MOREHEAD CITY — Minutes from a Jan. 11 closed-session meeting of the city council made public Tuesday reveal the entire board was advised at that time of PotashCorp-Aurora’s expansion plans at the state port, but there was no specific mention of a proposed solid sulfur melting plant.

The discussion was kept confidential at the request of a PCS employee who works at the N.C. Port of Morehead City, according to city manager Randy Martin, who also said he was aware of but hadn’t seen the environmental assessment related to the project at the time.

The minutes were released during the council’s October meeting held in the council’s chambers, upstairs in the Municipal Building at 202 S. 8th St. They revealed only that Mr. Martin told the council that an environmental assessment was under way for PCS to “expand their facilities at the state port on the mainland in Morehead City” and that Mr. Martin had been advised “that this would be a substantial investment in their current facilities and would be a positive impact in terms of jobs and a greater tax base.”

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