Two North Carolina communities are grappling over whether they should extend their county's planning boundary to include both jurisdictions. Some residents are opposed due to fears of conforming to undesired development standards.
"Through a series of committee meetings, officials from Winterville and Greenville created potential areas of expansion for the municipalities' respective planning areas, called extraterritorial jurisdictions."
"The town and city said heavy population growth is expected in the territory they share on Greenville's southern border. That will necessitate ETJ extension sometime in the future, which would require approval of the Board of Commissioners."
"As development continues, more property in the neighborhood floods, and septic tanks are failing, County Commissioner Tom Coulson said."
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