The sale of the Hofmann Forest has been a source of discussion, conflict and protest at N.C. State since the sale was announced last spring. Recently however, people who are unhappy about the sale found a new venue in which to make their discontent known—the courtroom
N.C. State’s Board of Trustees is in the process of selling the Hofmann Forest, which is the largest single piece of land owned by the University, and in an attempt to stop the board, several people, including N.C. State professors, recently filed a lawsuit.
Frederick W. Cubbage, professor of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at N.C. State, is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
“The lawsuit itself basically states that the Hofmann Forest is state land that belongs to North Carolina State University, so therefore it should follow state rules and regulation,” Cubbage said.
The lawsuit was filed on the grounds that the University did not follow the State Environmental Protection Act.
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