VIDEO: Map Act ‘Like a Drug’ for N.C. DOT | Eastern North Carolina Now

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Attorney discusses misuse of law to limit property use

    RALEIGH - The Map Act is "like a drug" for the N.C. Department of Transportation, allowing the department to limit development and other uses of targeted properties until the time and price are right for DOT acquisition.

    That's a key argument Winston-Salem-based attorney Matthew Bryant made during a presentation Monday to the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society. Bryant is representing property owners in communities across North Carolina in a series of lawsuits against DOT.

    In the video clip below, Bryant discussed the state's interest in using the Map Act to restrict properties targeted for future road projects.


    Click here to watch the full 49:52 presentation.