H488, a household word in these parts, has been altered. To reiterate for the Martians just joining us, the anti-Asheville bill is designed to force budget-breaking asset forfeiture for no clear reason other than “because we can.” It had to be written with statewide application, because state legislators can’t use a local bill to restructure utilities. Since leaders in a couple other municipalities with metropolitan sewerage districts were quaking in their boots about potential applications, those two cities were exempted in a rewrite.