This morning I received some information about the 18-acre site at Mackay Road and Gate City Blvd. that got approved for redevelopment by the NC Brownfields Division of DEQ. The proposed project is a concrete/cement plant with a railroad/trucking distribution facility and storage silos.
I first found out about this project last year when I was running for mayor. I made a note to ask about it as soon as I took office.
After receiving photos and inquiries from a citizen who was concerned about activity on the site, I reached out to the NC Brownfields Division of the Department of Environmental Quality.
Soon after, I received a letter from the concrete company‘s attorney stating, “We have had numerous discussions and meetings with the Town regarding our plans for the Property and are appreciative of the relationships grown to date and were taken by surprise to hear these inquiries from NCDEQ, rather than the Town directly.”
I responded to the Silvi attorney that “I, too, was taken by surprise – to learn of the ‘relationships grown to date’ between Silvi Concrete and the Town of Jamestown. Until I received your letter, I was completely unaware there had been any ‘discussions and meetings with the Town’ regarding your plans for the Property.”
Last week, a search in the state public records revealed that construction of the concrete plant is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027.
In June, I asked our town manager to present a report on the project at the July 2026 Town Council Meeting, since the recorded sale means it is now public record.
This morning he shared with me a string of emails dating back to September 2024 between himself, our planning director and attorney Amanda Hodierne.
If the name sounds familiar, Amanda Hodierne is a partner with the law firm that represented D.R. Horton in its negotiation of a Development Agreement with the Town of Jamestown (for the Kinsley/Johnson Farm project). They are currently representing a different developer who filed a legal action against the Town of Jamestown regarding a denied zoning amendment:
In February 2025, at the same time she was representing the concrete company, Hodierne was also giving direction to our town’s planning director:
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