Senator Dole and environmental groups have urged the Navy to hold a hearing in the Charlotte so people on that end of the state could be heard. According to the Charlotte Observer a hearing will now be held in the queen city.
Atlantic Fleet spokesman Ted Brown said the Charlotte hearing will be on April 17, with an informal information period between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., followed by a formal hearing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. A location hasn’t been selected but will be announced later.
The planned OLF will not only impact the folks that live in the area around the Washington County Site but many people from across the state. Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge is a popular tourist location getting lots of visitors as well as those who stop briefly while on the way to the outer banks. Additionally there will be a economic cost on not only the local economy but also the statewide agricultural economy.
