WRAL - 4/12/2016 Four Oaks, N.C. — An overflow crowd came out Monday night to voice both support and opposition for a proposed CSX cargo hub in Johnston County that would bring jobs but could force some to sell their homes.
City Hall chambers were full and dozens more people stood outside during a public hearing about the proposed 450-acre project.
Four Oaks town leaders reached out to CSX after a proposal to build a $272 million terminal, known as the Carolina Connector, near Selma fell through.
Town leaders said the cargo hub would bring in hundreds of jobs and their intentions are to help the company get the land they need to make the project happen.
Mayor Linwood Parker sent a letter to Gov. Pat McCrory and the railroad company expressing his support for the project, even if it requires emminent domain, which has many in the community concerned for the future of their property.
http://www.wral.com/residents-concerned-over-four-oaks-csx-cargo-hub-proposal/15635876/ |
