Growth costs tied to density and infill development
A North Carolina professor told Johnston County Commissioners that single family homes cost more in public services than taxes, but higher density reduces infrastructure needs. He cited California’s 3,000 square foot homes on 4,000 square foot lots and warned against leapfrog development that stretches roads and utilities.
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Housing crisis drives study by regional developers
SMITHFIELD The Triangle East Economic Development Foundation seeks solutions for affordable workforce housing. It will define workforce housing and examine factors behind high housing costs in Johnston for teachers police officers and firefighters.
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Smithfield
Triangle East Economic Development Foundation
Johnston
Workforce housing defined at April breakfast in Smithfield
At a Smithfield First Baptist Church breakfast on April 1, Jill Homan described workforce housing as the middle ground between regulated affordable housing and high income homes. She urged communities to provide middle options so workers like teachers can live locally, reducing commuter tax burdens. Erica Leatham added that in some areas workforce and market rate housing merge.
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Erica Leatham
Raleigh Homebuilder
M/I Homes
McKenzie Miller
Johnstonian News
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Ence
Smithfield
First Baptist Church
Homan
Javelin 19 Investments
Wilson's Mills adopts unified postal addresses
Wilson's Mills residents have long faced an identity mix up as mail came from Smithfield or Clayton post offices. Town leaders, with USPS district manager Roselle Murrell, secured a change to use Wilson's Mills in all property addresses effective immediately, ending confusion about locality, services, and voting districts.
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Smithfield
Clayton
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Wilson's Mills
Roselle Murrell
USPS
Smithfield DMV opens at 7 a.m. statewide expansion
Smithfield office at 3783 U.S. 301 South now opens 7 a.m. Monday to Friday with 10 hour days. NC DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin cites statewide service growth. 80 percent of 115 offices will run 7 to 5 starting April 7. Clayton office also expands walk-in Saturday hours in Johnston County.
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Wayne Goodwin
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Johnston County
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