WRAL: Thursday is the deadline for residential rental property owners in Raleigh to get registered with the city and pay a fee. more…

by Daren Bakst of The John Locke Foundation

Editor’s note: this article is the opinion of the author; the NC Property Rights Coalition has not yet taken a position on this particular amendment.

After the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London, it’s constitutional for the government to seize private property for economic development reasons. For example, your house or church could be seized so that a wealthy developer could build a shopping mall on your property.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted the State of North Carolina’s request to intervene in the relicensing process related to Alcoa’s Yadkin Hydroelectric Project.

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by Daren Bakst of the John Locke Foundation

Wilmington’s Annexation Abuse

If property owners are being forcibly annexed and want water and sewer services, they must request water and sewer lines be provided to their property within 5 days after what is called a public hearing. The public hearing is basically a venting session where annexation victims can tell city commissioners (who don’t listen) what they think about the annexation.

Wilmington just had their public hearing this week. As I was looking on the city’s annexation web page, I saw the FAQ document the city developed for the annexation victims. This is the document many people will read (as opposed to the unintelligible annexation plan) Here’s something it said:

From WRAL.com: Berkshire Downs residents fighting annexation