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Committee reviews H.506 to adopt Charlotte charter and preserve townwide votes on land-use bylaws
Summary
Representative Shay Waters Evans, sponsor of H.506, told the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs that the Town of Charlotte seeks a new charter to require voter approval of all land-use bylaws.
Representative Shay Waters Evans, sponsor of H.506, told the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs on Wednesday that the town of Charlotte has proposed a new municipal charter to preserve townwide voting on land-use bylaws.
"Charlotte currently does not have a charter," Representative Shay Waters Evans said. She described the proposal as restoring a charter-style procedure that requires town approval for any change to land-use regulations, rather than allowing the municipal legislative body to adopt bylaws at its discretion.
Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, summarized the bill for the committee: "You have in front of you H.506 as introduced, which proposes to…
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