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Well, it appears the community is stepping up in a big way. In the first four days of the drive, $4,930 has been committed towards a $10,000 goal that needs to be met by September 15th.
According to information on the GoFundMe site, donations range from $10 to $1,000. It is also clear these donations are coming not just from those homeowners most directly impacted by the potential hotel project. Various names on the site as well as a $500 donation from Save Davidson organization show this is truly a community wide effort. This also debunks the myth promoted by the few who support this project that opposition is just an example of NIMBYism.
It is about something much bigger.
This effort, like the effort to save the Beaty Street Property last year, has become about stopping inappropriate development in the wrong place that negatively impacts Davidson's small town character and holding Davidson Town Hall accountable for mishandling decisions for the people it represents.
Citizens won this case in the initial hearings because Davidson Town Hall admitted it erred on not one but two separate issues, violating the Davidson Planning Ordinance and NC law. Now, they have to defend that victory against an appeal by developers who want this project to go forward anyway.
With the fundraising effort already at 50% of the goal, the citizen plaintiffs and the larger community definitely can reach the finish line and provide the effort the resources it needs to meet this challenge.
$5,000 in three weeks.
That is what's needed from here, so please think about what you can contribute. Also, please think about how you will feel if this effort falls short and eventually there is a hotel on that spot where you know there shouldn't and couldn't have been.
Your piece of mind knowing you did what you could to stop that is worth it!
According to information on the GoFundMe site, donations range from $10 to $1,000. It is also clear these donations are coming not just from those homeowners most directly impacted by the potential hotel project. Various names on the site as well as a $500 donation from Save Davidson organization show this is truly a community wide effort. This also debunks the myth promoted by the few who support this project that opposition is just an example of NIMBYism.
It is about something much bigger.
This effort, like the effort to save the Beaty Street Property last year, has become about stopping inappropriate development in the wrong place that negatively impacts Davidson's small town character and holding Davidson Town Hall accountable for mishandling decisions for the people it represents.
Citizens won this case in the initial hearings because Davidson Town Hall admitted it erred on not one but two separate issues, violating the Davidson Planning Ordinance and NC law. Now, they have to defend that victory against an appeal by developers who want this project to go forward anyway.
With the fundraising effort already at 50% of the goal, the citizen plaintiffs and the larger community definitely can reach the finish line and provide the effort the resources it needs to meet this challenge.
$5,000 in three weeks.
That is what's needed from here, so please think about what you can contribute. Also, please think about how you will feel if this effort falls short and eventually there is a hotel on that spot where you know there shouldn't and couldn't have been.
Your piece of mind knowing you did what you could to stop that is worth it!
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