“We have to regain a significant amount of the ground we have lost,” Powell said. “A game changer would be a project that could potentially bring thousands of jobs.” In recent months, Powell has touted two such possibilities: • Identifying and developing what he calls a mega-site, a tract of about 2,000 acres that would be suitable for an aviation, auto or other large manufacturing operation. Likely sites include land near Linwood in Davidson County and Liberty in Randolph County. According to one estimate, buying and preparing infrastructure for such a large parcel could cost $15 million to $30 million. Others call that number conservative. • Securing and developing land west of Piedmont Triad International Airport for aviation tenants. That project would require the airport to build a taxiway over future Interstate 73 to access the expansion area. "
These people want to bulldoze 2000 acres for a mega-site that people living in East Greensboro will have to spend 2 or more hours to get to by bus when we already have an empty 1000 acre tract less than a mile from where we live. Make sense to you? The Piedmont Triad Partnership and Mayor Perkins are in the sprawl business. Remember that when you hear these same parties talk about downtown development and ask they why they're not interested in putting the performing Arts center and the jobs in the little green circle on Phillips Avenue?
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