[Durham INC] S. Durham Residential Cell Tower meeting: Oct 11, 2012 (7 PM, South Regional Library)

[Brenda Howerton]

Hi Melissa:
I appreciate your invitation, however I have a conflict for Thursday night and will not be all to attend.
 
Thanks,
Brenda Howerton
 
 
To: Edward C. Harrison <ed.harrison at mindspring.com> 
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Subject: Re: [Durham INC] S. Durham Residential Cell Tower meeting: Oct 11, 2012 (7 PM, South Regional Library)

Sorry...I didn't realize there was an official definition for the term 'mega-church'. I always associated it with either 1) very large church with over 500 members or 2) Church looking to make big money via large financial stakes (in real-estate and other investments). I meant the latter in reference to this church. A lot of churches are now buying lots of land in addition to the property for their actual church and making big money (which I presume is tax free) by developing. When I read about this church, I feared it may be one of these.I will be more careful in my use of buzzwords in the future,I am not directly involved in the immediate neighbors' anti-tower movement (just don't have the time to do everything, you know?), but I empathize with them and wanted to inform others that this controversy was going on. Neighbors should have some say regarding anything that is going to affect their line of sight (and thus their property values) from their
 house; in this case, some are truly concerned about unknown health implications as well.Melissa (Rooney) 
From: Ed Harrison <ed.harrison at mindspring.com>; 
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Cc: Melissa Rooney <mmr121570 at yahoo.com>; Brenda Howerton <brendahowerton10 at yahoo.com>; INC <inc-list at rtpnet.org>; <fatherstavroforos2012 at gmail.com>; Richard Ford <rbford at aim.com>; 
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] S. Durham Residential Cell Tower meeting: Oct 11, 2012 (7 PM, South Regional Library) 
Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 3:34:31 AM 

The definition of a megachurch from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research:
"The term megachurch generally refers to any Protestant congregation with a sustained average weekly attendance of 2000 persons or more in its worship services."http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/definition.html 
I first looked this up when a group of constituents opposing a proposed 174-"cottage" student housing development (something being proposed monthly within about 3 miles of the UNC campus) brought in as an issue the traffic from what they called "the new megachurch" down the road.  The permit showed that church has a maximum of 278 seats, not a megachurch. If the church on Massey Chapel Road met the definition of a megachurch, we'd know that by now. 
Isn't this a Board of Adjustment case? 
Ed Harrison
Chapel Hill Town Council Member
42-year Durham Co. resident

On Sep 30, 2012, at 10:51 PM, Richard Ford wrote:
Melissa, 
>What sort of dog whistle or codeword  is the term "mega-church" .  It's not  included in cited article.  
>Dick
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>On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:35 PM, Melissa Rooney wrote:
>More info on the controversial cell tower being installed by a mega-church (against neighbors' wishes) in South Durham:
>>http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2012/05/29/212162/rules-limit-durham-cell-tower.html
>>On October 11, 2012 there is a meeting at South Regional library at 7:00 p.m. The guest speakers (so far) are Mike Woodard and Brenda Howerton. The immediate neighbors request that anyone with any interest please attend in order to pack the room and get their voices heard. This meeting is very important to their efforts to stop this tower and future towers near residential areas. The media will be there to hear the residents/neighbors' side of the story. One neighbor has told me, "The leaders of the church have told their side which is very misleading."
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>>Thanks for caring!
>>Melissa (Rooney)
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