GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 810

Short Title:  Moore Towns Study Annex.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Morgan.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STUDY OF ANNEXATION AND FUTURE MUNICIPAL GROWTH AMONG THE MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED IN MOORE COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is established a planning committee to study the future growth and proposed annexations of municipalities located in Moore County.  The committee shall be known as the "Moore County Annexation Agreement Committee," hereinafter referred to as the "Committee." 
Sec. 2.  (a)	The Committee shall be composed of:
(1)	One resident who is not an elected official of, and one elected official from, each incorporated municipality;
(2)	One resident who is not an elected official from the unincorporated area of Moore County; and
(3)	One member of the Moore County Board of Commissioners.
(b)	The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the governing bodies of the respective municipalities and of the County, each governing body to appoint the members from their respective jurisdictions.
(c)	The first meeting of the Committee shall be called by the Vice-Chairman of the Moore County Board of Commissioners after the appointments to the Committee have been made, no later than October 1, 1991.  The members of the Committee shall elect a chairman from among the members at the first meeting of the Committee.
Sec. 3.  The purpose of the study established in this act is to develop an annexation agreement among the towns located in Moore County and the County to delineate areas of future annexation, growth, and responsibility for providing services, to eliminate uncertainty among residents and property owners in unincorporated areas adjacent to and in the vicinity of the towns in Moore County, and to improve planning by public and private interests in these areas.
Sec. 4.  The Committee shall hold sufficient public hearings throughout Moore County and shall seek from the public and from the local governments within the County, information and comment on the following:
(1)	Plans for future annexation, whether requested by property owners or proposed by a local government;
(2)	Proposed future development plans, zoning and land-use plans for unincorporated areas within the County;
(3)	The desires of the public and local governments, and the bases for such desires, regarding future annexation by local governments within the County;
(4)	Alternatives for development of an annexation agreement as set forth in Section 3 of this act; and
(5)	Such other facts and opinions that are appropriate and necessary to make an informed recommendation regarding future growth and annexation within Moore County.
Sec. 5.  The Committee shall develop its findings and recommendations in an open meeting and shall report same no later than March 1, 1992, to the members of the General Assembly who represent Moore County.
Sec. 6.  The governing bodies of the municipalities and the Moore County Board of Commissioners shall make public facilities available for the hearings and meetings required by this act.
Sec. 7.  The General Assembly shall not be obligated to appropriate any funds under this act.
Sec. 8.  This act is effective upon ratification and expires on March 2, 1992.