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North Carolina's Case Study In Growth

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
29 May 2001 - 7:00am

For an experiment in managing growth, the town to watch is Currituck, N.C., just south of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

"Now that the Route 168 Bypass has opened, the commute from northern Currituck to downtown Norfolk suddenly is a snap. The stage is set for classic leapfrog sprawl, if the marketplace alone determines what happens next. After all, Currituck real estate taxes are less than 70 cents per $100; land is cheaper; waterfront property abounds. William E. Wood & Associates, a Hampton Roads real estate company, just bought a real estate company with offices in Currituck County and Elizabeth City to the west, in anticipation of faster growth."

Full Story: With bypass open, N.C. county will test growth control
Source: Virginian Pilot, May 27, 2001
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