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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

image here January 7, 2009


Dear Weddington Friends and Neighbors,

As you know, this summer Friends of Weddington, a grassroots group was formed with a primary goal to establish opposition to the proposed private sewer plant planned for “The Woods” an upscale development. 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. Friends of Weddington realized that a private plant was the wrong infrastructure for our town and county, and only a Band-Aid on a serious problem that needed to be addressed by Union County’s board of Commissioners. Western Union County needs the opportunity to have gravity sewer lines provided by Union County Public Works.

In August, Weddington’s Town Council scheduled a quasi-judicial public hearing to hear the developers Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request. Ultimately Weddington’s Town Council denied the private plant and recognized this was against Weddington’s Land Use Plan. While our group is very appreciative of the ruling, we could have never known that Weddington’s Town Council would require seven nights to hear this issue. Seven nights of hearings, with legal and expert representation each night, cost the citizens group close to $50.000.00 in expenses.

The developer, IB Development is suing the Town of Weddington for denying their CUP to build a private sewer plant in our town. The first scheduled court date is January 12, 2009, 10:00 AM, Courtroom 6, Union County Court House. As citizens of our town please let Weddington town officials know you appreciate their opposition, and hope they continue to fight to oppose the private sewer plant from being built. One plant would set precedent for others to follow throughout our town and Union County.

Friends of Weddington are reaching out one final time to Weddington and our Union County neighbors asking for your help as we continue our fundraising efforts to pay off our debt. While we have raised thousands of dollars to resolve our debt, and paid a large portion of these expenses ourselves, we still owe approximately $7000.00 to our attorney. Our attorney has agreed to wave some of the fees if we can pay this final debt off by February 1, 2009. Every contribution, large or small helps. A contribution in the amount of $25.00 to $100.00 will go a long way in helping the “Friends of Weddington” meet our final expenses and resolve our debt. Any contribution is appreciated. There are two ways you can contribute to the “Friends of Weddington” legal fund.

Please make out a check payable to: The Brough Law Firm

Mail to:
Friends of Weddington,
P.O. Box 303, 13663
Providence Rd.
Weddington, NC 28104

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