Wendell News Outlet
Informational News of interest for the citizens in and around Wendell, North Carolina. Postings on this site are the property of Glenn Harris and cannot be copied without express written permission. Archives are listed at the bottom of the home page.Wednesday, May 2, 2007
EWN Letter to the Editor
Wendell's super majority rule is mentioned in the letter and will be a subject of discussion at the next Board of Commissioners meeting on May 14.
For those who are not familiar with Wendell's super majority rule, it is a rule that has been in place at least 20 years and requires 4 out of 5 (super majority) commissioners votes to overturn a denial of a rezoning request by the Wendell Planning Board. Commissioner Thompson wants to change that rule to a 3 out of 5 simple majority which would make it easier for the commissioners to overturn a Planning Board denial.
That super majority requirement is their insurance policy against doing something they might regret later.
The planning board is charged with doing in depth studies on various issues and giving the commissioners sound advice based on those in depth studies so the commissioners do not have to spend their valuable time doing those studies.
So the question is: Why would the Wendell Board of Commissioners want to make it easier for them to overturn a Planning Board decision?
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