A community meeting has been scheduled regarding a potential rezoning application for properties identified as R04300-008-002-000 and R04300-008-0 on Gordon Road. The notice, provided by the potential applicant, states that these meetings are held prior to submitting an official application with New Hanover County.
The county advises that questions specific to the proposed development should be directed to the applicant until an official application is submitted. For general inquiries about review procedures, residents can contact the Planning & Land Use Department at 910-798-7165.
Recent data from New Hanover County school districts shows that 30.1% of senior students and 27.2% of junior students who took the science portion of the ACT in the 2022-23 school year were considered ready for college, according to figures published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). In reading, 43.8% of seniors and 41.3% of juniors met college readiness benchmarks (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/). For math, 29.7% of seniors and 32% of juniors reached college-ready status during this period (https://www.dpi.nc.gov/).
The outcome of the community meeting may impact future development in this area once an official rezoning application is submitted.
