Dave Lyle Parkway Expansion

Catawba Chief Donald Rogers, is a strong advocate for the expansion of the Dave Lyle parkway because of how time consuming the access routes are to the Catawba Indian reservation. The Dave Lyle Boulevard would create prospects for businesses and the creation of jobs in the area. Chief Rogers points out that it not only creates opportunities for people, but the creation of this parkway allows for a new mindset. Historically, reservations were created to exclude Native people from the rest of the world. As of 2008, it would cost 168 million dollars for the expansion of the Dave Lyle parkway. Not only is it expensive for this kind of expansion to take place, but those advocating for the creation of the parkway are butting heads with Conservationists wanting to protect the land.