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District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) meeting notes from April 2009. Apologies for the delayed posting.
Attendance
- Jason Hibbets, Lineberry Alliance / SWCAC
- Mary Belle Pate, Fairway Acres / SWCAC Chair
- Louise Griffin, University Park
- Joseph Boisvert, University Park / UPHA
- Milt Rhodes, University Park / UPHA
- Laurent de Comarmond, Cameron Village / Hillsborough CAC
- Jimmy Creech, Boylan Heights
- Steven Yoho, Breenbelt
- Shelby Gainer, Roylene Acres
- Jim Paumier, Fairview Acres
- Lana Dial, Lake Johnson Harbour
- George Adler, Cameron Village
- Sandy Alder, Cameron Village
- Ron Aycock, Cameron Park
- Phil Poe, Glenwood-Brooklyn
- Thomas Crowder, District D
- Heather Vance, Special Guest (Planning Commission)
Meeting Notes
The meeting started out with an overview from Thomas and Heather on the structure & organization followed by some general concerns with the Planning Commission from the audience. Some items of interest from the meeting include:
- doing a better job of announcing the work of the Planning Commission
- evening sessions for Planning Commission
- downtown boundary + transitions are a hot topic
- Raleigh Housing Authority has no ownership options
- a bright face for neighborhood concerns [referring to Vance]
- concerns about opportunities for local labor
- interests in Affordable Housing
- promote building along transit corridors
- education/material that density isn’t punishment
- Vance: combining density + affordable housing invokes fear
- concerned about student population [not] gaining an appreciation for their community / neighborhood
- create a partnership w/ education institutions for learning opportunities and understanding our resources
- concerns about losing neighborhood to government programs and getting residents that don’t have the ownership the current aging population does
- neighborhood decline with lack of encouragement for younger families to invest in homes
- [Roylene Acres and Fairview Acres] becoming a forgotten “area”
- absentee landlords
- Front Yard Parking (FYP) affecting all neighborhoods quality of life and real estate curb appeal
- “The outside is everybody’s business” one attendee said
- encourage community parks
- Boylan Heights shares similar concerns for the Central Business District (CBD) boundary
- Small Area Plan (SAP) discounted in current draft plan
- Cameron Village, concerns about future changes to well-balanced diversity of housing options
- One members top five concerns for the current draft plan:
- disappointed that neighborhood comments were disregarded
- zoning rewrite; Planning Commission can provide leadership to staff / council
- education to staff
- direction to the school board
- transit-ready / supportive lens
- UPHA concerned about walkability being destroyed by surrounding development / bordered by major roads that are unfriendly to pedestrians
- Fairway Acres has an opportunity for historic preservation
- Carolina Pines has potential for a great starter home area
- Dix Park is strategic
- Caraleigh border with commercial area against neighborhood, draft plan puts commercial further into the neighborhood
- Renaissance Park is a new development in SWCAC
- self respect fosters community respect
Real Estate issues:
- transportation
- schools
- neighborhood businesses
- and the cumulative impact of these
Last comments from the meeting were:
- very impressed with comp plan / city staff engagement
- caution that issues aren’t being deliberated based on concerns
- best to default to truthfulness about what we can / can’t do with the plan
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About: Jason: I'm a neighborhood advocate. I started off by getting involved in the Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch program and helped grow that organization. I saw an opportunity to unite other neighborhoods in our area with the Lineberry Alliance. I became chair of Raleigh's South West Citizen Advisory Council (SWCAC) in April 2010 along with vice chair Anthony McLeod and second vice chair Mary Belle Pate. I work with other neighborhood leaders in District D alongside City Councilor Thomas Crowder, on the District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA). I've completed Raleigh Neighborhood College (Spring 2005) and Leadership North Carolina (May 2007). In 2009, I lead a group of neighborhood volunteers to review Raleigh's 2030 Comprehensive Plan. I have a genuine interest in strong communities, fostering diversity, understanding the issues, and being transparent in my work. You can follow me on Twitter: @jhibbets |