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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lincoln County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Waste Compactors for Convenience Sites
County staff are asking to buy waste compactors for the Car Farm and Owls Den convenience sites, which should mean cleaner, better-managed drop-off areas for people using those sites.
Watershed development permits
Two high-density watershed permits were approved — a Denver warehouse expansion and a funeral home — both with engineered stormwater controls in the Catawba River/Lake Norman watershed.
Unregulated landfill on Iron Gate site
A state-regulated landfill closed in 1972 sits within the proposed subdivision's open space. A neighbor asked for testing and a mitigation bond before any approval, citing well-water risks.
Lake Norman Marine Commission appointment
Commissioners refused to seat Billy Wilson as the at-large member, saying the legislative redo of the commission was supposed to exclude old-board members. The selection process now restarts.
Farmland conservation easements
Soil and Water officials pitched a program that pays farmers to permanently give up development rights, as North Carolina now leads the nation in farmland loss. Commissioners asked staff to explore funding it with rollback taxes paid when farmland is sold for development.
Proposed poultry farm near Pleasant Grove Church Road
Residents near Highway 150 got letters about a proposed poultry farm in an RS residential-suburban zone. State farm exemptions limit the county's options, but a resident asked the board to extend water service to the western county as a hedge.