Transparency-in-government activist and former Pinehurst councilman Kevin Drum is sticking to his guns in the effort to block mayor John Strickland from pushing through an exemption to the vacation rentals
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Transparency-in-government activist and former village councilman Kevin Drum is upping the ante in his offensive against the current council’s effort to exempt one certain neighborhood from the village’s ban on
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We reported at-length on the sketchy efforts by Pinehurst village council to clamp down on vacation rentals. We also brought you word of an attempt to create a special exemption
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They’ve been warned about yet another expensive lawsuit that will NOT be covered by the village’s insurance policy. They’ve been told of a negative economic impact on Moore County.
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The lawyers have made their thoughts known on the vacation rentals ban. The Open Meetings lawsuit against the village is already headed to The NC Court of Appeals. Friendships
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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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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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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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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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“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.” — W.C. Fields The legendary American comic sure got it right. When you follow politics like we do at
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