There is a pretty significant story on the Rhino Times website about an initiative Skip Alston is pursuing. The bottom line is that our esteemed local leaders are panicking over the prospect that we are going to have inadequate housing to offer the thousands of people who are ostensibly going […]
Category: Greensboro/ Guilford Encroachment
Couch/ Summerfield Gets Greensboro Approval
This is an important first step in the city of Greensboro’s process. David Couch had the first phase of his project approved last night with the Greensboro Planning and Zoning Commission. The handwriting on the wall has been visible for some time. There was little doubt that Greensboro would approve. […]
Summerfield Annexation Into Greensboro Sought
David Couch is stirring again. He is now seeking to annex part of his land in Summerfield into Greensboro to facilitate a 268-unit development. I suspect he feels he will not get what he wants from Guilford County. Greensboro is profoundly awful politically in so many ways. It is difficult […]
The First Summerfield Couch Rezoning
David Couch received his first rezoning from the socialist-dominated Guilford Board of County Commissioners last night. 83 acres (out of 970) are being rezoned for General Business. The News and Record reports. The rezoning does not include multifamily housing on his land. That might come later– and it appears he […]
Summerfield Objectors Need To Show Up on December 19
Scott Yost has a report at the Rhino Times. It appears the first round of rezoning for David Couch’s Summerfield property will be before the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, December 19th. I know this is right before Christmas. But this is an opportunity for those who object to […]
167 Guilford County Employees Make > $100,000 per year
We had recently learned that a large number of city of Greensboro employees are paid more than $100,000 per year. Now, the Triad Business Journal is reporting that Guilford County has 167 employees above that threshold. Something appears terribly wrong here. The taxpayers are footing the bill.
Beware Skip Alston’s Designs: Fascism In Guilford County
The News and Record reports that the Chairman of the Guilford Board of County Commissioners, Skip Alston, wants to address homelessness and “affordable housing”. How does he plan to do this? To achieve affordable housing, he wants to extend “regional” water and sewer service to support building new affordable housing […]
Summerfield: Here Comes County Water
The Rhino Times reported last week that the county is running water lines to Summerfield— ostensibly for “fire protection”. It will be “easily convertible to a future potable system”, according to town officials quoted in the article. This comes nearly at the same time the town was forced to approve […]