INC NEWS - please oppose the Scott Mill project (Z05-35)

[Melissa Rooney]

Hi everyone. Thanks for your support on our opposition
to the Scott King rezoning application.

I'm finding out more and more about this shady Ripley
guy...but I haven't received permission to post it to
my neighborhood or the INC listservs. 


One very informed person suggested the following: 

"Developers are required to meet with neighbors, have
a sign-up sheet, report back to Planning neighborhood
concerns and the developer's response to those
concerns. 

I think we need an additional report to Planning from
the neighborhood's perspective."

I'm new to all this, but many of you on the INC seem
to know much more about this sort of thing. Can we
discuss this at a future INC meeting? That is,
requesting the board of commissioners to require an
additional report to planning from the neighborhood's
perspective?

Thanks again for caring and helping :)
Melissa



--- John Schelp <bwatu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear neighbors,
> 
> Please vote against oppose the Scott Mill project
> (Z05-35). You are familiar with all the reasons why
> this project should be rejected.
> 
> The applicant's record with the community is
> troubling. If community groups can work with big
> developers and large projects elsewhere in Durham,
> there's no reason we can't expect better from this
> applicant.
> 
> Given the failure of this developer to work with the
> community to improve his project, or even meet the
> technical standards, approving this development
> would
> send a disappointing message. 
> 
> We can celebrate many positive examples of citizens
> working out things with developers here in Durham.
> Station 9 apartments, Ninth Street North and Duke's
> Central Campus come to mind.
> 
> We can do better. The first step is to reject this
> particular project -- the land's not going anywhere.
> 
> with appreciation,
> John Schelp
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



 
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