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"This comes down to a fundamental issue of trust," [Doug Berger], who represents Granville County, told the commission. Berger was among a cavalcade of elected officials who lavished praised on the NBAP proposal at a September 2007 scoping meeting. He said the findings in the GAO report prompted him to change his position. Furthermore, he is asking his fellow elected officials to withdraw their support in hopes of persuading the Consortium to pull Butner from the running.
"The sentiments expressed by the community are important to us," he added. "We agonize about that-about how to be true to the process and sensitive to the community."[Arden] added that Butner's high scorewhich was issued last year-was a validation that North Carolina would be a good place for the lab. "But now it's a totally different scenario," Arden said, referring to community opposition and the funding issues. "Those factors are more dominant factors."See the full content of this document
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Nbaf Nixed Again
The next coffin nail was hammered into the proposed National Bio and Agio Defense Facility Monday night when Durham County Commissioners voted 4-1 to oppose the federal disease lab that could be sited in Burner.
The commission also took a stronger ...See the full content of this document
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