Byline: Ruth L. Tisdale
Oct. 10--ROCKY MOUNT -- The controversial LakeWatch Spa and Resort project was vehemently opposed by residents of Betty Creek who packed the auditorium of Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Rocky Mount on Tuesday night for the Franklin County planning commission meeting.
Before a crowd of nearly 150, the Franklin County Planning Commission couldn't decide whether to support the plan or deny it.
In a 3-3 tie, commission members Johnnie Metz, David Wiseman and Sherrie Mitchell voted against the plan, while Edmund Law, Earl Webb and Ed Greer voted to approve it.
Commission member Robert Camicia, who has been a vocal opponent of the plan, ...