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Moore County s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises, Sheriff s Deputy Among Deceased

Outgoing EMS Medical Director Honored for Service to the Community

County Picks Back Up Discussion on Highway Corridor Standards

Development pressure is shaping Moore County. Last year, county officials began drafting a new land-use plan to guide growth closer to municipalities and more developed areas, and looked to tighten-up ordinances for new construction on the county’s major roads. The current highway corridor overlay district plan was adopted in 2000 and has not been updated since. Moore County Planning Director Debra Ensminger said that was akin to buying a home and doing nothing to it for 20 years while the neighborhood grew up all around it. “We want to be on top of what is coming instead of being reactive. That is what this is about, being proactive,” Ensminger told the county commissioners during an informal work session held Wednesday. “The increase of (residential) roof tops requires an increase in commercial development. It is a must and it will take place where infrastructure is currently or where it is planned..We know (growth) is coming, it is just a matter of time.â€�

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