PARK AND PRESERVE. WE LOOK TOWARD
CHAPEL HILL AS A LEADER IN OPEN SPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND FEEL
THAT CHAPEL HILL WILL BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO AND COMPLETION OF THE 15 MILE
CORRIDOR TRAIL THAT WILL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO CHAPEL HILL RESIDENTS.

ORANGE COUNTY mcarey1 at mindspring.com <mailto:mcarey1 at mindspring.com> ,
barry.j at mindspring.com <mailto:barry.j at mindspring.com> ,
vfoushee at co.orange.nc.us <mailto:vfoushee at co.orange.nc.us> ,
stevehh at mindspring.com <mailto:stevehh at mindspring.com> ,
gordonam at mindspring.com

PLEASE SEND THIS ASAP: ORANGE COMMISSIONERS NEED TO MEET BY FRIDAY MORNING
TO RESPOND TO DURHAM COUNTY REQUESTS FROM MONDAY:

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THE
DUKE TRACT, THE PENNY LAND AND THE 8 ACRE DUKE TRACT.

PLEASE MEET AND DISCUSS NEW OFFERS AND PROPOSALS THAT WILL HELP MEET DURHAM
COUNTY REQUESTS BEFORE THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON DEADLINE. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU
CAN TO HELP MAKE THIS PARK EFFORT SUCCEED AT THIS 11TH HOUR!

And some important thank yous !!!!

DURHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS RECKHOW, HERON AND COUSIN FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS
LEADERSHIP IN THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL PARK THAT LIKE WEST POINT ON THE
ENO, WILL BE USED AND ACCESSIBLE TO SO MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND CITIZENS
THROUGHOUT OUR AREA FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.


Ellen Reckhow ereckhow at co.durham.nc.us <mailto:ereckhow at co.durham.nc.us>

Becky Heron bmheron at co.durham.nc.us <mailto:bmheron at co.durham.nc.us>

Philip Cousin prcousin at earthlink.net <mailto:prcousin at earthlink.net>

May leave a message on the County Commissioners voice mail - 560-5000

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DURHAM CITY COUNCIL

THANK YOU MAYOR BELL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BROWN, CATOTTI AND COLE-MCFADDEN
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE NEW HOPE CREEK PARK.

THIS PARK, LIKE WEST POINT OF THE ENO, WILL BE A JEWEL IN DURHAM’S CROWN AND
A BENEFIT TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT DURHAM.

Diane Cattoti dcattoti at ci.durham.nc.us <mailto:dcattoti at ci.durham.nc.us>

Bill Bell bbell at ci.durham.nc.us <mailto:bbell at ci.durham.nc.us>

Eugene Brown ebrown at ci.durham.nc.us <mailto:ebrown at ci.durham.nc.us>

Cora Cole McFadden ccole-McFadden at ci.durham.nc.us
<mailto:ccole-McFadden at ci.durham.nc.us>

May leave a message on the County Commissioners voice mail - 560-4396

UPDATE:

On Monday, April 4, the Durham County Commissioners voted 3-2 to support
Durham County’s contribution of up to $400,000 over a 3 year period and
joint administration of the park with Orange County. But their support is
contingent on Orange County’s contribution of an additional $75,000 and that
Orange administer the trails on the 11 acres in Orange County, In addition,
after the first $500,000 received in grant $$$, the proportional cost for
each municipality will be reduced. It is expected that from $500,000 to $1
million in grant money could be secured for this collaborative, regional
land conservation project.

We thank Ellen Reckhow, Becky Heron and Phil Cousin for their tremendous
leadership and support on this issue.

Also on Monday, April 4, the Durham City Council voted 4-3 to support the
city’s contribution of $75,000 over 3 years for this regional park effort.

We also thank Mayor Bell, Diane Catotti, Eugene Brown and Cora Cole-McFadden
for their important leadership and support of this issue.

On Tuesday, April 5, Triangle Land Conservancy, through a donor, committed
an additional $25,000 for the purchase of lands for the New Hope Creek
Preserve and Park,

On Tuesday night , the chair and vice chair of EANG and the executive
director of the TLC petitioned the Chapel Hill Town Council for $50,000 to
help with additional funding needed for New Hope Creek Park. The council
will discuss and take action on this petition at their Wednesday, 4pm work
session. EANG and TLC are also exploring other funding possibilities.

These are the current monetary commitments to purchase of Duke tract that
will be finalized over a 3 year period and diminished proportionally
according to grant funding:

Durham County:$400,000, Durham City:$75,000, Orange County: $125,000, Chapel
Hill:$100,000, Triangle Land Conservancy: $50,000, EANG: $200,000

In addition, Durham County is taking the risk for the $500,000 ( or more)
that is expected to be covered by grant funding.

 

These additional efforts/commitments have been made: Orange County’s
intention to buy an adjacent 8 acre Duke tract for $72,000; Penny offer to
put 37 acres into free conservation easement, contingent on public purchase
of 44 acre Duke tract; Penny bargain price offer to sell 25 acres of
environmentally valuable land for $137,500, terms also contingent on public
ownership of Duke tract, cost covered by TLC and Orange County.

In the end all of these efforts will protect 116 acres of land, 81 acres
which will be open to the public, all within a high population, quickly
developing, easily accessible area.

BUT WE ARE STILL NOT QUITE THERE YET!!!!

PLEASE SEND THE EMAILS IN THE ACTION ALERT. CALL YOUR OFFICIALS IF YOU CAN.

A few details are to yet be resolved, some funds are yet to be raised but we
have come SO far and accomplished SO much with SO much help from SO many
people, WE WILL NOT GIVE UP NOW!!!

WE ARE UP TO $142,000 IN PLEDGES!!!! Pledges will be tax deductible through
the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) and can be spread out over a 2-3 year
period.  EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS; WHATEVER YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE IS
IMPORTANT!!! AND IT¹S ALL TAX DEDUCTIBLE.  Please keep those pledges coming
at www.ErwinNeighbor.org <http://www.ErwinNeighbor.org/>  or liz at tlc-nc.org
<mailto:liz at tlc-nc.org>

Thank you again to everyone for all of your help and support --circulating
this email, sending emails to officials, getting the support of your
neighborhood associations and making pledges!!!

Please forward this email to your friends, neighbors, and list serves.

Wendy Jacobs

Chair, Erwin Area Neighborhood Group

 

 
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