The Pinehurst Hot Mess: LYING.
We caught the Strickland-Pizzella gang basically admitting on-camera to violating state open meetings laws on two occasions, and planning to do it a third. If you remember, the gang
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Nationally-renowned property-rights defense group warns Pinehurst council on proposed vacation rental ban
The very same group that got The City of Wilmington’s short-term rentals regulations tossed out in court appears to be turning its attention to Pinehurst and its current efforts
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Even MORE Open Meetings Law violations ???
A Moore County Superior Court judge is currently mulling over whether to dismiss an Open Meetings violation lawsuit against The Village of Pinehurst. He’s had the information for about
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Hypocrisy ALERT !!!
Suggest cutting down a pine tree in Pinehurst, and you’d think you proposed euthanizing grandma. Building projects get delayed or killed outright by bureaucrats and politicians and loud, obnoxious
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Illegal short term rental ordinances cost Wilmington taxpayers over $300K
Events down in Wilmington could very well foreshadow Pinehurst’s future: The legal battle set in motion against the City of Wilmington more than two years ago has come to
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Order In The Court!
The Open Meetings dispute between former councilman Kevin Drum, a nonprofit he chairs, and the Village Council is getting its day in court in Carthage on Friday. Last year, mayor
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: And the vote is Nooooooo ….
On Tuesday evening, a ray of common sense happened to shine on Pinehurst village government. The Planning and Zoning Board voted to swat down John Strickland & The Friday
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: FOUR LAWYERS. ONE CASE. PAID FOR WITH TAX DOLLARS.
For more than a year, it appears the Village of Pinehurst has been. paying FOUR lawyers to represent it in ONE complaint alleging violations of the state Open Meetings
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Ban Tyranny
Like many others, I watched last week’s planning board meeting with some interest. The crowd had to be one of the largest crowds to ever turn out for a
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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Battle Stations!
A meeting at Village Hall on September 1 at 4PM is likely to be a seminal moment in Pinehurst’s history. The Pinehurst Planning Board will be hosting a public
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