Undecided on Dix

Three members of the Council of State are undecided on Dix Hill.

Attorney General Roy Cooper, Insurance Commissioner Jim Long and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler have not yet decided what should happen to the Dorothea Dix hospital campus.

A spokeswoman for Cooper said he will "examine the issue" when it comes before the Council of State.

Representatives of the other two said they had not given it much thought yet.

Chrissy Pearson, a spokeswoman for Long, said that he "generally will err on the side of leaving things open." But she also said Long, who is on vacation, has not talked specifically about Dix.

And Brian Long, a spokesman for Troxler, said that his only concern so far had been that plans for the site not adversely affect the state Farmer's Market nearby.

Update: A spokesman for Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry said she's also undecided.