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Richard Daunt

One Sentence. One Fix. Pass HB24

June 24, 2025 by Richard Daunt

Time Is Running Out: Restore Local Zoning Control Before the Legislature Adjourns House Bill 24 would reverse the SB 382 damaging ban on downzoning — but it’s stuck in committee with only three days left. Click here to skip to the call to action with email lists and sample emails. In 2024, Senate Bill 382 […]

Filed Under: Development, General Tagged With: Residential development

Death by a Thousand Bills

June 18, 2025 by Richard Daunt

Sick of hearing about the latest attack on local control by our state legislators? So am I – but here’s another one from our out-of-control government in Raleigh. North Carolina House Bill 661, just today rammed through its final House vote, is a dangerous giveaway to developers and industry—at the direct expense of towns, taxpayers, […]

Filed Under: Development, General Tagged With: Residential development, transparency

SB 205: The Pool Bill That Drowns Local Control

June 14, 2025 by Richard Daunt

Legislation that started as a bill to deregulate private swimming pools is now being used as a trojan horse to continue the attack on local government that was exacerbated by HB 765. SB 205 doesn’t just tweak pool rules. It amends Chapter 160D — the same statutes HB 765 targeted — to prohibit local governments from adopting zoning, […]

Filed Under: Development, General Tagged With: Residential development, waxhaw

Waxhaw Budget Download

June 7, 2025 by Richard Daunt

Transparency and accessibility are essential—especially when it comes to how your tax dollars are being spent. With the June 10th public hearing on the proposed FY 2025–2026 town budget approaching, I’ve taken the time to configure a simplified, filterable version of the full budget spreadsheet. This version removes unnecessary formatting and clutter, making it much […]

Filed Under: General, Taxes, Transparency Tagged With: property tax, waxhaw

Rehobeth Upzone

May 27, 2025 by Richard Daunt

On May 27th, 2025, the BOC voted to annex and upzone 47 acres off Rehobeth Rd, paving the way for at least 100 more residential units in our town. The existing county zoning was R-20 (about 2 houses per acre). The new Waxhaw zoning is now R-4 (at least 4 houses per acre). Due to […]

Filed Under: BOC Vote Log

Ethel St Rezone

May 27, 2025 by Richard Daunt

On May 27th, 2025, the BOC voted to reject a request of the owner of a 4.48 acre property off Ethel Street to rezone from R3 to NC. The property has a large pond, which would need to be drained. Neighbors complained that the narrow gravel road that leads to the property would be greatly […]

Filed Under: BOC Vote Log

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