Request for action for Old Reedy Creek Rd

We received the following e-mail from Sig Hutchison regarding actions needed on Old Reedy Creek Rd. requesting that we distribute. Please read it carefully. We encourage supporters (not just Cary residents) to contact candidates and current elected officials to let them know how you feel about the need for continued peripheral parking access. (If you aren't familiar with Sig's work and would like to read his bio, please see www.sighutchinson.com) :


*******Action Alert for Cary Citizens********

Please distribute

Issue: Parking at Old Reedy Creek Rd.

There are a lot of people currently parking on Old Reedy Creek Rd. to access Rocky Rd. , Umstead Park , the Black Creek Greenway and Lake Crabtree . The NCDOT plans to pave that road at some point in the future of which the plans are to prohibit parking along the side of the road once it is paved like they have done at Reedy Creek Rd. on the other side of Umstead State Park heading towards the NC Museum of Art. There is a solution. There is some land next to lake Crabtree that is owned by the Town of Cary that would be perfect for a parking lot. Wake County and the manager of Lake Crabtree have expressed an interest in partnering and helping manage the facility once open and NCDOT has agreed to use their equipment to grade and pave the parking area when they are paving Old Reedy Creek Rd. The issue before us is getting all the agreements in place for the area to be turned into a parking lot during the paving process and it will take some capital from the Town of Cary even though it’s not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things.

The problem is that money is tight and there are a lot of competing interests for funds and if we don’t speak up and let elected officials of Cary know that this parking lot is important, we could find ourselves with no place to park once Old Reedy Creek Rd. is paved. For this reason, it is important if you live in Cary to contact your candidates and elected officials by conversation or by mail and let them know that you use the area and would like them to consider paving the lot next to Lake Crabtree when NCDOT paves Old Reedy Creek Rd. That’s it. Attending a “meet and greet” event or donating a small amount to campaigns are always good and between now and the election, they are all very interested in getting to know their citizens and learning what they want. In fact, there is a Cary Candidate Forum next Wednesday, Sept. 23rd sponsored by WakeUp Wake County for the Cary races at 7:00 at the Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church, 200 High meadow Dr. Cary, NC. http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms Be courteous, respectful and always appreciate them for their service or for running for office, but the secret to politics is being in the right place at the right time saying the right thing to the right person. Miss one of those, and you can be out of luck and now is the time as candidates are listening. Here is a list of the Cary Candidates and any google can find their websites. http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/0MainPage/20091006Candidates.pdf

More information about voting in general can be found at the Board of Elections website: http://www.wakegov.com/elections/default.htm

Also, as a personal note, Lois Nixon who is running for School Board in Cary is and awesome candidate! http://loisnixon.com I have known Lois for years, personally endorse her as a candidate and know she will be an excellent Wake County School Board member.

Now’s the time for action. Let’s step up and make it happen for better access to Umstead as well as the surrounding recreational facilities now that the time is right.

Respectfully Submitted:

Sig Hutchinson

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Just Greg

Graylyn "update"

Paul attended the Umstead PAC meeting on 9/9/09 and provided the following information shared at the meeting:

Don Reuter, assistant director of NC Parks, had asked Scott Letchworth, superintendent of Umstead, to pass along the following info on the Graylyn access alternatives: Continued patience has been appreciated and the issue has not been forgotten. They expect to have some news at the next PAC meeting in November.

Heads up

FYI: We received information yesterday about new No Parking signs posted at the Harrison Ave entrance to Umstead. A runner returning to his car was informed by a Wake County law enforcement officer that warnings would be given initially but that tickets would be issued at some point. The runner indicated that the signs were closer to I40 than the gate at Umstead.

Clarification on No Parking signs at Harrison, 9/15/09: Upon checking further, we are not sure whether the No Parking signs are new but the enforcement may be new. Truck drivers utilizing the quarry expressed concerns about the number of cars parked during their operating hours creating safety hazards.