A failed plan to bring the Carolina Panthers practice facility to Rock Hill could result in York County being awarded over $81 million, WCNC.com reported. Bankruptcy Judge Karen Owens yesterday filed a motion to allow York County to have an $81 million voting stake in the bankruptcy fallout relating to David Tepper's GT Real Estate company. Owens made the decision because she was worried about how the county would receive no relief from the project's fallout. "I'm concerned with the danger of disenfranchisement of the county," Judge Owens said during the court hearing. "It is appropriate for them to have a voice in the vote and at the confirmation proceedings." Without a voting stake, parties that are owed money from the bankruptcy deal could risk not receiving what they are owed. Other contracting parties have already somewhat agreed to receive millions from the bankruptcy deal. However, GT Real Estate's bankruptcy proposals left no funding for York County or the city of Rock Hill. Yesterday's hearing only pertains to York County. The city of Rock Hill will have to wait till at least Nov. 16 to see if a similar voting stake for $20 million will be granted, according to court records.
