The N&R publishes a letter to the editor with a blatant falsehood about the Haw River-Bluegreen deal, from Maureen Parker of Greensboro:
The Florida company in favor of developing land previously earmarked for Haw River State Park is requesting another continuance. It does not seem unreasonable to suspect that the request is being made in hopes that the groundswell of opposition to this proposed destruction of natural land will die down.
The delay stratagem did not work the first time around, so they are trying it again, fully aware that when scheduled meetings are changed and postponed, people tend to get tired, disinterested and confused. Opponents may even, the developers hope, give up.
It’s been widely reported that the owners requested this latest delay of the rezoning hearing, including —guess who– the N&R. I haven’t seen a correction yet, nor have I seen anyone else pick up on it.
But I’ll be fair. Both the N&R and the CHSP blog reported the details of the continuance request in clear language. Ms. Parker’s letter, in my view, is an indication of how the general public can easily misunderstand an issue when emotions are running high.
