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  • The 4 who can’t say “NO” to developers

    https://bcpi.substack.com/p/how-durham-city-council-voted-on I posted the above article on Reddit. Below is my response to several developers’ trolls who channeled their inner toddlers by crying “NIMBY!” in lieu of any rational comments:

  • Planners and Developers “Embrace State Pre-emption.” We Don’t

    Below is an excerpt from an article for planners on the American Planning Association website.  As you can see, planners want the state, not local governments, to control zoning and impose the ideology of the planning and development community on all citizens of the state.  It’s already happened in California and other states.  Disguised as a…

  • Say NO to Raleigh POLS

    From: Katie Ross Date: Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 5:16 PMSubject: NO on SENATE BILL 382To: <info@ncgop.org> Why is the GOP becoming the party of centralized control?  Why is North Carolina becoming the next California in seizing all zoning control from local government? A few wealthy developers seem to own all the politicians in Raleigh.   Some states have…

  • Blasted then Buried

    Developers are having their way with Durham, but they are not paying their way. To facilitate the building of huge subdivisions on forested land, the first thing they do is bulldoze away all signs of natural life. Developers indiscriminately bulldoze the trees and all plant life because it’s cheaper than preserving trees within the property…

  • Annexations – Durham’s tumors need early detection

    Until now the Joint City County Planning Committee – JCCPC – was provided with lists of all filed annexation cases. This was done before the applications were considered by the Planning Commission and gave the public an opportunity for very early notice of developers’ plans to build on currently county land by having it annexed…

  • Is Durham Dope?

    A Citizen’s Response on the State of Durham Is Durham “Dope?”  That’s what Mayor Leo Williams told us in his State of the City speech, eight months ago. Was Williams’ characterization of Durham as “dope” accurate?   For developers?  Yes, Durham is dope which they buy, repackage, and sell at huge profit. Influential, wealthy, developers literally…

  • Durham metastasizing

    Comprehensive Plan means nothing. The city electeds have started their summer break (all of July) and the county electeds are off July 9 to August 5.  In this summer break from our civic leaders’ mischief we have time for thought about the future of Durham County’s growth, especially our dwindling rural and forested areas. In…

  • Developers in Conservationist Clothing

    Greetings Officers of National Wildlife Federation, I want to bring to the attention of the National Wildlife Federation the recent approval of a huge subdivision, Virgil Road Assemblage, in which NWF certifications, and partnership with NWF, was touted by the developer, Taylor Morrison, to gain approval for this massive subdivision which will decimate habitat as well as further compromise streams which cross the property.  Seemingly…

  • Big Development Crushing Small Business

    Greetings.   I am writing a citizens’ response to Mayor Williams’ State of the City address.  My orientation is to address the appalling degradation of the environment Durham’s short sighted sell out to developers has fostered, and I will do that.  However,  the Indy, 5/1/24, confirms that the environment is not the only casualty of Durham’s…

  • Keep The Public in Public Hearings

    Open letter to INDY Date: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 11:25 PMSubject: Lockouts at Durham City HallTo: <jlaidlaw@indyweek.com>, <backtalk@indyweek.com> Mr. Laidlaw: Thank you for your April 5th piece on newly restricted access to  City Hall. One thing you may not realize is that the recent practice of locking out citizens seeking to express their views at…

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