Durham County commissioners vote against bio-lab
The Durham County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 Monday evening against a proposed federal research lab in Butner.
Posted — UpdatedButner is one of five finalist locations that the Department of Homeland Security is considering for a National Bio- and Agro-Defense facility that would study animal diseases and diseases spread from animals to humans.
Granville County officials withdrew their support for the lab earlier this year, and the Raleigh City Council expressed formal opposition to the lab last week, saying councilors wanted to protect the headwaters of Falls Lake, the city's primary reservoir, from possible contamination.
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