Plans for research park don't impress neighbor
Doug Clark's Oct. 28 article about One Guilford contained a very untrue statement. One person with doubts does and did pose an obstacle. And I am that one person.
I have been very vocal about my doubts as to why N.C. A&T has allowed the farm to be butchered in the name of a research park. I have serious doubts that A&T Chancellor Stanley Battle is very informed about this project since its quiet inception in 2003, as plans were not revealed until December 2006 and the neighborhood nearby notified in January 2007.
As one voice in my neighborhood, I managed to alert the neighbors and we then delayed the start of construction until our voices were heard. I, along with my neighbors, am very involved in the ongoing construction activities. I have read the plans for the research park, and they don't include as much involvement for young people as for attracting businesses to lease space for unknown research.
Yes, it does include a nanoscience/nanotechnolgy school and U.S. Department of Agriculture, but that does not justify the other 10 buildings that will be part of the South Campus.
Get your facts straight, and the next time don't leave my name out.
Sharon Hightower
Greensboro