A proposal to form a new town government in Gray’s Creek has split the Cumberland County suburb, as some residents push for increased local control while others question the need for change and the potential for higher taxes.
Dr. Robert Twaddell, who launched the petition for incorporation, said the area’s growth has made local leadership increasingly important. “We hope to have that interest and have those signatures,” Twaddell said.
Twaddell, a Gray’s Creek resident of 22 years, has watched the community transform. “It’s significant grew over the last 22 years. Even in the last five years, it’s changed quite a bit.”…