State archaeologist weighs in
Our own Taft Wireback has been all over this Patriot's Landing/Haw River State Park controversy. Details here and here.
Now comes the state archaeologist, Stephen Claggett, who's worried that the development will destroy sites that contain Native American artifacts that are thousands of years old.
He sent this letter to County Manager David McNeill, arguing that while he had no regulatory authority over the project, an archaeological survey of the site should be conducted.