Hill bill will return.

• Position: Western - Construction - Brief article

The hills aren't getting any flatter, so state Rep. Ray Rapp is not giving up his drive to regulate construction on steep slopes prone to deadly landslides ("A Slippery Slope," June 2007). After his bill stalled this session, the Mars Hill Democrat shunted it to a study committee for some tinkering and plans to reintroduce it next year. Landslides in western North Carolina have killed six people in five years, but the...