Rezoning to industrial allows undesirable uses
To those living in communities along the southern part of Guilford College Road, be aware. Our Guilford County commissioners now have before them a request to rezone 4.2 acres next to the Lowes Food Store from residential to light industrial. A developer intends to build a 500-unit self-storage facility there, and while that may not sound onerous to you, the vitally important issue is rezoning itself.
If industrial classification is granted, the door will be open for everything that currently allows:
tattoo parlors, adult clubs, used-car lots, taverns and other nonresidential businesses. In short, you can expect your home and land values to decline as your neighborhood transitions toward undesirable in the perception of future home buyers.
If this relatively small section of our community is rezoned, it won’t be long before similar businesses follow with many more home sites reclassified industrial.
Be assured: Our commissioners are fair-minded and will act for the good of the majority if we make our thoughts known. If you oppose this reclassification, please attend and let them know at the commissioners’ meeting, Old Guilford County Courthouse, 5:30 p.m. today.
Goodman G. Griffin III
Jamestown
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"Be assured: Our commissioners are fair-minded and will act for the good of the majority if we make our thoughts known. "
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Posted on May 21, 2009 8:18 AM