MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — Hundreds of small business owners packed into a Mebane City Council meeting to voice their opinion on the annexation and closure of a place where they make a living.
The Buckhorn Flea Market located off exit 157 on Interstate-40 closed on Sunday after 40 years of serving the community.
R+L Carriers, a family-owned transportation company based in Greensboro, replaced the market with a trucking terminal,
It would bring more than 130 new jobs to the area, but the closure of the flea market would result in the relocation of 600 business owners, according to those who work there.
During the meeting, a spokesperson for R+L Carriers and the property owner who was not named provided renderings of the facility that would take over more than 80 acres of land, including where the Buckhorn Flea Market has stood for four decades.
It would include a maintenance building and a fueling island for truckers.
While presenting plans for the project, a company spokesperson said they gave vendors a heads-up about annexation meetings in May by placing flyers around the flea market.