After a lawsuit was filed by several residents of a Piedmont Triad county, the county has issued a response to the allegations in the suit.
The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 18 against Rockingham County over the rezoning of nearly 200 acres of property to build a casino. Among the plaintiffs, all residents of Rockingham County, is Camp Carefree, a camp for special needs children whose property neighbors the rezoned area.
The plaintiffs allege that the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners ignored “basic legal requirements” when it approved the rezoning application, which was submitted by NC Development Holdings, which has links to The Cordish Companies, a gambling development company, further stating that Cordish-affiliated entities had donated to the campaigns of several politicians involved, including Senate Leader Phil Berger and his son Kevin, who is a commissioner.
