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The story continues on a multi-year development for the historic town of Eatonville. Except this time, there’s a new chapter in the history of the town, with a new partnership in Dr. Phillips Charities.”The town of Eatonville is finally able to say we are getting ready to show real progress,” Mayor Angie Gardner said. Gardner announced progress for Eatonville during a public meeting at the Denton Johnson Community Center on Friday.Residents and visitors discussed the future of the Historic Hungerford Property.”The town of Eatonville is finally able to say we are getting ready to show real progress,” Gardner said.”I am cautiously optimistic, but optimistic nonetheless, and I say that because we still have an opportunity to be at the table,” Bruce Mount Jr. said. The Orange County School Board voted unanimously to transfer the 117-acre parcel to Dr. Phillips Charities, which includes a $1 million down payment to bring the master plan to life. At least three residents expressed concerns about outside involvement.”We could have bought this land ourselves. We should be the one with the MLU with the school board saying this is what we want to do with our land. Nobody else needs to come here and do that,” said Kingg Mack Bertrand, who lives in Eatonville.Jean Jones Alexander countered, “We can’t go back. We can’t snatch that property back. We need to get it together. We really do. We need to learn how to work together.”The town’s master plan calls for affordable housing, education, health care, cultural preservation, and long-term economic development.”With this master plan, we’re going to have new development and that’s going to create more jobs and employment,” said Theo McWhite, a resident of Eatonville.”No doubt there will be more input meetings as well as many more steps to this plan because it is a 25-year plan,” said GPB.Terry Prather, Dr. Phillips Charities Board chair, said, “Now there’s probably 100 steps we have to take from design, development, building an infrastructure for our team.””I feel real good about where we are right now, and it has been a mood shift, a mood shift, and it’s a great mood shift,” Gardner said.Town leaders reminded the public, this is not just about a master plan for the Hungerford property; it’s a master plan for the entire town.Updates on developments can be found on Hungerford.townofeatonville.org and envisioneatonville.com.
The story continues on a multi-year development for the historic town of Eatonville.
Except this time, there’s a new chapter in the history of the town, with a new partnership in Dr. Phillips Charities.
“The town of Eatonville is finally able to say we are getting ready to show real progress,” Mayor Angie Gardner said.
Gardner announced progress for Eatonville during a public meeting at the Denton Johnson Community Center on Friday.
Residents and visitors discussed the future of the Historic Hungerford Property.
“The town of Eatonville is finally able to say we are getting ready to show real progress,” Gardner said.
“I am cautiously optimistic, but optimistic nonetheless, and I say that because we still have an opportunity to be at the table,” Bruce Mount Jr. said.
The Orange County School Board voted unanimously to transfer the 117-acre parcel to Dr. Phillips Charities, which includes a $1 million down payment to bring the master plan to life. At least three residents expressed concerns about outside involvement.
“We could have bought this land ourselves. We should be the one with the MLU with the school board saying this is what we want to do with our land. Nobody else needs to come here and do that,” said Kingg Mack Bertrand, who lives in Eatonville.
Jean Jones Alexander countered, “We can’t go back. We can’t snatch that property back. We need to get it together. We really do. We need to learn how to work together.”
The town’s master plan calls for affordable housing, education, health care, cultural preservation, and long-term economic development.
“With this master plan, we’re going to have new development and that’s going to create more jobs and employment,” said Theo McWhite, a resident of Eatonville.
“No doubt there will be more input meetings as well as many more steps to this plan because it is a 25-year plan,” said GPB.
Terry Prather, Dr. Phillips Charities Board chair, said, “Now there’s probably 100 steps we have to take from design, development, building an infrastructure for our team.”
“I feel real good about where we are right now, and it has been a mood shift, a mood shift, and it’s a great mood shift,” Gardner said.
Town leaders reminded the public, this is not just about a master plan for the Hungerford property; it’s a master plan for the entire town.
Updates on developments can be found on Hungerford.townofeatonville.org and envisioneatonville.com.
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