Stay with me here —- a state-funded study shows North Carolina’s equine industry has a $1.9 billion economic impact, this justifying the need for a state-funded commission to serve as advocate for the equine industry in order to justify the cost of a state-funded equestrian center in Rockingham County.
While we’re heading up US 29, Guilford County buys a 450-acre tract of land with $2.3 million in open space bond money. The purchase leaves only $4 million in the orginal $10 million fund, and opens space advocates note that another bond referendum might have to go on next year’s ballot.
