[Durham INC] coach bubba race cancelled

[Mike Woodard]

This is a premature post, as I am working with the City 
Administration to review this decision in hopes of finding a compromise.

Mike Woodard
City Council

At 06:02 PM 12/15/2009, John Haws wrote:
>File this as a pet-peeve, but it strikes me as something of concern 
>to neighborhoods and QOL in Durham. Forgive me if this is misposted.
>
>I was dismayed to learn that Durham, and specifically DPD, refused 
>to provide approval for the Coach Bubba Race course because it 
>crossed some major roads (Fayetteville, Cornwallis). The race took 
>runners through the heart of Morehead Hill and Forest Hills.
>
>http://www.coachbubba.com/
>
>With the refusal to allow the race, the city is sending the message 
>that Durham does not welcome events of this sort, and to me it casts 
>a shadow over the city. The event raised a good bit of money for 
>area groups (recently TROSA) and livened up at least one cold 
>February morning every year. I envisioned the city hosting marathons 
>and similar events, but it appears now that we're headed in the 
>opposite direction.
>
>Bummer.
>
>- John
>
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