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Matthews board registers opposition to state land‑use bills as state senator briefs board on local measures
Summary
The board read a letter opposing House Bill 765 and House Bill 661 — measures the town says would curtail local land‑use controls — while State Senator Woodson Bradley, present at the meeting, said she is seeking to exempt Mecklenburg County from some down‑zoning provisions and is working with colleagues on amendments.
Mayor John Higdon read a letter into the record on April 28 urging state lawmakers to oppose two recently introduced House bills — HB 765 and HB 661 — that the town says would limit local land‑use authority and restrict local street and infrastructure standards.
The letter cited provisions that would eliminate conditional zoning or voluntary zoning conditions, mandate minimum densities in residential districts and limit municipal authority to adopt…
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