As the year comes to a close, H2GO and Gen X have found themselves back in the news. But much of last week’s stories were about the future. From increasing home insurance to more options at ILM, check out the stories that had people talking, in this week’s “In Case You Missed It.”
When the Coast Guard announced earlier this year that it was removing guidance buoys from the Lockwoods Folly Inlet, many people were upset. But there may be a solution to the high number of boat groundings in the area.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/19/lockwoods-folly-inlet-dredging-approved-work-expected-to-begin-in-january-nws/
Like a lot of people in the Cape Fear area, Robert Cummins has spent the last six months trying to wrap his head around GenX. Shortly after it was revealed that the chemical – incapable of being filtered by local water suppliers – was in the drinking water, Cummins began asking questions of scientists, politicians and public utilities.
But Cummins isn’t a reporter, he’s a filmmaker.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/19/filmmakers-six-month-genx-documentary-reveals-genx-is-just-a-fraction-of-the-problem-our-ht/
H2GO’s governing board met last week, but members from two time periods — pre-election and post-election — cast votes, prompting the board’s own attorney to issue a caveat that some votes may not be upheld in court.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/20/despite-legal-ruling-h2go-board-still-in-disagreement-over-whose-vote-actually-counts-nws/
It looks like North Carolina homeowners can expect a visit from the Grinch in 2018, with an average 19 percent homeowner’s insurance rate hike requested statewide. But, coastal regions will pay even more, up to 25 percent.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/20/homeowners-insurance-hike-could-increase-rates-up-to-25-percent-in-cape-fear-region-nws/
Wilmington International Airport is set to follow up on a promise it made to start 2017, non-stop flights to Dallas-Fort Worth for the spring and summer.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/22/ilm-adds-direct-summertime-service-to-dallas-fort-worth-nws/
The long-awaited, 8-mile Wilmington bypass finally opened to traffic, sending traffic around the city instead of through it.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/19/wilmington-bypass-could-be-open-as-soon-as-the-end-of-this-week-nws/
Pender County is starting the new year by thinking about the long-term. The county is planning to hold four public meetings to garner feedback on the final draft of the Pender 2.0 County Comprehensive Land Use Plan update.
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/23/pender-county-hosting-open-house-for-pender-2-0-comprehensive-plan-nws/
