Thousands of people have already signed a petition opposing the sale of an old airfield for use as an international freight interchange.
The petition has been set up in the wake of a ruling from the High Court last month which confirmed a government decision to give planning permission to developers Helioslough to build a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) on the land.
And while county council leader, Cllr Robert Gordon, has reiterated his opposition to the loss of the land to create an Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, he admits that they might have no choice in the matter.
By yesterday, the petition set up by St Stephen councillor Jay Baillie had over 2,800 signatures – far and away the largest petition on the county council’s website.