NASHVILLE – Nash County commissioners voted 5-2 Monday to approve the appropriation and expenditure of funds for a 145-acre piece of land the county bought nearly two years ago.
The land in question, which is located at N.C. 97, has been identified as the site for a future Sanderson Farms chicken processing plant.
Commissioner J. Wayne Outlaw and Chairman Billy Morgan voted against the motion.
Before voting, the board held a public hearing to discuss the matter. Fifteen people spoke, and all but one of them spoke against using the land for the proposed poultry processing plant. Residents who spoke during the hearing also expressed confusion about why the board was holding a public hearing nearly two years after the purchase.
Commissioners called for the public hearing earlier this month after several Nash County residents sued the county over the purchase of the land. The plaintiffs allege in the lawsuit that the county violated state law by failing to hold a public hearing or give public notice before approving the land purchase in December 2010.
Also on Monday, the board voted 4-3 to extend until Dec. 31 the amount of time the county has to convey the land in question to Sanderson Farms. The board approved an inducement agreement for Sanderson Farms last month in which the county agreed to convey the land to the company within 30 days of the effective date of the agreement. Because of the recent litigation, the county has agreed to wait to transfer the land until after a court hearing that is scheduled for Nov. 5.
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things can change
well, anything can change before dec 31. if not, at least the new commissioner won't be burdened with that decision.
Voting For Their Constituents???
The "Slaughterhouse Five" keep voting for their constituents, but just where are these constituents they keep voting for??? The only ones that appear in favor are Carolina Gateways, Rocky Mount City Council, and the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce. There are just a few everyday citizens; the sibling of the land sellers, the advertisement guy, an a couple of other lost souls. Usually about 2/3rds of the room are opposed. Today only one employee of Carolina Gateways was in attendance. That dog just don't hunt Commissioners! If that's the case let's have a voter referendum and see what your constituents really want!
By the way, I want all the members of the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce to know that the opposition is now shopping in Wilson. We will buy our groceries, TV's, get our garden supplies, go out to eat, and will do our Christmas shopping in Wilson! Rocky Mount wants to dump this crap on us, we will spend our money elsewhere!
Go ahead
Shop in Wilson...It's your choice....Heck...You can even move there. No reason for jobs or business to come to Rocky Mount!
Sanderson's stink don't stink
Apparently Belfield, Wells, Richardson, Davis and Tyson believe everything Sanderson tells them. They think Sanderson's stink don't stink. Sanderson's frontman has sold them one hell-of-a bill of goods.
Don't these 5 Commissioners know that it truly is all about the bottom line, that Sanderson is looking to make a dollar, increase their profits, and Nash is a means to an end? They are taking advantage of our leaders' gullibility. They want our incentives and access to exploiting our resources. Next the Fowl 5 will be purchasing - for Nash Co., for the good of all of their constituents, you understand - swampland in Florida. They are so gullible!
The irony is, depending on the court ruling Nov. 5, Nash Co. may not even own the 1.2 millon dollar property Nash is proposing to give Sanderson Dec. 31. The sellers, the Williams, can sue Nash then Sanderson sue Nash and we'll have a merry-go-round of lawsuits and more costs to the Nash taxpayers. What a stink. And yes, Sanderson's stink does stink - bigtime.
Of course
Of course they want to get the most bang for their buck. don't you? Whats wrong with that?
Count the Numbers
The five county commissioners keep saying they are voting in favor of Sanderson Farms to help the people. They think they are representing the people, when in reality, the numbers appearing before the Board who oppose Sanderson totally outweigh those in favor. For instance, today, fifteen people spoke against Sanderson,and only one spoke in favor. The five Board members,who have always supported Sanderson, voted against the voice of the fifteen people who spoke in opposition, and voted in favor of the one voice from the Gateway Partnership. Also, Fred Belfield told the group that there was no arsenic in Sanderson's feed. Where has he been?
Let's Not Make Sanderson Mad, That Would Not Be Nice
Icitz, you failed to mention that the one person speaking in favor of SF was a representative for Gateway Partnership. We all know their part in this venture. I'm sure that there is no conflict of interest there. You know that Belfield is right; if SF told him that their feed has no arsenic, we all know that SF would not tell a lie.
Does anyone know why public hearings are held? I thought I did, but, after today's PH I'm not sure. Today’s PH results must have had something to do with that 2-year period. We all know that things would have been different if it had been held before the land purchase. Yeah, I'm sure you believe that . . . I’ve got some swamp land in Florida that’s just right for you, sign on the dotted line, trust me.
Just an average day for the Slaughterhouse Five...
Break law making shady backroom deal, get caught, lie and deny, have a "do-over", arrange for judicial dismissal.
Wash, rinse, repeat cycle.
What a total embarrassment to Nash County this bunch has become.
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