22 Feb 2018
MPO Guidance on Six Major Wilmington Interchanges
Recently both Wilmington City Council and the Wilmington MPO heard updates from NCDOT regarding a host of interchange projects as well as insight into the potential options for the extension of Independence Boulevard from Randall Parkway to MLK. For the intersections, six major grade separated interchanges were highlighted: MLK/Eastwood/Market MLK/Kerr MLK/College College/Oleander College/Carolina Beach Rd
16 Oct 2017
BASE Shares in 2017 Best Governmental Affairs Initiative Award
In October, our partners at the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association (WCFHBA) were awarded a STARS Awards from the North Carolina Home Builders Association. The STARS Awards program honors the achievements of those who make major contributions to the residential home building industry. Winners were announced at a ceremony held on October, 12th at the Charlotte
16 Oct 2017
With Veto Overrides, General Assembly Creates Shoreline Fund and Stormwater/Redevelopment Relief
Governor Roy Cooper vetoed S16 in August and in September announced his veto of H56. In recent sessions, large omnibus bills like H56 and S16 have been the principal legislative vehicles—functioning by combining a number of smaller issues into a larger bill. Unfortunately, if the entire bill is vetoed, this means all the individual provisions are
16 Oct 2017
Legislature Meets on River Water Quality, GenX
In addition to the GenX funding in H56, the legislature has continued discussions regarding both GenX specifically and North Carolina’s river water quality generally. The House Select Committee on North Carolina River Water Quality met on September 28 in Raleigh. Chaired by Rep. Ted Davis, Rep. Frank Iler and Rep. Holly Grange, the committee heard
07 Mar 2017
New Hanover Commissioners UNANIMOUSLY Approve Special Use Permit Changes
At their meeting last night, the New Hanover County Commissioners took final action on the Special Use Permit text amendment and changes to the Table of Permitted Uses, passing them UNANIMOUSLY. Below is the joint statement from the business community coalition which requested the support of the Commissioners on this important economic development initiative. Please thank
07 Mar 2017
TRUMP ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ON WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES (WOTUS)
On February 28, President Trump honored a campaign promise and signed an executive order directing EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin the process of rescinding or revising the controversial “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. (You can read his full remarks here) The executive order provides EPA and the Corps direction to rework the
07 Mar 2017
Congressman Rouzer Speaks at BCAR
During the February Congressional recess, the Brunswick County Association of REALTORS held their annual legislative breakfast, which was facilitated by BASE and featured Congressman David Rouzer. Congressman Rouzer gave updates on a number of specific national issues including tax reform and health care reform. Having recently returned from a trip to the border in Texas,
07 Mar 2017
Push Continues for Sustainable State Shoreline Funding
As you may have seen recently in local media (here or here), the push for statewide shoreline funding is continuing to build momentum. At this point, it is important to educate inland business groups and legislators on the statewide economic importance of beaches. The draft resolution below is one method our advocacy partners are employing
29 Jun 2016
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN NEW ONSLOW FLOOD MAPS
Onslow County’s new preliminary flood maps are available for public review by visiting THIS LINK In the upper right corner of the screen, use the drop down menu to flip between the Effective (current) and Preliminary (new) maps. It is advisable to go to a specific property and see the impacts of the new maps. Above
28 Jun 2016
Beach Nourishment in the State Budget
With the General Assembly moving quickly toward adjournment, the main point of discussion has been the proposed budget, which had to get worked out between the House and Senate. The conference report budget is now available (full link), and contains a number of important provisions regarding transportation funding, international business recruiting, economic development, education and