Chocowinity Town Board schedules a public hearing on the rezoning to permit a new jail in the Industrial Park | Eastern NC Now

The Chocowinity Town Board Tuesday night (5-6-14) took a major step forward toward allowing a jail to be built in the Chocowinity Industrial Park.

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    Chocowinity Town Board schedules a public hearing on the rezoning to permit a new jail in the Industrial Park

Board rejects its own Planning Board's recommendation and turns a deaf ear to residents' pleas

    The Chocowinity Town Board Tuesday night (5-6-14) took a major step forward toward allowing a jail to be built in the Chocowinity Industrial Park. The board voted to schedule a public hearing on the rezoning request that is necessary to affect the building of a new county jail. The public hearing will be held June 3 as a part of the regular monthly meeting. Residents will be permitted to address the issue with the board.

    The board's Planning Board had previously voted unanimously to reject the request. But the Town Board can override the Planning Board.

    A group of citizens was present to express opposition to the siting of a jail in the Industrial Park. You can hear their comments in the video below:

    The video clip contains the entire board meeting. The board's action in calling for a public hearing begins at about the 2:45 minute mark. The public comments come about 16:20 minutes into the clip.


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