Paid-for content by a group that didn’t disclose Greensboro developer Marty Kotis as a likely backer has drawn criticism from Mayor Nancy Vaughan as a one-sided and inaccurate description of North Carolina’s third-largest city.
Overarching the commentary is the assertion that the city’s process for approving development projects is sending investment, jobs and people elsewhere, such as to the towns of Summerfield and Stokesdale in fast-growing northwestern Guilford County.
“Virtually all municipalities surrounding Greensboro are growing at a faster rate, in part because of the lack of collaboration between Greensboro city officials and developers,” the content said…