Counties Resist State Push To End Local Zoning Power
Editorial warns Senate Bill 382 ousts local control over growth by banning downzoning without landowner consent. It cites Henderson County alarms, potential floodplain and farmland risks, retroactive zoning impacts, and critiques from the North Carolina League of Municipalities and UNC experts. The piece urges lawmakers to reconsider and cites the need to balance housing goals with flood protection and rural preservation.
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Siies
Senate
State House
Roy Cooper
Bill Lapsley
Henderson County Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Lapsley
Henderson County
Hendersonville
Mills River
Laurel Park
Flat Rock
N.C. League of Municipalities
Scott Mooneyham
League
Business NC
The
North Carolina Tribune
Helene
Appalachian Mountains
Ray Gronberg
UNC School of Government
Adam Lovelady
post-Helene
Lovelady
General Assembly
Mills River Fire Station Destroyed In Overnight Blaze
An overnight fire destroyed Mills Fire Station 2 at 100 Fanning Fields Road in Mills River. No injuries were reported as a brush truck planned for mutual aid to fight California wildfires was lost. Fire Marshal investigators will continue assessing causes, with potential extension noted. Fire crews from Etowah Horse Shoe Fletcher Mountain Home Skyland and Transylvania County assisted.
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Mills River
Mills
California
Henderson County
Kevin Waldrup
Fanning Fields Road
Waldrup
Etowah Horse Shoe
Fletcher
Mountain Home
Skyland
Transylvania County
North Carolina
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