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“On Thursday, 05/22/2025, the Hickory Public Housing Authority will post notices on homes of New Dimensions residents for their option to apply for Hickory Public housing voucher,” the council member said during general comments, adding residents may remain in their current homes if they choose.

The speaker said the notice follows a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requirement and referenced a rental-assistance demonstration (RAD) agreement from February 2015, noting that the voucher option should have been provided previously but was not. The council member said the notices will be posted on doors for 311 New Dimensions units and urged community organizations and churches to help disseminate the information.

The speaker praised Interim Executive Director Anthony Starr and the public housing board volunteers for their work on the transfer. “They have worked hard with the new revised secret public housing board that was appointed by our mayor and Anthony Starr and his staff,” the speaker said, urging residents to apply if they wish to move from the properties.

Council members did not record a vote or formal action on this announcement during the meeting; the remarks were presented as an informational update to the council and public. No additional implementation dates or application deadlines were given in the remarks that evening.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hickory City Council Meeting - May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A council member said letters will be posted May 22 giving New Dimensions residents the option to apply for Hickory public housing vouchers as the agency finalizes a transfer to the Western Piedmont Council of Governments; the announcement cited a HUD requirement and the 2015 RAD agreement.","taxTitle","Hickory City, Catawba County, North Carolina","taxId",3980,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227633,"Resident warns proposed North Carolina zoning bills would limit local input, create automatic approvals",166,1357000,1523000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3488134-a487a2415ecdbb723cc60f60ef9e79c2&start=1357&end=1523","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3488134-a487a2415ecdbb723cc60f60ef9e79c2/thumbnail_1357000.jpg","/articles/6227633/Hickory-City/Catawba-County/North-Carolina/Resident-warns-proposed-North-Carolina-zoning-bills-would-limit-local-input-create-automatic-approvals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227633-539254a2bd770ebcbb3365ca5e5fe0a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771207959&Signature=aYvYczXCZjPituWsDmqJawl1iMqGoX~GTDrrvAPywtPw171KkW12E~ASfhIG~zlTZUzwYBa0~2VTw4OqXyjIvzIDGFlvOY4Vc8ehETybqO8UPuBLp7XTaJMuYWXz09fj5bakHz7as9DE1g8~z98dTdg9o0BglMPI2-rDM6gWB2zkfFmTgR79nnT57ZGB5riFFrSL2yIlb3vhi7F2wJgR3JBpScrEqqhnfivXjiMdnO49KByZwDbCGDaF8wUYPTXeNAJkB~g62EjAOT~ULdtQ-LFvJx1nX7UeTLInHR7ad9LjqfG3wqcy536F8Lq-FXtA~4RNjxf3xsazF84UyNY5bA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Matt Sin, a Hickory resident, warned the City Council on May 20 that multiple bills in the North Carolina House and Senate would change local zoning procedures and reduce ordinary citizens’ ability to speak at hearings.

“There’s several about 30 bills in the House and Senate that want to change the way we do things,” Sin said. He described proposals that would limit public participation by making zoning hearings more “quasi-judicial” and permitting only expert testimony in some cases. Sin singled out what he called the “new 104 day rule, where if a developer puts in a zoning request, and there's no answer within 104 days, the request automatically is approved in favor of the developer,” calling that change a bypass of representative local government.

Sin urged citizens to push back and suggested temporarily changing voter registration to unaffiliated as a signal to lawmakers. He also cited prior litigation elsewhere, saying opponents had sued and gained large settlements, and said the state proposals would reduce the authority of local, elected decision-makers.

The council did not take action on the remarks. The statements were part of the public comment portion of the meeting and were offered as a civic warning rather than as a formal request to the council. The speaker did not cite specific bill numbers during his remarks; he characterized the package as “about 30 bills” and focused on the proposed procedural changes and the 104-day automatic-approval provision.","A Hickory resident told the city council that around 30 bills in the North Carolina General Assembly could curtail public participation in zoning and create an automatic approval rule after 104 days if local governments do not act.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227638,"Neighbors tell Hickory City Council duplex driveways on Twentieth Avenue will endanger children, worsen parking",329,957000,1286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3488134-a487a2415ecdbb723cc60f60ef9e79c2&start=957&end=1286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3488134-a487a2415ecdbb723cc60f60ef9e79c2/thumbnail_957000.jpg","/articles/6227638/Hickory-City/Catawba-County/North-Carolina/Neighbors-tell-Hickory-City-Council-duplex-driveways-on-Twentieth-Avenue-will-endanger-children-worsen-parking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227638-72a1b6b668ed4832de64ff3091e0d949/orig.mp4?Expires=1771207959&Signature=UfC9s1dXdgkEk3OuVOndnyigkWbqo4UXr1tX3NA-M7eLe4veiuViphtJ5HFaS0NuUxe7vfYoKZJYqAflIxFCcHcMgPdjCbQuLm4wN3V05Y8Xl18SbjrKvCs7BeoR3PeRplvweNpLcYXNY5CbTdmM8WD7tHTTkecJSPsN89QYRi70Z5a9dULkc63Hy03C~Zwn6R4A4lzjDgxPRN4ST1ImOe2zCaDo3QjAuTTWyY6EY8BGp4YssLDELyBT8AbgVkAL53GmEItvarHVipWHanG7weMdHGaAS8FI~NVYWBvv1aGVl3WxNGrjWyR4-ecM4ZFVaDS0LwQxoelj2vFIL0YE2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Byron Mason, a resident of 1334 Twentieth Avenue Place Northeast, told the Hickory City Council on May 20 that two lots being developed into two duplexes will route all vehicle access onto the dead-end Twentieth Avenue and substantially increase traffic where children play.

“This is a 2 multifamily buildings, which will have 4 units and increase the traffic on a road by 8 vehicles,” Mason said during public comment, adding that construction crews already have been speeding down the road, blocking driveways and using neighbors’ driveways as turnarounds.

Mason said the parcels at 2047 and 2051 Eighth Street Drive Northeast were cleared about five months ago and that the developer built a driveway from 2051 across 2047 and along a utility easement so both lots will exit onto Twentieth Avenue rather than Eighth Street. “These lots are tiny at 0.116 and 0.25 of an acre,” he said, and he told council the duplex footprints are about 2,500 square feet and that the properties are required to provide eight parking spaces and a turnaround but that the lots appear too small to accommodate those features.

Peter Collins, who said he has lived at 1320 Twentieth Avenue Place Northeast for 25 years, told the council residents were not informed that the lots would be connected to their street. “If you’re gonna put up developments, put a sign up. Let us know,” Collins said.

Mason thanked city staff who answered his questions, mentioning “Brian Frazier, if he is here” and Caroline Cohn, and said Tim from code enforcement visited his home earlier the same day to address the construction traffic. The speakers characterized the proposed units as rental properties built without yards, adequate parking or nearby mail and trash access; Mason said tenants would need to walk about 200 feet to reach mail and trash and that trash bins will likely be staged on neighboring yards because trash trucks will not drive up the driveway.

Council members did not take a formal action on the project during the meeting; the item presented in public comment and requests for further review were noted. There was no record in the meeting minutes of a motion or vote on the parcels that evening.

The residents’ remarks focused on public-safety and access concerns rather than on the zoning approval documents themselves. They asked the council and staff to review whether the driveway alignment and parking provisions comply with city code and to consider notifying neighbors earlier in the permitting process for similar projects.

The council did not debate the development on the record during the meeting; the comments were part of the public comment portion of the agenda and were heard by the mayor and council members present.","Residents at the May 20 Hickory City Council meeting urged the council to intervene after two cleared lots will be developed as four rental units that will be accessed from a dead-end street, increasing traffic, blocking driveways and raising safety concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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