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To: Durham, North Carolina City Council
North Durham Community Recreational Facility
Allocate Funding for the development of a Community Recreational Facility for the children and residents of North Durham.
THE CASE FOR A COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL FACILITY
In recent years the Residential Real Estate Development boom that has resulted in Swanns Mill, Summer Meadows, Briar Greene, Magnolia Point and The Villages have added several thousands of new residences within a one square mile radius, more than half of which have children.
Consistent with the principles of Public Interest in ensuring a balance between investment in community infrastructure support to compliment Residential and Population growth and expansion.
That there exists a current substantial imbalance in the infrastructure of North Durham when compared with the rate and volume of residential development and population increase.
Developers have recently added thousands of residential units, more than half of which have children and seniors and active construction to add more is currently ongoing.
Benefits:
a) A Community Recreational Facility will provide a safe, secure and well equipped environment for recreational physical activities.
b) Such activities would encompass both individual and Team based options as well as a state of the art indoor swimming pool for those residents without one or who would like to learn or access during inclement weather.
c) Such ecosystem would allow for healthy social bonding with friends and neighbors and strengthen community ties.
d) Such facility would also provide a suitable ecosystem for individual personal development through allowing space for programs like talent shows, Cultural events, Seasonal events, parties, competitions, various games, film viewings and possibly after-school tutoring or workforce skill development. These are just a summary of the most obvious benefits. The full range is infinite.
The ways in which such facility could be a community asset to children as well as adults and Senior community members is endless.
Please indicate your support for such Community Recreation Facility by clicking on the like symbol to indicate your approval.
THE CASE FOR A COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL FACILITY
In recent years the Residential Real Estate Development boom that has resulted in Swanns Mill, Summer Meadows, Briar Greene, Magnolia Point and The Villages have added several thousands of new residences within a one square mile radius, more than half of which have children.
Consistent with the principles of Public Interest in ensuring a balance between investment in community infrastructure support to compliment Residential and Population growth and expansion.
That there exists a current substantial imbalance in the infrastructure of North Durham when compared with the rate and volume of residential development and population increase.
Developers have recently added thousands of residential units, more than half of which have children and seniors and active construction to add more is currently ongoing.
Benefits:
a) A Community Recreational Facility will provide a safe, secure and well equipped environment for recreational physical activities.
b) Such activities would encompass both individual and Team based options as well as a state of the art indoor swimming pool for those residents without one or who would like to learn or access during inclement weather.
c) Such ecosystem would allow for healthy social bonding with friends and neighbors and strengthen community ties.
d) Such facility would also provide a suitable ecosystem for individual personal development through allowing space for programs like talent shows, Cultural events, Seasonal events, parties, competitions, various games, film viewings and possibly after-school tutoring or workforce skill development. These are just a summary of the most obvious benefits. The full range is infinite.
The ways in which such facility could be a community asset to children as well as adults and Senior community members is endless.
Please indicate your support for such Community Recreation Facility by clicking on the like symbol to indicate your approval.
Why is this important?
More importantly, the Mayor of Durham, Hon. Steve Schewel, has already verbally expressed his understanding, agreement and support for the establishment of such community Facility during his visit on January 15th, 2020. In just a few short years we have had a population growth spurt which has tripled the size of the North section of the City due to aggressive residential Real Estate Development. However, the children and seniors of these tens of thousands of new Residents have no Community Recreational Facility and therefore play in the street which is unsafe, unnecessary and unacceptable.
How it will be delivered
Electronically