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EDC
asks Jackson to consider polluting industries ordinance SMN The Jackson County Economic Development Commission has recommended that county commissioners consider a polluting industries ordinance. The EDC made the recommendation Feb. 7 after having been asked by commissioners to study Mark Fortner’s proposed asphalt plant in the Qualla community. A one-year moratorium on asphalt plants in Jackson County ends this May. Commissioners scheduled a Feb. 19 workshop with the EDC to discuss the polluting industries ordinance and land-use planning in general. The work session will be at 5:30 p.m. in room 203 of the Justice & Administration Building at 401 Grindstaff Cove Road. County attorney Raymond Large presented the board with a list of options presented to the county by Cherokee Helicopters in an effort to resolve differences between that business and the county. In December 2001, District Court Judge Steven Bryant ruled that a county ordinance written to regulate the business violated the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. Jim Garst, general manager for Cherokee Helicopters, said the options discussed at the Feb. 7 meeting were an attempt to work with the county. He said it was his understanding that commissioners had asked Large to seek an opinion from the North Carolina Attorney General’s office. He said Cherokee Helicopters plans to continue with business as usual. Commissioners also scheduled a public hearing to consider changes to the county’s sediment and erosion control ordinance. that meeting will be at 5 p.m. Feb. 21, in room 203 of the Justice & Administration Building. |
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