Gray's Creek Facts

Your legislators

Cumberland County, including the area inside the proposed boundary, is currently represented by these two members of the General Assembly. Verify current contact information at ncleg.gov/Members before mailing. District boundaries change after redistricting.

Phone numbers, room numbers, and email addresses change between sessions. Look them up on ncleg.gov/Members the day you mail or call. A physical letter to the General Assembly address above will reach the office.

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I oppose the proposed Gray's Creek incorporation as currently presented. I am undecided and want the petitioners to publish the missing documents before signatures are filed. I support the proposed Gray's Creek incorporation.

Concerns to include check any that apply

No charter draft, feasibility study, boundary map, or zoning plan has been published. Two different budgets are in public circulation, one on Facebook and one on the petitioners' website, with material differences in revenue and expenses. The proposed boundary covers roughly 50 square miles at low density. Comparable municipalities at that density tend to have unsustainable per-resident service costs. North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 150B, Article 1 limits a town's authority over PFAS contamination. A new municipality cannot regulate industrial dischargers or set drinking water standards. The petitioners' public engagement has been concentrated in a Facebook group with gatekeeping requirements, which may not represent broad community sentiment. I would like a fuller record before any signature-gathering moves forward.

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Why this matters

The General Assembly is who decides this, not the petitioners. The Joint Legislative Commission on Municipal Incorporations evaluates the petition and recommends to the full legislature. The legislature votes on a charter bill. Filling out the petitioners' website forms does not communicate with the General Assembly. Constituent mail to your state legislators does. A single physical mailed letter weighs more than a hundred Facebook comments in a legislator's office.

If you can do only one thing, mail a paper letter to each of the two addresses above. Email is fine. A phone call is fine. A signed paper letter, posted to the General Assembly address, is the format legislative offices count and forward to the relevant committee.

Related

• The case, the full sourced review of what is and is not in the petitioners' materials.
• Withdraw your signature, if you already signed and want to take your name off the petition.
• Ask a question, submit a question for the next community meeting.