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When Legislators Prostitute Themselves to Special Interests

June 19, 2025 by Susanna Wedra

North Carolina Senate Bill 382 began as a disaster relief bill, a widely supported and necessary measure to help our State recover from Hurricane Helene. But in a stunning act of political deceit, a last-minute provision was quietly slipped in to strip local governments of their zoning authority. This bait-and-switch tactic, buried inside an emergency relief bill, is […]

Filed Under: Development, General Tagged With: NC General Assembly, 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

Our Youth Step Up

May 23, 2025 by Richard Daunt

Last night at the Waxhaw Town Hall, some quiet but powerful moments unfolded that should give every Union County resident a renewed sense of hope. At the latest meeting of the Western Union Municipal Alliance, two young citizens—Ella Adams of Mineral Springs and Joel Down of Wesley Chapel—stood up to speak to state Representatives David […]

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

Raleigh’s Land Grab

May 21, 2025 by Richard Daunt

Since our initial discussion of House Bill 765 (HB 765) in April, the legislation has undergone revisions. While some controversial provisions have been removed, the bill still poses significant challenges to local governance, particularly for towns like Waxhaw. North Carolina House Bill 765 — misleadingly titled the “Save the American Dream Act” — is one […]

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

Resources to Oppose HB765

April 16, 2025 by Richard Daunt

As detailed in this post, HB765 is an unprecedented attack on local government. This post has more detail, and this post explains the problems with the study that is being used to justify this bill. This page contains resources that will make it easy for you to email ALL of your representatives in the NC […]

Filed Under: Development, General Tagged With: Residential development

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