Will the city move ahead and develop our park anyway? We've confirmed that the park has been surveyed for development. There are survey stakes that mark the property line of the park, so why have we seen no renderings of what is to come? Why is there no transparency like promised? Click HERE to see more photos.
We need you now more than ever. Please SHARE the petition and email/call your council representatives. Contact info for council and staff is listed at the end of this update. Can you SHARE the petition today and/or email council and staff? Please ask them to protect this park now. Other cities have put ordinances in place to stop Green Spaces from being developed. We can do the same, that way we can maintain a balance of development and green space.
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Other Updates....
Recap: It has been one month since the movement to save Center City Park started. We have also reached another milestone of 3,500 signatures today! The community has overwhelmingly supported making this park a permanent icon of downtown. Here is a run down of what's been going on.
-May 3, 2019 - Movement and petition started to save park.
-3,500+ signatures, over 1,000 from just the first 24 hours.
-TV Interviews with WBTV and Spectrum News.
-Multiple "My Turns" posted and printed by The Gaston Gazette
-45,000+ reached on Facebook
-33,000+ impressions on Twitter
-20,000+ impressions Instagram
-350+ website visitors
-Nearly 900 FB Likes and 400+ followers on Instagram
-May 16 - Photographer meetup by Nelson Stegall, dozens showed up!
-May 31st - Community art piece painted, more than 100 came to paint!
It's been a great first month and the community has shown they want to keep the park! We hope there is development downtown but not at the expense of this beautiful green space when we have other options.
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Council and Staff Contact Info:
mayorreid@cityofgastonia.com, ward1.kellogg@cityofgastonia.com, ward2.kirlin@cityofgastonia.com, ward3.gallagher@cityofgastonia.com, ward4.pierceall@cityofgastonia.com, ward5.stepp@cityofgastonia.com, Ward6.humphries@cityofgastonia.com, michaelp@cityofgastonia.com, vtcarpenter@cityofgastonia.com,
melodyb@cityofgastonia.com,
kristyc@cityofgastonia.com
City Office: 704.866.6720