May 25, 2007
Property Rights & Interests
Yesterday, in a sweeping, bipartisan vote, the NC House passed a constitutional amendment to protect property rights. The bill would prohibit government from using its eminent domain power to take private property for economic development purposes.
Now the bill will head to the NC Senate. If the state Senate passes the [...]
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May 22, 2007
Elected Leaders
Last night (Monday May 21, 2007) the Chatham County Board of Commissioners held their regularly scheduled meeting. On the agenda: a public hearing for a proposed development moratorium. The County followed all the proper requirements for notifying the public (two weeks legal notice in the paper, etc).
However, at the beginning [...]
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