Local leaders in Vance, Halifax and surrounding counties react to a controversial section of Senate Bill 214 that could allow Franklin County to seize property without local approval. Officials call the proposal an overreach, raising concerns about property rights, water infrastructure and loss of local control, as opposition builds ahead of a possible vote in Raleigh.

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