Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:08:43 -0500
From: Tom West
Subject: Pittsboro Matters lied that they only learned about Chatham Park recently
Stories about the planned Chatham Park started coming out in early 2006.
If they can lie about this, what else are they lying about?
Should we reward procrastinators that had over 7 years to voice their concerns?
Was Jeff Starkweather too busy stroking his own ego and spent time running for office and losing BIG to be paying attention?
*Pittsboro to watch plans for 1,770 acres *
BY JENNIFER FERRIS : The Herald-Sun
Feb 9, 2006 : 7:25 pm ET
PITTSBORO — Town officials said Thursday they would be looking carefully at the development of a recently purchased 1,770-acre tract of land just south of Pittsboro.
“A development of that size is going to require quite a bit of input from all citizens, governments and stakeholders,” Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller said.
The acreage in question is a large undeveloped piece of land located near U.S. 64 about three miles south of Pittsboro.
Cary-based Chatham Park Investors — a subsidiary of Preston Development Company — purchased it at the beginning of January from retired Superior Court Judge Wade Barber and his family.
The developers purchased the land for $17.9 million, or just about $10,000 an acre. Representatives from the company said Thursday there are no firm plans to develop the property in the near future.
If development plans do arise, however, Voller said the town will have to take a hard look at its land-use plan in order to ensure any construction will best benefit the needs of residents of Pittsboro and surrounding areas.
Chatham Park Investors are in part financed by SAS Institute founder Jim Goodnight, who has been an investor in several other ventures by Preston, the group’s holding company.
I guess it depends upon what your definition of “learned about” is… the description that you cite from 2006 is totally lacking in any specificity. It includes the acreage and the price.
I think most reasonable people would agree that knowing the name of the owner and the land mass does not make one knowledgable about the project.
Calling someone a liar after intentionally misinterpreting what they have said, is a cheap excuse for political discourse. I guess we have Senator Ted Cruze to thank for the current state of babble.