Durham Democrats fight use of surveyStaff writer Jim Wise
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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1448983.htmlDURHAM -- Some Durham County Democrats are calling on the county commissioners and City Council to reject a developer's survey as the basis for moving a Jordan Lake watershed boundary.
In November, the commissioners voted to ask the state Division of Water Quality to approve relocating a boundary in southwest Durham County, using a survey paid for by landowner and developer Neal Hunter. The relocation removes most of a proposed subdivision from the lake's strictly regulated "critical" zone.
In February, state regulators approved use of the survey. But some people inspecting that area, between N.C. 751 and the Orange County line, have questioned the survey's accuracy.
This month, county commissioners Michael Page and Joe Bowser moved to have the boundary set to the survey, but other commissioners voted to hold a special work session on the boundary from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday in the commissioners' chambers.
It is open to the public, but because it is a work session, Page "does not intend to permit any public comment," according to a Tuesday memo to the commissioners from County Manager Mike Ruffin. According to the memo, the item will be the subject of a public hearing later at a regular commissioners meeting.
