Sunrock concrete plant relocation and greenway easement
Summary
Sunrock will replace its 30-year-old concrete plant with a modern one about 200 feet away on the same industrial parcel. The sticking point: the 50-foot greenway easement for the North Ellerbee Creek Trail is only guaranteed for ten years, and the council couldn't secure anything for the adjacent future Durham-to-Roxboro rail trail since the railroad still owns that corridor.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
No cost to the city; the land transfer after ten years is a donation if the greenway isn't built.
Sunrock and its customers get a modern plant; trail users get a guaranteed easement.
Nearby residents concerned about noise and odor, though staff found the use is an existing one with no net change in impervious surface.
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