Save Rome's Central Park

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BACKGROUND: In 2006, the Rome City Commission entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local developers, Ledbetter Properties, to sell 80 acres of city-owned property adjacent to Riverside Parkway, Ridge Ferry Park, the City Duck Pond and Historic Jackson Hill for possible conversion to a 60-acre regional retail center called Citi Center. Prior to entering into this MOU, the City planned to use the property as part of a Central Park that would stretch from Ridge Ferry Park to Historic Jackson Hill, connecting the two areas via boardwalks through the extensive wetlands and floodplain of what is known as the Burwell Creek Property.

Now, plans call for:
● Filling nearly 50 acres of 100-year floodplain
● Displacing some four acres of wetlands and filling the Duck Pond
● Remediating an abandoned city landfill on the site by capping the landfill
area and relocating nearly half a mile of Burwell Creek.

The development and filling of wetlands and floodplain is being justified by the existence of the city-owned landfill which contains some hazardous waste. However, tests conducted at the site show limited contamination.

CRBI Recommendation: After studying development plans and all testing data for the landfill, CRBI believes that the best use of this property is for it to remain as a high-quality, functioning wetlands and floodplain and remain part of Romes plan to create a Central Park from the Oostanaula River to Jackson Hill. Sign this petition to
1. Save Romes Central Park
2. Protect wetland wildlife habitat
3. Protect water quality and
4. Preserve floodplain!

This online petition requires your name and e-mail address in the first two boxes to serve as an electronic signature. Your name will not appear on the results page. The email address you provide in the second box will only be used to send you a confirmation message. It will be hidden from anyone who views the petition online. In order to add more weight to your signature, we also ask that you include your address, city / state / zip, phone number, and email address in the additional four boxes. This information will only be provided to the Rome City Commission and will not appear on the online results page here.

If you have already signed the paper copy of this petition, please don't sign the electronic version as well (but do contact everyone you know who is concerned about Rome's environment and ask them to sign this petition). If you would rather sign a paper copy instead of this online version, please call CRBI at (706) 232-2724 or print the paper copy at http://www.coosa.org/save-romes-central-park-petition .

I The Undersigned ask the Rome City Commission to leave what is known as the "Burwell Creek Property" as a high-quality, functioning wetlands, and to ensure that this this property remain part of Romes plan to create a Central Park from the Oostanaula River to Jackson Hill.

616 Signatures

  • Joe Cook
    • Address
    • 303 East 5th Ave.
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
    • Phone Number
    • 706-235-1170
  • Nina Lovel (this is test-have already signed paper copy)
  • Cailey Chase-Fowler
    • Address
    • 1202 DeSoto Ave
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 301656
    • Phone Number
    • 706-291-0096
  • George Crawley
  • leanne hammonds
    • Address
    • 107 s blanch ave
    • City / State / Zip
    • rome, ga 30161
  • Sandra Armstrong
    • Address
    • 64 School Street
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rossville GA 30741
    • Phone Number
    • 423-304-6670
  • David Promis
    • Address
    • 409 Broad Street
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, Georgia 30124
    • Phone Number
    • 706-232-2724
  • Mary C Lucchese MD
    • Address
    • Nine Lookout Av
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome GA 30161
  • JAMES GRANT
    • Phone Number
    • 706-506-4068
  • Steve Smith
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
  • donald keith westlake jr
  • Rebekah Westlake
  • Michael Rose
    • Address
    • po box 7421
    • City / State / Zip
    • huntsville al 35807
  • Joel Murphy
    • Address
    • 1182 Oostanaula Bend Rd SW
    • City / State / Zip
    • Calhoun, GA 30701
  • Lizzie Moore
    • Address
    • В
    • City / State / Zip
    • 30161
    • Phone Number
    • В
  • Cynthia Parker
  • steve baker
    • Address
    • burnett ferryrd.
    • City / State / Zip
    • rome
  • Steven McDowell
    • Address
    • 901 Terrace Drive
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
    • Phone Number
    • 706-290-9046
  • Richard L Ware
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome Ga 30161
    • Phone Number
    • 7063780815
  • David Sharpe
    • Address
    • 14 Lindsey Dr. NW
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome,Ga. 30165
  • Alan Crawford
    • Address
    • 421 Harmony Rd
    • City / State / Zip
    • Silvercreek Ga. 30173
    • Phone Number
    • 706-291-7449
  • Charles Terrell Shaw
    • Address
    • 728 Avenue A
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome GA 30165
  • Jeff H. Brown
    • Address
    • 704 river avenue
    • City / State / Zip
    • rome, ga 30161
  • Linda Corbin
  • Melinda Wilson
    • Address
    • 25 Notasulga Drive
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
  • Patricia K. Pearson
    • Address
    • 1894 County Road 69
    • City / State / Zip
    • Centre
    • Phone Number
    • 2569272486
  • Lynne Daly Finn
    • Address
    • 5 Westover Drive
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30165
    • Phone Number
    • 706-290-1441
  • kiska moore
    • Address
    • 313 e 5th ave
    • City / State / Zip
    • rome GA 30161
  • warney conley
    • Address
    • 2782 shetland lane
    • City / State / Zip
    • kennesaw/ga/30152
    • Phone Number
    • 770-366-0965
  • Sunny Shropshire Marceau
  • Shawn Liburdi
  • Daniel J. Liburdi
  • Susan Fitzpatrick
    • Address
    • 2400 Big Texas Valley Rd NW
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, Ga 30165
    • Phone Number
    • 706- 378-9948
  • David L. Strain
  • Thomas Fitzpatrick
    • Address
    • 2400 Big Texas Valley RD. NW
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30165
    • Phone Number
    • 706-378-9948
  • Jennifer Smith
    • Address
    • 362 Brewer Road
    • City / State / Zip
    • Kingston, GA 30145
    • Phone Number
    • 7062951691
  • Phyllis E. Townsend
    • Address
    • 221 Harmony Road NE
    • City / State / Zip
    • Silver Creek, Ga 30173
  • Zac Wilson
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
  • Melanie Sumner
  • Sally Swartz
    • Address
    • 615 Green Drive
    • City / State / Zip
    • Canton, Georgia 30114
  • troy fitzpatrick
  • Mary Claire Gammon
  • Deborah Knowles
  • Shelly Peller
    • Address
    • 100 Saddle Mtn Road
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
    • Phone Number
    • 706-233-1311
  • Judy Sallis
  • Dinah A. Utt
    • Address
    • 10 Conway Place
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA. 30165
  • Chad M. Johnfroe
    • Address
    • 11 Morningside Dr SW
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA
  • Patricia Simpson
    • Address
    • 13 Surrey Trail
    • City / State / Zip
    • Rome, GA 30161
  • sharon foxworthy
    • Address
    • 16 Club View Drive
    • City / State / Zip
    • rome, georgia 30161
  • peggy reiners
    • Address
    • 6 lenox cir.
    • City / State / Zip
    • rome,ga 30161