INC NEWS - Morreene Road development

[Kelly Jarrett, DISC]

Pat--
I actually found their opinion piece to be informative and persuasive. 
It sounds to me as if they've followed procedures and are willing to try 
to address some of the neighborhood concerns. I took their concluding 
remark less as a threat that as a reality check. I agree with you that 
there may be a problem with how various types of zoning are defined and 
with the planning/development process, but they aren't to blame for 
those problems.

Kelly

pat carstensen wrote:
> I just happened to see the following "guest opinion" piece in the 
> Herald Sun.
>
> http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/columnists/guests/68-892019.cfm
>
> by the folks trying to build a "commercial neighborhood" building in 
> the Morreene Rd. neighborhood. 
>
> It concludes:
> "At the end of the day, if the Planning Department's evolving 
> discretion and our immediate neighbors' passions won't allow D&L to 
> become operational at the site, we will be forced to sell to the 
> highest bidder. The highest bidder could be a late-night convenience 
> store or a night club serving folks who stay up much later than we do."
>
> I find the threatening tone appalling.  Behavior like this is why 
> neighborhoods treat any development in their area as a threat.  It 
> also shows why all Durham neighborhoods need a type of zoning that 
> permits useful commercial enterprises that will serve the neighborhood 
> while controlling the size, lights, traffic, and so on that keep it at 
> a scale appropriate to a neighborhood.
>
> Regards, pat
>
>
>
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