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THE STONEWAI,L JACKSON COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL 281 EASTOVER DRIVE, S.E. CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA 28025 Sannary 3, 2001 Secretary George Sweat Department of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention 1801 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1801 Dear Secretary Sweat: As you are already aware, almost four years ago, the Department of Health and Human Services began developing a master plan for the Stonewall Jackson Youth Academy. During that process; the Stonewall Jackson Community Advisory Council advised D.H.H.S. that a key part of the long te~-m vision should include a plan that would preserve an aspect of the historical campus but also permit the removal of dilapidated structures wilh~n the functional campus of the school. In 1998, a plan was developed which would petndt the removal of a number of the non-functioning buildings from inside the perimeter of the fence at the school, while offering approximately 14 acres of the historic campus for sale and development under the auspices of Preservation North Carolina. This property was listed instate and national publications in the spring of 1998. In September of 2000, the Community Advisory council was made aware of an offer on the property of $200,000 by Gould & Associates to the Department of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention. Under this proposal, the property would be developed in stages for commercial usage. The property would also be developed under the close supervision of Preservation North Carolina in order that its historical value to our community and state may be maintained. The Community Advisory Council has carefully reviewed the proposal and bid. After careful consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of ihe proposal at our December meeting, the Stonewall Jackson Community Advisory Council unanimously voted to recommend that the Department of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention and the North Carolina State Property Office accept the Gould & Associates bid of $200,000.00 for the property. Although this mount is not the $500,000.00 we were hoping for, there are a number of good reasons to accept this offer. These reasons are as follows: