Opponents of the controversial 751 South development, which county commissioners approved 3-2 this week, are planning to file a lawsuit against the county, a representative said early Tuesday. Kim Preslar, a resident of the Chancellor’s Ridge neighborhood who organized a formal petition against the project, confirmed that she and other opponents of the project have […]
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Commissioners approve 751 South with 3-2 vote; Siler rules N.C. DOT revocation unlawful
UPDATE, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10: Read Lowell Siler’s memo to the planning director with the reasoning that led to the protest petition being ruled invalid. (PDF) Original post: With a 3-2 vote, Durham County Commissioners finally put to rest (at the county level, at least) the ugly battle over 751 South Monday night, voting […]
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751 South update: developer considers more vertical integration; NEW: committed elements in writing
An update to a post earlier this week on new commitments Southern Durham Development is making in its 751 South pitch, which county commissioners are voting on Monday: In our original post (below), we forgot to mention that the developer is considering another element that could be finalized by Monday’s public hearing. Draft plans for […]
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State attorney’s letter spells out DOT power to reject easement; still no opinion from Siler
A lawyer from the office of the attorney general sent a letter to Durham’s county attorney today, laying out the powers the N.C. Department of Transportation had when it reversed its acceptance of land from a company behind a controversial development planned for south Durham. The information in the letter could make or break that […]
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Mitchell: We commit to NEW Jordan Lake rules, 130 units of affordable housing
Southern Durham Development President Alex Mitchell told the Indy Thursday that if allowed to move forward, his 751 South development pitched for southern Durham would meet even more stringent standards for managing nutrients that would wash from the development into Jordan Lake. The commitment to tougher environmental standards came with 11 other promises Southern Durham […]
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Siler: I’m waiting on the attorney general’s office in the easement legality.
Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler Despite mounting public interest and calls for an urgent announcement, it could be Monday before the public hears the opinion of Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler on a legal matter that’s holding up a county vote on the controversial 751 South development. All eyes have been on Siler since July […]
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Developer threatens legal action against state; N.C. DOT bracing for lawsuit
The N.C. Department of Transportation has until tomorrow to respond to a letter (PDF) from a Durham developer asking it to rescind on action it took last week, rejecting rights to a piece of the developer’s land. This is according to a letter filed by Patrick Byker, attorney from firm K&L Gates, representing Southern Durham […]
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K&L Gates requests postponement of county hearing on billboards
courtesy John SchelpA billboard near the Durham Freeway. K&L Gates, the law firm representing Fairway Outdoor Advertising’s quest to change local ordinances on billboards, is requesting a two-cycle (roughly one-month) delay on the public hearing that’s currently scheduled for Monday, August 9, said Patrick Byker, attorney for the firm. The firm and its client are […]
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State investigating misleading information on 751 South
This story was originally posted on our Triangulator blog, and there’s a conversation going on there… To gain support for his controversial project, 751 South, a developer recently sent a letter to residents in a South Durham neighborhood alleging that living near mixed-use and commercial development, such as the one he’s pushing, could help boost […]
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State investigating misleading information on 751 South
This is a corrected graph of home values the appraiser sent after the report was distributed. She said this graphic was left out of the report. To gain support for his controversial project, 751 South, a developer recently sent a letter (PDF) to residents in a South Durham neighborhood alleging that living near mixed-use and […]
