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Preserving North Carolina's Coastline

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Kurt Paulsen
9 July 2003 - 11:00am

A 2-part story looks at efforts to preserve North Carolina's coast which are undermined by actions of the state legislature.

"After hurricanes Fran and Dennis sent pools and concrete decks hurtling into homes along North Carolina's coast, the state Coastal Resources Commission required that pools be built farther from the ocean. But before the pool rule went into effect last August, the General Assembly -- acting at the request of real estate agents, homebuilders and rental managers -- wiped it out"

Full Story: Beach Protection in N.C. a 'facade'
Source: The News & Observer, July 5, 2003
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The areas where we have severe blight and indications of more blight to come are basically the same as they ever were. How in the world are we ever going to move our community development selves into an alternative future that thinks differently about the challenges we face in our cities and low-income suburban and rural communities?
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