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Residents press council on Stony Creek skate park, building-inspections practice and road closure that blocked a counseling practice
Summary
During public comment, multiple speakers urged the council to repair or redevelop the Stony Creek skate park, raised concerns about inspections enforcement that halted a homeowner renovation, and reported a road closure that blocked client access to a counseling business.
Multiple residents used Goldsboro’s public-comment period on Sept. 8, 2025, to raise separate community concerns: the deteriorating Stony Creek skate park and adjacent city property, an inspections dispute that halted a home renovation, and a road closure that cut off access to a counseling business.
William Michael Thomas, a public-school teacher and skate program organizer, told council the skate park at Stony Creek (near the old Coff Barn and Ash Street) is “falling to pieces” and urged city investment or demolition and rebuilding to support youth programming. Thomas described local skate…
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