Burlington’s city council has resolved to file a second lawsuit against a developer whom it has already taken to court over the unfinished infrastructure in his subdivisions.
The council originally took legal action against Zachary Tran last spring in order to compel him or his bonding company to finish paving the streets in Huffman Point – a residential development located off of Grand Oaks Boulevard.
Now, the council has authorized a second suit against Tran to remedy a similar situation in Verona, a subdivision situated off of U.S. 70 near the municipal limits of Whitsett.
The council gave its all clear to this new suit on Tuesday at the behest of Burlington’s city attorney David Huffman.
Huffman had originally addressed the council about Verona’s unfinished roads during a 12-minute closed-door discussion that capped off a 3-hour work session on Monday. The city attorney revisited the issue in open session when the council convened its latest regular meeting on Tuesday.
“We’re just trying to get the top asphalt cover out there,” Huffman said at the time.
The council went on to vote 5-to-0 to initiate legal proceedings against Zachary Tran and his development firm, the Diamondback Investment Group, as well as a limited liability corporation dubbed Burlington Road 140, which he had set up for the development of the Verona subdivision. Also named in the suit is the Lexon Insurance Company.
This legal action will run concurrently with the city’s ongoing lawsuit against Tran over the unpaved roads in Huffman Point, which is currently making its way through Alamance County superior court.
