[Durham INC] Appreciation for Councilman Mike Woodard:

[Darius Mercedes Little]

Thanks Mike.

After reading Christine's email, I was very concerned and wondered how she had specifically stated that she'd done "no reading" on the issue (to Melissa), yet could -within 15- minutes- send such a scathing email to the Mayor and City Council.

If INC is going to be a respected advocate, it is imperative that we study issues, and discuss, prior to lighting unnecessary fires (and damaging credibility needed for more pressing community issues, in the process).

Thanks a lot, Councilman Woodard, for shedding perspective, providing factual basis and encouraging foresight, on this matter (as you have with others).

It is important that we not fight, simply for the sake of fighting.  Power is in substance, not idle babble.

- Darius






------Original Message------
From: Mike Woodard
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To: inc listserv
To: NortheastCreekStreamWatch at yahoogroups.com
To: durhamenviro at yahoogroups.com
ReplyTo: mike at mikewoodard.com
Subject: [Durham INC] Zoning Case Z1100024 is NOT in a floodplain
Sent: Dec 24, 2011 11:51 AM

Neighbors:

After reading Melissa Rooney's emails yesterday, along with others sent to various listservs and to the City Council, I checked on this case.

In fact, none of the parcels Melissa cited are in or are impacted by the floodplain. The
closest area of regulated floodplain is located on the west side of Alston Avenue/NC
55 across from this site. I have reviewed the context map for the area to confirm this.

As many of you are aware,  Durham has some of the most restrictive floodplain regulations in the region and the state. And some of your elected officials, working with our various staffs, have protected and even enhanced those regulations in recent. We believe that development should be extremely limited, and in many cases prohibited, in floodplains.

As a six-year member and two-year chair of the Joint City-County Planning Committee, I have seen your Planning staff routinely advise potential developers of the limitations or prohibitions that sites have. They have been very successful in directing developers away from adversely impacted sites.

Relax on this case. We will need your passion and energy on other cases in the new year.

Happy holidays.

Mike Woodard
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