A holding company connected to a casino developer is seeking to rezone nearly 200 acres in Rockingham County, home to one of the state’s most powerful legislators, as lawmakers quietly weigh whether to authorize multiple new casinos across the state.
NC Development Holdings, whose registered address is the same as Baltimore-based gaming developer The Cordish Cos., asked last month to change the permitted use of 192 acres on U.S. 220 from residential/agricultural to a designation that would allow for a broad array of commercial uses.
Representatives for NC Development haven’t said what they’re planning for the land, and they don’t have to as part of the rezoning process.
