Our historic fabric has been under threat for decades and is getting threadbare in areas—particularly in areas associated with the African American experience in downtown Raleigh.

The logical solution to a developer’s zoning “problem” is to work on a property already thus zoned, not just any old property in town.

It is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. The trust bestowed in you is set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and the UDO and its premises designed and adopted with considerable stakeholder input for the long run.

Raleigh has the opportunity to distinguish itself from other large cities through careful preservation of its historic core.

Shortly, you will be asked to vote on a Zoning Request involving removal of property from an established Historic District. Z-72-22 requests removal of a lot from the Prince Hall Historic District in order to circumvent guidance and regulations established in State Statute and the City of Raleigh Unified Development Ordinance. Z-72-22 represents the piecemeal nibbling away at protections offered to our culture and heritage for profit.