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Commissioners vote to sunset county journeyman licensing program
Summary
The board approved staff’s recommendation to end New Hanover County’s local journeyman program and align with North Carolina’s statewide licensing framework, a change staff said would reduce administrative burden while preserving public-safety oversight through state licenses and local code enforcement.
County staff presented April 20 a proposal to sunset New Hanover County’s local journeyman licensing program for electrical, plumbing and mechanical trades and update the county ordinance to conform with the state’s unified licensing and apprenticeship framework.
Tom Schultz, the presenter, said the local…
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