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- Parking Lot Drama in Apex
- Book Challenges in Wake County
- ICYMI: Building Trolls in Dix Park
- A Durham Queer History Tour
Good morning, readers.
For the better part of 10 years, Annie Scott has run a for-profit parking operation on her property located across the street from Apex Friendship High School, charging students $300 for a parking space each school year.
The commercial parking lot in an area zoned for residential has been a thorn in the town’s side, with town officials citing safety concerns and aesthetics as ongoing problems.
At last night’s town council meeting meeting, outgoing council member Brett Gantt proposed a solution he hoped might take care of the problem for the council before he takes his leave: put the property under the jurisdiction of Wake County and let county and school board leaders sort it out, if they want to.
But the council wasn’t on board with that proposal, and an attorney speaking for Scott at last night’s meeting made the case that she could continue operating.
The council ultimately voted to continue enforcement actions against Scott, but it’s not clear how that will differ from what it’s already been doing to try to address the issue—and if it really wants to shut down the parking operation, it could be looking at a fight in the courts.
Read the story here and have a good weekend.
—Jane
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