Judge considers request to block sale of spaceport site

Camden County officials could close on a deal to purchase a vacant industrial site they plan to use as a spaceport as early as Jan. 13 — that is, unless a request for a temporary restraining order is issued.

Lawyers representing both sides of the argument for a temporary restraining order Friday argued the pros and cons of an order that would prohibit the purchase of the site owned by Union Carbide during a civil hearing in Camden County.

Brunswick Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Stephen Scarlett listened to the arguments before saying he would consider both sand announce a decision before Christmas.

Dana Braun, a lawyer representing two Camden County men who filed the request for an order to delay the sale, asked the judge to grant the order to give voters a chance to determine if they want a spaceport.

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