Support of Falls Whitewater Park

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City of Raleigh

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We, the undersigned, support and petition the City of Raleigh to develop a recreational and educational facility suitable for a variety of whitewater paddling skill levels and interests including a variety of features like waves/holes, rapids, eddies, features suitable for training beginner and novice paddlers, features suitable for instruction of swiftwater rescue techniques, a competition-friendly length and landscaping features that will make the area attractive to spectators and casual visitors.

While the site has already been significantly altered by the construction and presence of Falls of the Neuse Road and the Falls dam and Lake themselves and continued construction in replacing the Falls of the Neuse Road bridge in the near future will already create additional disturbance, we believe the Park project can co-exist with current features and uses and can even help mitigate erosive conditions already existing on-site.

454 Signatures

Larry Ausley
- City
- Cary
- State
- NC
Mark Antonik
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Adam M. Eckhardt
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I support the Falls Whitewater Park.
Jenis Grindstaff
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Edward Harvey
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
roger peterson
- City
- raleigh
- State
- nc
Dennis Cobb
- City
- Whitsett
- State
- NC
John McDonald
- City
- Durham
- State
- NC
Jeremiah Cress
- City
- Asheville
- State
- NC
John Mattox
- City
- Fayetteville
- State
- NC
Brian Hedrick
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Chris Grindstaff
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Rick Steeves
- City
- Durham
- State
- NC
Danielle Baker
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Wendell Lawrence
- City
- Pittsboro
- State
- NC
Michael S. Williams
- City
- Fuquay-Varina
- State
- NC
Jill Fidgeon
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Marc Harkness
- City
- Washington
- State
- DC
Steve Bruno
- City
- Durham
- State
- NC
Paul Scrutton
- City
- Durham
- State
- NC
- Comments
- Please make this park happen.
John Stevenson
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- Falls Whitewater Park will only increase the value of the surrounding area and will drastically improve erosion in surrounding areas. This is a win-win and I'm not sure why people cant see this.
Garrick Taylor
- City
- Sanford
- State
- NC
- Comments
- В
Larry Stewart
- City
- Knoxville
- State
- TN
- Comments
- I feel the park will add beauty and a source of recreation and entertainment to the area. That location is already being used in a similar fashion.
Elmer Eddy
- City
- Trenton
- State
- NC
- Comments
- it will bring in people and money to the triangle
Thomas Womble
- City
- Arlington
- State
- TN
- Comments
- military, NCSU grad, intend on returning to NC
Wayne Jones
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I strongly support development of the whitewater park as a healthy and environmentally beneficial attraction for the City of Raleigh
Jacob Selander
- City
- Davis
- State
- CA
Stefan Schmidt
- City
- Cary
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I believe the Falls Whitewater Park would be a great opportunity to increase the attractiveness of the area to the citizens. Also it would give the youth the opportunity for a interesting outdoor activities!
John Brunner
- City
- Yardley
- State
- Pennsylvania
Charles W Hunley Jr
- City
- Apex
- State
- NC
- Comments
- As a whitewater kayak instructor, I support the Falls Whitewater Park. This park will be beneficial in bringing year round instruction and paddlesports opporunities to the Raleigh area and provide economic benefit to local businesses.
Bret Harrison
- City
- Clayton
- State
- NC
Brian Breedlove
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I fully support the Falls Whitewater Park
Camille Warren
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- The value of the Whitewater Park will extend beyond the whitewater paddling community. At lower water levels the proposed park will also be a great place for flat water paddlers to improve their maneuvering skills. Paddle sports is one of the fastest growing outdoor sports and the Triangle has a very large active paddling community. Having such a park locally will also benefit disadvantaged groups who will have an opportunity to be exposed to the sport and begin develop their skills without the expense of traveling longer distances to reach whitewater. Those who enjoy fishing will also benefit as the park will create conditions that many types of fish love. Even non-paddlers and non-fishermen will have the opportunity to enjoy the park as spectators. The Triangle is a great place to live, work and recreate. The proposed Whitewater Park is an example of the types of recreational opportunities that set the Triangle apart . The proposed park as currently envisioned would have minimal adverse impact.
Mastafa Springston
- City
- Chapel Hill
- State
- North Carolina
Jim Wei
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- В
Carl Laird
- City
- Durham
- State
- NC
- Comments
- В
Cal Coetzee
- City
- Durham
- State
- NC
Linda Huff
- City
- Rougemont
- State
- NC
Kevin Kizer
- City
- Apex
- State
- NC
Scott Driscoll
- City
- Goldsboro
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I support the Whitewater Park
Corrine Voils
- City
- Cary
- State
- Nc
WES DODSON
- City
- PITTSBORO
- State
- NC
- Comments
- В
Rebecca Carter
- City
- BRYSON CITY
- State
- NC
Zachary Miller
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Luke Osborne
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
Roger E. Nott
- City
- Gainesville
- State
- GA
Chris Creech
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I am 110\% for this park happening!
Joe Berry
- City
- Greensboro
- State
- NC
- Comments
- I travel from Greensboro to paddle at Falls Dam. It will be a nice park for Raleigh. What a great city project.
Chip Lee
- City
- West End
- State
- NC
David W. Adcock, Jr.
- City
- Fuquay-Varina
- State
- NC

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