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| December 07, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The News & Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: J. Andrew Curliss

Dec. 7--Gov. Mike Easley is blocking the transfer of 330 acres of state land to the Currituck County government, saying he won't sell it for the $1 that key legislators say they approved.

The dispute has involved powerful state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Manteo Democrat who heads the Senate, and members of the Council of State, which oversees all state property deals.

At issue is a total of 535 acres at and surrounding the Currituck County Airport, a former World War II landing strip that has been in state hands for decades.

Local officials in Currituck County already lease the land but want to own all of it for a…

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