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Residential Refunds (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: October 12,2012

Over 14 years, Cabarrus County charged builders and developers $8.45 million in special fees. But two months ago, the North Carolina Supreme Court declared the fees illegal. And that’s where it starts to get complicated, and where a whole other set of court cases will ensue.


Industry’s eyes are on Cabarrus fee case (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 14,2011

The future of a controversial fee the construction industry is charged to build housing in Cabarrus County will be in the hands of the state Supreme Court next week. On Monday, the court will hear arguments in the case involving the county’s adequate public facilities ordinance. Despised by many in the building industry but intended [...]