Monday at a public hearing before to the Board of Commissioners on the proposed bio-defense lab for Butner, the Environmental Affairs Board presented a detailed report on its questions about the lab, and the unanswered concerns from the draft Environmental Impact Statement released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

I thought I would attach these documents (please excuse my highlighting) to let interested readers peruse them. There are several detailed concerns that are mentioned in the pages—too many to detail here.

The documents might offer a better explanation to readers, especially those who are confused by some of the details. These are great explainers.

Emotion was high during parts of Monday night's public hearing on a proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility that could come to Butner. County commissioners had asked for the input of several county officials, as well as the Environmental Affairs Board.

All entities reported to the commissioners last night, and we couldn't fit quite everything in today's story, so here are some additional highlights: