MOORESVILLE, N.C. — People in Mooresville are pushing back against a request to transform hundreds of acres into a massive industrial park. Teresa Earnhardt, the widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., owns the land and wants to turn 400 acres into the Mooresville Technology Park.
But hundreds of people who live in the quiet community near the property off Patterson Farm Road and NC Highway 3 are urging commissioners to vote it down.
Neighbors told Channel 9′s Ken Lemon that Dale Earnhardt enjoyed hunting on the property. They love the rural lifestyle and say an industrial park will damage it.
Developers want the town to change the zoning for the new plan.
Dan Brewer of Bowman Construction says the project would cater to the high-tech industry and bring 200 jobs to the area.
But neighbors made their feelings known Tuesday night at the town’s planning board meeting.
Town staff …