RCAC Friends, First I need to thank you for the for wonderful honor of the RCAC 2012 Citizen Award. It was a surprise, it means a lot and I am grateful to the leaders of the RCAC for our many years working together. In continuing the quest to live up to that honor ;-), I send the following request. Several years back the RCAC adopted a Resolution to support creating a Park on the remaining 306 acres of remaining Dorothea Dix Property. Our City Council has been trying to make this happen for many years (please thank them). Unfortunately all mental health services have ceased and now the question before our elected leaders is simply: Create a Central Park for NC or Sell the land for development è and the time for action is now. The Council of State members will make the decision to lease the land to the City of Raleigh to become a Park this coming Tuesday and they need hear from you that we support the Park. This is the one decision that I believe will shape the future of NC for generations to come Imagine NY without Central Park – now try to imagine NC with one. I think that this issue will be of immense interest for our neighborhoods so I ask that you please post to your lists as appropriate. Also if you are advocates for the Park personally please forward this email to friends, ask folks to post this on their Facebook page, etc. The decision will be made in 5 days and the decision with impact the future of NC for centuries and our citizens need to be heard. 306 thanks! to everyone and especially thanks for all that you do for the City of Raleigh! Bill Padgett President of Dix306 Past RCAC/CAC Chair Friends of Dix Park, WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW! to make the 306 acres of Dix Park a reality for NC. This Tuesday the NC Council of State will meet and before that meeting they need to hear your support for the Park. Thanks so much for being a part of this very long journey and everything you can do to help now! Friends of Dorothea Dix Park & Dix306 Dix306.org <http://www.Dix306.org> PS Please forward this message to your friends, neighbors & colleagues! Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. URGENT ACTION ALERT: Make Dix Park a reality. Please: Email, phone, Facebook and/or tweet your Council of State members. Tell them: “As a citizen of NC, I urge you to support the immediate creation of a 306 acre park on the Dix campus.” Let’s create a world-class Central Park in the heart of North Carolina. Beverly Perdue - Governor <http://www.governor.state.nc.us/> Phone: (800) 662-7952 or (919) 733-2391 Fax: (919) 733-2120 Email: <mailto:governor.office@nc.gov> governor.office(a)nc.gov Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bev-Perdue/109744035711698?fref=ts or Twitter: @BeverlyPerdue <https://twitter.com/ncgovoffice> Janet Cowell - State <https://www.nctreasurer.com/Pages/ContactUs.aspx> Treasurer Phone: (919) 508-5176 Email: Janet.cowell(a)nctreasurer.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NCDST Twitter: @JanetCowell <https://twitter.com/JanetCowell> June Atkinson - Supt. <http://www.ncpublicschools.org/statesuperintendent/> of Public Instruction Phone: (919) 807-3430 Email: june.atkinson(a)dpi.nc.gov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/june.s.atkinson Twitter: @DrJuneAtkinson <https://twitter.com/DrJuneAtkinson> Beth Wood - State Auditor <http://www.ncauditor.net/pub3/> Phone: (919) 807-7526 Email: Beth_Wood(a)ncauditor.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BethWoodNCStateAuditor Twitter: @BethWoodNC <https://twitter.com/BethWoodNC> Cherie Berry - Commissioner of Labor <http://www.nclabor.com/> Phone: (919) 733-7166 Email: Commissioners.Office(a)labor.nc.gov Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cheriekberry Twitter: @NCDOL <https://twitter.com/NCDOL> Steve Troxler - Commissioner of Agriculture <http://www.ncagr.gov/> Phone: (919) 733-7125 Email: Steve.Troxler(a)ncagr.gov Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/steve.troxler.7 Twitter: @NCAgriculture <https://twitter.com/NCAgriculture> Roy Cooper - Attorney <http://www.ncdoj.com/> General Phone: (919) 716-6400 Email: <mailto:info@roycooper.com> info(a)roycooper.com Webpage: http://www.ncdoj.com/Home/ContactNCDOJ.aspx Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/NC-Attorney-Generals-Office/157759274279900 Twitter: @NCAGO <https://twitter.com/NCAGO> Elaine Marshall - Secretary of State <http://www.secstate.state.nc.us/> Phone: (919) 807-2005 Email: info(a)elainemarshall.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Elaine4NC Twitter: @Elaine4NC <https://twitter.com/Elaine4NC> Wayne Goodwin - Commissioner of Insurance <http://www.ncdoi.com/> Phone: (919) 733-3058 Email: Commissioner(a)ncdoi.gov Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NCDOI Twitter: @NCInsuranceDept <https://twitter.com/NCInsuranceDept> Walter Dalton - Lieutenant Governor <http://www.ltgov.state.nc.us/> Phone: (919) 733-7350 Email: lt.gov(a)nc.gov Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WalterDaltonNC Twitter: @WalterDalton <https://twitter.com/WalterDalton> All the emails of the Council of State: "Bev Perdue" < <mailto:governor.office@nc.gov> governor.office(a)nc.gov&gt;gt;, "Walter Dalton" &lt;lt.gov(a)nc.gov&gt;ov>, "Janet Cowell" &lt;Janet.cowell(a)nctreasurer.com&gt;om>, "June Atkinson" &lt;june.atkinson(a)dpi.nc.gov&gt;ov>, "Beth Wood" &lt;Beth_Wood(a)ncauditor.net&gt;et>, "Cherie Berry" &lt;Commissioners.Office(a)labor.nc.gov&gt;ov>, "Steve Troxler" &lt;Steve.Troxler(a)ncagr.gov&gt;ov>, "Elaine Marshall" &lt;info(a)elainemarshall.com&gt;om>, "Wayne Goodwin" &lt;Commissioner(a)ncdoi.gov&gt;ov>, “Roy Cooper” &lt;info(a)roycooper.com&gt;