Hello from Cary!
Once you send in the appeal, we don’t see the original rejection reasons, but I would also guess it was for the personal message in the description. If the appeal is rejected, you can resubmit the nomination.
Looking at the map there, you should easily be able to have at least a stop and a gym.
If you would like to reach out and look for the NC Triangle Pokemon Go Discord server, we have a channel dedicated to Wayfarer where we can talk about best practices. This article on the forum is really helpful: Top Mistakes Made When Nominating, and How to Avoid Them