Morganton has named an advisory committee to help draft its new Unified Development Ordinance, a sweeping rewrite of local development rules that could affect zoning, subdivision, stormwater and future growth across the city.

Morganton is seeking a consultant to create a Unified Development Ordinance combining zoning, subdivision, flood, watershed, and stormwater rules.

'Interim' will be removed from his title, and Ryan Lander will be sworn in as the next chief of the Morganton Department of Public Safety on Monday, June 16. Some individuals express discontent with Lander's promotion, as indicated by an anonymous letter urging the City to consider other candidates. 

The City of Morganton has itself a new attorney. City Council unanimously approved the hiring of Keith Rigsbee as the new full-time legal counsel at its November meeting Monday.