WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)–It’s straight to business in the new year, as the Wilmington City Council held its first meeting on Tuesday night at the Skyline Center. The first meeting included new faces, as the newest city council members heard the many talking points made during the meeting.
The meeting had many important subjects, like the Interbase Transfer Certificate request from the town of Fuquay Varina. The certificate requests taking water out of the Cape Fear River, and dumping it into the Neuse River, and using the water for the town’s needs, without returning it back.
One other talking point was the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s plan to reduce the number of motor vehicles from 16th Street. The plan would transform the three lanes into two lanes for a one block segment from the intersection of Castle Street through Queen Street. The plan would make it safer for pedestrians near the area to walk…