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New Hanover County is in a legal battle with the development team, Coswald and Tribute Companies. It’s over how a parcel of land in the northern part of the county is developed.
Each political season brings the question: What power does the county commission have when it comes to directing development? The answer is complicated, but at a recent agenda meeting on January 28th, 2021 Commissioner Jonathan Barfield addressed the new board members:
“The one thing I don’t want to see happen that the county gets sued. We’ve had several missteps in the past where we’ve got it wrong and developers had sued the county and won and built what they wanted to build.”
Residents still unhappy with proposed zoning changes
HOLLAND In the face of public opposition to proposed zoning changes included in Holland s Unified Development Ordinance, the Holland Planning Commission, which has been directing the drafting of the UDO, has tweaked, walked back or completely removed some of the proposed changes.
But has the commission modified the proposal enough to satisfy the concerns of residents? No, they re not listening to us, said Fred Floberg, who lives in the R-1, or single-family residential zone district.
Many R-1 residents were angered by a proposal to legalize duplexes in their neighborhoods on lots of 10,000 square feet or larger.
Community Asks for Cooperation From Developers After Efland Station Failure
After the developers for Efland Station withdrew their application earlier this month, Orange County residents and government officials are reflecting on how to better serve the Efland community moving forward.
Since the Efland Station application was submitted to Orange County staff in August of 2020, the project had come under scrutiny from residents, who shared concerns about the environmental impact and traffic changes to the Efland community off Interstate 40.
On February 5, the applicant chose to withdraw its application after months of community backlash and multiple public hearings with hours of aired grievances.