The Charlotte City Council Meeting for the Rea Road Gillespie Property Rezoning hearing is now set for January 16th 2024 in Charlotte City Council Chambers at 5:00PM.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. (Note the meeting is on a Tuesday rather than the usual Monday due to the MLK holiday.)
Address for the City of Charlotte Government Center is:
600 E 4th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Parking is located at 232 S Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28202
(Driving towards city center on 4th Street, go past the Government Center in the left lane and turn on to Davidson Street. The parking lot is on your right. Follow the people into the Government Center just a short walk across the street.
We need to show a united opposition and your in-person appearance will speak louder than any words we can say.
Our concerns remain as the developer has failed to address the following issues in any meaningful way:
Continuity of our neighborhoods - Because the proposed project at 644 rental units is nearly 10 times the density of the surrounding area it does not provide for continuity of our neighborhoods, and simply doesn't fit. In short, the project is proposing urban zoning in a non-urban setting.
Preservation, Protection, or the Conservation of our Natural Resources - The proposed project does not address concerns about the loss of at least 70% of the 53 acres of old growth forest (Tree Canopy) bordering the Four Mile Creek Greenway which would be destroyed, or the likely damage to Four Mile Creek, the adjoining 13 acres of FEMA Floodplain, the surrounding 35 acres of Wetlands, as well as the local Wildlife Habitat. The loss of this property would be a loss for all of Charlotte and not just the Rea Road Community.
Traffic - The City of Charlotte and NC DOT for years have failed to plan or fund roads in the area with any logical method. The result is a patch work of 2, 3 and 4 lane segments, poorly planned thoroughfares, intersections and an interstate with unfinished toll roads. Sidewalks and Bike lanes as well as Curb and Gutter systems that are not even in the planning stages. The solution in the past was to have developers provide band-aid fixes that lack forethought or planning. This project along with other proposed or already approved high density multi family rental properties in the area will add exponentially to the already existing traffic nightmare.
Infrastructure - The future costs of the proposed project to the City and County regarding roads, schools, public safety, solid waste and other services, is unknown but far more than our current infrastructure and city budget can absorb. The development as proposed will cost CMS alone $5,674,000, and place additional staffing requirements on police, fire and medic as well as city and county services. Duke Energy is currently experiencing random power outages in the area due to unpreceded growth and demand. Outages that never occurred a decade ago.
We continue to ask that all Charlotte City Council Members VOTE NO and to deny this rezoning request.
If you have not already signed our online petition we encourage you to do so by visiting http://change.org/savepiperglen
Thank you for your continued support.
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