Ridgeloch neighbors worry greenway trail will invade privacy of their yards
THANK YOU, MORGAN, TO SEE IN
THAT VIDEO. JUST A REMINDER OF
HOW POWERFUL THOSE WINDS ARE.
THE DAMAGES WELL GOT SO CLOSE
TO A TOO WELL. A NEIGHBORHOOD
IN RALEIGH IS PUSHING BACK
AGAINST THE CITY'S PLAN TO
BUILD A GREENWAY TRAIL RIGHT
UP AGAINST THEIR BACKYARDS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR ONE OF THE
OLDEST SECTIONS OF THE GREENWAY
SYSTEM JUST OFF OF MILLBROOK
ROAD BY SHELLY LAKE. THE CITY
WANTS TO MOVE THE TRAIL TO THE
OTHER SIDE OF MINE CREEK TAKING
OUT 2 BRIDGES THAT CROSS THE
WATER WRAL'S MATT TALHELM
TALKED WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
THAT TOWN HOME COMMUNITY AS
THEY FIGHT THIS PLAN.
>> THEY'VE STARTED A PETITION
ONLINE. IT'S COLLECTED 150
SIGNATURES IN JUST A COUPLE
OF DAYS. AND THEY PUT THE SIGNS
UP ALONG THE TRAIL SAYING SAVE
THESE HISTORIC BRIDGES, THE
CITY'S PROJECT HERE WOULD TEAR
DOWN THESE 2 WOODEN BRIDGES
THAT CROSS THE CREEK HERE.
>> AND MOVED THAT RAIL OUT OF
THE WOODS AND WITHIN FEET OF
THESE TOWN HOMES, WE'RE GOING
TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE THAT
BEGINS IN THIS BACKYARD.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING LAND
TAKEN IS NOW GOING TO RALEIGH
CITY HALL. YEAH, THIS IS WHERE
THIS IS. STAKES IN THE GROUND
MARKED THE FUTURE FENCE LINE
THAT WOULD SEPARATE CAYMAN INC
SAYS TOWNHOME IN THE RICH LOCAL
COMMUNITY FROM A NEW SECTION OF
THE MINE CREEK TRAIL. WE LOSE
OUR PRIVACY, OUR SAFETY
>> IT'S SO PEACEFUL HERE RIGHT
NOW, THE TRAIL WINDS ITS WAY
THROUGH THE WOODS. IT'S I DEAL
THAT'S THE PERFECT WORD FOR
IT. AND OVER 2 WOODEN BRIDGES
CROSSING THE CREEK, THE CITY IS
PLANNING TO REALIGN THIS
SECTION OF THE TRAIL TO BEHIND
THE TOWNHOMES BRIDGE LOCATED TO
A BOARD PRESIDENT DEBRA MANDEL.
LEE SAYS THE CITY TOLD THEM
FOR YEARS THAT THE BRIDGES WILL
BE REPLACED IN THE TRAIL WOULD
STAY WHERE IT IS. IT IS NOT
REPLACING A BRIDGE TO TAKE OUR
LAND AND TAKE THOSE BRIDGES,
DAMS AND MOVE THEM ONTO OUR
PROPERTY. THE CITY TELLS WRAL
THE REALIGNMENT OF THE TRAIL,
BRINGING IT CLOSER TO THE
RIDGE. LOKE COMMUNITY HAS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY
BENEFITS IS EASIER TO MAINTAIN
AND IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE.
THE CITY SAYS THE COST TO
REALIGN THE TRAIL IS ABOUT A
3RD OF THE COST TO REBUILD
THOSE BRIDGES AND REPAVE THE
EXISTING TRAIL.
>> THEY ALSO SAY IT WOULD
REQUIRE REMOVING FEW OR TREES
DURING CONSTRUCTION. MATT
TALHELM WRAL NEWS, RALEIGH.