With about a half-dozen speakers in favor and an equal number opposed, the effort to win a special-use permit for an Airsoft facility near Rocky Point seemed like a fair fight, but the proposal went down to a unanimous 5-0 defeat before the Pender County Board of County Commissioners on Monday night.
Too bad...and we can't tell exactly from this LOCAL-TO-THUMPY newspaper report's lack-of-detail...not unusual for the Star News, we might add...but Pender County lost a great opportunity to have a positive, economy-enhancing tourist-activity VENUE, over some spurious objections from NIMBY neighbors. It also sounds like the organizers didn't do their homework...and should have called in an expert to advise and assist......