After weeks of stiff opposition from a whole lot of individuals residing within the county, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously authorized the proposed rezoning of 192 acres of farmland close to Madison for industrial utilization. Commissioners defined that the event of the land has been within the works for years. However residents are anxious {that a} on line casino might be established on the land, which isn’t acceptable as a result of its proximity to a camp for youngsters with particular wants.
A whole bunch of Rockingham residents and other people from close by counties attended the Fee’s assembly, which came about on Monday night, so as to categorical their opinions and considerations concerning the rezoning of 192 acres off of US 220. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Web page and former US Congressman and Republican candidate working for North Carolina governor Mark Walker have been among the many individuals who opposed the rezoning of the land.
Many individuals who spoke in the course of the assembly raised considerations concerning the influence that the long run improvement may have on Camp Carefree (a camp for youngsters with particular wants). Jeff Sellers, who lives near the land, stated that the event would jeopardize the countryside character of the realm and will result in greater crime charges.
Sellers stated that he anticipated this choice however didn’t cover his disappointment by the truth that the commissioners didn’t adjust to most individuals’s opinion on the matter. He acknowledged that the commissioners couldn’t please everybody however expressed his hopes that they took all the things under consideration earlier than making the choice.
Bringing a On line casino in Rockingham is Not a Unhealthy Concept, Based on Senator Phil Berger
NC Improvement Holdings, the lawyer representing the developer and the property’s house owners, spoke on the assembly, too. The corporate submitted the request to rezone the realm from residential agricultural to freeway industrial. Commissioner Charlie G. Corridor III stated that the event of the land had been mentioned for over 20 years. Corridor added that taxpayers had spent tens of millions on bettering the infrastructure within the space, water, sewer techniques, and extra. Mr. Corridor defined that the land is a part of a enterprise hall, which is why commissioners have been making an attempt to draw potential buyers to develop it since 1998.
However many individuals who attended the assembly have been involved that the land could be used for a on line casino. Final month, Senator Phil Berger stated that state lawmakers have been discussing the thought of bringing a on line casino to Rockingham County. Sen. Berger defined that such a facility may pump roughly $6 million into the county’s financial system and create over 1,700 jobs. However in the course of the assembly, commissioners defined that the primary subject of the dialogue was the rezoning of the land, and individuals who have questions on a attainable on line casino within the space ought to contact legislators in Raleigh.
North Carolina lawmakers are nonetheless contemplating permitting 4 casinos to open within the state. This March, it grew to become clear that NC Improvement Holdings, an organization with on line casino ties, requested the Rockingham Fee to rezone nearly 200 acres of land. Nonetheless, it didn’t specify the event for which it plans to make use of the land. Presently, North Carolina has three land-based casinos (two owned by the Jap Band of Cherokee Indians and one owned by the Catawbas in Kings Mountain).
