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Residents praise High Point University withdrawal of greenway relocation; call for greater community engagement on campus expansion
Summary
Public commenters said High Point University withdrew a proposed greenway relocation after community opposition; speakers urged the university and city to involve neighbors earlier on development plans. Council members praised university volunteer work, while residents raised concerns about home buyouts and loss of historic structures.
Speakers at the High Point City Council public comment period said High Point University withdrew a proposal to relocate a city greenway and that university leadership committed not to reintroduce the plan during the current president’s tenure.
Sam Lasine, a resident who addressed the council, said he met with university leadership and that “Dr. Quibane acknowledged that in proposing the relocation, the university had only considered its own needs and had not considered the interests of the community.” Lasine said Dr. Quibane committed that he “would…
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