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Date: <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />October 25, 1997 <br /> <br />David Hartgen - 8711 High Ridge Lane, Concord NC <br />and <br />Planners/Leaders of Cabarrus County Rezoning Proposal. <br /> <br />Cynthia Lipski and Gary Bradshaw ( new residents ) <br />8531 High Ridge Lane, Concord <br /> <br />Rezoning Proposal behind Beech Bluff <br /> <br />We are so excited about living in Beech Bluffi Last Janu_a_ry, we started driving through <br />neighborhoods in the Caharrus, (north) Mecklenburg, and Iredell counties, trying to <br />identify what type of area we would most like to live in. We found Beech Bluff and <br />knew it was our first choice - for its pristine mountain beauty, out-of-town location, and <br />qu_a_~ty of housing in the surrounding areas. At that time there were no houses for me. <br />We spent several months looking for but not finding another "Beech Bluff- type <br />neighborhood". By mid-summer, we had just about given up. Fortunately those periodic <br />"drive-bys" through Beech Bluff looking for FOR SALE signs finally paid off; and we <br />found a house in the neighborhood of our dreams. <br /> <br />Within one week - literally - of moving in, how surprised we were to learn about the re- <br />zomg proposal which would FOREVER change the character of the surrounding area - <br />from pristine woods, rolling farmlar~d and residential to INDUSTRIAL. Not just light <br />industrial, but GENERAL INDUSTRIAL - the WORST KIND OF REZONING <br />CLASSIFICATION TO BE IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR TO THE PRIME <br />RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY OF BEECH BLUFF, and the Twin Hills community as <br />well. <br /> <br />WE ARE OPPOSED TO THIS REZONING. Although we know the planners of <br />Cabarrus County are just trying to do their job by procuring land for future development <br />and growth, we feel they should evaluate such a drastic change in the rezoning of that <br />area. The rezoning of the 513 acres behind Beech Bluffto General Indu~irial is NOT <br />ACCEPTABLE AND NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE <br />SURROUNDING COMMLrNITY. <br /> <br />Although we can appreciate the landowners who have joined together to request the <br />change of zoning, we think it should be noted that the land will increase in value <br />ANYWAY. The question here is whether the desire to change the zoning is strictly to <br />enhance the profit that these owners would make. We feel that this land could be better <br />used for residential purposes which would still provide the owners with a reasonable <br />profit on the sale. This would maintain the beauty and character of the area and be more <br />fitting to all the people in the communities just surrounding that area. THERE <br /> <br /> <br />