| # | Name | Comments | What is your neighborhood? | Would you support a moratorium on teardowns until interim standards are in place? |
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| 101 | Anonymous | I'm not against renovating within reason, and given the obvious droughts in the past 6-7 years, the high rate of growth in this area, "McMansions" are a ridiculous answer to housing, renovations, healthy life style, and replacement housing to tear-downs. Please be reasonable and respect our city and the Earth! | | 01 |
| 102 | Jay Spain | Raleigh's character is at stake. Please save our neighborhoods. Thank you. | Boylan Heights | 01 |
| 103 | Rob Gelblum | | Bloomsbury | 01 |
| 104 | Anonymous | | Fallon Park | 01 |
| 105 | John Davis | I don't necessarily disagree with teardowns, my main concern - whether thru new building or additions - is the scale of construction (i.e. 'oversized' building). | Five Points | 03 |
| 106 | Autumn Cobeland | | five points | 01 |
| 107 | Susan Eder | I am less concerned about families who live in their own homes and want to make changes than I am about developers buying homes and tearing them down and putting up huge, towering homes. I want to preserve the balance and diversity of this neighborhood. | Fallon Park | 01 |
| 108 | John Lambert | New houses so large that they cut off sunlight on adjoining properties should NEVER be permitted under ANY circumstances. One solution to this is to increase setbacks on all sides.... Another is to limit height in some way so as to preclude overshadowing - literally and figuratively. | Wilmont Sub. | 01 |
| 109 | Marcia Deans | | Foxcroft | 01 |
| 110 | Scott Huler | | Georgetown/Five Points | 03 |
| 111 | Anonymous | | Sunset Hills | 01 |
| 112 | Lisa Bachelder | | Five Points | 01 |
| 113 | David Kuykendall | | Boylan Heights | 01 |
| 114 | Thurman Grove | | Anderson Heights | 01 |
| 115 | Alice Loyd | I'm very concerned about what's happening to Raleigh's established moderately-priced (if any property in Raleigh can be considered moderately priced) neighborhoods. When a medium-to-small sized home is torn down to be replaced by a huge home, middle income people are robbed of the chance to live near work and family activities. And now, with the undertain to dismal economic outlook, that too-big house may face a long period with no owner or no owner-resident. Energy costs are rising and real estate values are no longer expected to rise and rise. Speculation of the kind that has worked for developers to date may not work in the future, yet we want Raleigh to be a city of thriving neighborhoods. | Meredith Woods | 01 |
| 116 | Jean Haines | | | 01 |
| 117 | Anonymous | We concur with the petition above. Thank you for your careful consideration to this most reasonable and fair request. We believe it is important to take this first step now. | | 01 |
| 118 | Anonymous | | weathersfield place | 01 |
| 119 | Jeanette W Hyde | | Glenwood-Hayes Barton | 01 |
| 120 | Claudia R. Brown | | Cameron Park | 01 |
| 121 | Anonymous | | | 01 |
| 122 | MJ Victor | | | 01 |
| 123 | Norman Williamson | The carrying capacity of the state of NC has been exceeded. Very few building permits should be issued and all of those should be required to meet ecologically strict standards. Ever hear of the drought????? It is not a one time thing | Lorimer Rd | 01 |
| 124 | Gordon Brown | | Cameron Park | 01 |
| 125 | Dan & LaRue Carter | Some builders seem to have only one house plan and rubber stamp it over the neighborhood ! | Anderson Drive | |
| 126 | Leza Mundt | The city council needs to address the "teardown" issue now. Waiting until the character of our older neighborhoods is compromised or destroyed is too late. Everyone benefits when the rights of all are respected. | University Park | 01 |
| 127 | Anonymous | | Five Points | 01 |
| 128 | Diane Hardy | | Fairfax Hills | 01 |
| 129 | Kathy Cassidy | Teardowns, infill, renovations can be done effectively in a way that beautifies neighborhoods and enhances community. Learn from what has been done so far - it's obvious which projects are successful and which have been abject failures! | Five Points | 01 |
| 130 | Sue Humphries | I love the trees, the uniqueness of the architectural designs in our older neighborhoods and the gracious neighborhood feeling the older neighborhoods give Raleigh. It is why I moved to Raleigh.
I value our city's history and the historical nature of the homes and neighborhoods. Teardowns undermine and show a lack of respect for our history. | Bloomsbury | 01 |
| 131 | Edie Jeffreys | Raleigh needs to do more to preserve its historic neighborhoods. You can not build a historic neighborhood. They can only be made with 50+ years of survival. Many great cities have multiple historic neighborhoods that each have their own character and represent a period in its history. Many great cities are realizing that having these neighborhoods are good for the city and its citizens | Five Points East | 01 |
| 132 | david o'loughlin | | | 03 |
| 133 | Sandy Reid | Please help stop the tearing down of nice homes and the beautiful mature trees that surround them. | Fallon Park | 01 |
| 134 | Beth Secosky | I am considering buying a home in 5 Points on Sunrise, but have concerns about all the new "builder" construction on that road ruining the character of the neighborhood. | 5 Points | 01 |
| 135 | Ann H. Farmer | While parents are complaining about not having neighborhood schools, we are continuously having very diverse neighborhoods targeted as prime property for the building of speculative homes that only the wealthiest of citizens can afford. Until we can find a way to create diverse neighborhoods, (inside and outside the beltline) the busing issue in Wake County will continue to be a problem. The only way to have diverse NEIGHBORHOOD schools is to have DIVERSE neighborhoods. Until standards are set that respect established diverse neighborhoods, our children will continue to pay for the economic greed that is behind the speculative building of McMansions. I believe McMansions tear at the fabric of diversity. Raleigh is becoming a less friendly place for poor and even middle-class citizens. I would hope all decisions made by our representatives would be based on how we can be a better place to live for all citizens and not an elite few. | Avent West | 01 |
| 136 | Kari & Gene Crenshaw | The destruction of trees, old shrubs, perennials, bird sanctuaries etc. is inexcusable. Instead of preserving nature and the air we breathe we allow for people to build monster houses and huge driveways. We are in a drought and may be for a long time. Let's consider the whole community and not only our own interest. | Anderson Drive | 01 |
| 137 | Debbi Fox-Davis | | 5 Points | 03 |
| 138 | Todd J Ewen | The "scale" of the recent tear downs in my neighborhood is apalling. I have no issue with tear downs or additions but the scle of these new developments should be in keeping with the neighborhood.
See the recent new homes on Perry St for example. They are completely out of line with the neighborhood. | Five Points (Roanoke Park) | 03 |
| 139 | Janet Viaropulos | I agree with the above positions. | | 01 |
| 140 | caroline king | | boylan heights | 01 |
| 141 | Charles Hart | At a minimum, infill should be delayed until a study is completed. | University Park | 01 |
| 142 | Cynthia Howard | I am concerned that we are losing the "character" of our city when we simply tear down buildings and houses because property has become too valuable to support our history.
I believe Prince Charles of England raised this same concern when describing the new architecture of Europe. He has been derided for his stance on the issue and it seems to have disappeared from his agenda; just as it will here if we do not have the courage to see progress as more than just the bottom line.
If we continue to ignore symbols of our past, they will, indeed, go away. Images of our history will be confined to photographs of the way "we used to be." | | 01 |
| 143 | Taylor King | | | 01 |
| 144 | Rebecca | | | 01 |
| 145 | Mark Bickett | I believe there are compromises that most people can live with that can reduce some of the the problem. I think the critical phrase is `compromise'. I believe infill is here to stay but certainly should be subject to some regulation other thatn straight zoning to ensure the quality that is in everyones interest. There is some interesting information about past attempts at control at www.williamsburgcivicassociation.org | university park | 02 |
| 146 | jane and jim fisher | We would like to see Raleigh's established neighborhoods inside the beltline, each with its own unique character and charm, be protected from the "teardown" mentality driven by speculators. This is a mindset borne expressly for the purpose of turning a profit by replacing older homes with disproportionately larger homes. This kind of action shows no consideration or care for the existing neighborhood and its own intrinsic value.
Thank you for your consideration.
Jim and Jane Fisher | Five Points | 01 |
| 147 | Ines Palacios | | | 03 |
| 148 | Anonymous | It's hard to choose as to which is my greatest concern---each of these brings much concern.
I would wonder if even less years than "over 40 years old". There are wonderful neighbors that are 30-40 years old which have similar challenges. | Ashland/Cartier/Gordon area | 01 |
| 149 | Anonymous | I totally support this petition. Affordable housing is desperately needed for people who work in Raleigh and wish to be able to also live in the city. | Ridge | 01 |
| 150 | Scott Bass | | Worthdale | 01 |