tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67725194976455161872012-01-14T00:17:55.160-05:00PROTEST PETITION FOR GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINAThis is a place to get information on Protest Petitions in the State of North Carolina and how back in 1971 the City of Greensboro exempted themselves from this North Carolina General Statute. This blog is here to inform and did make the city of Greensboro be like every other city in this state and have a Protest Petition avaliable to their citizens in the zoning process,by passing a State Law in House Bill #64 during long session of 2009 on 3-5-2009.triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-14169758834222118742012-01-14T00:17:00.000-05:002012-01-14T00:17:55.169-05:00Yes Virginia! 4 Bills Introduced This Week which Propose to Modernize "Notifying the Public." | Legal Notice OnlineYes Virginia! 4 Bills Introduced This Week which Propose to Modernize "Notifying the Public." Legal Notice Onlinetriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-56870210103854711642012-01-13T22:42:00.001-05:002012-01-13T22:43:08.737-05:00Protest Petition for Greensboro on Agenda for Greensboro City Council Meeting on January 17, 2012
On the agenda for the Greensboro City Council January 17, 2012 meeting
21. Ordinance rezoning from R-5 (Residential-Single Family) to CD-RM-18 (Conditional District – Residential Multi Family) for property located at 3711-R1 Mosby Drive. (Council District: 5) (roll call vote) (Attachment #21 (PL(Z)11-19) to Councilmembers) THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED FROM THE DECEMBER 13, 2011 MEETING OF COUNCILtriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-1867229244426701072011-12-23T12:12:00.000-05:002011-12-23T12:12:55.758-05:00Guilford County Uses Protest Petition Against City of High Point and Wins
Hat Tip:Rhino Times Paul Clark with a title of article "Council Allows Hinkley Hotel"
In the article this is what was written
"Guilford County filed its protest petition twice – on Dec. 13, signed by Guilford County Manager Brenda Jones Fox and on Dec. 14 signed by Chairman of the Guilford County Commissioners Skip Alston, before the Board of Commissioners voted to authorize the petition – triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-77772683589879218122011-12-15T20:32:00.000-05:002011-12-15T20:32:20.001-05:00Guilford County Manager Fox Uses Protest Petition Against the City of High PointHat Tip : Paul Clark from Rhino Times
Rhino Times is reporting today in a new front page article titled "County Protest Petitions Abound" CLICKHERE
It is very unusual to see the owners of the property file a protest petition especially when the owner is you and i who live in Guilford County. Paul Clark talks about the whole situation involving land that Guilford County owns and wants to sell totriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-26317060297942466172011-11-14T05:00:00.000-05:002011-11-14T05:00:00.140-05:00Protest Petition Has Been Filed on Rezoning Case Off of Horse Pen Creek Road For Greensboro City CouncilBelow is agenda item for the November 15, 2011 Greensboro City Council Meeting
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 24. Ordinance amending Connections 2025 Comprehensive Plan Generalized Future Land Use Map (GFLUM) for property located at 3223 Horse Pen Creek Road. (Council District: 3) (roll call vote) (Attachment #24 CP-11-07) to Councilmembers) 25. Ordinance rezoning from R-3 (Residential-Single Family) to triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-51638911836607783602011-08-22T22:57:00.000-04:002011-08-22T22:57:45.514-04:00White Street Landfill, Protest Petition and Yes! Weekly Interview with Nancy Vaughan
Jordan Green from Yes!Weekly is interviewing the candidates in the upcoming Greensboro municipal election and we see that Protest Petition has been brought up on the campaign trail. In this Yes! Weekly blog interview we have this from the article:
"While Vaughan was not on council at the time the body took action on the matter in 2009, she strongly advocated for the restoration of the protest triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-57225965046361755842011-03-30T23:59:00.001-04:002011-03-31T00:04:38.254-04:00President Elect for Local Realtors Group Wants To Deny Greensboro Citizens The Right To Protest PetitionOn Monday 3-28-2011 there was a joint session of the Regulatory Reform Committee meeting at the campus of Guilford Tech . Community College. While looking at my twitter account i came across this tweet by Greensboro News and Record state and federal government reporter Mark Binker which he had this to say,
"TREBIC out in force at #ncga Reg Reform committee asking for repeal of protest petition triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-409223893269485262011-02-12T19:47:00.001-05:002011-02-21T14:06:24.129-05:00Protest Petition Will Play a Part in Property Off of Alamance Church Road for Continued Zoning CaseUPDATE #2 this zoning case did pass the greensboro city council on 2-15-2011 with a vote of 8-1 with tdbs the no vote even with a protest petition filed.
UPDATE
This was in the agenda for next weeks Greensboro City Council meeting.
19. Ordinance rezoning from CD-RM-5 (Conditional District-Residential Multi Family) to PUD (Planned Unit Development) for property located at 1419 Alamance Church triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-26430623641144243852010-08-12T00:50:00.000-04:002010-08-12T00:50:59.341-04:00N.C. House Rep.Pricey Harrison Should Be Very Proud of Her Role in Restoring Protest Petition to Greensboro
Yes Weekly! with a blog post from Jordan Green talks with N.C. House Rep. Pricey Harrison . In this candidate profile here is what she had to say about Protest Petition for Greensboro.CLICKHERE for the blog post.
" She’s particularly proud of her role in restoring the protest petition, a mechanism by which a certain threshold of neighbors to property proposed for rezoning can force the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-71312324636303272010-08-10T20:07:00.001-04:002010-08-10T20:10:09.855-04:00The Birthplace of Protest Petition in Greensboro Just Got Down Zoned Off of Friendly Avenue
The Greensboro Zoning Commission had a meeting last night on 8-9-2010 and on the agenda was this case.
8. Z-10-08-005 - 6705 West Friendly Avenue and 613 Pompano Drive (South of West Friendly Avenue and west of Pompano Drive) – An ordinance rezoning from CD-RM-18 (Conditional District-Residential Multi Family) to CD-R-3 (Conditional District-Residential Single Family) with the following triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-2945745476959480492010-05-18T22:24:00.000-04:002010-05-18T22:24:22.023-04:00Kotis Properties, Lindley Park Neighborhood and Sherwin-Williams and the Dynamics of Protest Petition for the FutureAt the Greensboro City Council meeting tonight May 18, 2010 you will see the dynamics of how a Protest Petition can and does work for all sides of a zoning case.
A little history of this rezoning case can be seen at this previous post CLICKHERE on March 29, 2010. Then in today's Greensboro News & Record CLICKHERE with a title "Sherwin-Williams Drops Protest" but the title should read "triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-89408985104155273112010-04-07T00:12:00.000-04:002010-04-07T00:12:01.481-04:00Edwards Companies Wins 8-0 approval even with a Protest PetitionThere was a very contentious rezoning case in front of the Greensboro City Council where the Edwards Communities will build a humongous student housing on the old newman machinery properties off of Spring Garden street. Good luck with traffic around that area in the future but College Hill Sundries will be a happy camper. The Greensboro City Council voted 8-0 with Nancy Vaughan recusing herself triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-8229965971868644682010-03-29T01:01:00.000-04:002010-03-29T01:01:07.348-04:00Sherwin-Williams Might Be The First Business To Use Protest Petition in GreensboroAt the Greensboro Zoning Commission meeting on March 8, 2010 there was a zoning case in regards to a property that has been around for a very long time which is called the old rolane building off of spring garden street in Greensboro. To read a article on what is planned for this property here is a link to a Triad Business Journal article CLICKHERE . Below is the agenda and the case in question
triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-63109661098139741792010-03-16T21:25:00.001-04:002010-03-16T21:26:06.091-04:00Protest Petition Was Not Needed But Used at Greensboro City Council Meeting 3-16-2010Ordinance rezoning classification from RS-9 (Residential – Single Family) to CD-GO-M (Conditional District – General Office – Moderate Intensity) for property located at 2404 Liberty Road, generally described as the west side of Liberty Road, east of J.M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway and south of Alamance Church Road. A VALID PROTEST PETITION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. (Council District: 1) (roll call vote) (triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-85520861237140885472010-02-16T23:16:00.000-05:002010-02-16T23:16:03.758-05:00Add Another Protest Petition To The City Of Greensboro, then Continued Again
Ordinance rezoning classification from RS-9 (Residential - Single Family) to CD-GO-M (Conditional District - General Office - Moderate Intensity) for property located at 2404 Liberty Road, generally described as the west side of Liberty Road, east of J.M. Hunt, Jr. Expressway and south of Alamance Church Road. (Council District: 1) (roll call vote) (Attachment #14 (PL(Z)10-02) to Councilmembers
triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-19010820912028213382010-02-02T23:40:00.000-05:002010-02-02T23:40:35.959-05:00Greensboro City Council Member Zack Matheny and Just How Does The Local Developers Feel about Protest Petition?
The above video is from the Greensboro City Council meeting on February 2, 2010 where there was a rezoning case off of elm street and cornwallis in Greensboro with the abutting neighbors filed a protest petition on this case. Let's take a look at a little history on just how they got to this point in a post on this site titled "Greensboro City Counciul Member Zack Matheny has a Golfing Buddy,triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-63042152738174626842010-02-02T19:23:00.000-05:002010-02-02T19:23:32.230-05:00Elm Street and Cornwallis Rezoning Case Passes Even with Protest PetitionThe elm street and cornwallis rezoning case has been going on for a long long time and ed cone has a whole section titled elm and cornwallis CLICKHERE to see a history of this rezoning case. At tonight' Greensboro City Council meeting 2-2-2010 first off we had 2 recusals in Mayor Pro Temp Nancy Vaughan because her husband represented the neighborhood in opposition to this case . We also had triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-29682695848278502422010-01-09T16:04:00.000-05:002010-01-09T16:04:47.353-05:00Rhino Times On Greensboro City Council and The Power of Protest PetitionsThe Rhino Times has a article out in this week's edition with a headline, "Council Doesn't Like New Seats", CLICKHERE . In this article he talks about the ramifications of this new law for the citizens of Greensboro. Here is a part of the article talking about Protest Petition for Greensboro.
"One thing to watch in this new seating arrangement will be how Bellamy-Small votes on rezoning requeststriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-17499476520101586612010-01-04T12:42:00.001-05:002010-01-04T14:16:53.791-05:00Protest Petition Group Wins an Award
The Inside Scoop of the Greensboro News & Record CLICKHERE has their end of year awards. This site and plenty of citizens all over Greensboro and High Point will be happy to take this award and know that this lost cause should have never been taken away from the citizens of Greensboro to begin with. Below is what was said in the inside scoop.
The Lost Cause Cup
WINNERS: Supporters oftriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-1477574985757066272009-11-18T23:25:00.021-05:002009-11-21T00:22:14.648-05:00Greensboro City Council Member Zack Matheny Has A Golfing Buddy,Campaign Donor and Rezoning Case with Protest PetitionGreensboro City Council member Zack Matheny had a lot to say about the controversial rezoning case for properties at the corner of elm street and cornwallis that was brought in front of the council on 11-17-2009. If you would like to see the video CLICKHERE then proceed to the 2:42 mark of video and the part where Zack Matheny spoke like the energizer bunny is around the 3:59 mark on video.John triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-91780050862025180652009-11-18T00:08:00.003-05:002009-11-18T00:29:59.159-05:00First Protest Petition in Front of Greensboro City Council What Happened?At the Greensboro City Council meeting on 11-17-2009 items #11 and #12 came in front of council here is the items below11. Ordinance amending Chapter 30, Section 30-1-10, Relation to the Comprehensive Plan, to consider an amendment to the Connections 2025 Comprehensive Plan Generalized Future Land Use Map (Figure 4-2) from the Low Residential and Mixed Use Commercial land use classifications to triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-36272380265426185492009-09-07T23:59:00.008-04:002009-09-13T21:42:20.682-04:00At Large Greensboro City Council Candidate Nancy Vaughan on Protest PetitionThe Greensboro News & Record has a section of their online site titled "Meet the candidates". In the online edition they interviewed At Large Greensboro City Council candidate Nancy Vaughan CLICKHERE.In the article here is what Nancy Vaughan had to say:"She got drawn into politics again recently, when she began to follow the fight to get protest petition back to Greensboro. Advocates pushed City triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-32000438988644185532009-07-09T23:35:00.012-04:002009-07-10T00:18:34.198-04:00Rhino Times Has An Epiphany on Protest Petitions in GreensboroCity Staff Wants To Control Your Home The Rhino Times has a new article out this week by John Hammer called "City Staff Wants To Control Your Home", click on the link above. John Hammer writes this,"The City of Greensboro now has a program called the neighborhood conservation overlay (NCO) district, designed to force an eclectic, older neighborhood – like what they are calling "Greater Kirkwood" triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-72660702914405824092009-06-15T15:30:00.005-04:002009-06-15T15:41:59.463-04:00Protest Petition for Greensboro Will Now Be Official on the City of Greensboro Code of OrdinancesThe City of Greensboro at the June 16, 2009 meeting will officially have Protest Petitions as part of the Code of Ordinances. This is great news for the citizens of Greensboro to see this happen and we will see if any of the council members want to speak out in regards to this ordinance.Here is a link to the agenda . If you want to see the agenda CLICKHERE , then click on June 16, 2009. You can triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-59767836247379804462009-06-03T17:57:00.005-04:002009-06-03T18:40:58.824-04:00Add Another Developer Who Withdrew The Zoning Case With A Protest Petition Filed in GreensboroDevelopment plan abandoned: Typar Development has withdrawn its request to rezone property at South Elam Avenue and Spring Garden Road. The request and plans to construct a mixed-use building met with opposition — and a protest petition — from area residents. This was reported by Amanda Lehmert of the Greensboro News and Record CLICKHEREbelow is the two cases that were withdrawn from the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-60662817264389493092009-05-09T19:10:00.012-04:002009-05-14T00:25:47.314-04:00Preserving the Written Minutes of The Meeting Where Protest Petition's Were Put on Legislative Agenda on 1-23-09BELOW THE FOLD IS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FROM THE January 23, 2009Greensboro City Council meeting where Protest Petitions for the citizens of Greensboro was put on Legislative agenda for the State Legislators. It was a impressive show of force to see the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Triad, League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad, and Greensboro Neighborhood Congress come together to triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-85959365889258635082009-05-09T11:44:00.004-04:002009-05-09T12:09:18.500-04:00Nancy Vaughan Was None Too Happy With The Waffling of Greensboro City Council on Protest PEtitionMy good friend Erik Huey over at his own blog called Greensboro Metro CLICKHERE had a post titled "City Council Candidate Nancy Vaughan: Someone To Watch"The idea bringing back Protest Petition to the citizens of Greensboro started well back in February of 2008 and to see the inaction of the whole Greensboro City Council in regards to this issue was pathetic to experience. Now we see that Nancy triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-74065337551549551152009-05-05T17:49:00.002-04:002009-05-05T18:01:21.872-04:00First Protest Petition for Greensboro in 37 Years Has Been ContinuedThe first Protest Petition in the City of Greensboro in over 37 years has been continued till the next Greensboro City Council meeting for June 2, 2009. Items #11 and #1211. Resolution authorizing amendment to future land use map of the Lindley ParkNeighborhood Plan. (roll call vote) (Attachment #11 (CP-09-01) to Councilmembers)12. Ordinance rezoning from CD-RM-26 (Conditional triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-30658898390083931592009-04-30T22:58:00.004-04:002009-04-30T23:16:57.575-04:00Greensboro City Council Agenda for May 5th Add Protest Petition To The Agenda Round #2The Greensboro City Council has plenty on the agenda for May 5th and Amanda Lehmert from the Greensboro News & Record reports tonight that the Lindley Park Neighborhood has filed a Protest Petition on a zoning case at the corner of Spring Garden Street and Elam Avenue, CLICKHERE . To see this zoning case click on the title above or CLICKHERE then proceed to May 5, 2009. Below is what is on the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-60719274064928694422009-04-21T17:42:00.004-04:002009-04-21T18:54:07.536-04:00Protest Petition Was Used and Developer Has Withdrew The CaseAt the Greensboro City Council meeting on April 21, 2009 the first Protest Petition case was in front of the council for the first time in over 37 years.Here is the case;10. Ordinance rezoning from RS-12 (Residential Single-Family to CD-RM-12(Conditional District-Residential Multifamily) for uses limited to 56 multifamily unitsfor property located on 911, 913 and 917 Pilgrims Church Road and 911 triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-32073286095769158292009-04-16T17:59:00.006-04:002009-04-16T18:13:16.528-04:00City's First Protest Petition Filed Since 1971 Ban by Amanda Lehmert N&RAmanda Lehmert from the Greensboro News & Record is reporting today that the first Protest Petition and definitely won't be the last has been filed with the Greensboro Planning Department. Planning Director Dick Hails hinted about this at the zoning commission meeting this past monday. If you want to see the article CLICKHERE or click on the title above.While seeing the zoning cases online from triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-78272782990133170102009-04-07T17:51:00.006-04:002009-04-07T18:15:20.942-04:00Sedalia Knows, High Point Knows and Greensboro Who Wants To Be The FirstThere was two post today in the Greensboro News & Record in regards to zoning cases in Sedalia and High Point North Carolina and both had a common cause, PROTEST PETITION.POST #1Rezoning for Sedalia Thrift Store still unresolved CLICKHEREHere is a segment on the article"After an hourlong public hearing on rezoning a portion of a 5.79 acre-tract to accommodate a thrift shop and the presentation oftriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-68069026801325805202009-03-30T23:44:00.006-04:002009-03-30T23:59:24.818-04:00Protest Petition Party Thursday 7:15 at Natty Greene's Second FloorThe Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Triad want to invite anyone who had any part in bringing back Protest Petitions to the Citizens of Greensboro to a informal gathering. Above you will see that we are going to get together at Natty Greene's in downtown Greensboro at 7:15 pm on second floor. It will be great to see everyone who was a part of this process and also to send out a invitation triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-91703746910734442152009-03-23T16:06:00.002-04:002009-03-23T16:12:43.441-04:00Good News Protest Petition is Now Online for the Citizens of GreensboroPress Release from the City of Greensboro on Protest Petition for Greensboro below. Also if you want to see the form click on the title above or CLICKHERECITY OF GREENSBORO Contact: Rawls HowardFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 373-2748triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-9233416136733276072009-03-20T23:25:00.003-04:002009-03-20T23:29:53.673-04:00Get Ready To Protest from the Inside Scoop of Greensboro News and RecordAmanda Lehmert from the Greensboro News and Record write today in the blog called Inside Scoop this caption "Get Ready to Protest" CLICKHERE of click on the title above.Here is a quote from the post,"The protest forms will be available on the city Web site starting next week. Protests must be submitted to the city clerk by 5 p.m. on the Thursday before the city council meeting. "It will be great triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-59203948570633691222009-03-18T21:27:00.010-04:002009-03-18T22:28:59.864-04:00Greensboro Planning Might Want To Make it More Difficult on the Protest Petition ProcessThere was a very interesting post on the UNC School of Government list serve from the Greensboro Planning Manager Rawls Howard.More comments below the fold.If you want to see the post click on the title above.Here is what Rawls Howard had to say;Does anyone require that the signatures for your protest petitions be notarized to be counted as official?The State statutes are silent to this, but I triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-79371563356104594542009-03-18T00:23:00.003-04:002009-03-18T00:36:09.457-04:00Check Out The New Editorial Cartoon on Protest Petitions for GreensboroIt is time to update the Editorial Cartoon that was done by Anthony Piraino who also has his own blog called Plead The First CLICKHERE . Now it has been added to the blank Greensboro citizen that "SO DO WE" have the right to Protest Petitions for Greensboro.Would like to thank Anthony Piraino for doing this editorial cartoon . It is amazing what one picture can do for an issue but having this triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-40125996715412369312009-03-15T09:45:00.006-04:002009-03-15T10:00:15.940-04:00Many Deserve Thanks for Protest Petition Fight Especially The Blogging CommunityGreensboro News and Record Letter to the Editor for March 15, 2009CLICKHERE or click on the title above. Below is what was said in the letter to the editor.Let me first say that the blogging community kept this issue on the forefront for over a year and would like to thank all who has posted , linked or opined on the issue it was a great help.______________________________________________________triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-52127818816066097432009-03-13T23:25:00.003-04:002009-03-13T23:51:16.263-04:00Greensboro Peer Pressure has a post Titled "Loop Holes in Protest Petition"Local Blogger Diane Davis and her blog called "Greensboropeerpressure" CLICKHERE or click on the title above. Has a new post with a title called "Loop Holes in Protest Petition". She has some great questions like she did on the greenway. It will be great to see some of these neighborhoods all over Greensboro use Protest Petition in the zoning process and hopefully these loop holes can be rctifiedtriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-40638929913284923942009-03-12T22:43:00.006-04:002009-03-12T23:12:16.634-04:00Northwest Observer on Protest Petitions in Oak Ridge & Summerfield & StokesdaleNorthwest Observer > NewsThe Northwest Observer which is a weekly newspaper concentrating in the northwest part of Guilford County has a article about the use of Protest Petitions in other cities like Oak Ridge, Summerfield and Stokesdale, click on the title above or CLICKHERE.This article came about because there was so much talk about the restoration of Protest Petitions to the citizens of triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-71517573751499548002009-03-11T23:44:00.004-04:002009-03-12T17:39:26.487-04:00Protest Petition Passing of Bill Informal Gathering at Natty Greene'sDear Friends,It is with great pleasure that we would like to have an informal gathering of friends and others who have been a part of passing a bill to restore Protest Petitions to the citizens of Greensboro.This effort has been going on for well over a year and now that the bill is passed, we thought it might be a great idea to have a informal gathering of people to celebrate and thank everyone triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-25383773432071806102009-03-05T23:37:00.005-05:002009-03-06T00:08:30.928-05:00Dick Hails and Greensboro City Council Need to Understand The Process of Protest PetitionNow that Protest Petitions for Greensboro is law. It is now time for the Greensboro City Council and Dick Hails in the Greensboro Planning Department to understand this process and to be transparent and forth coming with the procedure they are going to implement. If you click on the title above it will take you to the process that the Town of Chapel Hill uses in the zoning process for Protest triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-87553417226226783372009-03-05T21:51:00.005-05:002009-03-05T23:15:25.156-05:00Plenty of Blog Post on Protest Petitions for Greensboro Here are The LinksIT is great to see all the blog post on Protest Petitions for Greensboro and this week seeing a bill get passed at the North Carolina General Assembly. Here is a compilation of blog post from this past week. If we missed anyone please let me know but will try to post everyone who posted this past week here they are in no particular order but would like to start with Brenda Bowers who was very triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-35471178991437566742009-03-04T18:29:00.008-05:002009-03-04T19:38:42.436-05:00Citizens of Greensboro Protest Petitions Is Now Ready To Become LawIt is with great pleasure that we report today that House Bill #64 to restore Protest Petition to Greensboro will become law once it reaches the Secretary of State.Mark Binker from the Greensboro News and Record and Capital Beat reports today about this bill, CLICKHERE or click on the title above.There are a lot of people to thank for making this happen but to see the citizen activism in regards triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-85872086332383902712009-03-03T20:22:00.003-05:002009-03-03T20:28:36.765-05:00Protest Petition Bill Passes 116-0 in N.C. House , March on to Senate SideMark Binker from the Greensboro News and Record and Capital Beat CLICKHERE or click on the title above reports today that House Bill #64 has passed the House side with a vote of 116-0 . The bill will now move on to the Senate side of the North Carolina General Assembly.If you would like to hear State Representative Pricey Harrison introduce the bill CLICKHERE .triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-8150271693030143062009-03-02T23:12:00.003-05:002009-03-02T23:24:59.095-05:00Delayed A Day, Delayed A Day on House Bill #64Mark Binker from the Greensboro News and Record and Capital Beat writes tonight that there was a delay in House Bill #64 CLICHERE or click on the title above.It was the first time for me to hear the audio on the house legislature and hopefully in future we will see the chamber televised for all the citizens of North Carolina can see their tax money at work for them.The delay happened because triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-1904427827274948962009-02-26T22:16:00.003-05:002009-02-26T22:54:03.990-05:00March on to the Floor of the House with Protest Petition on MondayMark Binker from the Greensboro News and Record and Capital Beat CLICKHERE , reports from Raleigh on Protest Petition Bill for Greensboro and here are a few quotes from the article"The House Judiciary I committee approved a bill this morning that would restore protest petition rights to Greensboro residents."“This is a very popular issue back home,” Rep. Maggie Jeffus, a Greensboro Democrat, to triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-76983836228274812412009-02-25T23:43:00.003-05:002009-02-25T23:56:18.914-05:00Greensboro Politics has a ? That State Senator Don Vaughan AnsweredRyan Shell at Greensboro Politics CLICKHERE or click on title above asked a question to State Senator Don Vaughan about Protest Petition's for Greensboro and how the City of Greensboro handled the whole situation. To hear State Senator Don Vaughan's was very clear and made a great point, go check it out at www.greensboropolitics.comtriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-75665007039646330212009-02-22T18:32:00.002-05:002009-02-22T18:35:35.209-05:00UPDATE ON HOW THE BILL IS PROGRESSINGThe weekly e-mail newsletter from State Representative Pricey Harrison had this to say about the progress of restoring Protest Petitions to Greensboro.Protest PetitionOur bill, House Bill 64*, to restore the right of protest petition is moving swiftly, after gaining the unanimous approval of the House Local Government II Committee on Tuesday. It has been re-referred to Judiciary I, on which I sittriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-27106032176491387932009-02-18T23:24:00.008-05:002009-02-19T00:47:50.704-05:00Protest Petition: Company Politics in GreensboroProtest petition: Company politics in Greensboro Jordan Green has a new report on Protest Petitions and the history of what happened. To see the whole article you can click on the title of this post or click on the title under the Yes!Weekly logo. Below is a few of the paragraphs that caught my attention and would like to address a dig from former Greensboro attorney Jesse " Skip" Warren. The triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-41344183577359165532009-02-18T19:11:00.006-05:002009-02-18T19:30:10.186-05:00Bill Travels and Greensboro City Council Again Approves Protest PetitionThere was plenty of action today and plenty of post on Protest Petition for Greensboro. Here are a few links to what has happened today. First of all the House Bill #64 has been brought out of local committee and now is on it's way to Judiciary 1 committee, that is great news and you can see the progress by clicking on the top left corner of blog.Also last night the Greensboro City Council triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-54011441891101883792009-02-16T08:35:00.006-05:002009-02-16T09:04:17.825-05:00EGBAR + Jim Melvin = Please Give Pins To TREBICJim Schlosser writes in today's Greensboro News and Record CLICKHERE about how Sidney Stern back in the 80's had a lapel pin that he gave out that said EGBAR which stands for "everything's gonna be all right".Now Jim Melvin the $267,337 a year president of the Bryan Foundation has brought this back up and has started to give these pins out to people around Greensboro. It might be a good idea to triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-85449456406613694672009-02-14T09:32:00.004-05:002009-02-14T09:43:11.291-05:00Editorial in Greensboro News and Record , "A Vote of Confidence"The Greensboro News and Record lead editorial today February 14, 2009 with the title "A Vote of Confidence" CLICKHERE or click on the title above.Here are a few quotes from the editorialAs it stands now, Greensboro is the only city in the state that does not permit protest petitions. For reasons that are unclear, the city was granted an exemption in 1971But those negotiations seemed pointless triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-14270057451596847602009-02-13T16:40:00.007-05:002009-02-14T10:16:37.170-05:00Greensboro Neighborhood Congress Now On Board , No Compromise Needed State Law Is State LawBelow the fold is the letter from the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress on their commitment to reinstating Protest Petitions to the citizens of Greensboro, with no compromise needed since a bill has already been filed . If you want to follow the bill click on the School House Rock Bill in top left corner of blog.We have also heard from State Representative Pricey Harrison today and here is what triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-71122248552492450572009-02-11T18:33:00.004-05:002009-02-11T18:44:14.644-05:00NC Bills Would Restore Greensboro Protest PetitionThe Greensboro Telegram has a new article online with the title "NC Bills Would Restore Greensboro Protest Petition", click on the title above or CLICKHEREHere is a paragraph from the article."New bills have been introduced in both the NC House and Senate to restore the right for adjacent landowners to use protest petitions in zoning cases in the City of Greensboro. The bills appear to fully triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-83164977787127032602009-02-08T10:24:00.013-05:002009-02-08T16:52:01.865-05:00Greensboro Neighborhood Congress No Need for a CompromiseLast week brought a lot of clarity to the process of restoring Protest Petitions to Greensboro.On January 21, 2009 the Greensboro City Council completely convoluted the whole process by trying to get the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress and the special interest group called TREBIC which is the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition to come to some compromise on STATE LAW.What part of triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-19195323225687782292009-02-07T09:16:00.006-05:002009-02-07T10:09:21.929-05:00Lead Editorial Saturday February 7, 2009 Protest Petition ClarityThe lead editorial in the Greensboro News and Record for February 7, 2009 with the title "Protest Petition clarity" CLICKHERE or click on the title above.Below is the editorial .The Greensboro City Council left confusion last month about its position on protest petitions.Most of Greensboro's state legislators, in contrast, are perfectly clear."It's the right thing to do," Sen. Katie Dorsett said triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-47044757048156727652009-02-05T17:20:00.007-05:002009-02-05T17:42:59.055-05:00State Representative Earl Jones Is A No Show On Protest Petitions for Greensboro CitizensAll of the Guilford delegation in the house side of state government have signed on to bringing back Protest Petitions to the citizens of Greensboro except one Rep. Earl Jones. There were 2 post today on why State Rep. Earl Jones did not sign on. Yes Weekly Blog post titled "Earl Jones, New Guilford Chair, a holdout on Protest Petition" CLICKHEREalso Doug Clark from Greensboro News and Record triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-53157488029708815312009-02-04T19:24:00.002-05:002009-02-04T19:38:46.474-05:00No Compromise Needed Bill To Restore Protest Petition Has Been FiledIt is with great pleasure and a HAT TIP to Ed Cone that tonight we learn that there is a bill which can be seen by clicking on the title above to see that our Guilford Delegation is in the process of restoring Protest Petitions to Greensboro.In the N.C House it was sponsored by Harrison, Jeffus, Adams and Wiley with a co sponsor in Blust House Bill #64 filed on 2-4-2009.Then on the Senate side wetriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-8479536903076627932009-02-03T17:50:00.004-05:002009-02-03T18:15:46.554-05:00Briefing of the Guilford Delegation,Below the fold is a announcement from the City of Greensboro on a meeting on Friday and one of the topics is to share the city's legislative agenda. This agenda should have the restoration of Protest Petition's as a part of the agenda , we will see where that stands with the so called compromise from last week that only muddied the waters. What part of STATE LAW does the Greensboro City Council triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-32369069498206690252009-01-29T00:04:00.006-05:002009-01-29T00:24:58.691-05:00Blogging History of Protest Petitions For Greensboro Thanks To Ed Cone 1 Year Anniversary 2-2-2008The history of how a lot of this started can be chronicled at edcone's blog CLICKHERE or click on the title above.In a section on right hand side of blog is the categories section where Protest Petitions is there.Back on February 2, 2008 a lively discussion got the blogosphere on board as to why and how Greensboro was exempted from Protest Petitions.Then Ed Cone suggested you need to get a blog,triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-89739593203090157232009-01-27T17:12:00.004-05:002009-01-27T17:26:22.212-05:00Make A Statement Show Up at Joint Meeting Between Greensboro City Council and Guilford Delegation of State LegislatorsDATE: January 27, 2009TO: Mayor & City CouncilFROM: Mitchell Johnson, City ManagerSUBJECT: ITEMS FOR YOUR INFORMATIONMeeting with Guilford DelegationOn Friday, February 6 staff will hold a technical briefing with the Guilford Delegation to Raleigh to review Annexation and Jordan Lake policy, both major items of concern for the city. We will also triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-59737864612730132602009-01-27T00:05:00.003-05:002009-01-27T00:08:28.607-05:00As Clear As Mud by Allen Johnson at N&RGreensboro News and Record Allen Johnson on his blog called "Thinking Out Loud" has this new post titled "As Clear As Mud", CLICKHERE . On the latest happenings on Protest Petitions for Greensboro.triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-15292203408930729682009-01-26T18:17:00.005-05:002009-01-26T18:36:56.758-05:00City of Greensboro Memo Then Sends Out a ClarificationRight to protest petition could be reinstated. Greensboro residents' exemption from the right to file protest petitions over rezoning issues has caused much debate in our community. At its meeting on Wednesday, January 21, City Council discussed the issue in depth and agreed to consider adding that issue to the legislative agenda.The protest petition provides that five percent of property owners triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-42849431948578093022009-01-25T23:39:00.003-05:002009-01-25T23:42:33.631-05:00She Made Me Post This or She Would Not Speak To Me AgainCitizens of Greensboro are fortunate to have the strong voice of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens to advocate for your interests. I commend Keith Brown for his power-house efforts to promote the long over-due Protest Petition that unfortunately has been compromised by City Council. The undue influence of property developers and corporate interests in local government is not representative of triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-82861723235288064812009-01-25T15:04:00.004-05:002009-01-25T15:12:05.282-05:00Fox 8 WGHP on Protest PetitionsFox 8 WGHP has a segment about Protest Petitions, CLICKHERE , or click on the title above. Donna Newton said somebody mentioned using Protest Petition's well that somebody has been on board since day 1 and his name is Keith Brown.It is time that the state legislators will see through this compromise crap and make Greensboro comply with the law.triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-3338414344280492202009-01-24T15:25:00.012-05:002009-01-25T11:03:06.445-05:00Lead Editorial Greensboro N&R "Filling In The Blanks" on City Council's Staged CompromiseLead editorial in the Greensboro News and Record today Sunday January 25, 2009 with the headline "Filling In The Blanks", CLICKHERE or click on the title above.Here is a few quotes from the lead editorial"At least give the backers of protest petitions credit for finally budging the council on this issue. But they could have accomplished even more if they had stuck to their guns, called the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-13278714695730499322009-01-22T22:26:00.004-05:002009-01-22T22:37:00.559-05:00The Speech That You Didn't Hear Last Night*MADAM Mayor, City Council Members The North Carolina General Assembly can create new law and destroy old law. Cities like Greensboro are subject to state control which is exercised by laws enabling or directing the local units to act in the manner desired by the state. In 1971, local elected officials passed a bill under a cloud of politics to exempt Greensboro from North Carolina General triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-1837482359304781292009-01-22T07:49:00.002-05:002009-01-22T07:52:39.606-05:00Greensboro Neighborhood Congress Thanks Everyone Who Helped on Restoring This Right To Greensboro CitizensCouncil voted Unanimously to restore the Protest Petition to the citizens of Greensboro.I hope each of you will express your gratitude to every Council Member and most especially to Goldie Wells for this victory. The vote was unanimous, but Goldie stuck by her guns through all of the equivocal discussion, expressing time and again her passionate support of returning this state right to our triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-53301202285145129082009-01-22T01:17:00.002-05:002009-01-22T01:24:03.241-05:00Protest Petition is Coming to GreensboroIt was a loooooooonnnnnnnnngggggggg night but wanted to let everyone know that PROTEST PETITIONS FOR GREENSBORO will need to be changed to PROTEST PETITIONS IN GREENSBORO. Will report more tomorrow but a little hint in that Greensboro City Council Goldie Wells was spot on with every point she had on Protest PEtitions tonight to the point where the crowd was cheering everytime she spoke about triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-89608474796861740682009-01-20T09:09:00.004-05:002009-01-20T09:18:53.497-05:00Greensboro News & Record , Our Opinion Says Yes to Protest Petitions for GreensboroThe Greensboro News and Record Lead Editorial is on Protest Petitions for Greensboro and they say YES. CLICKHERE or click on the title above.Here are a few quotes from the lead editorialThe right to file a protest petition is about as commonplace in North Carolina as sweet tea and barbecueHigh Point has it. Winston-Salem has it. So do Charlotte and Raleigh.But not Greensboro.Local residents are triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-7622374278871889412009-01-20T08:05:00.006-05:002009-01-20T08:57:08.829-05:00TREBIC Speaks To Greensboro News & Record on Protest PetitionsThe Greensboro News & Record has let Marlene Sanford speak on the side of denying you the citizen of Greensboro your right under state law to use Protest Petitions in the zoning process. CLICKHERE or click on the title above.Here are a few points that need to be addressed the were stated in the opinion from the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition, which is your local special triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-64725978861037454812009-01-19T23:25:00.003-05:002009-01-20T09:56:04.665-05:00The Big Guns Are Coming Out , Roy Carroll Speaks Out On Protest PetitionGreensboro News & Record's Amanda Lehmert has a new article in the online edition of paper titled "Council to Discuss Protest Petitions".CLICKHEREHere are a few quotes that are gems to hear.Roy Carroll , developer and remember Greensboro City Council member Robbie Perkins is his leasing agent at his Center Pointe development CLICKHERE for that report, Quote "Protest petitions can and are used to triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-21363599999541780382009-01-19T10:26:00.003-05:002009-01-19T11:11:38.747-05:00State Rep. Don Vaughan's Better Half and Former Council Member Speaks OutThe Greensboro News and Record had another Letter to the Editor for January 19, 2009 which was done by Nancy Vaughan, CLICKHERE or click on the title above.Nancy Vaughan is a former Greensboro City Council member and is married to North Carolina State Representative who was just elected to Kay Hagan's North Carolina House Senate seat Don Vaughan.Here is a quote from the Letter to the Editor, "Thetriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-88323675498949079572009-01-19T09:53:00.002-05:002009-01-19T10:07:04.569-05:00Willie Taylor Wants Everyone in Greensboro To Know Your Rights Were Taken AwayThe Greensboro News and Record has a Letter to the Editor titled "Greensboro Residents Deserve Petition Rights", CLICKHERE or click on the title above.This letter was written by Willie Taylor who is a member of our Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Triad and is also a member of the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad. Willie Taylor also this past week went to the press conference bytriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-39044225286257934422009-01-19T00:21:00.005-05:002009-01-19T00:48:35.929-05:00Greensboro Zoning Petition Group To Seek NC Help from The Greensboro TelegramThis is a new online news organization called The Greensboro Telegram CLICKHERE . Randall Gregg interviewed Keith Brown for a article called "Greensboro Zoning Petition Group To Seek NC Help", here is a few paragraphs from the article and if you want to see the whole article CLICKHERE or click on the title above."The protest petition is designed to allow neighborhoods and neighboring landowners triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-4738368599177737642009-01-18T10:52:00.007-05:002009-01-18T11:01:14.884-05:00Please Join Us and Please Read this Post for a Brief History of Protest Petitions in North CarolinaPlease join the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress, the League of Women Voters and the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Triad at the City Council on Wednesday, January 21 to support the reinstatement of the right of Protest Petition to the citizens of Greensboro. Why is Greensboro the only major city in the state without the right of Protest Petition? The answer is because the Council in 1971triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-77953334758129125972009-01-16T23:34:00.004-05:002009-01-17T00:55:14.639-05:00Barber Hints at Passage,Wade Won't Say, and Matheny Stands There Like a Lump On A LogThree Greensboro City Council members held a news conference today to talk about a myriad of issues involving the City of Greensboro. In attendance were Mike Barber, Trudy Wade and Zack Matheny.CLICKHERE to see the video or click on the title aboveItem #9 was about Protest Petitions in GreensboroHere is what Mike Barber had to say at the 12:46 mark on video"We believe that the Protest Petitions triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-62508599352901713152009-01-15T15:47:00.004-05:002009-01-15T16:02:12.968-05:00Barber and Wade Press Conference January 16, 2009 1:00 pm., Say Bring Back Protest Petitions to GreensboroBelow the fold is the announcement that Greensboro City Council members are holding a press conference tomorrow. It says that it is about pressing issues impacting Greensboro. This would be a great time to tell them to "Please support the reinstatement of the Protest Petition for Greensboro". The time is now to let them know how you feel on this issue and knowing that every other city in this triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-71391460648053242202009-01-14T22:27:00.005-05:002009-01-14T22:38:48.043-05:00Greensboro City Council Members Perkins, Matheny and Barber Recuse Yourself , Yes Weekly EditorialIn this weeks Yes! Weekly editorial it talks about next week's vote of the Greensboro City Council to have this as a part of the legislative packet for the state of North Carolina on restoring Protest Petition's to Greensboro .Here is part of the editorial and if you want to see the whole editorial CLICKHERE or click on the title above."But Perkins, Matheny and Barber, who rely on the Greensboro triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-5608087522800703102009-01-14T19:05:00.005-05:002009-01-14T19:35:49.620-05:00"Lawmakers May Say Yes Even If Council Says No" Post from Allen Johnson at Greensboro News and RecordGreensboro News and Record Editorial Page Editor Allen Johnson has a new post titled"Lawmakers May Say Yes Even If Council Says No"on his blog called "Thinking Out Loud" CLICKHERE , or click on the title aboveas stated before in a post yesterday North Carolina State Representative Maggie Jeffus was in attendence at the luncheon with the professor from UNC School of Government David Owens speakingtriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-88057333292274101112009-01-13T21:54:00.007-05:002009-01-13T23:37:54.912-05:00A Little Urbanity: Still More About Protest Petitions Thanks Again David Wharton Part DeuxA Little Urbanity: Still More About Protest PetitionsDavid Wharton has a new article over at his blog called A Little Urbanity CLICKHERE in regards to bringing back Protest Petitions to Greensboro. On January 13, 2009 the League of Women Voters of the Triad held a luncheon with the speaker being David Owens from the UNC School of Government his picture is above from the luncheon. David Owens triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-9849414563297313442009-01-11T17:52:00.007-05:002009-01-11T19:44:54.196-05:00A Little Urbanity: More on Protest Petitions, Reversal of Fortune Thanks David WhartonA Little Urbanity: More on Protest PetitionsDavid Wharton who runs a blog called A Little Urbanity CLICKHERE , has a great post on restoring Protest Petitions to the citizens of Greensboro.You can click on the title above to go to his site.Here is a quote from David Wharton"Over the past year I've changed my mind on this issue. I used to think -- as the real estate industry does -- that the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-6725204741581289422009-01-11T11:13:00.008-05:002009-01-12T16:24:00.251-05:00"Protest Petition question's back in Greensboro but faces an uphill climb" Editorial by Allen JohnsonGreensboro News and Record's Allen Johnson has a Sunday January 11, 2008 editorial on Protest Petitions in Greensboro. To read the whole article CLICKHERE .In the article Allen Johnson had this to say,"The Greensboro City Council will hear the case for and against protest petitions in less than two weeks.Then it will say no."Allen Johnson also said this"Greensboro is the only major city in the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-14174217570635506212009-01-07T11:59:00.005-05:002009-01-07T16:21:16.091-05:00PEOPLE POWER by YES! WEEKLY on PROTEST PETITIONSJordan Green from Yes! Weekly has a new article called "People Power" CLICKHERE or click on the title above, which talks about the upcoming meeting at the Greensboro City Council in regards to giving the right to a Protest Petition in zoning cases back to the citizens of Greensboro. Remember that every city in this state abides by Protest Petition but not Greensboro . It is not fair to Greensborotriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-39386171274648276332009-01-05T12:55:00.017-05:002009-01-05T14:31:31.949-05:00Triad Real Estate and Building Indusrty Coalition Talking Points Memo ExposedBelow the fold is a talking points memo that came out from the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition(TREBIC). Let's go back in history to around May of 2008 where this special interest group flooded the e-mail boxes of the Guilford Delegation in the State House with this memo and you can also see the annotated version as well.The title of the post was "TREBIC propaganda letter to the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-17829323176353849022009-01-04T23:25:00.010-05:002009-01-05T08:40:41.277-05:00Greensboro Neighborhood Congress is 100% Behind Restoring Protest Petition's to GreensboroThe Greensboro Neighborhood Congress is a organization comprised of neighborhood organizations representing neighborhoods all over the City of Greensboro. The Greensboro Neighborhood Congress is made up of well over 46 member neighborhood organizations that include well over 16,000 households.These neighborhoods are located throughout Greensboro's five voting districts making the Greensboro triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-70942674959346641872009-01-01T22:47:00.008-05:002009-01-02T11:36:46.637-05:00Lunch With The League January 13, 2009 Topic: PROTEST PETITIONLunch with the LeagueLeague of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad CLICKHERETuesday, January 13, 2009, 12:00 noonHoly Trinity Episcopal Church, Haywood Duke Meeting Room605 N. Greene St. near downtown Greensboro Mapquest CLICKHERE“The Protest Petition”Speaker: Dr. David Owens, Gladys H. Coates Professor, CLICKHEREPublic Law and GovernmentSchool of Government, UNC-CHDr. David Owens, an expert on triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-65225086766469748272008-12-29T11:42:00.004-05:002008-12-29T12:38:16.281-05:00Greensboro News and Record Trifecta on Protest PetitionsProtest Petitions for Greensboro was front and center in the Greensboro News and Record on Sunday December 29, 2008. The Trifecta consisted of an interview with Keith Brown, Mark Binker front page article and lead editorial .Below is what was written about Protest Petitions for Greensboro10 questions with Keith Brown here is the link CLICKHEREGreensboro News and Record Capital Beat Reporter Mark triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-29278730883988737662008-12-28T09:18:00.004-05:002008-12-29T12:40:39.518-05:00Greensboro News and Record 10 Questions Article on Protest Petition for Greensboro and Keith BrownIn today's local section of the Greensboro News and Record Sunday December 28, 2008 they have a segment called "10 Questions" CLICKHERE where they interview local citizens and ask them questions.I was asked to come in for an interview to talk about the issues and how I got started on my local blogs . It is with great thanks that I want everyone who has helped me along the way on these 2 blogs triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-63417613234306717052008-12-02T23:27:00.006-05:002008-12-03T19:03:21.145-05:00GREENSBORO CITIZENS Mark Your Calender for January 21, 2009 PROTEST PETITIONS is on the AgendaMayor Yvonne Johnson made a motion even before the agenda started to delay talk on bringing back PROTEST PETITIONS to Greensboro till the January 21, 2009 Greensboro City Council Meeting. If you want to see what the Mayor had to say CLICKHERE then proceed to December 2, 2008 at the 13:45 minute mark on video. Then at 2 hours and 25 minute mark they passed a motion to continue Protest Petitions totriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-6988095733182789352008-11-26T15:45:00.003-05:002008-11-26T16:15:49.334-05:00Greensboro City Council Has Protest Petition on Legislative Agenda for 2009 but Coalition wants a DelayThe Greensboro City Council has put Protest Petitions for Greensboro under city requested local legislation, under agenda item for resolution approving 2009 Legislative Program and requesting support thereof by the Guilford County delegation to the General Assembly. If you want to see the agenda please click on the title above and proceed to page 243 of 248 or CLICKHERE then proceed to current triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-59624661399060361062008-11-14T23:53:00.007-05:002008-11-15T00:08:57.999-05:00Time to Bring Back Protest Petitions To Greensboro Round #2 Repost to Refresh MemoryThe Coalition of Concerned Citizens Member Keith Brown wrote a Guest Column to the Greensboro News And Record on Thursday May 15, 2008, click here to comment.Greensboro residents want rights on zoningBy Keith BrownThursday, May. 15, 2008 3:00 amThe N.C. General Assembly can create new law and destroy old law. Cities such as Greensboro are subject to those laws, unless state legislators allow an triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-14925044745735657462008-11-10T22:44:00.006-05:002008-11-10T23:37:35.948-05:00Round #2 with Marlene Sanford and TREBIC Asking ? to NC PlannersIt looks like Marlene Sanford President of the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition AKA "TREBIC CARTEL" is trying to ask questions to the N.C. Planners. Here is what she posted on the list serve of the N.C. Planners.2 Questions on Rezoning Protest Petitions:1- Do any of you cities NOT have protest petitions?2 For those of you who have them, if your “protester” criteria triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-83063419757540338982008-09-29T16:39:00.001-04:002008-09-29T16:40:57.602-04:00Friends of New Garden Thanks Citizens for Help in Wedding PlannerThanks to the extraordinary effort of many residents in the area, we have succeeded in stalling the event center development on New Garden Road. With the blizzard of letters and EMails to the City Council, we were able to convince a majority of them that community objections were so strong that the had to vote against the proposal. Faced with the inevitabliity of defeat, the developer came triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-64785083630260142882008-09-16T18:09:00.002-04:002008-09-16T18:23:27.295-04:00Friends of New Garden Could in Future Need Protest PetitionOn September 16, 2008 Derek Allen Attorney from Brooks Pierce Law Firm withdrew his rezoning case for property on 1807 and 1809 which was for a special event facility.As reported before on this site CLICKHERE . There is a serious aspect of zoning cases that needs to be addressed for all of the citizens of Greensboro to know about. Every other city in this state abides by a North Carolina Generaltriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-59803943186327066932008-09-15T20:48:00.003-04:002008-09-15T21:23:05.467-04:00City of Greensboro Thanks Delegation for 2008 Session, Let's See If They Do The Same In 2009 with Protest PetitionsIt looks like the City of Greensboro will pass a resolution on 9-16-08 to thank the Guilford County Delegation to the North Carolina State House for the 2008 Legislative Session. Click the title above and go to item #25. Here is what the resolution states,"To recognize and express appreciation to the Guilford County Legislative Delegation for it's role in the 2008 Legislative Agenda".Here is the triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-64877786604521599102008-09-03T23:12:00.006-04:002008-09-06T19:50:15.915-04:00Greensboro City Council Member Robbie Perkins Wants To Know About Vested InterestGreensboro City Council Member Robbie Perkins at the City Council Meeting on September 2, 2008 CLICKHERE , then proceed to item #21 on the agenda at around the 1:23 mark on video. Mr. Perkins must love to put foot in mouth because his assertion that since I am in High Point than I have no vested interest in what happens in Greensboro is ridiculous. Let me share with you Robbie Perkins as to wheretriadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-21325598919963583712008-08-29T00:43:00.004-04:002008-08-29T00:59:56.600-04:00New Garden Road Neighborhoods Could Use Protest PetitionThere is a rezoning case coming before the Greensboro City Council on September 16, 2008 where the use of a Protest Petition should have been allowed by these citizens of Greensboro. But as we know from this blog that the exemption of Greensboro from North Carolina General Statute 160a-385 and 386 is in need of a overhaul and let's get a bill passed to make Greensboro comply.A new neighborhood triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772519497645516187.post-74166225249739072622008-08-26T17:15:00.004-04:002008-08-26T17:31:49.022-04:00How Greensboro Lost The Protest Petition by Jordan Green Yes WeeklyThis article was one of the first reports on this issue in bringing back Protest Petitions to Greensboro. Yes Weekly changed web sites and some information is not there anymore. So here is the article for people to read.DIRT: protest petition A Rezoning Chronicle How Greensboro Lost The Protest Petition by Jordan GreenYes WeeklyA rezoning request heard by Greensboro City Council on Feb. 1, 1971 triadwatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01470318773895235030noreply@blogger.com0