Border change between North, South Carolina gets closer [View all]

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Source: The State

After roughly 20 years of debate, North Carolina legislators are getting close to resolving a border dispute with South Carolina.

The N.C. Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a long-delayed plan to shift the state line in several locations in Gaston and Union counties near Charlotte.

If the proposal passes the Senate – and then wins approval from the N.C. House, the South Carolina Legislature and both states’ governors – 16 South Carolina homeowners will wake up to find themselves in North Carolina on Jan. 1. Three homes in North Carolina would end up south of the border.

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The legislation aims to make the transition easier for the residents forced to switch states. Children would be allowed to continue attending public schools in the state where their home was previously located. They would also be eligible for in-state public college and university tuition for the next 10 years. And the properties could still be served by utility companies from their previous state.


Read more: http://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article79699747.html

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