Horseshoe Turn: Raleigh Board Nixes Nature

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Uh-oh. That wouldn't do. "My problem with it ..." [Jan Kirschbaum] began, but when she paused to consider her exact objection, someone in the audience said in a stage whisper,"... is that it's true."

Earlier, Kirschbaum had said that "special interest groups" skewed the public comments. So even if the speakers at two public hearings, and the 141 letters and e-mails sent to the parks board, were nearly unanimous in favor of keeping Horseshoe Farm natural, "that may not be representative of the whole city."

If you're asking yourself, what's the official difference between a "community" park and a "nature" park? It's that the parks department doesn't have a category for "nature" park.

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Horseshoe Turn: Raleigh Board Nixes Nature

I have to admit, it took awhile for me to register exactly why I was so bothered watching the Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Greenways Advisory Board dismember the plan for Horseshoe Farm Park, a 146-acre tract on the Neuse River in North Rale...

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