- Signatures: 5,156
- Goal: 10,000
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Preserve the Dorothea Dix Campus, in its entirety, for a world class destination park. It is the right thing to do for our children and grandchildren, our state's economic vitality, and to preserve our state's quality of life.
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| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | City | State | Country | Please add your comments......(You do not need to answer the next 2 questions) |
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| 5,165 | 6:36 am PDT, Jul 1 | Anthony Garcia | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Being from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where it is literally a crime to cut down our majestic oaks, I'm suprised that something like this is even up for discussion in the "City of Oaks" I hope this becomes reality, for the namesake of this city. | |
| 5,164 | 8:03 am PDT, Jun 29 | Alexandria Jarvis | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Saw the article in the News & Observer. We have seen what its like to add one more office park, one more apartment complex. People should think about the vitality of the city long term. | |
| 5,163 | 1:12 pm PDT, May 28 | Krystle Lambert | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | There is no other public area in Raleigh where you can enjoy unobstructed views of downtown and a picnic amongst rolling fields. Not to mention savoring what Dorthea Dix stood for and which is still an area in my opinion that needs greater support from mankind and government. | |
| 5,162 | 1:53 pm PDT, May 2 | Ian F.G. Dunn | raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,161 | 1:10 pm PDT, Apr 28 | Anthony Saltis | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | We need a large park to have as a tourist attaction. | |
| 5,160 | 9:52 pm PDT, Mar 30 | Mr. | bradley matthews | rocky mount | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,159 | 7:07 am PDT, Mar 30 | Mr. | Michael Sander | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,158 | 5:46 pm PDT, Mar 24 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Garner | North Carolina | United States | This is a beautiful area to be preserved!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 5,157 | 1:39 pm PDT, Mar 24 | Brian Dale | wendell | North Carolina | United States | we need this park. we must keep this land and take care of it because we cant undo destruction of a historical site we can only erase it and hope to read about it oneday. | |
| 5,156 | 11:47 am PDT, Mar 24 | Ms. | Lyndsey Uhalley | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,155 | 10:36 am PDT, Mar 24 | shannon desporte | columbia | South Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,154 | 8:39 pm PDT, Mar 23 | Dr. | Robyn Davis Hahn | Holly Springs | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,153 | 7:46 pm PDT, Mar 23 | Mr. | Ryan Choate | Rocky Mount | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,152 | 8:28 am PDT, Mar 23 | Mr. | Adam Lau | Morrisville | North Carolina | United States | this would be good |
| 5,151 | 6:48 am PDT, Mar 23 | Mr. | Richard Amidon | Kissimmee | Florida | United States | |
| 5,150 | 9:55 pm PDT, Mar 22 | Mr. | andrew justin dale | raleigh | North Carolina | United States | dix hill is one of my family's favorite places to go and play, run around with my daughter. we always drive through this property every time we are at pullen park, or on the way to the farmers market. i think this land stay a natural historic site in honor of a great woman in history. we need to preserve this park for the history of raleigh itself, there are diferent kinds of polution, water, air, .... ? and visual polution, and we dont want visual polution in our city, especially on this sacred land, it looks over the entire city. if anything i would like to see the park to be continued to be preserved, or used as a central park for this great city, nothing other than those i have mentioned. this is a piece of our raleigh history, and if the decision is made to make it a park, i still beleive that we should honor, the old dorthea dix hospital, and save some of these older biuldings aswell as the trees on the land, this land should not be touched too much. Raliegh would not be the same without it. |
| 5,149 | 6:04 pm PDT, Mar 18 | Sean Kosofsky | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,148 | 4:34 pm PDT, Mar 18 | Mr. | Michael Warholik | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Keep this open area of green space near downtown. Growth is wonderful, but not at the expense of public spaces like parks. |
| 5,147 | 12:58 pm PDT, Mar 15 | Valerie Hawks | Garner | North Carolina | United States | This is possibly the most important piece of land in Raleigh. It is beautiful and a rare and welcome sight among all the buildings sprouting up. It should not be spoiled or developed for any reason. | |
| 5,146 | 4:55 pm PDT, Mar 10 | Mrs. | Anonymous | CALLAHAN | Florida | United States | MY GRANDMOTHER DIED AT DOROTHEA DIX. I KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT HER, AND COULD NOT GET ANY INFORMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE PLACE WHERE SHE SPENT HER LAST DAYS. |
| 5,145 | 1:14 pm PDT, Mar 9 | Michael Casey | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | This property has SO much potential... it must be done! | |
| 5,144 | 1:22 pm PST, Feb 22 | Chris Brown | Durham | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,143 | 7:53 pm PST, Feb 7 | Mrs. | Danielle Padgett | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,141 | 7:49 am PST, Jan 27 | Ms. | Allison Novak | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,140 | 2:31 pm PST, Jan 25 | amanda lazaro | garner | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,139 | 11:27 am PST, Jan 25 | Amanda Newport | Greenville | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,138 | 6:32 pm PST, Dec 3 | Mr. | Shane Ouber | Austin | Texas | United States | |
| 5,137 | 6:01 am PST, Nov 24 | Neal Wisenbaker | Collettsville | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,136 | 11:04 am PDT, Oct 2 | Dr. | Bill Schmidt | St. Augustine | Florida | United States | I agree with many others that this is a one-time opportunity. I wish Jacksonville (FL) had this kind of opportunity - don't pass it up. |
| 5,135 | 1:34 pm PDT, Sep 25 | Mr. | Tom Moran | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Great cities have great urban parks and this Raleigh's last chance to set aside space for this purpose. A chance like this will not come around again and it is up to all of us to take advantage of the relocation of hospital to provide a wonderful gift for this, and future generations! |
| 5,134 | 7:01 am PDT, Sep 17 | Mr. | Mickey Sartin | Apex | North Carolina | United States | In the early 90s when NCSU's Centinnial Campus was just getting started, we did a lot of mountain backing around the property which adjoins Dorothea Dix. I saw a good deal of Dix land and it is beautiful. It has the very best view of the Raieigh skyline from one of its parking lots. Don't waste this treasure. I'm sure no one in New York City would think about giving up Central Park today. |
| 5,133 | 1:13 pm PDT, Sep 10 | Kelly Maicon | Wake Forest | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,132 | 6:30 am PDT, Sep 8 | Mrs. | Kathy Ford | Garner | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,131 | 2:36 pm PDT, Aug 26 | Ms. | Anonymous | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,130 | 7:29 pm PDT, Aug 16 | Anonymous | Clayton | North Carolina | United States | Handing this land over to developers will be a sham. | |
| 5,129 | 1:00 pm PDT, Aug 8 | Ms. | Rosie Locke | Hopewell | Virginia | United States | I've known Julie Williams Dixon (one of your photographers) since our days at Virginia Tech. If she is involved with this project, you can count on its integrity. She is an articulate and talented writer and producer. I know her passion for history and heritage, and I am proud to know her. |
| 5,128 | 12:47 pm PDT, Aug 8 | Devon McNally | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | It would be great to have an outdoor place for anyone of any age to go to that could be as versatile as a large park area. | |
| 5,127 | 12:09 pm PDT, Aug 6 | andrew dix | tulsa | Oklahoma | United States | im a desendint of her and i am man. | |
| 5,126 | 10:48 am PDT, Jul 29 | Micah Hewett | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,125 | 5:38 am PDT, Jul 16 | Mr. | Shawn Taylor | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,124 | 12:57 pm PDT, Jul 15 | Diane Zimmerman | Fayetteville | North Carolina | United States | A wonderful place for all North Carolinians to enjoy. Developers, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! | |
| 5,123 | 7:16 am PDT, Jul 12 | Mr. | Josh Allen | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | I think it would be amazing for Raleigh to have a "central park"-esque place where we can all go and enjoy the outdoors |
| 5,122 | 8:02 pm PDT, Jul 8 | Leslie Mangum | raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,121 | 10:27 am PDT, Jun 25 | Christina Dees | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,120 | 12:44 pm PDT, Jun 24 | Mr. | William Knouse | raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,119 | 6:34 am PDT, Jun 22 | Raymond Holz | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,118 | 8:17 pm PDT, Jun 16 | Mr. | Seth Stern | East Brunswick | New Jersey | United States | |
| 5,117 | 11:50 am PDT, Jun 15 | Mr. | John Galvin | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Think Central Park of Manhattan. Every great city has something that brings people back time and time again. What does Raleigh have? |
| 5,116 | 9:28 am PDT, Jun 15 | John Lawlor | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Let's protect the little green space we have left in downtown Raleigh. | |
| 5,115 | 8:39 am PDT, Jun 10 | Mrs. | Donna Stewart | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | i don't think the facility should close at all. |
| 5,114 | 2:09 pm PDT, Jun 6 | Ms. | Loren Tatum | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,113 | 2:07 pm PDT, Jun 6 | Ms. | Amy Small | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,112 | 10:36 pm PDT, May 22 | Ms. | Crystal Siler | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | |
| 5,111 | 10:25 am PDT, May 20 | Ms. | Keira B | Raleigh/Fuquay-Varina | North Carolina | United States | I Think it would be wonderful to change it into a park....Somethings thats not going to tear down the landscape and too much damage on the land |
| 5,110 | 2:13 pm PDT, May 16 | Anonymous | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Think green!....Raleigh has grown tremendously in recent years & has spread out far and wide. I really think we need open spaces (and good health care) and that we should do credit to Raleigh's name: "The City of Oaks"! | |
| 5,109 | 5:12 pm PDT, May 7 | Mr. | Anonymous | raleigh | North Carolina | United States | i don't think the facility should close at all. the one in butner is aweful. But it has ti close i would like to see a park there instead of another starbucks or something like that |
| 5,108 | 12:08 pm PDT, May 7 | chelsea cullen | raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,107 | 7:54 am PDT, May 5 | Billy Troxler | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | ||
| 5,106 | 5:33 pm PDT, May 3 | Anonymous | Raleigh, NC | North Carolina | United States | We may not have good public transportation, or a downtown as vibrant as NYC, but we can still have our own Central Park. We don't need another cookie cutter development and huge developer profits. We need a park for everyone. | |
| 5,105 | 9:12 am PDT, May 1 | Jill Wells Heath | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | This is such a wonderful cause that all North Carolina citizens should support. It is a unique opportunity that we can not let get away! | |
| 5,104 | 2:47 pm PDT, Apr 28 | Anonymous | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | United States | ||
| 5,103 | 5:27 pm PDT, Apr 26 | Karen C | Cary | North Carolina | United States | A rare opportunity for a growing city to embrace a large multifunctional green open space adjacent to a downtown undergoing revitalization. Last change to have a huge central park space that is equally accessible to both North, South, East and West Raleigh residents, environmental justice at work. Don't let money and development pressures blur a beautiful green vision into more same old...same old red clay,cars, and homes for the wealthy!!! | |
| 5,102 | 8:53 am PDT, Apr 23 | Ms. | Anonymous | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | Do we really need another subdevelopment? NO. Use this land as for something that will benefit everyone. We need more greenspace. |
| 5,101 | 9:19 am PDT, Apr 19 | Heather Leah | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States |
Create a World Class Destination Park in NC's Capital City
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to create an amenity for North Carolina that will only grow in value for each generation, as our state continues to lose open space.
We support creation of a world class destination park, for the citizens of NC and visitors to the state, through preservation of the entire 306 acres of the Dorothea Dix campus in Raleigh, North Carolina's state capital. The Dorothea Dix campus is situated near: the state's Legislature Building, Capital Grounds, Governor's Mansion, the NC Museums of Natural Sciences and History, the NC Symphony, Carolina Ballet, North Carolina State University, St. Augustine's College, Shaw University, Peace College, new convention center, office and government buildings, shops, galleries, restaurants, hotels and other downtown attractions.
A great destination park, located in our state's capital, will serve as an important calling card for the state, a place to showcase NC's great cultural institutions, rich opportunities for outdoor enjoyment, and commitment to public health and the environment. The park will be a spectacular jewel, linking existing greenway systems to the east and west. It will give a taste of the vast beauty awaiting those who explore our state further. And be a great place for the state's residents and their children to enjoy on visits to the capital, and Triangle residents to share and enjoy with guests.
Once This Is Gone ... ...It's Gone Forever.
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