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On December 29th, TFDA closed on over 20 acres of land for the Ultiplex on Riley Rd! This enormous step has been in the works for over 10 years and has taken the efforts and funds of too many TFDA members to recognize. That being said, we now have even more work to do to actually build our own set of fields and the first frisbee park in the nation. The game is simpler now, as the only thing standing between us and completion is fundraising.
An Ultiplex Committee has already been formed to make decisions about construction and fundraising. However, this committee and the TFDA Board is barely a dozen people and we can't pull this off alone! This project will define TFDA as a whole and so TFDA as a whole needs to define this project. You can donate your funds, donate your expertise, donate your time, we need all of it. There are many avenues to pursue in the realms of grants, corporate partnerships, internet fundraising, etc... and if each of you helps us just a little with one of those we will be on our way.
If you'd like to help out on the Ultiplex project, contact us at . Or check out our volunteer page on the site at Volunteer. And donations are always helpful!
TFDA Board is seeking individuals to serve on the TFDA Ultiplex Committee!
The board of the Triangle Flying Disc Association invites you to consider serving on a new standing committee dedicated to the development of the nation’s first Ultiplex.
This Ultiplex Committee will work independently of the TFDA board, but will report to that body on a regular basis. To cut to the chase, we need your help!
The Ultiplex is poised to be built, with the land all but secured and the county zoning and planning obstacles already overcome. The Ultiplex Committee will strategize the next steps involved in the development of the Ultiplex, which will also entail devising means to raise funds at the grassroots, corporate, and State and Federal levels. Additionally, the Ultiplex Committee may work out ways to partner with USA Ultimate, WAFC, and/or other Ultimate organizations.
What is being sought are several traits and skills, which we do not expect will reside with any single individual. These are:
- Construction development experience in order to see the big picture and to coordinate scheduling (of fundraising, construction, and other activities)
- Grant writing experience for the purpose of pursuing available public and private funding
- Fundraising expertise in order to coordinate grassroots fundraising and other donation-promoting activities
- Motivated leadership (to ensure continued proactive enterprise from all involved on this committee)
- Accounting/Finance experience to ensure that moneys associated with land ownership and construction are handled professionally to save costs and meet IRS needs
Please contact the TFDA board, if you are willing and able to assist with the further development of our Ultiplex. Just send an email to:
TFDA is proud to have our first ever "power couple" showing their love & lifelong support for Triangle ultimate by each recently becoming lifetime TFDA members!
Find out who has made their commitment official & see the full list of those who have pledged lifetime TFDA membership at http://www.tfda.org/about-us/join-tfda
As we seek to grow the sport that we all love to play with ambitious initiatives like the Ultiplex, each & every show of lifetime support is HUGE & so very much appreciated!
Why not go ahead & get yourself on this list of the most elite Triangle ultimate supporters!? ;-)
Though it took another long and arduous discussion that appeared at
times headed for maybe another continuance, or even a split vote,
eventually TFDA's rezoning case was approved this evening by the
Durham County Commission with a unanimous 4-0 vote!! Thank you very
much to everyone who voiced and showed support both recently and at
the April proceedings. That support was recognized again tonight by
the commissioners. Though the rezoning process could have been quick
and easy, the drawn out nature of the debate has dramatically raised
our profile in our own community, and this will help us moving forward
with the fundraising and construction processes. You will be hearing
much more from the TFDA board about what comes next, and we all have a
lot more work ahead of us to make this project a reality, but today
celebrate that we have cleared a significant hurdle in building our
own set of fields dedicated to the sport of ultimate!!
Troy
TFDA board
Are you interested in continuing to support ultimate in our community? Enjoy getting discounts on TFDA events? Want to lock in the extremely low current TFDA membership dues? Then consider a LIFETIME membership with TFDA!
Show the ultimate life-long support for an organization that you care about, and demonstrate your enthusiasm to support the growth of ultimate in the Triangle! Lock in your lifetime membership now at the super low rate of only $250.
Please visit http://www.tfda.org/about-us/join-tfda to join today!
Why is TFDA offering this lifetime opportunity? For 3 reasons:
- 1. To provide the community with yet another way to support the ultimate sport in our area,
- 2. To offer an opportunity to lock in extremely low membership rates for a lifetime of savings,
- 3. To improve TFDA's immediate need for available funds to continue meeting financial obligations associated with the daunting costs incurred with the Ultiplex proposal delays, plan revisions and legal fees.
Revenue from membership dues fund TFDA's programs that do not have a direct revenue stream, including the Ultiplex project to control our own set of fields, offering matching grants to support area youth teams and promotion of college player volunteerism.
With an official membership base, TFDA can represent itself far more effectively with prospective sponsors and donors. The size of our member list can determine the leverage that we have in forming mutually beneficial relationships with others. Please show your support by becoming an official TFDA member!
Only members can be nominated, nominate others or vote in elections for TFDA's board of directors. And don't forget that TFDA Membership entitles you to a 10% discount (or 20% for full-time enrolled students) on registration costs for leagues, hat tournaments, and specially-marked items - typically far more value than the cost of membership!
Visit http://www.tfda.org/about-us/join-tfda right now!
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/14559850/article-Frisbee-plan-not-a-catch
http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2011/07/06/207534/neighbors-fight-frisbee-fields.html
http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/letter_submit
The board would like to thank all who came out last night to the Durham County Commissioners’ meeting, which lasted from 7pm till 10:30. This was a far longer meeting than expected, and the result was that our plans for an Ultiplex were neither approved nor disapproved; that decision was simply postponed until May 9.
The commissioners disagreed, without explanation, with the facts that were presented. Buffers that generously exceed ordinances and traffic studies that would reduce the waste of greenspace for the general parking guidelines (that are not specific to usage) were declared insufficient, but no justification was explained. While everyone, including the protesting neighbors, celebrated the obvious good to the world that would come of the project, we were eventually brought to yet another standstill in our development of a dedicated set of fields, pending some additional modifications to the site to augment aspects of the design to further reduce impacts to the neighborhood.
Between now and May 9, we will be working with our planner to revise the proposed design to conform to new standards set by the commissioners. We again thank everyone in our Ultimate community for their support, their patience, and their desire to see the Ultiplex come to fruition.
This is an important update about TFDA’s efforts to get approval from Durham officials to build the Ultiplex in Durham County.
On February 8th, the Durham Planning Commission reviewed the proposed rezoning of the Riley Drive property for TFDA’s Ultiplex. This body of 14 appointed members (7 city and 7 county) reviews and makes recommendations on planning policies and zoning changes. The commission voted 6-5 against our rezoning proposal for the Ultiplex, citing neighbors’ concerns with traffic, parking, lighting, and noise. Even if all 14 members had been present, it is unlikely the vote would have been better than 7-7.
Generally, there was a vast lack of knowledge about ultimate as a sport and a community. Even while Planning Commissioner Wendy Jacobs spoke eloquently as a mother of a college age player (NCSU) and a middle-school player (Sherwood Githens) and even with TFDA board members present to clarify, there were still incorrect statements made about how often we would need to use the park, how much traffic we would generate, and what kind of use we would allow as a renter (to other sports groups). Politics certainly played a role as several of the dozen or so neighbors of the property expressed opposition.
Fortunately, as an advisory board to the Durham County Board of Commissioners, the Planning Commission’s vote is strictly informative and symbolic, and it does not bind the Durham County Commissioners in any way.
This is a setback, but it serves to give notice to us on the TFDA board that we must put in some due diligence with the Durham County Commissioners. The Ultiplex project comes before the 5-member Durham County Commission on April 11th, and this is the final vote, where we must prevail in order to begin development of our own Ultiplex.
Stay tuned—especially Durham ultimate players—for how you can help us show the Durham County Commissioners that our project will significantly benefit their community.
—The TFDA Board
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