I bought the property located at 501 S. Person St in Raleigh, NC (the old Gethsemane Seventh Day Adventist Church) 24 hours before it was being torn down back in January 2012. I've spent most of my life savings to save that building and every single free second and penny that I have in the past 3+ year to fix it up and to restore it to its original look. I am now ready to put it to good and thoughtful re-use and need to rezone the building from RB (Residential Business) to DX (Downtown Mixed Use), which is exactly what the City of Raleigh is planning to do as part of the larger rezoning plan as they've planned in the UDO (Unified Development Ordinance). So, I am not really asking for anything other than speeding up the process because I can just sit here and wait for the larger rezoning work to take place.

If you support historic preservation, thoughtful development, community based businesses, job opportunities for local Raleigh residents, or simply just being fair and doing the right thing, please help me sign this petition and urge our city councilmen to vote YES to my rezoning application. Thank you very much for your help and support.