SIGN THIS PETITION TO SHOW FAMILY DOLLAR THEY ARE NOT WELCOME IN HISTORIC WASHINGTON PARK.

Washington Park is one of Winston-Salem’s older residential neighborhoods consisting of approximately 800 households. With its earliest structures dating from the 1890s, many of the houses in the neighborhood are on the National Register of Historic Places.

We are aware that Family Dollar is seeking to open a store in our neighborhood on the corner of Acadia and Broad Streets. Many members of Washington Park Neighborhood Association and other residents of the neighborhood oppose this proposed development for the following reasons:

1) Business Model and Stewardship Are Incompatible with Neighborhood Business Corridor

The proposed location for Family Dollar is in a neighborhood business corridor that serves itsresidents with neighborhood-­owned and ­operated businesses, including a grocery store, a diner, a pub, a barbershop, cleaners, and auto mechanics. Family Dollar is a national chain. We do not want a business that is not born of — nor invested in — our neighborhood and community.

The developing business area at the corner of Broad and Acadia Streets is growing inaccordance with the historic character of the neighborhood. The site for the proposed Family Dollar falls within the boundaries of the Historic District. We do not want the big box / strip mall style of Family Dollar stores in our historic residential neighborhood.

2) Additional Vehicular Traffic

Washington Park is a walking residential neighborhood with many young families. We have recently installed crosswalks at the intersections at Acadia, Broad, and Main Streets. We have installed new bike lanes. We are pursuing traffic calming measures throughout the neighborhood. We do not want the additional vehicular traffic created by a Family Dollar store.

3) Safety and Security

We believe that Family Dollar will bring an increase in crime; and a decrease in safety and security to our neighborhood.

For these reasons, we believe the proposed site is not appropriate for Family Dollar, will degrade the residential historic character of the neighborhood, and will not contribute to our community. We do not want Family Dollar here.