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Sprawl is the reality and it's not going to stop. People continue to move here, influential people want that growth to continue, and all the growth cannot be contained within existing city footprints. The outer ring of counties (Chatham, Granville, Franklin, Johnston, Lee, Harnett) are already preparing.
Hopefully the growth rates will slow down, then. Raleigh has attracted transplants since the 1960's, it's only a matter of time before other metros get their turn. For example, South Carolina is growing faster than North Carolina.
Hopefully the growth rates will slow down, then. Raleigh has attracted transplants since the 1960's, it's only a matter of time before other metros get their turn. For example, South Carolina is growing faster than North Carolina.
People move to an area for jobs, and the Triangle continues to add them at a faster pace than other areas. Eventually, though, Raleigh (and Wake County) will start having less new construction sites. But there are plenty of other surrounding counties with land to be developed (Durham, Orange, Chattham, Granville, Johnson, etc.)
True, but I suspect the majority of the traffic out of Del Webb Arbors for employment, shopping, etc is likely to head toward outer Raleigh not Durham. 1275 homes owned by seniors is one reason why the drug store companies are bulking up at the Leesville/I-540 interchange. This is not a coincidence.
For clarity, the development straddles the Wake/Durham county line. Part of the development lies in the Raleigh ETJ, but the two cities have agreed that Durham will provide all services.
Sprawl is the reality and it's not going to stop. People continue to move here, influential people want that growth to continue, and all the growth cannot be contained within existing city footprints. The outer ring of counties (Chatham, Granville, Franklin, Johnston, Lee, Harnett) are already preparing.
Without good rail transit, just rejecting all road bonds may discouraging this growth unless local jobs can be brought into other counties.
We are renting a house in Woodlawn. I have to say that the local grocery store is subpar, in my opinion. I do look forward to having another grovery store to choose from. We wont buy a house in the neighborhood, looking to get off the flight path.
Will be interesting to see what happens when they build the houses behind our wooded property, though we might not be here to see it.
Without good rail transit, just rejecting all road bonds may discouraging this growth unless local jobs can be brought into other counties.
Good luck with that. Even in the City of Raleigh, road bonds pass with overwhelming support.
McCrory may find that the state as a whole isn't interested in a bond package of $1.5 billion, but that doesn't have anything to do with opposition to sprawl.
And there is a request to re-zone the wooded lot on the southeast corner of Leesville and Strickland. There is already a drug store approved for the lot. The re-zone would allow for 63,000 square feet of retail, including a grocery store.
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Originally Posted by JayJayCB
There are already two drug stores at the corner of Leesville and Strickland, seriously? Also, they tore down all those woods right off Leesville Church Road to build a middle school, when Leesville Middle is less than five miles down the road.
Three pharmacies, consisting of two drugstores and a supermarket, are present at the intersection of Leesville Road, Strickland Road and Leesville Church Road:
CVS #5383, 13304 Leesville Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27617-5206
Harris Teeter #90, Leesville Town Center, 13210 Strickland Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27613-5219
Rite Aid #11397, Leesville Town Center, 13300 Strickland Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27613-5220
First, how long has the site been approved for a drugstore?
Walgreen's does not have a store in the submarket. It is closing 200 stores nationwide. I would be skeptical if Walgreen's added stores after reducing expenses.
Second, has any supermarkets been mentioned in speculation for the submarket?
I don't believe Walgreen's pullback in other markets will have any effect on their stores in north Raleigh, whether existing or planned. The store on Strickland near Leesville was originally filed with the City as SP-51-2013, so this has been underway for quite a while. Literally the City doesn't care whether it's a drugstore or something else - it's just retail.
I suspect this store, if built, will replace the smaller store at Strickland & Creedmoor that Walgreen inherited with the acquisition of Kerr.
A neighbor attended the Raleigh NW Citizen's Advisory Council (CAC) meeting and reported back on some development proposals
There is s re-zoning request for a new neighborhood next to Woodlawn on Leesville for 40 homes.
Across the street from the new fire station on Leesville there is a request to re-zone 7 acres for 28 homes.
And there is a request to re-zone the wooded lot on the southeast corner of Leesville and Strickland. There is already a drug store approved for the lot. The re-zone would allow for 63,000 square feet of retail, including a grocery store.
Now if they will just finishing the Leesville widening, a project that voters approved the bond for *10 years* ago, we can absorb some of that growth.
I've lived in the area since 1988, Leesville Harris Teeter was a cow pasture. The rush hour traffic was so bad before the first section of I540 opened it was a drag race to get out of the neighborhood.
But it's arguably the best location in Raleigh to live if you want/need access to anything in the Triangle 30 to 45 minutes away in any direction.
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