On Jan. 28, two days after a spokesman for Gov. Pat McCrory said a proposed 450-acre transit hub near Selma “does not appear to be a viable option,” a CSX rail official sent a letter to Johnston County landowner Chuck Warren stating the purchase agreement he had signed on Jan. 17, “is hereby terminated and...
Opposition by governor and local residents to project will not stop agency from ranking viability for state subsidies of rail hub near Selma.
RALEIGH — The governor's reversal occurred amid substantial local opposition to the proposed “Carolina Connector,” a $272 million transit hub, including a resolution from the Johnston County Board of Commissioners rejecting the proposed 450-acre site and the refusal of several landowners to sell their property to the railroad, leading CSX officials to suggest they may use eminent domain to seize land for the project.
RALEIGH — At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners issued a statement opposing both the project at the current location and the railroad company’s threats to use eminent domain to acquire property for the transportation hub.
RALEIGH — As county commissioners consider whether to put a “transit” tax — a half-cent sales tax increase — on this year's ballot to pay for the estimated $4.6 billion rail project, the railroad companies that must provide access to their lines haven’t signed off on the proposal.
RALEIGH — Triangle Transit officials say the fate of Union Station isn’t tied to the success of the tax initiative. But a key city transit planner differs, and opponents of the tax hike say defeating the referendum would kill the project entirely.
In today’s Friday interview the John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai talks to Heritage Foundation President Edwin Feulner about his new book Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today. The interview aired on Carolina Journal Radio (click here to find the station near you).
NC Ports Authority CEO Eric Stromberg is out, and so is the organization -- out of step with the public discourse and out of the bounds of proper government.
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