01 Jul 2009
Coastal Homeowners Insurance Bill Passes Insurance Committee
House Bill 1305 Favorably Reported by the House Insurance Committee On Tuesday, June 30, the House Insurance Committee favorably passed House Bill 1305 (the omnibus Beach Plan “fix” bill) which will now move on to the House Finance Committee for review. The bill is an important step toward providing more stability in the finances of
29 Jun 2009
NCDWQ BMP Manual Update Reminder
This is a reminder that the infiltration policy document noticed on the website http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/state_sw_notices.htm May 4, 2009 will start being implemented on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (60 days from date of signature). This will be integrated into the appropriate chapter as the BMP Manual is updated. Also please note a wording error in the policy
29 Jun 2009
City of Wilmington TIA Reveiw Fee
At their meeting on June 16, 2009 the Wilmington City Council added a review fee for traffic impact analyses to the FY 2009-2010 fee schedule. On July 1, 2009, city staff will begin collecting $250 for initial TIA submissions and a $125 re-submittal fee. Please note that the review fees only apply to projects located
23 Jun 2009
NC Bans Text Messaging
North Carolina’s Legislature has banned text messaging by all drivers. The North Carolina anti-texting legislation was sent to Gov. Beverly Perdue and signed in to law on June 19th. The new law takes effect Dec. 1st. North Carolina will become the seventh state to pass a ban this year on texting while driving. A national
12 Jun 2009
Pender County Redistricting Plan Becomes Law
The map below shows the current House Redistricting Plan as modified by House Bill 1621. That bill was ratified by the General Assembly on June 11, 2009, and became law as Session Law 2009-78. The bill amends the House Redistricting Plan only by changing districts 16 and 18 in Pender and New Hanover counties. The
11 Jun 2009
DRAFT NCDOT SUBDIVISION DESIGN MANUAL OUT FOR COMMENTS
For the past several years, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has published the Minimum Construction Standards for Subdivision Roads. This reference manual is used by developers, engineering firms and others involved in constructing subdivisions and the resulting roads that are proposed to be added to the State’s maintained system of roads. The most recent
03 Jun 2009
Economic Recovery Workshop Friday June 5th
N.C. Office of Economic Recovery and Investment Workshop Friday June 5 North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue will hold one of the last of a series of workshops being held by the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery and Investment on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 10:00AM at the Burney Center at UNCW in Wilmington. These series
03 Jun 2009
BMP Manual Update
The North Carolina Department of Water Quality has updated Chapter 17 (Dry Extended Detention Basin) of the BMP Manual. To review this new update click here.
27 May 2009
2009 Crossover Bills
Attached is a list prepared by the legislative information systems division containing those measures that no later than May 14th 2009 passed one chamber and were received by or ordered sent to the other chamber. You may view the current status of these and other bills by clicking here.
13 May 2009
New Hanover / Pender Redistricting
House Bill 1621, which is intended to realign the districts in Pender and New Hanover Counties for the election of members of the North Carolina House of Representatives has been filed and passed second and third reading and referred to the Senate. This bill is in response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court Case Bartlett