Friends of Weddington is a grassroots organization that was originally formed to opposed the sewer treatment plant on highway 84.
- UPDATE - IB DEVELOPMENT LLC, THE WOODS, IS SUING WEDDINGTON
- FRIENDS OF WEDDINGTON CONTINUES FUNDRAISING EFFORTS
A Personal Request
November 17, 2008
Dear Weddington neighbor,
Over the past several months some of
your Weddington neighbors formed an organization called the Friends
of Weddington, an ad hoc grassroots citizens group. Our primary
goal was to establish an opposition to the proposed private sewer plant
planned for “The Woods” subdivision in Weddington. If approved,
the private sewer plant would be the first of its kind in the state
of North Carolina, and ultimately set precedent for other private sewer
plants in our county. Due to Union County being in a crisis state with
no sewer availability, Friends of Weddington realized that a private
sewer plant was the wrong infrastructure for our town and only a band-aid
on a serious problem that needed to be addressed by Union County’s
board of Commissioners.
Weddington’s Town Council scheduled
a quasi-judicial public hearing to allow IB Development LLC and the
opposition, Friends of Weddington, a chance to argue both sides of the
issue. Due to the quasi-judicial nature of the public hearing, our group
had to hire an attorney and experts to counter IB Development’s arguments.
In the end the private sewer plant was denied by Weddington’s Town
Council as they recognized this was against Weddington’s land use
plan. While our group is very appreciative of the ruling, Friends of
Weddington could have never known that Weddington’s Town Council would
schedule seven nights of public hearings at a great cost to our group.
Friends of Weddington held many public
meetings where Weddington residents encouraged us to move forward in
fighting this issue. Many Weddington residents showed up at the meetings
and voted that we should hire an attorney and experts to fight this
for the town. While we were prepared to fight one or two nights of public
hearings at a cost of $20,000, we could have never known that Weddington’s
Town Council would allow seven nights of public hearings, ultimately
resulting in a $50,000 bill to our group.
Friends of Weddington have been successful
in raising $28,000 towards these expenses. We still owe an additional
$17,000 to cover our legal, expert and court recording expenses.
Over the past few months we have hand delivered fliers all over Weddington
asking for contributions. We recently held a fundraiser/silent auction
where we raised some money, but not enough to cover the outstanding
balance. We had over 1200 signatures that supported Friends of Weddington
and opposed the private sewer plant. While we had an overwhelming number
of people supporting this fight, to date only 100 homes contributed
money to support our group.
Friends of Weddington are reaching out
again to Weddington neighbors asking for your understanding as we continue
our fundraising efforts. If you would like to contribute to our
group, it would be greatly appreciated. Every contribution large or
small helps. A contribution in the amount of $25.00 to $30.00 will go
a long way in helping the “Friends of Weddington” meet our expenses
and resolve our debt. We want to thank everyone who has made a
contribution in the past. There are two ways you can contribute
to the “Friends of Weddington” legal fund. Make checks payable
to the Brough Law Firm and mail to:
Friends of Weddington
P.O. Box 303
13663 Providence Rd.
Weddington, NC 28104
Or you may use our on line secure contribution
via Pay Pal at www.friendsofweddington.org.
We were informed this past week, that
the developer, IB Development is planning on suing the Town of Weddington
for denying their CUP to build a private sewer plant in our town. This
is an unfortunate turn for our town, and as citizens of this beautiful
community we hope you will continue to voice your opinion. Please let
the town know you thank them for their initial opposition, and hope
they continue to fight to oppose the private sewer plant from being
built as it could set precedent for others to follow throughout our
town and Union County. You can email your mayor and town council via
the addresses we have posted on our web site www.FriendsofWeddington.org
or you can visit the town’s web site to obtain these email addresses.
Also, please email your Union County
Commissioners to let them know they need to resolve this sewer crisis
and craft an ordinance that would ban these types of private sewer plants
in our County. You can obtain their email addresses at Friend’s of
Weddington’s website or go to Union County’s online website.
We hope you will continue to let the
town know that you do not want our infrastructure to be private sewer
plants, but want the town officials to work with Union County to provide
these services.
Sincerely,
Friends of Weddington
Friends of Weddington
P.O. Box 303
13663 Providence Rd.
Weddington, NC 28104
Secure on line contributions can be made via paypal:
Please let us know if you wish any additional information. We would be pleased to share all of the financial information about the “Friends of Weddington.”
Thank you for your support