Economic development is the way municipalities, counties, states, and nations improve the quality of life for its citizens. Economic growth is one element and can be a metric for measuring that. In pursuit that growth, communities often lay out a blueprint – a vision – that details how they would like to see that growth unfold. New Hanover County, in service of defining its vision, has been working on a revision of its Special Use Permit, a gatekeeper, essentially, that allows county officials