"Well you can't fault liberals about one thing. They're always great about spending other peoples money"- for the record, it's OUR money as well. I don't remember getting a say in the Republicans spending all that tax money on the wars for profit they had in Iraq and Afghanistan. Parks are a much better use of the money - and cost a LOT less. For what we spent in ONE week in Iraq, we could have a dozen of these parks.

I can't wait to see how much this will add to the property taxes that I already pay to Wake County and the city of Raleigh.....and before it's over there will probably be an additional state tax as well.

I for one think it is a wonderful use of land. Parks serve the "mental health" of all. Pullen Park is packed most days and this land could be put to good use.

Too many people can't put politics aside (just like our wonderful Congress) and see that this deal serves the people of the local area. I'm not fond of our current governor, but this was a good decision - a decision that was, of course, motivated in part by building a "legacy".

The mentally ill were moved out some time ago and so the state was already in violation of the original bequest. We can let the land sit idle, sell it to developers, or use it as a park. Having Raleigh do it means that they will finance the building of facilities and not the state. Parks are a service to the citizens and not a revenue generator, just like most city services. The city is NOT a business and can't be run as such.

I have read posts here for ages and decided to register today because of this article and the comments about it.

Many of you obviously have not been to the campus. It is already a park for the most part. I have spent countless weekend there flying RC planes as many other do. I would love to see details for the plans of Destination Park, but the facility is already a wonderful place to jog, picnic, fly RC planes, drive RC cars..... or anything you would typically do at a park, because it's basically a park already.

As for crime in the area, I have not once felt threatened or concerned. The local police have stopped and watched us fly our planes at times and they make very regular passes through the campus.

Not going to debate the political portion of this, but am very happy it is going to remain a park, I just hope it doesn't change much. It's a great place right behind the farmers market. Everyone should go check it out and enjoy it.

Well you can't fault liberals about one thing. They're always great about spending other peoples money. Let's see how many tax dollars will be blown on this wasteful project. It's always about the children and their future.

Yea!

The State did not decide to make this a park by way of kicking out the patients in the hospital. The State did, unfortunately, close down the hospital, and THEN decided on the future of the site. There were 2 options it seemed, a park or development of the site. The last thing this area needed was more parking lots, more poorly designed shopping centers, more cars, etc. Right decision was made.

"In other words, yet another thing people's tax dollars will be paying for"- it beats the war-for-profits that we "fought" in Iraq doesn't it? For what we paid for one week of Bush's folly in Iraq, we could have paid for this park over and over again. Make parks, not war. :-)

"It is STILL owned by the state, will bring in money year after year and at the end, is STILL owned by the State." - dwntwnboy2

L to the LOL. In other words, yet another thing people's tax dollars will be paying for.

Let them eat cake...oh wait cake has sugar and next to no nutritional value so should therefore not be encouraged...let them eat the park's plants instead... because

Who needs in-hospital mental health services anyway? The Democrats did away with mental health patients.

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