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Bethania commissioners unanimously adopt resolution opposing HB765 preemption of local planning
Summary
The Town of Bethania Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution opposing House Bill 765, described in the meeting as legislation that would preempt local planning and zoning authority; the motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Leonard and passed without dissent.
The Town of Bethania Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a resolution opposing House Bill 765, which the board described as proposed legislative preemption of local government planning and zoning statutes. Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Leonard introduced and moved to adopt the "Resolution Opposing Legislative Preemption of Local Government Planning and Zoning Statutes by the North Carolina General Assembly." The motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Brent Rockett said he had forwarded information to the board based on steps other Forsyth County municipalities are taking and urged prompt action because the legislative process is moving quickly. The resolution was recorded as an attachment to the meeting materials and is intended to register the board's formal opposition to the bill.
The meeting record does not list an individual who seconded the motion. The transcript reports the motion passed unanimously; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the minutes. The resolution expresses the board's position but does not itself change local law; it registers opposition and is a formal statement to the General Assembly and other stakeholders.
