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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210224 Ver 1_Public Notice Comments_20211028 (570)Public Notice Comment Form ID#* 20210224 Project Name* WESTPOINT First Name maggi Affiliation (if applicable) Eno River Association Phone Number 3867179991 Version * 1 Number only. Last Name hall Email * maggihall14@gmail.com *** The intent for collecting an email address is to allow us send you a receipt for submittal of this comment. Please pick the response below that represents your stance on the above mentioned project?* Yes - I agree with the project. No - I do not agree with the project. Comment Way back in the early 1970s when a small group of concerned citizens saw the value in protecting the Eno River Basin, they established a nonprofit to further the cause - The Association for the Preservation of the Eno River. I was fortunate to be on the ground floor of the beginning of what has become an extraordinary venture between the public, surrounding cities, the county, the state, and local businesses. To date hundreds of acres have been protected, a state park developed, and thousands have joined the organization to protect one of the most pristine gifts to nature in the southeast. That said, early on we tried to get the city involved in protecting the people's river. The original Christian's Mill stood where the re -constructed mill now stands ready to teach future generations of its contribution. But try as the few members did begging the city to join forces, protect the mill, secure the property for protection, the city refused. At last during a particularly horrendous freshet that came down from the mountains Christian's Mill collapsed. The city had a chance then to do the right thing and it failed. I wrote a letter to the newspaper chastising the city for its lack of care for a historic property. Back and forth the city talked with us, and back and forth it went. But the city learned a lesson as the public rose up in disgust for what the city had allowed to happen. Gone was the historic building but the association refused to give up and a reconstruction took place. Again and again issues have arisen that would damage the river and again and again the Eno River Association has had to fight for the river's rights and for future generations. We are at a crossroads with overdevelopment in the area and to learn of yet another intrusion of structures, cars, and a detrimental impact on this amazing gift to Durham is heartbreaking. I beg that you reject this overblown development and secure, once again, a stand to protect the Eno River Valley. THANK YOU! Upload Supplementary Files Pdf file type only Any information (e.g., personal or contact) you provide on this comment form or in an attachment may be publicly disclosed and searchable on the Internet and will be provided to the Department or Agency issuing the notice.