Cabarrus Cheap Seats

I’ve been trying every evening to provide a few articles for you to read in order not to leave you with the drivel I write and publish.
However, today there’s only one article and it is a MUST READ FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT’S DRIVING GROWTH IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA.  This article shows the [...]

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This is for someone I talked to yesterday; but I think that it applies to most people reading this blog: even though the details of an amoral, horny, old has-been politician who - if more people in this county had a brain in their head - shouldn’t have been elected in the 21st century [...]

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I thought since the big growth summit is coming up next week - I would repost (and finish) the “Appetite for Construction” series of posts from last August.
I posted two posts of what was to be a three post series. I never finished; but I aim to this week. So, here’s the first one:
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In the [...]

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I thought since the big growth summit is coming up next week - I would repost (and finish) the “Appetite for Construction” series of posts from last August.
I posted two posts of what was to be a three post series. I never finished; but I aim to this week. So, here’s the first [...]

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The Independent Tribune covered the highlights of last night’s meeting; and I figured I would link to some related articles.

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This is in three parts, because of how important this subject is. The quality of our schools, the congestion on our roads, and our tax burden can be traced back to the rate and manner at which growth takes place.
The third of three parts is coming around the bend.
In the last post, we established the [...]

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The challenge in controlling development is as simple as this: the local government has a responsibility to provide entitlements to its citizens and a responsibility to protect property rights.
Simple doesn’t always mean easy.
Rights vs. Entitlements
There are those who believe that rights and entitlements are the same thing; but the difference is significant enough to cause [...]

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