BREAKING NEWS FROM UNION COUNTY, NC:
"The Union County Board of Commissioners on Monday agreed to stop issuing water commitments for the next six months rather than signing off on a freeze on new home-building.
The unanimous motion, which passed was put forth by board Chairman Allan Baucom as a substitute to an earlier proposal from Commissioner Lanny Openshaw that would have also halted new residential building permits.
Baucom's motion will temporarily suspend new "agreeable to serve" letters for water connections from Union County Public Works, allowing 30 days for residents with already issued letters to claim their benefits.
The suspension excluded requests for minor subdivisions with five or less resi-dential water connections, while pushing an "audit" to determine the number of outstanding commitments."
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Well folks, if you don't have water already in Union County (the 16th fastest growing in the Nation), you better get hooked up REAL quick. This will not only affect builders and developers, but the thousands of laborers who depend on the industry for their jobs. In this down market, they are already hurting. This will also affect those who bought lots on speculation or for their future home, who will now be unable to build, unless they can obtain well and septic.
These measures were said to be put in place because of "out of control growth" and because of the drought, but I also wish to note that Union County officials turned down an opportunity to co-finance a water/septic system with Lancaster County, South Carolina some years ago. That has in hindsight, turned out to be very poor planning. Officials are now working on implementing a pipeline from Anson County, NC that will cost taxpayers millions and be a long time coming to the fast growing Western portion of Union County.
Agents who work Union County, NC need to be aware of this issue as it affects disclosure issues on property sales. If you need more information, please send me an e-mail to Lori@BeeRealty.com .
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