Park Pork.

All of these politicians in this state are so self-serving in their interests...they are not working in any way for the good of the people of the state. While Perdue's approach is suspect, and all used as a park may not be best, the Repubs are simply looking for opportunities to sell to their developer cronies for the highest price and then likely get their own palms greased.

Their agenda is to have a destination park. This has been well known for years. A destination park would benefit all of NC, just as the mental hospital did. The park would also drastically raise the value of all the property surrounding. Plus, it would effectively link pullen park with the golf course. What would be the downside? What would we do with the property?

I don't understand the Governor's last minute haste. The original grant of that land to the state was specifically for a mental health facility, which benefited all citizens of the state for a century. Now the Governor wants give the City a 99 year ground lease, the net present value of which is a faction of the appraised value offered by the City. Which would you rather have - $50MM cash next Tuesday or $50MM spread out over the next century? Makes me wonder what the Governor's and Visionarys' real agenda is.

I don't understand the opposition. What good would that plot of land be to the rest of the state no matter what was there? Makes me wonder what Americans for Prosperity's real agenda is.

Well I don't know. But if Bev is for it, then it must be bad so I'm against it. Short sighted I know, but probably not too far off. Bartmeister

Well, Bev is against gay marriage, SO, I guess NOW you will be for it ms. Bart?

Where is the benefit to the rest of the state? (and don't try to sell the idea of a "destination park" since the majority of users will be from the Triangle area). ps8611

One would assume that ALL residents of NC had access to Dix Hill when it was a mental hospital, correct? All residents of NC will have access to Dix Hill when it is made into a park. How can you not see the logic in that. Anything that makes Raleigh a better place reflects attractively on the entire state.

Well I don't know. But if Bev is for it, then it must be bad so I'm against it. Short sighted I know, but probably not too far off.

so dwntownboy has a vested interest given that's he's been living in the neighborhood for 20 years.

hedgy_one has an vested interest living there as well. So, you've been a member "friends of the park" for years? The State closed it down too?

You've proved a couple of my points. The Democratically controlled State cleared out the hospital for their Democratic friends that have buying up the Boylan Heights property.. like I basically pointed out. And that's the plan they've had for years like you've been a member of "Friends of the Park". What park. There's no park there now. Oh yeah, that's why the hospital was closed and the mentally-ill shipped away to Butler so you could have a big park basically to yourselves over there.

I was born and raised in Raleigh, I've been here for 50 years and grew up close to the area. I know how it works. No need to waste your "we really preferred a hospital for the mentally-ill in our park that we've been planning for years" on me.

"I've never known politics in this state or public service in this state to be this acidic, and I find it sad for the people of North Carolina, who expect more from their leaders, and I expect more," she said. "I wonder sometimes if maybe somebody's trying out for the Grinch in the Christmas play."

The people do expect more Ms. Purdue. That is why the composition of the legislature and governor's mansion has changed so drastically in the last 2 years. People are tired of the good ole boy democrat network that has been in power for the last 100 years.

We as taxpayers want to see some value for our tax dollars.

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