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A study by UNC Greensboro, commissioned by the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County. The findings of a recent housing study are surprising to few: the city of Wilmington and New Hanover County are verging on a housing affordability crisis. But advocates say the report may act as a catalyst for new housing policies in the region. The study set the stakes quite high: more than half of New Hanover’s renters are cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing, and little housing is available that’s affordable for low-wage earners. Katrina Knight, Executive Dir...
/ Wilmington and New Hanover County have finally released their comprehensive housing study for our area. Some of the main findings: The region’s population growth is driving the housing shortage -- and that a majority in our community worry about the cost of housing. Researchers from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Bowen National Research presented their housing studies to both county commissioners and city council members this week. Stephen Sills, professor and director of UNCG’s Center for Housing and Community Studies, is one of the authors. He finds disparities...
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Oyster, bay scallop farm in Tiverton gets initial OK Marcia Pobzeznik TIVERTON — A new aquaculture application for waters off Sapowet Point got an initial nod from the town’s Harbor Commission this week and can advance to a formal application before the Coastal Resources Management Council. Bradley Boehringer and Travis Lundgren, experienced oyster farmers out of Galilee and Point Judith, want to grow oysters and bay scallops in a 2.69 acre area just north of Sapowet Point, and about 500 feet away from a two-acre oyster farm that is the only operating aquaculture operation in town. “I t...