WRAL Investigates the push for solutions to farm parties
BUT WE HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK
LIVE IN PERSON COUNTY, MONICA
CASEY, WRAL NEWS. THAT PARTY IS
THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE
OF EVENT. WRAL INVESTIGATES HAS
BEEN COVERING FOR MONTHS OR
KROGER EXPLAINS THE PUSH FOR
SOLUTIONS.
>> A RENTAL WEBSITE CALLS THE
PROPERTY FIELD OF DREAMS SAYING
IT'S OFTEN USED FOR UNIVERSITY
PARTIES. $1500 TO RENT IT WITH
A CAPACITY OF 1000 PEOPLE
WRAL'S SKY. 5 VIDEO SHOWS THE
MASSIVE CROWDS. ATTENDEES TOLD
US THEY WERE FROM NORTH
CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
THE GROUP THAT CAME WITH IT
CAME A LITTLE LATE AND THEN YOU
CAN EVEN GET INTO AN EVENT OR
WRAL INVESTIGATES HAS REPORTED
ON SIMILAR PARTIES ELSEWHERE
THAT RESULTED IN CHARGES
RELATED TO UNDERAGE DRINKING
FOR PARTYGOERS AND A PROPERTY
OWNER. OUR REPORTING IS ALSO
LEADING SENATORS TO CONSIDER
A CHANGE IN STATE LAW TO
TIGHTEN UP LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW
THESE PARTIES ON FARMS THROUGH
AGRA TOURISM FROM DURHAM, INTO
ORANGE TO NOW PERSON COUNTIES.
ALTHOUGH THE VENUES MAY BE
DIFFERENT CONCERNS ARE THE
SAME. THEY ARE
EXTREMELY LOUD. IT'S UNDER AGE
DRINKING, THOUGH. THIS IS OUR
FRONT YARD. WE'VE REPORTED
NEIGHBORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
WORRY ABOUT THE STUDENTS SAFETY
BECAUSE HELP WOULD BE FAR AWAY
AND STUDENTS WONDER INTO
NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND DOWN
RURAL NARROW ROADS IN PITCH
DARKNESS. IT SCARES ME TO THINK
ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AT SARAH
KRUEGER WRAL NEWS.
>> YOU CAN FIND OUR EXTENSIVE
REPORTING ON THIS TOPIC ON WRAL