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The Fearrington Homeowners' Association (FHA) was
established in 1975 for the purposes of maintaining property values and
promoting the health, safety and security of the residents of
Fearrington Village. An important part of the FHA is its dedicated Board
of Directors, composed of volunteers elected by the Fearrington
community. The Board is headed by a president, elected to a one-year
term
in November of each year following the Annual Meeting.
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An Interview with 2011-12 FHA President, David Erisman
We posed a few questions to David as both FHA president and Fearrington
resident. Here are the responses he shared with us:
 Tell
us about your hometown, background and career.
I grew up in the DuPont company town of Wilmington, Delaware with my Mom and
Dad and two older brothers, while being fortunate enough to spend my
summers in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware as a beachboy renting umbrellas and chairs
and then as a lifeguard as I grew older.
In the Fall of 1965 I stepped onto the campus of UNC at
Chapel Hill, graduating in 1969 with a degree in political science and,
from the School of Law, with a J.D. in 1973. I returned to Delaware
after graduation from law school and following a clerkship with a large
corporate firm served as a Deputy Attorney General (prosecutor) in the
Criminal Division of the State Department of Justice.
After a few years I entered
private practice in a small general practice law firm before ultimately
specializing over the last 20 years in personal injury law and founding
my own firm. I have two married children: a son, Chris, who is a CPA in
Wilmington and a daughter, Leigh, who lives in Durham County and works
for Duke University. I have two wonderful grandchildren, ages 3 and 1.
How did you find Fearrington?
Debbie and I moved to Fearrington in July 2001 after spending two years
in an apartment in Chapel Hill, while trying to figure out where to
ultimately hang our hats.
Being so close we were of course familiar
with The Fearrington House, the Village shops and
the wine
bar at the time in what was
then the Market and is now The Granary. We knew very little
about the housing here, but soon discovered that Chatham County taxes
and [Fearrington developer] RB’s houses were quite a bargain when compared to our Orange County
neighbor and the Chapel Hill historic district. So, 10 plus years later,
here we are.
How does living in the Triangle impact the quality of residents'
lives?
Carolina, Duke, Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and the surrounding
countryside offer a rich variety of cultural and other activities that
many Fearrington residents partake in both individually and
collectively. The restaurant scene continues to thrive and get better.
The theater, the ballet, and the symphony are all within very reasonable
driving distance, while the many farms in the area offer wonderful
produce and simple pleasures. A stroll on a Saturday summer morning at
the Carrboro Farmers Market is a happening event which brings a smile to
one’s face, not to mention the opportunity to find a wide variety of the
best products all grown or made locally within 50 miles of Carrboro. And
of course so long as I can stand up and cheer at the Dean Dome during
basketball season, I am a very happy camper.
What else would you say to potential residents?
Y’all come on down and visit and you will not want to leave. The
Belties, the Goats, Jasper the Donkey, Jenny’s Garden, good neighbors
and friends from all over the country, Chapel Hill & The Southern Part
of Heaven – what could be better!
We would like to thank David for his time in answering our
questions.
(click here to read
an interview with Ken Talbot, the previous FHA president)
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