INC NEWS - INC priority list 6-26-07

Thu Jun 28 11:13:57 EDT 2007

I think that next year it needs to be explicitly
stated to voting participants that they must put only
ONE dot by any listed priority. This way people can't
line up all five of their dots on one issue. Only the
former would give a TRUE, unweighted indication of the
priorities of the INC as a body. 

I suspect, for instance, that the lady who came to the
INC meeting, solely to communicate and vote on
symphony funding and visibility, put all 5 of her dots
on this one item. No offense to this lady is intended,
as I'm sure we are all open to EVERY neighbors
concern/priorities, regardless of whether they are
regular attendees. I just don't think that their vote
(or anyone else's, for that matter) should be
weighted. (And I admit that I put more than one dot on
the mass grading issue, when I realized that others
were doing the same.)

Cheers,
Melissa

--- "Kelly Jarrett, DISC" <kjj1 at duke.edu> wrote:

> Barry--
> I agree with you--noise ordinance enforcement and
> barking dog issues are 
> ongoing concerns that do generate a lot of concern
> and frustration. I 
> was surprised by this too--and suggest that perhaps
> their relatively low 
> ranking reflects the fact that they're baseline
> concerns and that people 
> have (sadly) learned that they get very little help
> from officials to 
> effectively address and resolve these problems.
> 
> Kelly
> 
> Barry Ragin wrote:
> > i'm surprised to see that noise ordinance
> violations are so low down on 
> > the priority list. Usually when i make a posting
> about  lack of 
> > enforcement of these, it generates a fair bit of
> support, both on the 
> > listserves, and in private email.
> >
> > Perhaps, though, the problem is only confined to
> my immediate surroundings.
> >
> > Regardless, i wasn't able to attend the meeting,
> so i didn't get to 
> > vote. But if the situation doesn't improve by this
> time next year, i'll 
> > be sure to adjust my schedule to attend.
> >
> > Barry Ragin
> >
> > TheOcean1 at aol.com wrote:
> >   
> >> Near the bottom of the list is "illegally posted 
> >> signs", which garnered zero votes this year.
> >> I think it's important to note that this was one
> of the top concerns a 
> >> few years ago.
> >>  
> >> INC should focus on the top concerns, but also
> note when progress has 
> >> been made.
> >> A couple years ago, "parking on yards" was number
> one. That issue is 
> >> now in the middle of the pack.
> >>  
> >> Last year, "unchaining dogs" was the number one
> concern, this year it 
> >> has moved to number two.
> >> When that issue makes the bottom of the list with
> zero votes, I think 
> >> it's safe to say (with applause)
> >> PROBLEM SOLVED!
> >>  
> >> None of these issues are simple, and none are
> solved by INC alone. But 
> >> together, we should enjoy our successes when top
> rated concerns of 
> >> years gone by, register zero concern today.
> >>  
> >> Bill Anderson
> >>  
> >> In a message dated 6/27/2007 11:48:16 A.M.
> Eastern Daylight Time, 
> >> randy at 27beverly.com writes:
> >>
> >>     At the INC general meeting of delegates on
> June 26.2007, the following
> >>     issues were expressed as "concerns" regarding
> issues in our community.
> >>     They are listed in descending order by the
> number of votes the
> >>     particular
> >>     issue received. Those issues receiving no
> votes are listed at the
> >>     end of
> >>     the list.
> >>
> >>     (13) more judicial funding
> >>     (11) chained dogs
> >>     (10) Durham Symphony visibility and higher
> priority
> >>     (10) panhandling
> >>     (9) mass land grading during development
> phase
> >>     (7) alternatives to demolition
> >>     (7) more attention by Police to petty crime
> >>     (6) too much tax dollar waste
> >>     (6) local historical museum
> >>     (5) represent issues of disadvantaged
> neighborhoods; outreach to
> >>     help them
> >>     (5) INC outreach/publicity/education
> >>     (4) parking in front yards
> >>     (4) more "concrete" elements in development
> plans
> >>     (4) poor roads; need paving
> >>     (3) City led planning process for
> neighborhoods in crisis
> >>     (3) a "greener" Durham
> >>     (3) new neighborhood organizations
> >>     (3) increased hazardous waste drop-off times
> for citizens
> >>     (2) lack of upkeep by real estate firms on
> property for sale
> >>     (0) helicopter ordinance not revised since
> 1974
> >>     (0) create downtown neighborhood
> >>     (0) illegally posted signs
> >>     (0) support the "arts"
> >>     (0) noise ordinance violations
> >>
> >>     RWP
> >>     27 Beverly
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>    
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> >>
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