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Basnight-Inspired ‘B&B’ Concerns Hyde Countians
RALEIGH — A plan to use taxpayers’ money to turn a decaying former pump house and no-frills hunting and fishing lodge into a classy state-owned bed-and-breakfast inn got its start when Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight put his blessing on the project two years ago. Now some local citizens say the state-subsidized hostelry is a threat to nearby businesses, especially inns and restaurants.