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Garner council pauses ETJ expansion request while state and county consider bills; staff will increase outreach
Summary
Town staff recommended pausing the town’s extraterritorial-jurisdiction (ETJ) expansion request while House Bill 173 and county deliberations proceed. Council signaled consensus to pause and requested additional outreach to residents in the affected areas.
Town staff recommended pausing the Town of Garner’s ETJ expansion request pending the outcome of state legislation and further county-level conversations; council provided consensus direction to pause further action for several weeks or until more information is available.
Town Manager Miller and Assistant Town Manager John Hodges briefed council on recent developments. Hodges said that “House Bill 173 has been filed and has passed the first of three committees in the House,” and explained that Wake County planning staff and the Wake County Planning Board raised concerns from property owners in the…
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