Governor signs 751 South intervention bill

Aug. 23, 2013 @ 07:48 PM
Ray Gronberg

DURHAM — Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday signed a bill that will force the city of Durham to provide water and sewer service to the controversial 751 South project.

The bill was one of 33 the governor, a former mayor of Charlotte, signed ahead of a weekend action deadline before they would have become law anyway.

The group included a “regulatory reform” bill and three others McCrory’s aides singled out for comment or explanation. They did not explain his reason for signing the 751 bill.

Reacting to the news, Durham Mayor Bill Bell indicated he was surprised that McCrory had opted to sign the bill instead of letting it become law without his signature ...

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