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Long-Range Planning
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Long-Range Planning Overview
New Hanover County’s long-range planning efforts guide decisions on how the county develops.
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Comprehensive Plans
In 2016, New Hanover County adopted its first Comprehensive Plan, Plan NHC, to serve as the county’s official guide for decisions about land development outside of the city limits.
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Water Quality Monitoring Program
New Hanover County Water Quality Monitoring Program
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Transportation, Bikes & Pedestrians
New Hanover County does not build or maintain roads. The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) and NC Department of Transportation (DOT) are responsible for transportation projects, however New Hanover County partners with these organizations on transportation plans for the county.
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Historic & Archaeological Resources
In 1985, the New Hanover County Planning Department and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, conducted an architectural inventory to document the historic and architectural resources of New Hanover County.