Opposition to W-2958, Student Housing Project Proposed by Place Properties at the Gateway
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We, the people of Winston-Salem, believe in the public process that influenced the development of LEGACY: A Development Guide for Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, the South Central Area Plan, and the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
We believe these documents set forth measures and conditions that assure the safe, environmentally sound, orderly, and predictable development within our community.
We believe the adoption of these public documents establishes a covenant between the City of Winston-Salem, its elected and appointed officials, and the citizens of the community.
We also steadfastly believe that the sustaining strength of all neighborhoods surrounding the Gateway is its racial, cultural and economic diversity, and welcome student housing that is properly placed, appropriately scaled to its surroundings, and environmentally responsible.
Therefore:
We, the undersigned residents and citizens of Winston-Salem, state our opposition to Site Plan Amendment W-2958 now before the City Council of Winston-Salem. This Amendment is related to the site plan approval for the building of two four-story, dormitory-style student housing buildings consisting of 320 beds with associated parking by Place Acquisitions, LLC and Southeast Gateway Ventures, LLC.
This development is planned for a narrow strip of vacant, privately owned, and environmentally sensitive flood plain land along Salem Creek between the historic West Salem and Washington Park neighborhoods and adjacent to the citys oldest public park, Washington Park.
WE OPPOSE THE BUILDING OF THIS PROJECT AT THE LOCATION PROPOSED BY THE DEVELOPER(S) FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
We believe the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Planning Board has misapplied or ignored the standards and guidelines contained in LEGACY, the South Central Area Plan and the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) in their approval of this development. (e.g. Dormitory-style student housing is not the same as multifamily residential)
We believe the shoehorning of a high-density development in the midst of several historic neighborhoods erodes and compromises the historic nature, character and viability of these neighborhoods.
We believe and understand this development requires the significant destruction of mature trees and vegetation along the periphery of the Salem Creek Greenway and will require intense grading on steep slopes, resulting in a strip mining effect on large areas of land abutting a single family residential neighborhood, thus having a negative effect on the use and enjoyment of Washington Park and the Greenway, and on future property values of all surrounding areas.
We believe this development will cause an increase in noise, water and light pollution in Washington Park, along the Greenway, and in the surrounding neighborhoods, and will negatively impact important wildlife resources of the area and the water quality of the already impaired Salem Creek.
We believe the extreme density of this project (effectively 80 units/acre) will cause significant traffic and safety issues on the adjacent streets serving all the surrounding neighborhoods.
WE BELIEVE THIS SITE IS THE WRONG PLACE
FOR HIGH-DENSITY DORMITORY-STYLE STUDENT HOUSING
We believe these documents set forth measures and conditions that assure the safe, environmentally sound, orderly, and predictable development within our community.
We believe the adoption of these public documents establishes a covenant between the City of Winston-Salem, its elected and appointed officials, and the citizens of the community.
We also steadfastly believe that the sustaining strength of all neighborhoods surrounding the Gateway is its racial, cultural and economic diversity, and welcome student housing that is properly placed, appropriately scaled to its surroundings, and environmentally responsible.
Therefore:
We, the undersigned residents and citizens of Winston-Salem, state our opposition to Site Plan Amendment W-2958 now before the City Council of Winston-Salem. This Amendment is related to the site plan approval for the building of two four-story, dormitory-style student housing buildings consisting of 320 beds with associated parking by Place Acquisitions, LLC and Southeast Gateway Ventures, LLC.
This development is planned for a narrow strip of vacant, privately owned, and environmentally sensitive flood plain land along Salem Creek between the historic West Salem and Washington Park neighborhoods and adjacent to the citys oldest public park, Washington Park.
WE OPPOSE THE BUILDING OF THIS PROJECT AT THE LOCATION PROPOSED BY THE DEVELOPER(S) FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
We believe the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Planning Board has misapplied or ignored the standards and guidelines contained in LEGACY, the South Central Area Plan and the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) in their approval of this development. (e.g. Dormitory-style student housing is not the same as multifamily residential)
We believe the shoehorning of a high-density development in the midst of several historic neighborhoods erodes and compromises the historic nature, character and viability of these neighborhoods.
We believe and understand this development requires the significant destruction of mature trees and vegetation along the periphery of the Salem Creek Greenway and will require intense grading on steep slopes, resulting in a strip mining effect on large areas of land abutting a single family residential neighborhood, thus having a negative effect on the use and enjoyment of Washington Park and the Greenway, and on future property values of all surrounding areas.
We believe this development will cause an increase in noise, water and light pollution in Washington Park, along the Greenway, and in the surrounding neighborhoods, and will negatively impact important wildlife resources of the area and the water quality of the already impaired Salem Creek.
We believe the extreme density of this project (effectively 80 units/acre) will cause significant traffic and safety issues on the adjacent streets serving all the surrounding neighborhoods.
WE BELIEVE THIS SITE IS THE WRONG PLACE
FOR HIGH-DENSITY DORMITORY-STYLE STUDENT HOUSING
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Shona Simpson
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- 27101
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Aimee Smith
- Address
- 933 S. Hawthorne Road
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- 27103
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Patrick Brown
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- 27106
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Dave Urena
- Address
- 126 Banner Ave.
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- 27127
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Cornelia W. Barr
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- 355 Park Blvd.
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- 27127
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Michael Ryden
- Address
- 29 Cascade Avenue
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- 27127
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Jessica Richard
- Address
- 107 Gloria Ave
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- 27127
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Sam Russo
- Address
- Park Blvd.
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- 27127
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Patricia Frasica
- Address
- Park Blvd.
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- 27127
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John W Maddocks
- Address
- 504 Acadia Ave
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- 27127
- Comments
- I strongly object to the proposed project.
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Vicki West
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- 27127
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Mary K Elkins
- Address
- 117 E Sprague St, Winston-Salem, NC 27127
- Zip
- 27127
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Robert B. West
- Address
- 2218 S. Main St.
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- 27127
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Robert Dinkins
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- 27127
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Daniel Pass
- Address
- 42 Park Boulevard
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- 27127
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Katherine McGinnis
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- 1501 Cloverdale Ave, Winston-Salem
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- 27104
- Comments
- We are in the process of building on Gloria in Washington Park. The proposed project would negatively affect what we decide to invest.
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Lora Sheridan
- Address
- 395 Park Boulevard, Winston-Salem
- Zip
- 27127
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marion wiggins
- Address
- 924 Walnut St
- Zip
- 27101
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- Please stop the Place Properties Project
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Kelly P. Carpenter
- Address
- 2448 Ardmore Manor, Winston-Salem
- Zip
- 27101
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George R. McGuire
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- 123 Vintage Avenue
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- 27127
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Lynda M. Moss
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- 27127
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Wilbur Frank Hartwig
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- 27101
- Comments
- Is this about improving our city or lining people's pockets?
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Dr. Ellen Rosenberg
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- 27127
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- Setting dormitory style housing up in a neighborhood where the students' university cannot properly serve in place of student's parents is irresponsible.
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Julie A. Palm
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- 118 Park Blvd.
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- 27127
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Deanna Dzybon
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- 27101
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Claudia Mikulaninec
- Address
- 148 park blvd
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- WS
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Mary Felber
- Address
- 419 Salem Vista Ct., Winston Salem
- Zip
- 27101
- Comments
- I feel very strongly about this.
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Lisa Menefee
- Zip
- 27127
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Susan Gilmor
- Address
- 16 Gloria Ave.
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- 27127
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Bryan Gates
- Address
- 2118 Konnoak View Dr.
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- 27127
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Cassidy Hey
- Zip
- 27101
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Leslie E. Kamtman
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- 29 Gloria Ave.
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- 27127
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THOMAS J MYLET
- Address
- 204 CASCADE AVE.
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- 27127
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Patricia Olmstead
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- 620 South Broad Street
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- 27101
- Comments
- I do not oppose thoughtful and considered development in W-S. However, this development would be extremely detrimental to this property, and surrounding neighborhoods. Indeed, for the whole city. From the destruction of full growth trees, damage to the flood plain, harm to protected wildlife and our drinking water, and unmanaged increase in traffic, this project is ill-considered. I encourage both the planning board and city council to stop this development.
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Laura Slawter
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- 27106
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Heather L. George
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- 104 Cascade Ave
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- 27127
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William E Schowald Jr.
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- 27101
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Rebecca Brown
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- 27127
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- The notion that this development will become an integral and viable part of its neighborhood and an asset to the Gateway seems disingenuous. The intended results of this injurious scheme is just what you do not want planted on this crucial and sensitive sliver of land. Please, please do not do it!
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Miriam Jacobson
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- Washington Park
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- 27127
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Monica Hayes
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- 27101
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Kim Mitchell
- Address
- 229 W. Banner Ave
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- 27127
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Laura
- Address
- 111 Gloria Ave
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- 27127
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- This project sounds hideous and should not be allowed to go forward.
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Nancy Hart
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- В
- Zip
- 27127
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- I adamently oppose the student housing Project
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John Gaillard
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- 27127
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Sheila Gaillard
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- 27127
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Gary Burke
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- 1710 Doune St
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- 27127
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Leslie Hiatt
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- 27127
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Philip Dickinson
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- 3720 Kirklees Rd.
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- 27104
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William Watkins
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- 111 Cascade Ave
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- 27127
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Rebecca Fuller
- Address
- 111 Cascade Ave
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- 27127
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