APRIL 28, 2025

Copper Builders Hit With Violations

According to official documents from the New Hanover County Planning & Land Use Department, Copper Builders, through Mr. Wade Miller, has received a Notice of Violation (NOV) regarding activities on the Sledge Forest property. The NOV, dated April 14th, cites the placement of a structure and associated solar structure without obtaining the necessary building, zoning, floodplain, and CAMA permits.

The specific violations, as outlined in the county's Unified Development Ordinance, include developing property or a structure and occupying or using land or a structure without first obtaining all appropriate permits or approvals. Additionally, the notice details violations related to development activity within a Special Flood Hazard Area and placement of a structure within a CAMA Area of Environmental Concern

Whether this was oversight or intentional disregard, what does this say about their apporoach to a project of such massive scale and impacts? Surely, when a developer can’t adhere to basic permitting processes at the outset, that should send significant red flags to our policy makers, our Planning Department and our community.

MARCH, 2025

We have some exciting news!

We have successfully retained legal counsel, marking a pivotal moment in our campaign. This crucial step forward means we are now equipped to take our cause to the next level, and we are absolutely energized by the possibilities ahead. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $15,000 to cover the costs of our legal battle. This will include attorney fees, expert witness fees, and other legal expenses.

APRIL 28, 2025

Technical Review Committee to Review Newly Subitted Hilton Bluffs Application

A newnew preliminary subdivision application for Hilton Bluffs has been submitted for a 647-lot residential subdivision (this new application supersedes their previous application from last year that was for 230 lots). It is currently under review by TRC members and is scheduled to be discussed at the upcoming TRC meeting on May 7, 2025. Technical comments from committee members will be shared with the developer and posted online with all project documents several days ahead of the meeting. You can view initial project documents here: https://laserfiche.nhcgov.com/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=5344342&dbid=0&repo=NHC.

You may listen in on this virtual meeting by meeting by requesting a call-in number from Robert Farrell at rfarrell@nhcgov.com

We’ve got a few fun things in the works with dates TBD.

A fundraising event you won’t want to miss and plans for a big rally when we hit 10.000 petition signatures are just a few of the things we are working on for the spring.

Don’t forget, all these things take lots of time and effort behind the scenes. Please consider volunteering to help by hitting the Contact Us button on this website or email savesledgeforest@gmail.com

Together we can save Sledge Forest and our community!