20210224 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 *
[e-mail]
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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!
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