Post by Logan on Jan 31, 2016 21:54:17 GMT -6
From an editorial Friday in The Robesonian in Lumberton:
It’s not very often that a governor issues a press release touting the benefits of a new economic development project his administration has negotiated and then two weeks later says the project is no longer viable, but that’s exactly what Gov. Pat McCrory has done.
The reversal on the proposed CSX railroad hub in Johnston County came after the county commissioners voted to oppose the project after local residents complained about plans by the company to use eminent domain to force property owners to sell their land.
A McCrory spokesperson said that the commission vote and “serious land issues made the Johnston County site no longer a viable option for the project.”
In light of the Interstate 77 toll road controversy near Charlotte, the last thing McCrory needs as he faces a tough re-election battle is another local issue angering his core political constituency.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article57368693.html
It’s not very often that a governor issues a press release touting the benefits of a new economic development project his administration has negotiated and then two weeks later says the project is no longer viable, but that’s exactly what Gov. Pat McCrory has done.
The reversal on the proposed CSX railroad hub in Johnston County came after the county commissioners voted to oppose the project after local residents complained about plans by the company to use eminent domain to force property owners to sell their land.
A McCrory spokesperson said that the commission vote and “serious land issues made the Johnston County site no longer a viable option for the project.”
In light of the Interstate 77 toll road controversy near Charlotte, the last thing McCrory needs as he faces a tough re-election battle is another local issue angering his core political constituency.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article57368693.html