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Suburb Pledges $10 Mil to Save Open Land from Developers

DAVIDSON, NC-The town of Davidson (Pop. 6,000), about 20 miles north of Downtown Charlotte, took the action a day after a group of landowners and developers sued the town to overturn a two-month-old building moratorium on more than 4,000 rural acres east of town.

By Robert Anthony | Updated on January 17, 2001

DAVIDSON, NC-It’s open warfare these days between developers and town administrators in this Charlotte suburb of 6,000. The town is pledging to spend $10 million to purchase and preserve the open land that local leaders say is important to the town’s future–even if it means raising property taxes. The $10 million commitment of public funds is believed to be one of the largest of its kind in North Carolina history, according to a published report.

Davidson took the action a day after a group of landowners and developers sued the town to overturn a two-month-old building moratorium on more than 4,000 rurar acres east of town. The moratorium had been designed to give Davidson time to orchestrate its rapid growth, but the suit claims that local leaders have deliberately stalled development for years by not approving projects, depriving landowners of the right to sell and develop their land.

In a published report, Mayor Randy Kincaid says he felt it was time to take a stand and hopes the town’s commitment will convince landowners the town is willing to put up the money to protect its land. The Davidson area contains some of the last-remaining undeveloped land in Mecklenburg County and has been under intense pressure from developers anxious to start residential projects.

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