“Heritage for Future Generations”: UNCW geologists’ defenders to protect independence ownership – Port City Daily

New Hanover County – Civil servants have received hundreds of comments in support of the preservation of the afforestation on Independence Boulevard after a commissioner spoke against the development of a major new rental complex at the site. The local professor advocates to use the area for educational opportunities and a lasting benefit of the community.

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UNCW geology professor Roger Sheu will share a presentation on the next Tuesday at the Wilmington Municipal Council meeting, providing opportunities to use a community of about 60 acres, located between Independence Boulevard and Soutgate Road. Shew believes that a saved site can be used for a wide range of training and training training endeavors.

“My goal is to have something that is useful for the community,” Sheu told Port City every day. “This is a real opportunity for a county and the city to have a legacy for future generations.”

New Hanover County owns the site with the heirs of the former property owner Flossi Brian. Last fall, Charlotte Northwood Ravin developer presented a plan to buy the property and build 512 apartments, 45 Townhomes and 25 single -family units. However, the proposal was drawn in November and has not been sent again, according to a city spokesman.

Commissioner Dane Skalis claims that he reserves the site for a park or Greenspace will provide larger long-term community benefits at the Commissioner’s meeting in October. In the coming months, hundreds of community members have expressed support for SCalise’s proposal to create a potential Airlie 2.0.

“I continue to pursue productive dialogues and make progress, but on Friday I cannot comment on public,” Skalis said on Friday. “I remain engaged as always to make Airlie 2.0’s dream in reality.”

Shew claims that the site can be used for more purposes than preserving Greenspace. Its presentation includes potential applications such as cultivation, pedestrian and cycling paths, water monitoring and agro -agriculture – the practice of using the same land for the production of agriculture and solar energy.

The geologist claims that community members can acquire technical expertise through various projects, including Silviculture, science and forest management practice to meet public needs.

“The best use of this land would be to provide many educational opportunities,” he said. “Training for job opportunities and to give community ownership of the property to see what can be done there.”

The geology professor cites a 2023 Wilmington study showing that 55% of residents have growth and development within the first three challenges that residents face. The second biggest care at 53% is traffic congestion, followed by the availability of homes at affordable prices at 36%.

“Schools can go there on field trips to communicate and work with nature,” he said. “See how it actually works and grow crops.”

The property has a confused past. It was once owned by Flossi Brian, who died in 2003, but in 2000 performed a will that bequeaths the land of the county to develop a park or community garden.

Seven of Flossi’s heirs Brian claim that he does not have the capacity to administer the will and challenge the county in court to win property. The parties eventually agreed to an agreement arranged in court so that the county resonates the property of its “highest and best use” before selling it, with one third of the receipts going to the heirs, the rest in the county S

“I am interested in seeing what our opportunities are,” said the deputy chairman of the committee Lian Pierce on Friday. “This is through court and has been going on for many years. I think there is a compromise that can have for everyone. “

Supreme Court Judge Frank Jones signed an order of consent between the county and heirs to update the agreement in 2022. While the proceeds from the sale will remain allocated in accordance with the 2006 agreement, the county, heirs and the general public has the opportunity to be upset. during the private sale process.

“I believe that under the right conditions, the county would be interested in buying the heirs and the acquisition of full property ownership, thus preventing the development of high density on the ground,” writes Commissioner Rob in an email to resident. “However, a series of solutions that are out of control of the county must happen first – starting with the vote of the Municipal Council for resonance of 61 acres.”

Prior to its withdrawal, the Northwood Ravin resonance was scheduled to hear the Planning Commission in November. The Earth Development Consultant Cindy Wolf, who acted as a candidate for a Northowud Rabbi request, told Port City Daily that she had not heard updates from her clients since.

“It was just a clump of little things that happen suddenly,” Wolf said. “My customers just said,” Let’s postpone it and get caught on things. ” But I haven’t heard anything more. “

PCD has addressed Northwood Ravin and lawyer Jerry Mannen – which the county has appointed to monitor the sale of the property – to ask if the heirs and the entrepreneur are considering potential protection opportunities or will continue to seek development opportunities. The answer was not received from the press.

“We somehow have to wait to let him play,” the advice of Charlie Rivenbark told Port City Daily. “The application is withdrawn, we’ll see what the county is doing.”

The district spokesman Alex Riley said on Friday that there were no new updates on the actions of the district with the property.

“I haven’t seen the presentation yet,” said the Saleta Andrews advice on Sheu’s idea. “But Roger is my information about information about the ecology of fear of the lower nose.”

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