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Dirt Bike/ATV Drivers Break Laws on Damascus Church Road
On October 31, 2020, a dirt biker died in the hospital after being involved in a head-on collision with a pickup truck in Durham. The...
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NC Leaks
- Oct 15, 2020
Engineer Only Option Used to Circumventing Law?
Unbeknownst to most folks, in 2015, the NC legislature passed a law aimed at reducing regulatory burdens. Sounds great, right? If you...
NC Leaks
- Jul 22, 2020
Legal Protections for Media Orgs and Their Sources -- from Digital Media Law Project
North Carolina Protections for Sources and Source Material [1] Note: This page covers information specific to North Carolina. See the...
NC Leaks
- Apr 20, 2020
Failure to File Non-Profit Tax Documents?
The Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County filed an IRS Form 990 (required for 501(c)(3)s. Well, sort of. It filed its...
NC Leaks
- Apr 10, 2020
TOC's BOA Fails to Issue Order from Denied Appeal by Merritt Gravel Pit; 10/15/20 No Resolution YET
*Update* TOC BOA issued the order; however, Merritt Gravel Pit has thus far failed to repair the damage caused by its stream destruction....
NC Leaks
- Mar 26, 2020
****UPDATE!**** Docs Received! Ralph Karpinos and Chapel Hill, We Are Waiting...(updated 3.26)
On April 1, 2020, Matthew DeBellis sent us a slew of documents from Chapel Hill regarding Superior Court Case 16 CVS 18. We are reviewing...
NC Leaks
- Mar 10, 2020
NCDOT Ignores Road Danger for Years
*Update* Merritt Gravel Pit destroyed part of the work completed by NCDOT. NCDOT took no action against MGP for the destruction, despite...
NC Leaks
- Mar 10, 2020
Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill + Orange County Go After One of Their Own - TOC Spends $259,754.73
In 2015, Andrew and Bethany Slack decided to put up a fence on their own property to ensure the safety of their children, pets and...
NC Leaks
- Sep 19, 2019
Robert Hornik Gets His Cardio In By Backpedaling Against His Client
After the August 14, 2019 Notice of Violation letter sent from Martin Roupe to Tony Merritt, NC Leaks confronted the Town Council yet...
NC Leaks
- Sep 18, 2019
Carrboro's Notice of Violation for Merritt Gravel Pit Land Use Ordinance Violations
Below is the letter sent from Martin Roupe to Tony Merritt. This letter very clearly states the town's position on what ordinances have...
NC Leaks
- Sep 18, 2019
A Bootlegged Septic System Near Your Drinking Water
July 10, 2020 update: Orange County filed a Complaint for Injunction against TIK LLC. Merritt Gravel Pit is owned by TIK LLC, an agent of...
NC Leaks
- Sep 18, 2019
No Certificate of Occupancy Actually Needed!
Certificate of Occupancy. This is a pretty important part of any residential or commercial construction process. Without a CO, a building...