AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoI-77 Toll Lanes Collapse: The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted to rescind support for the I-77 South toll-lane expansion, effectively killing the plan after a supermajority move that followed Charlotte City Council’s earlier withdrawal—meaning the state’s roughly $600 million statewide mobility funding is set to be redirected and future I-77 improvements could be pushed back a decade. Housing & Local Planning: Hendersonville is set to unveil a community-driven Strategic Housing Plan at a free summit, aiming to turn local input and a UNC School of Government assessment into new affordability steps. Public Health & Safety: A Henderson County judge kept a poison-murder defendant jailed without bond, while state wildlife officers are reminding boaters to follow safety rules ahead of Memorial Day. Policy Watch: A NC House committee advanced statewide guardrails for data centers, as lawmakers try to limit cost and water impacts from the AI build-out.
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