Northwest exposure
There was a little hubbub among Guilford County commissioners last year over the northwest planning office in Oak Ridge, which doles out building permits.
Commissioners ordered the office closed as part of the annual budget, peeving builders in the growing area. Later, some commissioners expressed interest in keeping the office open if one of the towns in the area donated office space.
I called county planning director Greg Niles for an update, and he left this message on my voicemail:
"We did send a termination letter for the lease at the northwest office. Our lease of that ends the last day of June of this year. We do have some dialogue going with some of our town partners in the northwest and I'd like to kind of broach the subject with the commissioners as to whether or not they would entertain a continuation if an opportunity arose.
"But right now, we are still operating out of the northwest office, and will continue to do so until June 30. And if there’s a change, we we will be sure to let the customers know."
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