North Central Home Builders has charter revoked
By K.C. Mehaffey, The Wenatchee World, Wash. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
At its annual meeting
Castle said that from
Chartered since 1997,
Straub denied that Building! NCW -- which formed in 2012 -- pulled members from the local home builders association. He said the new group represents small businesses, including the building trades, and its mission is different.
"The one common thread is that both organizations share the same staff. But the staff answered to two separate boards," he said.
Gold said
"It's heart-breaking to me," he said of the revocation. "It was like my baby. I put so much time and effort into building the association."
Building! NCW is not associated with any state or federal organization, Straub said. "But we are working closely with the
Castle said members who paid dues to belong to the builders association in
She said being affiliated with a state- and national-affiliated home builders associations enables members to take advantage of the group's health plan, return on industrial insurance plan and other programs. The associations also lobby for concerns of builders at the state and national levels.
Castle said the national organization's decision to revoke its charter had nothing to do with political stands made by Building! NCW, which has been actively critical of some local politicians.
"Building! NCW is very aggressive in terms of accountability of local government, and in working to help forward sensible regulations, and push back against over-reaching regulations," Straub said.
He said the group is 300 members strong, and expects to grow. "We're still strongly involved in
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