[Durham INC] Westpoint at 751

[Ed Harrison]

The factual accuracy in this thread is going off the tracks.  The  
almost-built Westpoint at 751 project had George Stanziale as the  
landscape architect who prepared and filed the application, now more  
than 3 years ago.  The initial application received a staff  
recommendation for denial based on two absent details in the  
application, one of which was any acknowledgement whatsoever that the  
application would destroy part of a Significant Natural Heritage Area,  
or that the application even covered part of the SNHA. The  
development's relationship with the natural area was worked out over  
time in negotiations with local planner and state biologists -- a  
process forced by a provision in the 2005 Comp Plan.

There is no reason to think that the landscape architect for a project  
in the previous decade has any relationship to the current management  
company for the shopping center. John Fugo is a principal for  
Montgomery Development, which currently has its office in the  
commercial "village center" of Chapel Hill's Southern Village. Fugo  
holds some property in that village center, whose anchors are the  
Lumina Theater and Weaver Street Grocery (not your typical strip  
mall). I have not had reason to deal with him or his company, and am  
not all that interested in doing so.

Ed



On May 11, 2012, at 5:48 PM, Melissa Rooney wrote:

> Yup. Haden Stanziale is behind the Westpoint at 751 project. Don't  
> know who this Fugo guy is -- perhaps he works for Haden Stanziale?
>
> Here is a weblink for further info:
> http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/agendas/2010/cm20100301/208196_6873_270989.pdf
>
> Melissa
>
>
> From: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Darius.M.Little at alumni.unc.edu"  
> <Darius.M.Little at alumni.unc.edu>; INC <inc-list at rtpnet.org>; Durham  
> Enviro <durhamenviro at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, 11 May 2012 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Another 751 rezoning on Tuesday May 15th  
> (that's 4 days!)
>
> I was just reporting what I was told. I'm pretty sure Stanziale was  
> the guy behind Westpoint at 751...will try to find that out for  
> clarification...
>
> Melissa
>
>
> From: Darius Mercedes Little <Darius.M.Little at alumni.unc.edu>
> To: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>; Darius Little(Self) <darius.m.little at alumni.unc.edu 
> >; INC <inc-list at rtpnet.org>; Durham Enviro <durhamenviro at yahoogroups.com 
> >
> Sent: Friday, 11 May 2012 5:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Another 751 rezoning on Tuesday May 15th  
> (that's 4 days!)
>
> Is the Planning denial you referred to (of "George Stanziale")  
> associated with Westpoint at 751 project, or something different?
>
> Just wondering, because the guy that was being shady with us over at  
> Westpoint was named "John Fugo."
>
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
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> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 14:34:13
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> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Another 751 rezoning on Tuesday May 15th  
> (that's 4
>     days!)
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