[Durham INC] Proposed Resolution on Cleveland-Holloway Local Historic District

[Matt Dudek]

Hi Richard,


I live in the neighborhood (Cleveland-Holloway) and support this resolution. We have only 2 neighbors that have asked to be removed and we have only 2 owners of a vacant parcel that oppose the Local Historic District. The vast majority of neighbors have supported, and this will help protect the cohesiveness of the neighborhood, it will protect the historic homes that have been a large part of the reason for our neighborhood's resurgence, and it will protect the significant risk and investment new homeowners have put into rehabbing many vacant and abandoned homes. 


I don't think the objections of, literally, a couple of homeowners should prevent the INC from supporting this district. 


Thanks for your question, Dick, and thanks for reading you all. 


Matt
502 Mallard Ave. 
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919-381-7577

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Richard Ford <rbford at aim.com> wrote:

> John
> Is this resolution endorsing a position on what I thought was the contested issue that some owners want to opt out??
> Dick
> Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 23, 2013, at 11:19 AM, John Martin <bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Delegates,
>> 
>> The Old North Durham Neighborhood Association has endorsed Cleveland-Holloway's proposal to expand their local historic district.  Old North Durham and Cleveland-Holloway are asking INC to endorse this expansion.  Below is the resolution passed by Old North Durham which we propose to make the basis of an INC resolution.
>> 
>> John Martin
>> Peter Katz
>> Old North Durham INC Delegates
>> 
>> Old North Durham Neighborhood Association Resolution on the Proposed Cleveland-Holloway Local Historic District
>> 
>> Whereas local historic districts protect the uniqueness of our neighborhoods and our City, and
>> 
>> Whereas local historic districts protect the economic and social diversity of our neighborhoods, and
>> 
>> Whereas the City has already recognized Cleveland St. and Holloway St. as local historic districts, and
>> 
>> Whereas the City has recognized five other local historic districts, and
>> 
>> Whereas the proposed expansion is already recognized as a National Register historic district, and
>> 
>> Whereas this expansion has been supported by the professional staff of the Durham City-County Planning Department, and approved by the Historic Preservation Commission,
>> 
>> Therefore, be it resolved that the Old North Durham Neighborhood Association supports the expansion of the Cleveland Holloway Local Historic District, "Alternative A," as proposed by the Neighborhood, and supported by the Planning Department, and the Historic Preservation Commission, and urges the Durham City Council to approve this expansion as soon as possible.  
>> 
>> --Adopted,  July 10, 2013 
>> 
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