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NC to Seize 2,200 Acres After SC Developer Outbids the State for the Dirt

ASHEVILLE, NC-The state government voted unanimously to take the land in DuPont State Forest from the developer and pay $12 million. The case could go to court.

By Robert Anthony | Updated on October 25, 2000

ASHEVILLE, NC-Citing a public need to preserve the land, Gov. Jim Hunt and top state officials voted unanimously to seize 2,200 acres in DuPont State Forest and pay the owner $12 million. The site is 140 miles east of Charlotte and just south of Asheville, NC.

Landowner Jim Anthony, however, says the $12 million is low because his total investment in the tract to date is $12.3 million. He says he never received a formal purchase offer from the state or even a deal to settle the six-month-old dispute.

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