Although growth in Union County outside of Charlotte has subsided, county officials aim to balance a legacy of unplanned growth with new opportunities for commercial development and countywide transportation.
Adam Bell reports that "a series of long-range plans adopted by county commissioners in the past few weeks should serve as a road map for growth and related issues for years to come" in suburban Union County outside of Charlotte. In total, "commissioners updated their comprehensive plan, adopted a transportation plan, approved a U.S. 74 corridor revitalization plan and rewrote their land-use ordinance." [Links to each plan are in pdf format.]
Bell goes on to provide details of each of the plans. A prominent message in the coverage is the need for commercial and retail development to "help balance a tax base that has overwhelmingly leaned on homeowners for its tax revenue."
FULL STORY: Union County adopts growth management plans
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