Letter to the Commissioners (by permission of the author)

---- Dana Binen <dbinen@bellsouth.net wrote:
Mr. Bauereis, Below is a copy of the email I just sent regarding the proposed rezoning for the Lowes project. I hope I touched upon some points that will have an impact on the county commissioners' decision. At least, they will know that folks in this area are concerned.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Binen" <dbinen@bellsouth.net
To: cOkeefe@nhcgov.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:05 AM
Subject: Development of Poerter's Neck Area: Lowes Project

Mr. O'Keefe: I request that you forward this letter to the County Commissioners prior to the September 4th meeting. Thank you for your assistance. It is important that residents affected be heard. TO: County Commissioners - Wm. Caster, R. Greer, T. Davis, Wm. Kopp, Jr., N.Pritchett
RE: Development of Porter's Neck Area: Lowes Project
DATE: August 24, 2007
FROM: Dana Binen, Concerned Resident of the Porter's Neck Area
I am writing you in opposition of the proposed changes of access to the Porter's Neck area. I respectfully request that you NOT grant the "special use B-2 rezoning" for the shopping center. Do any of you live in that area???? If so, you'd realize how congested (and THAT'S putting it mildly!!) the area already is. What is needed is BETTER access to the shopping center, not to delete what we already have. By sectioning off an entrance to the shopping center you will create more congestion on the Market Street entrances, have more auto accidents, etc., etc. Also, have you considered the detriment to the shopping center and other proposed businesses to be built that fire engines, EMS, police cars, etc. will have? There will be severe problems if these types of emergency vehicles are prohibited access into that area. I suggest you consult with each of these departments and see what their opinion is. I can't imagine that they'd be in support of this rezoning request. You will be doing everyone who travels through Market Street and that area a grave disservice if you allow this rezoning request to pass.

PLEASE consider the problems you will create if you approve this. You will be hindering an already congested area, not helping the situation at all!! Thank you for your consideration of my letter. As our (citizens) representatives, I hope you will do what is best FOR US and not be "developer friendly." We've had too much of that already in the past 20 years!!
Respectfully submitted
Dana Binen, Resident of Plantation Landing Development