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So glad the homeowmers were able to get some retitution for their theft of property. Gee, thanks Chuckie Edwards and Tim Moffitt for engineering the theft in the first place. https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/14012-private-landowners-win-5m-for-loss-of-property-to-ecusta-trail.html Ecusta Trail receives $7.5 million in funding; commissioners asked for support. N.C. Sen. Chuck Edwards and N.C. Rep. Tim Moffitt announced Monday they secured $7.5 million in state funding for the proposed Ecusta Trail in Transylvania and Henderson counties.

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"Anyone who votes against this (SAVE Act) is complicit in the undermining of our elections." Gov Greg Abbott https://www.onlycitizensvotecoalition.com/ Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (SAVE Act) is coming to the floor of the US House! Is your representative a cosponsor? HOUSE BILL AND COSPONSORS Contact YOUR member of Congress now and encourage them to join with Rep Chip Riy and Sen Mike Lee to assist with ONLY CITIZENS VOTING in US elections. PRESS RELEASE: Chairman Rep Byan Steil (R) for Committee on House Administration: Election Integrity Measures to Prevent Noncitizen Voting and Foreign Influence Pass our of House Admin Markup. STATEMENT: The Election Transparency Initiatice (ETI) support SAVE Act OPED: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas :Anyone who votes against this (SAVE Act) is complicit in undermining the integrity of our elections." INTERVIEW: -Speaker Johnson fields tough liberal false talking points Twitter (X) handles for US House and Senate. Call too. The message: . "Anyone who votes against this (SAVE Act) is complicit in the undermining of our elections." Gov Greg Abbott

June 5, 2024 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/north-carolina-republicans-seek-fall-referendum-on-citizen-only-voting-in-constitution/ar-BB1nHP09?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=76b02065755a4acdb7be6aa4fcdea10a&ei=32#fullscreen FILE - North Carolina state Rep. Destin Hall, a top Republican redistricting official, speaks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, N.C. In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday that attempts to make clear only U.S. citizens can vote. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to anyone born in the country or who are naturalized citizens. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, file)© Provided by The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a move that could boost fall turnout among conservatives, North Carolina Republican legislators advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday to make it clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in the state. It would retool language on the books that already limits balloting to U.S.-born or naturalized citizens 18 and older. A House election-law panel voted to put the question on statewide ballots this November, when races for president, governor and other statewide and legislative races will be contested. Republicans have enough General Assembly members on their own to initiate the referendum if they remain united on the idea. Republican legislatures in at least six states already have agreed to place noncitizen voting measures on the fall ballots, including Wisconsin, another presidential battleground. Supporters elsewhere have been stressing a Republican campaign theme that immigrants crossing into the country illegally at the Mexican border could somehow vote in this fall's high-stakes elections. It is already illegal in the U.S. for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. And North Carolina's current state constitution notes that voting is limited to “every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized, 18 years of age,” provided they meet other qualifications. The Republican-backed amendment would rework the line to read, “Only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age.” The bill’s chief sponsors — House Speaker Tim Moore among them — have said the proposal is about preserving election integrity and preventing potential foreign influence in elections. Another sponsor, House Rules Committee Chairman Destin Hall, told the committee that some have suggested the constitution's current language “may be a floor up rather than the ceiling of who can vote,” and that “the fear is that some future court could decide that that’s not a limitation on everybody who can vote.” Some local jurisdictions — including San Francisco and the District of Columbia — have begun allowing immigrants who aren’t citizens to vote in local races for school board or city council. Hall mentioned the large number of recent illegal border crossings from Mexico while pitching the need for the language. The proposal “makes it absolutely clear and removes all reasonable doubt that only citizens can vote in our state’s elections,” he said. Democrats on the committee criticized the proposal as unnecessary and a waste of time and resources. State voter registration applications already make clear that voting is limited to citizens, and that lying about it on the form is a low-grade felony. “I feel like we’re chasing a problem that doesn’t exist,” said Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Guilford County Democrat. “It just seems like we are creating a situation that might be chilling new citizens’ desire to vote.” A 2016 election audit in North Carolina found that 41 legal immigrants who had not yet become citizens cast ballots, out of 4.8 million total ballots cast that fall. The state now lists nearly 7.5 million registered voters. The federal prosecutor’s office in eastern North Carolina said in 2021 that it had charged 24 people over the previous 18 months while investigating allegations of voter-related fraud, which included accusations of noncitizens illegally voting or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Ann Webb with voting advocacy group Common Cause North Carolina spoke against the referendum in committee, calling it an “attempt to spread lies that cast doubt on our elections and divide us, fostering an environment where prejudice and violence can thrive.” While constitutional amendments aren’t subject to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, proposals can’t be brought before voters unless 72 of the House’s 120 members and 30 of the Senate’s 50 members vote yes. Republicans have exactly those numbers of members in the respective chambers. A simple majority of voters in November would have to vote yes on the referendum question for the language to be edited into the constitution. Pro-amendment speaker Kevrick McKain with Americans For Citizen Voting, a national organization that aims to advance amendments to make voting the exclusive right of U.S. citizens, said an amendment would give "we the people the right to weigh in on our state’s law, instead of letting the state be vulnerable to interpretations.” A House committee now has to approve the measure before it can go to the House for a full vote. Senate leader Phil Berger seems open to the idea. “I think you can make a legalistic argument that something like that is already prohibited," Berger told reporters in late April. “However, I don’t see any harm in including that as a constitutional amendment. We’ll see if there’s enough support.” ___ This story has been corrected to show that the group is Americans For Citizen Voting, not Americans For Citizens Voting, and its representative is Kevrick McKain, not Kevrick McCain.

Senator Tim Moffitt 16 West Jones Street, Rm. 2111 Raleigh, NC 27601 919-733-5745 Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.gov Representative Jennifer Balkcom 16 West Jones Street, Rm. 2215 Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 919-733-5956 Jennifer.Balkcom@ncleg.gov From:  Jane Bilello 218 Vincent Place Hendersonville, NC 28739 209 986 3845 jane.bilello@gmail.com June 1, 2024 Dear Tim, Hope this finds you well.  I came to Raleigh and knocked on your door on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 but you were not there. I was able to meet with Rep Jennifer Balkcom and her Legislative Assistant. I wanted to talk to you regarding the Only-Citizens Vote Amendment S630 (H1074) and other election integrity bills.  There is much that needs to be addressed with our election laws to assure that it is Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat. An overwhelming majority of Americans – all parties – do not want non-citizens voting.  (Please see Resources/NCEIT below.) Asheville Tea Party serves on the Board of the North Carolina Election Integrity Team (NCEIT), one of 22+ statewide coalitions across the nation whose mission and goals are to restore trust and confidence in our elections.  We work directly with The Virginia Institute of Public Policy, Election Integrity Network and WhosCounting.Us.  Cleta Mitchell is the inspiration for this national effort that has grown exponentially over the past two years.  We have weekly NCEIT State Zoom calls with 100 counties as well as National Zoom Workshops addressing the Eight Lanes of Election Integrity as outlined In the Citizens Guide to Election Integrity. Please feel free to join us.  My role in NCEIT is to organize each of the 100 counties in NC with county coordinators and liaisons for the eight lanes. I also wanted to talk to you about two pieces of legislation you have drafted that would directly affect the wellbeing of Henderson County: S906 and S374 (=H409). On 5/7/2024, you drafted S906, Hendersonville/Public Enterprises Operation. On 5/8/2024, it was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee where it currently sits. The face of S906 appears to be a ‘positive’ for Henderson “to forbid the city of Hendersonville to charge higher water rates for people living outside of the city limits.”  But, the devil’s in the details! SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-312 gives the City the authority to operate public enterprises outside of the city.  SECTION 2. G.S. 160A-31 gives the city permission to annex (my bold and underline) contiguous areas with owners’ permission.  This gives the Henderson County Commissioners’ ‘cover’ and free reign for continued uncontrollable growth in the county which puts major stress on our water resources. It runs the risk of putting residential property at risk of losing their private water rights to alleviate water shortage artificially created by unnecessary laws and poor growth planning.  Homeowners could be forced to annex because of water shortages. Senator Julie Mayfield (Democrat from Buncombe), your co-sponsor of S374, Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Unit, should be quite familiar with the scenario.  Portions of Buncombe were without water over Christmas because of water shortages due to uncontrollable growth.  Is this what is in store for Henderson? Unfortunately, two Henderson County Commissioners were unelected in the past primary because they didn’t listen to residence of Henderson. We want zoning strictly enforced to protect private property.  We do not want the City infringing their will upon the County.  We want the building of the substandard housing (tenements, where I come from) to stop.  We wonder if these bills are the reason our pleas fell on deaf ears since the Commissioners didn’t listen to us for the past two years: S906, Hendersonville/Public Enterprises Operation, and S374, Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units?  Did they realize these bills were coming so they could go forward to turn Henderson into urban sprawl and then hide behind state laws? Please help us to stop this. While the headlines Moffitt's bill forbids Hendersonville to charge higher water rates outside city limits looks great to progressives, WE know that this puts our right to private property in jeopardy, the cornerstone of our Republic.  Story by Dean Hensley, Hendersonville Times-News S374, Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units that has been referred to the Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate on 3/28/2023. You and Senate Democrat Caucus Secretary, Julie Mayfield of Buncombe, were primary sponsors. The bill had a companion bill in the House, H409 where Rep Jennifer Balkcom co-sponsored.   Although these bills have been in Rules for over a year without movement, it is no less troubling since the regulations, if passed, would have a detrimental effect on Henderson County’s residents to control zoning in their neighborhoods and would give our Commissioners free reign to continue the urban sprawl.  This bill jeopardizes property values, county sovereignty, and the investment in the quality of life we chose. Again, the Henderson County Commissioners did not listen to the concerns of the residents and hence, were unelected because of the reckless 2045 Plan – a free for all zoning plan that allowed the City to annex county areas.  Covenants in residential neighborhoods as stated in line 35:  ‘Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or enforceability of private covenants or other contractual agreements among property owners relating to dwelling type restrictions’ mean nothing since we have seen otherwise. To make it worse: “Development and permitting of an accessory dwelling unit shall not be subject to any (my underline) of the following requirements: (1) Owner-occupancy of any dwelling unit, including an accessory unit. (2) Minimum parking requirements or other parking restrictions, including the imposition of additional parking requirements where an existing structure is converted for use as an accessory dwelling unit. (3) Conditional use zoning” Worse still: “In permitting accessory dwelling units under this section, a local government shall not do any (my bold and underline) of the following: (1) Prohibit the connection of the accessory dwelling unit to existing utilities serving the primary dwelling unit. (2) Charge any fee other than a building permit that does not exceed the amount charged for any single-family dwelling unit similar in nature.” S906, S374 and H409 are not in the best interest of Henderson County or for our state.  Coming from both New York and California, this is a recipe for disastrous consequences for our economy and quality of life.  Henderson is a beautiful place that is being transformed into Asheville by design.  They clearly infringe upon private property rights. The by-partisan support for the bills also does not lend to their credibility or make it okay. It would be great if you and Jennifer could meet with us.  If you have time and you are home, we can make alternate arrangements around your schedule. We regularly meet the third Thursday of every month at noon at Bay Breeze Restaurant in Hendersonville. We would be happy to have you come to talk to the folks so we can plan to work together to preserve North Carolina and our Henderson County. Our concerns are these: 1) remove yourselves from these bills 2) work with us to make sure these bills are not passed 3) draft legislation that PROTECTS private property, flood plains, farmland, and zoning.  We will surely support this endeavor and any other suggestions you have. Thank you for your service and I look forward to hearing from you. Jane Bilello 209 986 3845 Resources: NCEIT ·       Handout of Legislative Priorities 5/22 & 5/29/24 ·       Justification to Require Proof of Citizenship in NC · North Carolina still has a few glaring weaknesses in our election laws that likely will be exploited in 2024 if left unchecked NCEIT Press Conference Video and Press Coverage of Amendment for Only Citizens Voting Legislation •        S374 Moffitt (R) Henderson;  Mayfield (D Buncombe) (Primary) •        Read the text here. •        H409 Winslow; Alston; Tyson; G. Brown (Primary) •        A. Baker; Balkcom; Belk; Clampitt; Crutchfield; Hawkins; F. Jackson; Loftis; Quick; Rudow; Ward; Wray (7Ds/8Rs) •        Statutes: 160D (Chapters); 160D-917 (Sections) •        Keywords:  BUILDING CODES, BULDINGS, COUNTIES, HOUSING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPALITIES, PLANNING & ZONING, PROPERTY, PUBLIC, LOCAL ORDINANCEES •        Read the text here •        S906 Moffit (Primary) •        Counties:  Henderson •        Statutes: 160A-31; 160A-312; 160A-58.1(Sections) •        Read the text here. •        Keywords:  ANNEXATION, COMMERCE, COUNTIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPALITIES, PLANNING & ZONING, VANCE COUNTY, HENDERSON ###

I would appreciate anyone's support in regards to stopping the DEI ideology that has been integrated into our city's administration/ municipal departments. When they have to use such words as diverse, equity, and inclusional in their daily business, they are being exclusive to anyone not considered a minority. We should look at all people the same and stop separating ourselves or dividing us into groups by race/ color/ sexual orientation. We are all Americans. We should be seen by our work ethic and our character. The water department should not have to break it down on a chart what color/race people are who have not paid their bills thus having their water turned off. You either paid your bill or you did not. Period. If you need help, then x,y,z organizations can help you. We should not have one ideology being embraced over another or one group of people being uplifted over another such as the LGBTQI+. This is part of the global Agenda 2030 goals. Sustainability is another buzzword driven through the Agenda 2030. I understand having to speak about the longevity of different monetary investments the city makes but when everything is about "sustainability". We need to question the ideology we are following... Not everything that sounds good is good. Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time. Are we here to meet global social agenda goals or long-term financial and constitutional goals for our city? The Affordable Housing Summit was very interesting in regards to zoning... it was very socialist-minded to me. I know the "intentions" are for the good of the less fortunate. We all want affordable housing for those who are working hard in certain industries that pay less. Yet, the end resolve that I heard at the Affordable Housing Summit was “inclusional” zoning. Smaller homes/ shared land/ shared walls… allow more zoning. It was said that we must "overbuild" the amount of homes to get the prices to drop. It was recommended to build up the “zoner buffer”… allowing upzoning to 2/3 percent of the land. It is true that "supply and demand" affects the cost of things... But if we want to control/ slow the growth in the city and county building a TON of housing will only QUICKLY increase our growth. This affects our schooling/ hospitals/ infrastructure of roads/ water/sewer. It changes the whole character of our city and county. The GenH Plan brought forward a questionnaire and it continually wants more and more input past each deadline because they have not gotten the results they wanted from the questions asked.  The people do not want massive growth. They do not want to change the green space into massive amounts of apartments/ and high-volume housing. This is my input and what I have observed. Cher Silvius ### Contact Administration: City of Hendersonville https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/administration The Administration Department includes the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney's Office, Budget Office, Communications Office and Human Resources. The Administration department serves all departments and the City Council. View the City's Vision and Mission. The Administrative Suite is located at: City Hall - Second Floor160 6th Ave EHendersonville, NC 28792Telephone: 828/697-3005 JOHN CONNETCity ManagerPhone: 828/697-3005 email BRIAN PAHLEAssistant City ManagerPhone: 828/233-3218 email

Townhall 5/30/2024 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/05/30/nra-scores-big-win-at-the-supreme-court-n2639729 The National Rifle Association scored a win at the Supreme Court Thursday when justices ruled 9-0 the Second Amendment organization's First Amendment lawsuit against financial regulators in New York can move forward. The NRA sued New York after former Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services Maria Vullo - under pressure from New York Attorney General Letitia James - pressured private financial institutions not to do business with the group with threats of government regulation. The ruling reverses a Second Circuit decision stating Vullo's actions "constituted permissible government speech and legitimate law enforcement." The NRA argued Vullo "violated the First Amendment by coercing DFS-regulated parties to punish or suppress the NRA’s gun-promotion advocacy." "Six decades ago, this Court held that a government entity’s 'threat of invoking legal sanctions and other means of coercion' against a third party 'to achieve the suppression' of disfavored speech violates the First Amendment," Justice Sonja Sotomayor wrote in the unanimous opinion. "Today, the Court reaffirms what it said then: Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors. Petitioner National Rifle AssociationNRA) plausibly alleges that respondent Maria Vullo did just that. As superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, Vullo allegedly pressured regulated entities to help her stifle the NRA’s pro-gun advocacy by threatening enforcement actions against those entities that refused to disassociate from the NRA and other gun-promotion advocacy groups. Those allegations, if true, state a First Amendment claim." "The Court holds that the NRA plausibly alleged that Vullo violated the First Amendment by coercing DFS-regulated entities to terminate their business relationships with the NRA in order to punish or suppress the NRA’s advocacy," Sotomayor continued. "The judgment of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is vacated, and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."

Congratulations! And, Thank You to all of NCEIT's Legislative Action Day particilants on 5.22. H 1074, a Constitutional Amendment/ Citizens Only Vote, drafted on Thursday 5/23, passed the House on 5.24! It's now referred to the Committee on Election Law. https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/h1074 Please contact Election Committee members on Wednesday, 5.29, NCEIT Legislative Action Day for the constitutional amendment and others. ================================================================================== Ref to the Com on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House on 5/24/2024 Sponsors: D. Hall; Moore; Bell; Gillespie (Primary) Balkcom; Clampitt; Cleveland; Hastings; Howard; N. Jackson; Mills; Moss; Paré; Potts; Riddell; Setzer; Strickland; Torbett; White; Winslow -  Justification to Require Proof of Citizenship H1074 S630 History: (NCSenate: S630. A Constitutional Amendment to Provide for Citizens Non-Voting will appear on the ballot in November once the Senate and House pass it. Because it is an amendment to our NC Constitution, it does not need Cooper's signature. This will surely drive many conservatives to the polls. You need to spread the word. We will be having a Legislative Action Day in the near future. In the meantime, you can call the Senators below who are sponsors and supporters of the amendment. Tweet, call & email your NC representatives. FYI: Ohio moves to remove noncitizens from voter rolls after amendment passage. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-moves-to-remove-noncitizens-from-voter-rolls-after-amendment-passage/ar-BB1n0tgC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=5921e444c99b48a0b38bf34986a74263&ei=7

AN ACT TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY ALLOWING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR SITING OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. S374 has been in the Senate Rules and Operations Committee since March, 2023. It needs to remain there. Senator Tim Moffitt (R- Henderson, Polk, Rutherford) and Senator Julie Mayfield (D - Buncombe) The NC House companion bill, H409, was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee in April, 2023. Rep Jennifer Balkcom (R- Henderson) is a co-sponsor. In a word: Accessory dwelling units - on your private property zoned residential one dwelling will be allowed to accommodate AFFORDABOE HOUSING on your property: " attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a primary single-family dwelling and that has less total square footage than he primary single-family dwelling." See b,c,d,e, and Section 2 below. (This is the camel's nose under the tent to do away with residential zoning and put up multi dwelling units. ) This also allows the Commissioners to continue their unchecked growth. This bill explains why the Commissioners haven't been listening to the folks in Henderson for the past two years. The good news is that it's still in Committee. Make sure Sen Moffitt and Rep Balkcom keep it that way. SECTION 1. (a) Part 1 of Article 9 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes is 6 amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 160D-917. Accessory dwelling units. (a) A local government shall allow the development of at least one accessory dwelling unit which conforms to the North Carolina Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, including applicable provisions from State fire prevention code, for each detached single-family dwelling in areas zoned for residential use that allow for development of detached single-family dwellings. An accessory dwelling unit may be built or sited at any time before, concurrently, or after the primary dwelling has been constructed or sited. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local government from permitting accessory dwelling units in any area not otherwise required under this section. For the purposes of this section, the term "accessory dwelling unit" means an attached or detached residential structure that is used in connection with or that is accessory to a primary single-family dwelling and that has less total square footage than the primary single-family dwelling. (b) Development and permitting of an accessory dwelling unit shall not be subject to any of the following requirements: (1) Owner-occupancy of any dwelling unit, including an accessory unit. (2) Minimum parking requirements or other parking restrictions, including the imposition of additional parking requirements where an existing structure is converted for use as an accessory dwelling unit. (3) Conditional use zoning. (c) In permitting accessory dwelling units under this section, a local government shall not do any of the following: (1) Prohibit the connection of the accessory dwelling unit to existing utilities serving the primary dwelling unit. (2) Charge any fee other than a building permit that does not exceed the amount charged for any single-family dwelling unit similar in nature. d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a local government may regulate accessory dwelling units pursuant to this Chapter, provided that the regulations do not act to discourage development or siting of accessory dwelling units through unreasonable costs or delay. Nothing in this section shall affect the validity or enforceability of private covenants or other contractual agreements among property owners relating to dwelling type restrictions. (e) A local government may impose a setback minimum for accessory dwelling units of 5 feet or the setback minimum imposed generally upon lots in the same zoning classification, whichever is less." SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective October 1, 2023. SECTION 2. Local governments shall adopt land use ordinances and regulations or amend their comprehensive plans to implement the provisions in this act no later than October 1, 2023. SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law

Chilling parallels from NAZI's in 30s. Church did nothing. It's happening again - here! Are you awake yet!! It's the job of the church to stand up - now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5y2yhCVV-k

Senator Tim Moffitt of Henderson, Polk and Rutherford, SB 906 Hendersonville/Public Enterprise Operation, drafted by Senator Tim Moffitt, and referred To Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate on 5/8/2024. It hasn't moved but certainly can be voted on and moved to the next committee for approval. Subscribe for alerts here for the Senate Rules and Operations Meetings. Let's stop this. Comment: This once again opens the door for urban encroachment into the county. 'Don't charge county resdents any more that anyone in the city but, oh by the way, those neighborhoods could petition to be annexed.' What's the problem with this? (Example: Buncombe has overbuilt and cannot support the growth. At Christmas, a good portion of Buncombe was without water. A neighborhood desperate for water will agree to the city's annexation for relief. ) This bill is another camel's nose under the tent designed to give commissioners cover for the 2045 Plan. Also, where are the limits on what the city can charge for their water. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moffitt's bill forbids Hendersonville to charge higher water rates outside city limits Story by Dean Hensley, Hendersonville Times-News (The other half of the headline regarding annexation is missing. On the face of it, it looks good!) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/moffitt-s-bill-forbids-hendersonville-to-charge-higher-water-rates-outside-city-limits/ar-BB1m5A3I?ocid=BingNewsSerp Moffitt bill aims to 'rekindle' negotiations in water war https://www.hendersonvillelightning.com/news/13923-moffitt-files-bill-attempting-to-rekindle-talks-to-settle-water-war.html According to a news release on May 8, North Carolina Sen. Tim Moffitt introduced a bill into legislation to forbid the city of Hendersonville to charge higher water rates for people living outside of the city limits. Senate Bill 906 was filed on May 7, according to the release, and it also requires that residents outside of the city limits be treated in an equitable fashion when it comes to rule making by the public enterprise. A municipal public enterprise includes any business activity owned or operated by a city, such as water, sewer, solid waste, electric, natural gas, public transportation systems, cable television, off-street parking facilities, airports and stormwater services, the release said. Permits annexation SECTION 2. G.S. 160A-31 reads as rewritten: "§ 160A-31. Annexation by petition. General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Senate Bill 906-First Edition 1 (a)  The governing board of any municipality may annex by ordinance any area 2 contiguous to its boundaries upon presentation to the governing board of a petition signed by the  owners of all the real property located within such area. The petition shall be signed by each  owner of real property in the area and shall contain the address of each such owner.owner and a statement that the owner's petition for annexation is not based upon any representation by the municipality that a public enterprise service available outside the corporate limits of that municipality would be withheld from the owner's property without the petition for annexation. …. SECTION 3. G.S. 160A-58.1 reads as rewritten: § 160A-58.1. Petition for annexation; standards. (c) The petition shall contain the names, addresses, and signatures of all owners of real property within the proposed satellite corporate limits (except owners not required to sign by subsection (a)), shall describe the area proposed for annexation by metes and bounds, and shall have attached thereto a map showing the area proposed for annexation with relation to the primary corporate limits of the annexing city. The petition shall also contain a statement from 17 the owner that the owner's petition for annexation is not based upon any representation by the 18 municipality that a public enterprise service available outside the corporate limits of that 19 municipality would be withheld from the owner's property without the petition for annexation. 20 When there is any substantial question as to whether the area may be closer to another city than 21 to the annexing city, the map shall also show the area proposed for annexation with relation to 22 the primary corporate limits of the other city. The city council may prescribe the form of the petition. …. SECTION 4. This act applies only to the City of Hendersonville. Section 1 of this act shall not apply to the operation of public transportation systems or off-street parking facilities and systems as public enterprises. SECTION 5. This act becomes effective June 30, 2024. Section 1 of this act applies to the 2024-2025 fiscal year and to each fiscal year thereafter. Any assets, liabilities, or equity of a public enterprise operated or held by the City of Hendersonville in the 2023-2024 fiscal year shall be transferred to a separate fund in accordance with G.S. 160A-312, as amended by Section 1 of this act, when this act becomes law. Sections 2 and 3 of this act apply to petitions for annexation received by the City of Hendersonville on or after June 30, 2024