Casino headed to southern Rockingham County?

Gaming Operations

by CHRIS BURRITT

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY – A North Carolina holding company with ties to gaming developer The Cordish Cos. is seeking the rezoning of almost 193 acres in southern Rockingham County that would allow for electronic gaming operations.

In a July 10 presentation to the county’s Planning Board, representatives of NC Development Holdings sought the rezoning of the tract from residential agricultural (AG) to highway commercial (HC). Voted down by the board, the request now goes to the county Board of Commissioners for consideration during its Aug. 21 meeting.

If the rezoning is approved by the commissioners, it would allow “electronic gaming operations” among numerous permitted commercial uses.

The property abuts Camp Carefree, a nonprofit organization that for the past 37 years has offered a week of free summer camp to children with chronic illnesses as well as to siblings of children with chronic illnesses.

As part of the rezoning process, the applicant is not required to disclose how the property might be used if it were rezoned.

In June, the Planning Board voted to amend the county’s unified development ordinance to remove the requirement for a special use permit in the highway commercial district for electronic gaming operations. The county’s “leadership” requested the text amendment, according to minutes of the meeting.

The registered address for NC Development Holdings is the same

Illustration courtesy of Rockingham County Community Development

A North Carolina holding company has requested the 193-acre tract depicted in this illustration (center, in stripes) be rezoned from residential agricultural (AG) to highway commercial (HC). The land is in Rockingham County, just a few miles outside of Stokesdale’s town limits. The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners will consider the request at its Aug. 21 meeting.

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