NEW HANOVER COUNTY, July 26, 2024 — County commissioners were delivered both an engineering and business alliance perspective ahead of their August vote on west bank development guidelines, though the two are in opposition.On Monday, Brayton Willis, a retired engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, emailed commissioners a presentation in favor of “low-impact, park-like development” across the Cape Fear River from the current Riverwalk. He was weighing in on best uses for the west bank, as staff prepares to present commissioners with a draft amendment to the 2016 comprehensive plan, pitching low intensity and conservation place types.

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