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Residents urge Moore County commissioners to scrutinize proposed Leach Road motorsports park; hearing set Oct. 15
Summary
Residents urged commissioners to reject or strictly scrutinize a planned development rezoning for a proposed motorsports/automotive-entertainment park on Leach Road, citing inconsistency with the county land‑use plan, noise, traffic and stormwater concerns. The board voted to call a public hearing for Oct. 15, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Dozens of residents told Moore County commissioners on Oct. 1 that a proposed automotive-entertainment development on Leach Road would conflict with the county’s land‑use plan and harm surrounding agricultural communities.
Nicholas Sala, a resident who addressed the board during public comment, said the primary legal question for the commissioners is consistency with the land‑use plan and the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). "If you approved this and said it was consistent, you would be arbitrary and capricious," he told the board, warning that such a finding could be appealed to Moore County Superior Court.
Other speakers described local impacts they said would follow from…
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