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Appeals Court orders recalculation of damages in two Map Act disputes

The North Carolina Court of Appeals is ordering a trial judge to revisit the amount of money the state Department of Transportation must pay to resolve two Map Act disputes in Wake County. While that could mean less money for plaintiffs than the trial court had ordered, appellate judges rejected DOT’s argument that Map Act restrictions should be treated as “indefinite” rather then “temporary.”

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Map Act disputes from Wake County could have major impact for taxpayers, property owners

The North Carolina Court of Appeals wrestled Wednesday with two Map Act cases from Wake County that could have significant impacts for both property owners and state taxpayers. Plaintiffs in the cases argued during an hourlong hearing that the state Department of Transportation seeks a Map Act “discount.” The department responded that the plaintiffs would force taxpayers to pay sums “many multiples higher” than awards offered in hundreds of other Map Act cases.

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DOT appeals Wake County cases with major Map Act implications

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s second-highest court to take up two cases that could have a significant impact on payments to property owners targeted by the Map Act. In both cases, a Wake County judge issued rulings in June 2023 that favored property owners over the DOT.

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