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Week of February 28, 2005

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* Supreme Court Looks at Economic Development as Justification for Taking Private Property
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President's Message

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Housing and Economics

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Business Management

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Seniors

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Multifamily

* HUD Recognizes 2003 IBC Code as Safe Harbor for Accessibility Compliance

Green Building

* Arbor Day Foundation Seeks Presenters for Upcoming Conference

Regulation

* Storm Water Exemptions for Oil and Gas Exploration Should Also Apply to Construction
* Philadelphia Builders Peg Revitalization Efforts on Streamlining City’s Zoning and Permit System
* New HUD Awards Recognize Efforts to Remove Affordable Housing Barriers

Legal Issues

* Legal Test for Takings Liability an Issue in Supreme Court Case
* Information About Current Use of Arbitration Requested

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Index Finds Slight Remodeling Slowdown in Fourth Quarter
* How to Deal With an Emotional Home Owner

Workforce Housing

* Salinas Development Provides Affordable Housing for Farm Workers

Labor

* Leaders in Mississippi Meet to Plan Future of State’s Project CRAFT Program

Building Products

* New Large Angle Grinders Reduce Vibration By 60%

Builder's Engineer

* Honey, I Shrunk the Lots

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Get GM Discount Pricing on More Than 80 GM Vehicles
* Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
* Robson Seeks Office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary
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NBN Back Issues

 

Robson Seeks Office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary

Bobby Rayburn, NAHB 2005 Nominations Committee chairman, has announced that Joe Robson of Broken Arrow, Okla., has been certified by the Nominations Committee to seek the office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary for the year 2006.

I’m a home builder and proud of it. For the last 21 years, I’ve developed land, built homes and worked on commercial and industrial projects. Along the way, I’ve fought growth boundaries, downzoning, impact fees, lack of insurance, anti-growth city councils, assaults on private property rights, lack of infrastructure and overzealous regulators.

I have been active in both the Tulsa and Oklahoma home builders associations and served as president of both. My varied background — from builder to banker to timber farmer to community volunteer — gives me a broad perspective to represent the many segments of the NAHB family. Since being elected to the NAHB Board in 1990, I have worked to protect and enhance our industry through the political process on a local, state and national level. We have a strong association, but it has not reached its full potential.

Let’s stir the pot, shake things up, harness the energy of 225,000 members and take NAHB to new heights.


National Association of Home Builders

NAHB Involvement

  • Board of Directors since 1990
  • Build PAC Trustee since 1993
  • Capital Club member since 1992
  • Home Automation Task Force, Single Family Production Committee, Smart Growth Task Force, Legal Action Committee, Budget Committee, Audit Committee, Mortgage Roundtable
  • Chairman, Build PAC Golf Committee, 1993 & 1994
  • Chairman, Capital Club, 1995
  • Chairman, Build PAC, 1998
  • Chairman, Resolutions Committee, 2001
  • Chairman, Legislative and Regulatory Policy Task Force, 2002
  • National Vice President, 2003 & 2004
  • Chairman, Federal Government Affairs Committee, 2003
  • Moderator, National Vice Presidents, 2004
  • Vice Chairman, Budget Committee, 2005

For more information about Robson, click here (www.forestridge.com/GoJoe).
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