Instead of incorporating, why cant Sneads Ferry form a planning board that will have a voice with the county commissioners?
A- North Carolina law does allow for planning boards to be created or designated by the county commissioners. This board would operate in an advisory capacity only and have no decision-making authority. All decisions would still be made at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. Remember that Onslow County is the same governing body that is responsible for our recent property value assessments and current poor land usage policies. For example, the Down East Tomorrow advisory planning board formed in Carteret County recently was tasked to research and come up with a proposal for land use in their communities. The Down East group very diligently came up with a workable plan which they presented to Carteret’s Board of Commissioners. The plan was disregarded by their county government and the Down East committee’s efforts were in vain. By the time the Carteret County Commissioners finished scrubbing Down Easts proposed use plan, the only thing that remained the same was the na
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