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Hilton Bluffs Emergency Access Battle | Wilmington News
Copper Builders is fighting to keep their massive Hilton Bluffs housing development — slated for over 1,800 homes — from needing multiple emergency access roads, after the county revoked an earlier exemption they’d received. The developer claims building required roads is “infeasible” due to wetlands and land constraints, even though they previously agreed to remove some access points with neighbors. Environmental groups say this is a blatant attempt to evade safety regulations, warning that one main road could cripple emergency response in a development this size. The Fire Marshal initially…
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