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Residents urge immediate update to UDO, say infrastructure strained by rapid development

5711316 · September 3, 2025
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Public commenters told the Brunswick County Board that the county's Unified Development Ordinance is outdated and that roads, utilities and evacuation capacity are reaching 80% or higher, urging commissioners to reclaim final approval authority on large developments.

Multiple residents used the public comment period to urge the Board of Commissioners to slow or better manage new development, saying county infrastructure and evacuation capacity are already near capacity.

Barbara Kuczynski Gilbert, who identified herself as a resident of Southport (mailing address Supply), told commissioners she is "here today to address the overdevelopment in Brunswick County."…

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