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15995
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Rural areas in the U.S. are continuing to change rapidly with continued population and economic growth and restructuring. With this rapid growth come changing land uses and new populations in rural communities pressuring local governments to provide new services. However, sufficient revenues may not be available to support needed or wanted services. Therefore, an important element in the planning process for local government is to monitor the fiscal vitality of a community with respect to the revenues needed and the services required.
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Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Winter 2002, p13-25, bibl
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Record #:
18181
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As the full implications of the environmental crisis become known and as the public recognizes that land, along with water and air, is a limited resource, an exercise has begun in allocating or reallocating the function of land-use planning and regulation among different governmental units--state, regional, and local.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 40 Issue 1, Summer 1974, p17-19
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31710
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Many communities in North Carolina are experiencing rapid change as the population and urban development grows. John Shore, director of the North Carolina Land Use Congress, discusses land use base studies, the role of local government, taxation, public investment, and land use regulations.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 5 Issue 10, Oct 1973, p11
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18919
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Having a balanced land use plan for the state's resources which offsets economic demands with environmental protection is the author's primary focus. Five areas are suggested as primary concerns as future development of state lands continue; districting, local control, taxation, shoreline protection, and regulations. Using Hawaii as a case study, the author proposes changes for the state legislature to manage and regulate further land developments with conservation a key component.
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North Carolina Architect (NoCar NA 730 N8 N67x), Vol. 19 Issue 1-2, Jan-Feb 1972, p12-17, il
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38066
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Modern soil conservation consists of the kind of sound land use and protection needed to keep the land permanently productive while in use. This includes such aspects as gully control, stabilizing water outlets, building farm ponds, contouring land, and more.