Stallings, NC · Whetstone Drive
Protect our children from preventable harm
Say no to a motel beside a preschool and communities full of children. Stallings deserves land use that puts children first — not transient lodging next to our youngest neighbors.
Stop the Whetstone motel project.
Why location matters
National and law-enforcement reporting shows that hotels and motels are frequent venues for reports of certain crimes — including human trafficking — as a category of commercial lodging. Land-use choices that place high-impact transient uses beside preschools and communities full of children concentrate documented risks where children live and learn. That is a planning issue — not an accusation against any individual or company.
North Carolina Law on Foreseeable Risks
Under North Carolina premises liability law, property owners and operators can be held responsible for foreseeable harm from third-party crimes when reasonable security measures are not taken. National data show hotels and motels are frequent venues for sex trafficking. Placing transient lodging directly next to a preschool and communities full of children creates a documented, foreseeable risk to children — a risk that responsible developers and local officials should carefully consider before moving forward.
A motel beside a preschool and communities full of children is the wrong place
We respectfully ask R.D. Harrell Company to withdraw or relocate the Whetstone Motel proposal (PR25.10.01) so that transient lodging is not placed immediately beside a preschool and family neighborhoods.
Message the developer
Use the form below (edit if you wish). Be firm, factual, and respectful.
Town Council of Stallings
Protect our children — Do not abandon Whetstone Drive for a motel development
Don’t abandon Whetstone Drive to a motel development. Thank you for serving Stallings — please use every lawful planning and zoning tool to deny or condition any approval that puts transient lodging beside a preschool and communities full of children.
Message the Town Council
Too Close To Our Kids
It’s time to choose a more sensible motel location for the safety of our children. It’s time for R.D. Harrell Company to withdraw or relocate the Whetstone Motel.
on Change.org — Stop the Whetstone Motel Next to Our Children
