NC developers

Getting the dirt out from under your fingernails can be hard:

Pittenger is a real estate investor who acquires properties, often in partnerships. In Gaston County, he has invested in land along the proposed parkway, a 22-mile toll road between western Mecklenburg and western Gaston counties. Pittenger has a reported stake in about 2,000 acres near four proposed exits.

Just to set Robert straight, when people said you need to "take ownership" of your service to the State, it was meant as a metaphor, not a shopping list. And for all you "anti-annexation" folks, this should curl your toes: