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Bridging the Affordability Gap

NAHB Affordable Housing Webinar on Dec. 14  Bridging the Affordability Gap Housing industry professionals interested in workforce housing approaches that work should plan to attend the NAHB webinar, “Housing That Works: State and Local Solutions to Housing Affordability,” beginning at 2:00 p.m. Monday Dec. 14th.  The 90-minute webinar is free and the last in a

2009 Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Award Winners

The 5th Annual Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Award Program Awards Banquet was held on Thursday, November 19 to recognize the 2009 recipients. The Outstanding Stewardship Award (highest honor) was presented to Lower Cape Fear Hospice for their new administration building and the Bald Head Island Ferry Terminal.   The Significant Achievement Award (secondary level) was

NHC Reviews Private Road Standards

New Hanover County Private Road Certificates At the December 3, 2009 New Hanover County Planning Board meeting, the Board will consider a request by staff to add two new Private Road Certificates to article VII of the County Subdivision Ordinance requiring developers to disclose road maintenance responsibilities and requiring Professional Engineers to certify that the

H2GO Approves Fee Reductions

On Tuesday Nov. 17th the Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer (H2GO) Board of Commissioners approved a new fee schedule that offers a significant savings to the building and development industry.  The new fee schedule will take effect Tuesday December 1st for all applicants. Listed below is just a few of the highlights in the new

New Wilmington Stormwater Forms Available

As some of you already know the City adopted a new Stormwater Management Ordinance that went into effect on Nov. 1 that not only reflects the Phase II requirements imposed by the State but it also incorporates the recently adopted Coastal Stormwater Regs. This was done in order to prevent a second revision to the

Municipal Election Results are in

Municipal Election results are in for the region.  For a complete breakdown on each county click on each link below New Hanover County Brunswick County Pender County

NHC Commissioners Approve New Zoning District

New Hanover Commissioners vote to enable Exceptional Design Zoning District (EDZD) At their November 2, 2009 meeting, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners voted to create a new Exceptional Design Zoning District. This new District, proposed by County Staff, provides opportunities for mixed use or high density projects within the County and provides design

Brunswick Commissioners Approve Fee Deferral Policy

Due to the persistence of (BASE) Business Alliance for a Sound Economy and the leadership from the Brunswick County Home Builders Association last night the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners approved an interim policy to provide for the deferral of the payment and collection of water and sewer capital recovery fees and transmission capital recovery

UNCW Geography Department Hosts Terminal Groin Seminar

Seminar to Focus on NC’s Tidal Inlets and Terminal Groins Information  Provided by UNCW for more information click here. The UNCW Department of Geography and Geology presents the Randall-Zullo Seminar at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 in DeLoach Hall, Room 114. The talk, given by faculty member William Cleary, is titled, “North Carolina’s Tidal Inlets

TAC Approves Areas Transportation Projects

Attached please find the List of Top 25 Highway projects without the Loop and Toll projects (2009) and Prioritized List of Bicycle projects that were approved by the Transportation Advisory Committee on September 30, 2009. List of Bicycle Projects from the 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan Top_25_SPOT_projects_w_o_Loop_and_Tolls_Adopted_9_30_09