Nucor Steel is expecting to attract several other industries to the county. And last month, a privately run prison opened in Hertford County, hiring 300 people. But industrial growth doesn't necessarily mean residential growth, said Hertford County Manager Don Craft. Limitations on sewage treatment and septic tanks stunt residential development in Hertford County more than anything else, Craft said. The three towns in the county are at or near capacity on sewage treatment plants, and land in the county does not percolate well for septic tanks.
Growth is good.
At the same time, growth can be not so good. Staff writers Marc Davis and David Gulliver contributed to this report.