Co-chairs of the group leading the opposition to the proposed Friendly Avenue-Hobbs Road-Trader Joe’s development highlight the situation in which the Greensboro City Council could find themselves:
The News & Record also left out the issue of trust with the city of Greensboro and Greensboro City Council. In 2004, when the Shops at Friendly were proposed, the city made a promise to the residents in that community that commercial expansion would not occur west of Hobbs Road. Council members who vote in favor of this development will eliminate trust in that elected body.
The writers go on to say “(t)his is an issue that impacts us all, not just a few hundred living along Friendly Avenue.” They also mention the Connections 2025 comprehensive plan, which evidently the city doesn’t think twice about revising for the right rezoning project.
