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Resident says RDU and developer misrepresented '286 East,' urges commissioners to protect parcel
Summary
During general public comment Natalie Lou accused RDU and Pacific Elm Development of misrepresenting the status of a parcel she calls '286 East,' said the site is not landlocked, and urged commissioners to uphold R4/R40 zoning and prevent quarry or development actions affecting open-space and Lake Crabtree Park.
Natalie Lou used her three minutes of general public comment to tell the Board she believes officials and developers misrepresented the status of a parcel she called “286 East,” and she urged commissioners to defend existing R4/R40 zoning and nearby public parkland.
“Sig Hutchinson misrepresented 2866 East in a very big way,” Lou said, accusing RDU and Pacific Elm Development of portraying the parcel as landlocked when she maintains access could be provided (for example, by a bridge over Haley’s Branch). She told the Board she had reviewed public records and court minutes, said she found evidence that the parcel had been intended as part of nearby parkland in the past, and urged commissioners to “stand up for the truth” and prevent quarrying or development that would remove trees and public open space.
Lou’s remarks were the only public in‑room comment recorded for the general public‑comment period; Clerk Gilliard later noted the online comment system had been down that morning and that any later submissions would be added to the meeting packet.
