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Updates on Senate Bill 265 – “Bond Referendum Transparency”
Back in March 2021, members of the North Carolina State Senate sponsored a bill known as “SB 265” and entitled, “Bond Referendum Transparency.” As the title suggests, the bill is part of a recent trend to disseminate information to a voter on a bond referendum beyond...
Happy New Year! Annual reminders for debt planning and management
Happy New Year! As 2022 begins, we offer this list of items to keep in mind as you plan for new capital projects and manage your existing projects. Here are a few things to think about at least once a year: Compliance with financing covenants. If you have any...
The 2022 LGC Calendar
We now have the official 2022 calendar for meetings of the Local Government Commission. We thought a table might be handy. In addition to the meeting dates, this table shows the application due dates, as established by the LGC staff. We’ve also noted the dates 45 days...
On this side of the law. On that side of the law. Where do your grant programs stand?
***** Click here to sing along with Johnny Cash’s This Side of the Law****** Grant programs are one of the many tools we use to keep our downtowns healthy and vibrant. There are, however, specific legal requirements by which a municipality may make...
Changing the Use of Financed Property
Recently, the public finance sector of our Firm has examined how bond proceeds affect land use by municipalities. In particular, we have looked at how land once acquired with bond proceeds may be put to a different use or purpose. 160A-11 of the General Statutes gives...
Simplifying Water and Sewer District Administration
County Water and Sewer Districts were created to allow counties to provide water and sewer service to discrete populations. With encouragement from USDA lending programs, many counties created several of these districts, especially counties in rural areas. Over time,...
Project Highlight – Cobblestone Village – Town of Rolesville
We recently served as special counsel to the Town of Rolesville to facilitate a public-private partnership to redevelop the historic town center. Our team, led by Ashley Anderson, worked with the Town Manager, Town Economic Developer, Town Attorney, and other Town...
Coming Out of COVID With Better Community Engagement
If you haven’t reexamined your community engagement practices during COVID, you should! It’s not too late. When it comes to community engagement practices, finding a balance between practical and effective can be difficult even under the best of circumstances. Throw a...
Just because it’s a public record, that doesn’t mean it’s not confidential – revisited
We’ve posted before (here and here) on the relationship between public records and confidential lawyer information. Though not a novel topic, it does seem to pop up in a different context every so often. Recently, the State Bar Council of the North Carolina...
We welcome Sam Barnes to our Firm!
We at Sanford Holshouser LLP are pleased to announce that Sam Barnes has joined our Firm as an associate attorney. He’ll be working primarily on our local government finance projects, but also contributing to our work on community economic development and affordable...