So it wasn't just me. Another Aycock Neighborhood resident took William Parson to task for his recently stated misconceptions (scroll down) about how safe our neighborhood is and the outcome of the recent fight to keep the Bats at War Memorial Stadium.
Well-informed and long-time Aycock resident John Worsley has a letter to the editor (scroll down) in this morning's N&R, "...the fight's been over for months. They're building the new stadium. I don't know anybody who's still fighting that battle." Then he lectures Parson on his perception of how safe the Aycock neighborhood is, "... I could say that it is probably safer than his neighborhood, only then I would be guilty of the same ignorance he displays about mine."
In a note following Worsley's letter, the N&R's editors tried to clarify things, "Editor's note: William Parson's letter was referring to a still-pending legal challenge against the stadium."
Wrong Bucko. There is no "legal challenge against the stadium" pending in the courts. There is, however, a challenge before the N.C. Court of Appeals that questions whether or not the Bats, or any other professional baseball team, can legally operate in the new stadium that is being constructed without legal hindrance as a result of last fall's referendum on the matter.
As it currently stands, "baseball clubs, profession" is listed as an "acceptable use" only under Greensboro's Public and Institutional zoning designation which War Memorial Stadium lies within. The new stadium is being constructed in the Central Business district. The Accepted Use Table does not list "baseball clubs, professional" as allowable under the CB zoning designation.
The case was heard by the Court back on May 27th. Their ruling can be expected any time now.
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