To slow development along the lake, the town enacted a one-year building moratorium.

If a building moratorium goes into effect, we're dead.

A building moratorium may not be imposed, he said.

"The dangerous one is a building moratorium," he said.

One building moratorium led to another, and zoning changes led to lawsuits.

The proposed building moratorium was discussed at a public hearing July 12.

It is seeking to gain support for a building moratorium to stop new houses being built near power lines.

The building moratorium on small lots was extended for three months, she said.

It was blocked by a local building moratorium that has only recently been lifted.

In the meantime, the town is under a building moratorium except for special waivers.