June 20, 2012. N.C. Senate Bill 949, which would strip Boone’s ETJ powers, passed its second reading. A third and final reading, at which time the bill will possibly be debated at more length, has not been schedule, yet. The second reading passed with overwhelming support 32-17.
BY JESSE WOOD
June 12, 2012. UPDATED. RALEIGH — On Tuesday, June 11, the NC Senate Bill 949 Town of Boone/ETJ was withdrawn from going to a full vote in the North Carolina Senate and referenced to the Senate Committee on Finance, according to the North Carolina General Assembly website.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
June 8, 2012. In what has become a brewing controversy, the Senate Bill 949 Town of Boone/ETJ was approved on Thursday, June 7, to go to a full vote in the state Senate. The bill has not been received well by Town of Boone officials.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
June 7, 2012. RALEIGH — On Thursday, June 7, the State and Local Government Senate Standing Committee approved state Sen. Daniel Soucek’s bill, NC Senate Bill 949 Town of Boone/ETJ, which is meant to strip Boone if its extra-territorial jurisdiction powers, according to the North Carolina General Assembly website.
BY PAUL T. CHOATE
June 4, 2012. The Town of Boone’s Water Committee made two motions at their Monday meeting. The first, to recommend to the Town Council that should a bill proposed by State Sen. Daniel Soucek to strip Boone of extra-territorial jurisdiction powers pass, the council should immediately suspend all new water connections or extensions outside town limits.
BY REBECCA GITLEN