Westridge neighbors oppose zoning request
Uncontrolled growth outstripping its support system…
Dysfunctional growth harming its surroundings…
Unwelcome growth benefiting only itself…
To physicians this defines cancer.
To homeowners this is the Westridge Road rezoning request.
An inappropriate change at the request of a speculator will be decided at Monday's Greensboro Zoning Commission hearing. Near-universal neighbor opposition is mounting to a proposal to cram as many townhouses as legally possible onto two scenic lots, a zoning change unlike anything within about nine square miles.
The most important fallout of this request is not just unwelcome, out-of-character change in a stable neighborhood, but the legal precedent that requires approval of similar requests all along Westridge. Then, similar changes are more likely along other signature Greensboro byways.
As Westridge opens for overdevelopment, crowded new houses will require expensive water/sewer/traffic upgrades. Widening two-lane Westridge will be more costly and difficult than the prolonged mess that is West Friendly. Claxton and Jefferson Elementary schools may be buying lots of trailers. Historic neighborhoods only arise when they are defended. Preserving character and renovating homes preserves the health of a balanced neighborhood.
Join in opposing shortsighted overdevelopment. Learn more at StopWestridgeRezoning.com.
Larry Puzio
Greensboro
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in short...lets vote to keep the riff-raff out of our neighborhood and schools. cause as you all know, any plot of land zone for multiple families only brings riff-raff.
Posted on February 7, 2007 9:08 AM
"any plot of land zone for multiple families only brings riff-raff."
6 string, multi family in the Westridge area would start at $250,000+, hardly riff-raff pricing.
The Westridge folks are wanting to preserve the single family homes nature of their road, and they'll win. I went down Westridge this morning and there's one yellow "No rezoning" sign after another in peoples yards. No way the city council is going to pass this one.
That said, I think it's time we, as a city, pressed to four lane Westridge. It's a major artery and the traffic tie ups at rush hour are annoying.
Posted on February 7, 2007 10:44 AM
It's too funny that the ones up in arms about Westridge rezoning, own the Ranch Houses that front on Westridge. After checking, the rezoning is for $600,000+ single family dwellings in a "lollipop" pod, so these little "crackerboxes" should ride the gravy train, then sell their homes after the luxury homes are constructed! They're not making anymore land, so city property is becoming more valuable.
Hugh, hate to tell you, but all the signs do not mean it will not get rezoned--just means someone got a lot of signs made and took the time to put them out. Ask folks out at the Cardinal.
Posted on February 7, 2007 1:41 PM