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North Carolina
River Bend Group Wants Leaders to Study Smart Growth Before Making Development Decision
As River Bend officials prepared to hire a zoning administrator to help them on coastal land-use issues in this largely retiree community of almost 2,800, some five miles southwest of New Bern, the grassroots Friends of River Bend group passed a motion to ask for studies of smart growth principles and the state's 2004 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan before they contemplate development on 400 open acres in the town's northwest section, with the group's president, John Ackerman, cautioning against ''any message that is penny wise and pound foolish.''
Worried that officials may focus too much on new roads and overlook the consequences of more asphalt, reports New Bern Sun Journal writer Nikie Mayo, he advocates ''low-impact development'' for the community.
''We need to be looking at ways to reduce the percentage of impervious surface space in any given development,'' he points out, ''and be looking for ways to promote alternatives to automotive transportation.''
Group member Jim Dancy, unsuccessful in his bid for a town-council seat last month, added, ''Frivolous spending is something that needs to be looked at and if we're not careful, that could happen here.'' -- Sun Journal 12/15/2007
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