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“Horse trails” letter to the editor

The N.C. GOP sent out mailers against candidate for state senate Sig Hutchinson in which they called Raleigh’s greenways “horse trails.” Well, being the chair of the Parks board, I don’t take kindly to that so I wrote a letter to the editor this morning. With any luck it will run tomorrow:

Contrary to what the N.C. GOP would have you believe, you won’t find any horses on Raleigh’s 80 miles of beautiful greenways. What you WILL find are citizens of all political stripes appreciating one of Raleigh’s more popular and unique amenities.

That’s why our citizens have consistently and enthusiastically supported the parks bonds, the same ones shepherded by Sig Hutchinson and other civic and business leaders. Our voters know these parks and greenways are a savvy investment in the health and well-being of our citizens (and future generations as well). These are benefits that even former city councilor Neal Hunt couldn’t say “neigh” to.

Mark Turner
Chair, Raleigh’s Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board
Raleigh

(And with any luck, the N&O will fix my typos!)

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  1. Horse trails?!? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. I know of Sig Hutchinson from the mountain biking community and I’ve always respected his tireless work on trails. When my family moved here 14 years ago the number of legal trails open to mountain bikers was very small and what was open was mainly due to a lot of work done by Sig! These days there is a very active mountain biking community and we have a lot of good, legal trails but none of it would have been possible without Sig blazing the trail. Personally, I love the amount of trails and greenways we have in this area. I wish there were more. If the Republicans can’t see the benefits the trail system provides, then they should go somewhere else.

  2. That’s the point of my letter, Tanner. People of all political stripes love our greenways: Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, independents. Even Sen. Hunt loved greenways, at least he did when he was a Raleigh City Councilor.

    The NC GOP mailer insults everyone, Republicans included.

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