COME ON TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN

So it appears that the Dr and Transworld Med have made a run for the border. The South Carolina border that is and if correct, Charleston to be exact. Obviously blaming the delay in construction in the downtown project as a mitigating factor for his departure. Apparently, the state of South Carolina enticed him more than staying near home. I have heard millions of dollars were being offered to him and the company, I am wondering how much the state of North Carolina and Union County offered him? I know the town of Indian Trail did not have that kind of financial pull, but did offer him their endorsement of the idea of him locating in the town.
It is a shame for the town of Indian Trail that the project has been mired in a quagmire of road issues. I know of 3 traffic studies done by the developer and apparently none have met the standards of DOT nor the town.
How does this change the downtown project and Indian Trail? Well, the tech jobs that would have been associated with Transworld Med are gone. The school locating there is probably lost especially without Transworld. That just leaves the project as approved by the previous council with a 79% residential and 21% commercial breakdown. A little over a 1,000,000 sq ft of commercial/retail. This is the same project as was passed by the previous council. Yes it is a shame that Transworld Med didn't work out..but until last fall, no one knew anything about them and this project. You see, they were just tenants in the overall project...the project was only broken into commercial/retail and residential..with some possible town buildings. The project was never approved with Transworld in mind or the school of nursing. In my opinion, the project has not changed from the date it was approved. I still believe that in order for this project to be a success, it will need Liquor by the drink in the town, and roads that allow people to get to the site. The size of this project precludes it from any simple, easy, or cheap answers. Those that are looking for those types of answers are doing the town and its citizens a disservice.