| # | Name | Comments | What is your neighborhood? | Would you support a moratorium on teardowns until interim standards are in place? |
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| 1 | Leigh Thorne | | Lake Boone Trail |
| 2 | Maureen Rooney | I am a resident of Byrd street for less than 2 years, I did not buy in this area to see the homes next to me torn down to build towerng structures that block the sun and increase infrastructure(ie 5 bathrooms--more water!!) requirements beyond current capacity) I bought an older home with the intent to preserve history not erase it!! | Bloomsbury | 01 |
| 3 | Anonymous | | | 03 |
| 4 | Jane Barnes | I bought in this neighborhood because of the character of the homes, not because I wanted to use it as an investment tool. The charm, character and history of our neighborhoods is being destroyed through teardowns and McMansions. What kind of city does Raleigh want to be--one that looks like all other nouveau cities, or one that retains its character? If you let these teardowns continue, we will lose all sense of our history and begin to look like a city of transients. What is it about cities like Asheville that make them so attractive? They didn't tear down all their old buildings. | Bloomsbury | 01 |
| 5 | Louise Martin | | Anderson Heights/Byrd St | 01 |
| 6 | Robert Ridings | | University Park | 01 |
| 7 | Chad | | Hillsborough St. | 01 |
| 8 | Josh Marlow | | The Palms, Horton St. | 01 |
| 9 | Joanne Studders | I'm not against people improving or enlarging their houses -- I just want the feel of the neighborhood to be maintained. | Bloomsbury (Byrd St) | 01 |
| 10 | Melinda Coleman | | Bloomsbury | 01 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Sappenfield | | Lakemont | 01 |
| 12 | Cymbre Raub | I hope this is countering renew raleigh?? And where are OUR yard signs??? Driving around suggests that there is a great deal of support for this organization. | | 01 |
| 13 | Sheri Petrequin | | | 01 |
| 14 | Liesl Towner | | Bedford | 01 |
| 15 | Z. Suzanne Stewart | I am very discouraged by the redevelopment of our older neighborhoods by speculators. This issue is NOT about homeowners revitalizing their homes as the opposition would claim - this is about developers rebuilding our established neighborhoods without any respect to "neighborhood rights."
Many popular cities have had to address this trend, with no negative effects on property values. Chevy Chase, MD is an excellent example.
Do we have to wait until the character and history of our city is gone, and we become "anywhere" USA, before we even DISCUSS this issue?
Please support the immediate establishment of an Infill Task Force. | University Park | 01 |
| 16 | Lucille Klein | | | 01 |
| 17 | Marta Matthews | New development/redevelopment needs to be in scale, proportion and character with existing houses. Guidelines can and should be developed to address this issue. | Forest Acres | 01 |
| 18 | Anonymous | I moved to an apartment in my neighborhood with the hopes of buying a modest home, preferably a ranch or bungalow, in the area. I liked the quality of homes and tree-lined streets with sidewalks. Not only is history being tampered with, but the excessive quality of these homes simply sucks up resources that America is quickly finding in shorter supply--water, energy, etc.
I'm middle-aged, middle-income and prefer a one story that can accommodate my aging parents when they come to live with me. And I'd hoped that would be in the new Midtown or Whitaker Mill/Five Points area. Probably not gonna happen with the push for only the super wealthy to live in this area. | Anderson Heights | 01 |
| 19 | Laura Greenwood | I just drove through the old neighborhood between Whitaker Mill and Wake Forest and was mortified when I saw a three story eyesore between two quaint older home. This has to stop. | Belvedere Park | 01 |
| 20 | Ron Thigpen | | Roanoke Park - Five Points | 01 |
| 21 | Steve Miles | | Chestnut Hills | 01 |
| 22 | Randolph Pritchard | Something needs to be done before the builders and real estate companies get totally out of control. Tearing down older structures to put up these hideous cookie cutter monstrosities will cut the soul out of the city.
If Raleigh really wants to be a true "city" and "community" they must be stopped! | 5 Points | 01 |
| 23 | C Majors | I am really concerned about my neighborhood. The million dollar houses on Anderson are slipping down the side streets. Good houses are getting thrown away for the lot; it is not just obsolete houses going in the dump. What about the property rights of the original residents, to be able to enjoy their investment? I would not want to buy a house over here now without knowing what may be built in the neighborhood. A totally chaotic situation, out of control, after all we have been thru to make this a stable and valuable neighborhood. | Fallon Park | 01 |
| 24 | Anonymous | Everything needs much thought and consideration to preserve out neighborhoods. We need information and the ability to make informed decisions if we can. | University Park | 01 |
| 25 | KJ Ulberg | | | 01 |
| 26 | Kathryn Haddad | | University Park2 | 01 |
| 27 | Linda F. Saah | | University Park | 01 |
| 28 | Roberto Morales | I agree and support protecting our neighborhoods. | University Park | 01 |
| 29 | Karen Rindge | | University Park | 03 |
| 30 | anne foster | Commercial redeveopment close to residential areas needs to be carefully examined. | georgetown | 01 |
| 31 | Paul Brant | All neighborhoods without Restrictive Covenants regardless of age should be eligible for a process which defines minimum infill standards as part of a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District initiative. I am less concerned as to who does the redevelopment than I am that they are held to a set of standards that respects the rights of everyone, respects the environment (trees and green space), is considerate of existing neighbors privacy and quiet enjoyment of their home, respects neighborhoods by building to scale and with architecture and lot coverage that is not excessive. | Holly Ridge Farm | |
| 32 | Kenny Shore | | University Park | 01 |
| 33 | Susan Baldwin | | Coley Forest | 03 |
| 34 | Anonymous | | Forest Hills | 01 |
| 35 | Carolyn Guckert | Please ensure that a study group is appointed so that we review this issue carefully. And institute a moratorium in the meantime before the city's charming character is not lost. | University Park | 01 |
| 36 | Judith L. Guest | | Historic Oberlin Village | 01 |
| 37 | jo garrison | we have built 2 infill houses...there is a way to do it correctly, by respecting your neighbors and looking at their house size. standards should be set. | university park | 03 |
| 38 | branda Nowell | | Hi Mount | 03 |
| 39 | Carolyn R. Miller | We need limitations on size, height, and setbacks to maintain the quality and integrity of older neighborhoods. There should be no limitations on style, as architectural diversity is a strength. | Ridgewood | 01 |
| 40 | Lisa Morrelll | | Ridgecrest/ St. Mary's Street | 03 |
| 41 | Healan Barrow | | | 01 |
| 42 | Carl Blackman | I have lived at the same address since 1973. I have seen home improvements in my neighborhood, but in the last two years, the home improvements have grossly changed to huge one-family houses using the minimum setback from the property line and towering neighbors. The character of my neighborhood, and the value of my house has been substantially depreciated from the changes that occurred in the previous 30 years.
I request that the City institute a moratorium on new teardown-oversize rebuilding until studies are done in other cities to determine the most beneficial changes for all property owners, and institute those regulations before the moratorium is released.
I think the older neighborhoods need to be protected in the sense that they are part of the 'Commons' that is the neighborhood and individuals should not be allowed to 'over graze' to make a quick profit. Let those who want to live in McMansions that expand to 10 feet of the property select locations in North Raleigh and Cary where the neighbors accept that elimination of space and landscaping. | Ridgewood | 01 |
| 43 | Curtis Kasefang | | Oakwood | 01 |
| 44 | Gail S. Pope | | Oakwood | |
| 45 | Anonymous | This is outrageous! Please do not allow the Renew Raleigh group to influence our neighborhoods. Keep our neighborhood's character. | Mordecai | 01 |
| 46 | Jeff Evans | I have lived happily on Byrd St. for 16 years. The community we call our neighborhood has remained a mix of uniquely different homes and families gathering frequently to socialize. Many homes have been updated internally and several homes have been remodeled respecting existing setbacks as well as building scale and character. Within the past two years or so that respect has dramatically changed with teardowns and infill projects maximizing building footprints and additional stories dwarfing nearby residences while threatening the unique character and streetscape scale. Several concerned citizens have come to understand through persistent inquiry that new construction that should have required variances and public notice were bypassed through creative code manipulation. Unfortunately we have been informed that we must now police any further potential infractions ourselves while attempting to maintain the neighborhood character and social community we have all come to respect and enjoy. We have been left with the uncomfortable question as to how the city agencies allowed this to happen in the first place? | Anderson Heights/ Byrd St. | 01 |
| 47 | Anonymous | | University Park | 01 |
| 48 | alison weatherman | | budleigh | 01 |
| 49 | Barbara Wishy | | | 01 |
| 50 | Carole Marcotte | | Hayes Barton | 03 |