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• By Michael Roberts on 01/29 02:12 PM

  Forgot to thank Chris for ensuring both sides were heard! p.s. Please ignore my typo in the above response, my passion took over.

• By Michael Roberts on 01/29 02:05 PM

  Mr. Thor, My campaign had contributors from a variety of sources, not unlike any other candidate currently on the council and they are public record. But my comments are my own, just review the P&Z;Meeting minutes you will see I regularly seek additional green space and seek ways to have developers provide additional benefits to our citizens and businesses before a plan makes it to the Council. I have been engaged in my Town for the last 6 years in one way or another. I have been on the Environmental & Recycling Committee, the Planning & Zoning Board and have submitted petitions for Road Improvements and school bus stop change, as well as other items. And of course there is my adventure into politics as well. Park West ISN'T growing, but the only way to scare people is to say it is. An overlay will allow the town better control of the types of developments which can go in this area. The underlying zonings already allow higher density than what is there now. However, since the overlay will encompass the 3 apartment developments already on the ground, it will ensure more don't end up there. But you would have to really read the data and listen to the staff to understand that. In fact, one of the action items is the Unified Development Ordinance which when looked at in conjunction with this overlay will significantly help the town control this area. Thousands of hours have gone into this plan along with tons of citizen input and the Town Council will make the right decision. Not necessarily the one that the Political Action Committee posing to be a citizen advocates group wants, but it will be what the council hears from the Citizens of Morrisville, not just the vocal minority. Morrisville is small but the same 20 - 30 Morrisville citizens do not constitute the majority of our Town. Regardless of what they want everyone to believe. The 800 signatures against Park West only included less than 200 citizens from Morrisville the same number were provided in favor. I am regularly engaged with citizens around our town and often when they here the actual facts, not the skewed information from PACs they are in support of this plan. But they do not come to meetings because they do not desire to be booed and publicly abused. The plan includes over 40 action items which will take the 30,000 foot plan and start acting on it in an efficient manner. Thankfully media organizations like NBC 17 post both sides of the story. If only Cary News were as objective! As always, you will most likely not agree with me on this and the difference is I am okay with that. I know the Town of Morrisville will do what is right for its citizens.

• By KBThor on 01/29 10:45 AM

  The comment by Ms. CHester is completely true. The Morrisville LUTP is not a "plan", it is a bad dream that can not possible be carried out by Morrisville. I wish I had the time to go to the Board of Elections and see how many developers contributed to Mr. Michael Roberts campaign for Morrisville Board of Commissioners in 2007. Mr. Cowperthwaite, any info?

• By Lindsey Chester on 01/28 04:40 PM

  Morrisville has not a clue how this giant Regioanl Activity center will really be developed. Once land owners realize they have carte Blanche to develop to ridiculous densities, this area will become another CrossRoads (as if that's a good thing). The Triangle is already an over sold, over- stored area as evidenced by the empty storefronts and office space cropping up all over. Beaver Creek, Crossroads, Brier Creek, Crabtree, South Point and North Hills are all easy driving distance from this location. They have the same mix of stores, and office proposed here and each of those has something this does not. ACCESS to a MAJOR highway! .

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