Fighting to Preserve Local Voices
Community Spotlight: A Conversation with Scott Mooneyham of the North Carolina League of Municipalities
As many of Brunswick County's residents are transplants from other states, questions naturally emerge about what powers local governments possess—and what they lack.
To help answer some of those questions we were pleased to interview Scott Mooneyham of the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM). NCLM consists of local government entities throughout the state (including Leland and other cities and towns in Brunswick County) and advocates for them in the State legislature (General Assembly). They fight to preserve local voices in a number of ways.
As a Dillon Rule state, North Carolina's local governments possess only those powers expressly granted to them by the General Assembly (the North Carolina state legislature). Localities in North Carolina have no authority to impose impact fees on developers and in some instances state legislation has limited localities from reducing residential densities without the permission of the landowner.
Upcoming Blog Posts/Interviews
Working on arranging interview on a local historic preservation project and also another on new state program to help homeowners/renters reduce their energy usage.