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Current News (Looking for the news paper and TV articles? Click here)Friends of Dorothea Dix Park Weekly Newsletter May 4, 2007 Hello
Friends, #1 STATEWIDE POLL ON DIX RELEASED – MAJORITY OF NORTH CAROLINIANS SUPPORT ALL PARK #2 UPCOMING EVENTS – FDDP, DIX306 meetings this week ============================== #1 STATEWIDE POLL ON DIX RELEASED Below is the official press release issued by FDDP this week: THE VOTES ARE IN! NORTH CAROLINIANS SUPPORT A WORLD-CLASS DESTINATION PARK ON DOROTHEA DIX CAMPUS
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 3, 2007) – Friends of Dorothea Dix Park announced today that a statewide poll conducted on March 20, 2007 by Public Policy Polling revealed that nearly 60 percent of all North Carolinians polled support a world-class, 306-acre destination park created on the Dorothea Dix campus when the hospital closes.
“This poll reveals exactly what we have been hearing from people all across the state,” said Jay Spain, president of Friends of Dorothea Dix Park. “The majority of North Carolinians want all of the 306 acres on Dix property used for a world-class destination park.”
In a second question, North Carolina respondents were given three choices: preserve all the land for a park, or development and a smaller park; or all development. Fifty-two percent said all park; 26 percent said a smaller park and development, 8 percent said all development, and 14 percent said they don’t know.
These results were similar regardless of gender, race or political affiliation. Other details from the poll include: · Two polls were conducted on March 20, 2007: o A statewide poll of 412 registered North Carolina voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.8 o A poll of 410 Wake County registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.9 · In Wake County, the results were even stronger. Sixty-five percent of Wake County voters polled said that they support a world-class, 306-acre destination park for the Dorothea Dix campus. · In response to the three choices of how to use the land, 57 percent of Wake County respondents said all park; 26 percent said a smaller park and development, 7 percent said all development, and 9 percent said they don’t know.
“The success and constant demand we’ve seen from the DIX306 yard sign campaign mirror these poll results,” said Bill Padgett, member of DIX306. “We would like to add our voices to the voices of the children of tomorrow and thank our fellow North Carolinians from the mountains to the shore for their support of creating this world-class destination park.
The North Carolina General Assembly will ultimately decide the fate of the 306 acres. ============================== #2 UPCOMING EVENTS Hope to see many of you at these upcoming meetings of FDDP and DIX306. This is a critical point in our campaign. The next FDDP board meeting is this Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the House of Many Porches on the Dix Campus. The next meeting of Dix306 will be this Monday, May 7 at 7 p.m. back at Bill Padgett’s home at 1213 Dixie Trail in Raleigh. The meeting on May 21 will also take place at 1213 Dixie Trail. Greater Raleigh Merchants Association Roundtable is Monday, May 21 at 6 p.m. at the Raleigh City Council Chambers. The chamber will host a roundtable discussion on the Dix property debate. This is a great chance to learn about the park plan and where we currently stand. The event is open to the public, so bring your friends and neighbors! ============================== Thank you for your continued support! Please contact us at this email address if you have any questions or would like to become involved. -FDDP Board Friends of Dorothea Dix Park - working together to share our vision of a world-class destination park - it's the right thing to do for your children, your economic vitality and your quality of life. Please check out the Dix Park Online Store for t-shirts, hats, mugs and car magnets, http://cafepress.com/dixpark. For yard signs and a list of pick-up points please visit www.dix306.org ============================== Thank you for your continued support! Please contact us at this email address if you have any questions or would like to become involved. -FDDP Board Friends of Dorothea Dix Park – working together to share our vision of a world-class destination park – it's the right thing to do for your children, your economic vitality and your quality of life. Please check out the Dix Park Online Store for t-shirts, hats, mugs and car magnets, http://cafepress.com/dixpark. For yard signs and a list of pick-up points please visit www.dix306.org. To
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Friends of Dorothea Dix Park (FDDP), founded in 2004, is a 501(c)3 organization made up of thousands of individuals and more than 30 member organizations whose mission is to preserve the Dorothea Dix Campus as a world-class destination park. FDDP is dedicated to educating people across North Carolina about the value of preserving the land as a destination park and why it is the right thing to do for our children, our economic stability and our overall quality of life. For more information about FDDP, its people, plans and vision, please visit |
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