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 Development will cost $150 million, said city councilor Mary-Ann Baldwin. A mix of public and private money will pay for development, she said, and the park will be unique to Raleigh

“We have talked about this for over 10 years, so for me, seeing the agreement signed and all of asudden we’re starting to talk about what’s next is really exciting,” said Baldwin.

“We are a growing, thriving city. We have incredible opportunities to advance the city this year.We’re starting the planning process on Dorothea Dix Park,” said Raleigh mayor

 Nancy McFarlane in her state-of-the-city address Monday. 

 Baldwin says it will take two years to come up with a master plan. She says the transformationwon’t be complete for another 20-60 years. (emphasis added)

 WNCN North Carolina News - March 8, 2016

"McFarlane said the development of the new park "will be a community endeavor,"noting the DixVisionaries group that has pushed for the deal for years has already secured $3

million to help in the design and planning phases.”  (emphasis added)

@NCCapitol - January 12, 2015

http://www.wral.com/governor-raleigh-mayor-sign-dix-agreement/14348374/#3TmefFZSzuF8kcig.99

 Poole also assembled an unlikely coalition of big land and property developers toadvocate for the Dix campus' park status, including O. Temple Sloan Jr. of General Parts, Ed Fritsch of Highwoods Properties and Raleigh land developer Carlton Midyette, andsecured morethan $3 million in pledged donations to finance the planning for the park. (emphasis

added)

Triangle Business Journal - January 13, 2015

The Dix Visionaries, a group of philanthropists who championed the transformation of the DorotheaDix campus into a destination park, received a $250,000 pledge from Poole on behalf of his company,Gregory Poole Equipment Co. Poole is the son of Visionaries Chairman Gregory Poole Jr.

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This endowment comes on the heels of Barbara and Jim Goodmon’s $1 million commitmentmade Dec. 3 on behalf of the AJ Fletcher Foundation. Both contributions have builtsignificant momentum for the next stage of the park: master planning. After the private donationtarget is achieved, the campus will be surveyed and assessed to determine the layout of the park.(emphasis added)

 Wake Living - February 7, 2013

The city already has a leg up on planning. Among its partners is a group of philanthropists formerlyknown as the Dix Park Visionaries, now the Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy.Goodmon ischairman of the group that has already pledged $3.5 million toward a master plan .(emphasis added) 

News and Observer - January 23, 2106

http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article56085665.html

Raleigh, NC - As Raleigh moves forward with developing the Dorothea Dix hospital property, WakeCitizens Coalition issues the following statement:

For over 12 years, Mayor Nancy McFarlane, and her predecessor Charles Meeker, have kept Raleighcitizens out of the Dix Park process, choosing instead to work closely with a select group of Dix“Visionaries.” Mayor McFarlane and others have publicly stated the Dix Visionaries (now theDorothea Dix Park Conservancy) have raised over $3 million towards designing and planning the DixPark. Beyond a $1 million pledge by Jim Goodmon on behalf the AJ Fletcher Foundation and a$250,000 pledge by Greg Poole, we know nothing of the people behind this $3 million commitment. Yet these people are currently driving the Dix Park planning process.

Now talk has circulated within the Raleigh community of an impending legal agreement with the DixConservancy and the City of Raleigh. Raleigh still has not established a formal planning committee forDix or a parks planning process for Dix. But they are moving ahead with establishing a legalagreement among a select group of insiders once again.

Councillor Mary-Ann Baldwin has said development of the park will cost $150 million along withMayor McFarlane saying they have begun the planning process. This is yet more continuation of pastactions on Dix Park - keeping the public out of the process.

 We are looking at a project that now totals $210 million and has been entirely coordinated outside ofthe public eye.

It seems the Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy, led by Jim Goodmon, believes they can commandcontrol of the parks planning process through a $3 million “donation” to the City of Raleigh. Last time we checked Raleigh citizens have made a $60 million, soon to be $210 million, “donation” to the Cityof Raleigh. When do they get a seat at the table?

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