It’s never happened before, but Guilford County has now taken the very odd step of holding an economic development incentives hearing without telling the public the name of the company before the hearing takes place.
That means that county residents have no idea whether they should or should not come out on a cold night, find parking near the Old Guilford County Court House, go through security and speak for the project, speak against it or stay home. And, since the county is providing county residents no information, it could be an explosives company, a uranium enrichment plant or a business conducting deep shaft mining and making rocket fuel.
The public notice, released last week, stated that the Board of Commissioners would hold a public hearing for an unnamed “innovative manufacturing company” that’s considering leasing the property at 2506 Sinclair Ave. in High Point. According to the notice, the company is considering a $30 million capital investment and the creation of 99 new jobs by December 31, 2029, with an average wage of about $62,000…