Monday, January 7, 2008

Hearing underway

4:52 p.m.: Judge Taylor asked attorneys to take and rebind their submitted papers. She said she will then go over everything and render her decision. The process, Taylor said, will probably take a couple of weeks.

4:31 p.m.: County attorney Bill Pope said the Iredell Neighbors don't have legal standing to sue because they can't prove the Snow Creek Road plant would harm them. The plaintiffs' attorney, Anthony Fox, responded that the group could as an unincorporated nonprofit. The residents have standing, he said, because they live nearby.

4:05 p.m.: Taylor is listening to arguments from attorneys on whether biodiesel production is a bona fide farm use.

3:02 p.m.: Phil and Mike McLain are now present.

2:35 p.m.: The hearing has been pushed to 3 p.m.

2:20 p.m.: County manager Joel Mashburn arrived. The hearing hasn't officially started yet.

2:02 p.m.: Ten of the Iredell Neighbors are in the courtroom. Judge Kim Taylor is presiding.

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