by Robert Jessup | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog
In times gone by, I worked for many years as outside counsel to a bank that made dozens of loans each year to local governments across North Carolina. Big loans, small loans, real estate loans, equipment loans, you name it. The wide majority of those loans were done...
by Robert Jessup | Dec 16, 2025 | Blog
As we get to the end of 2025 and the start of 2026, we offer this list of items to keep in mind as you plan for new capital projects and manage your existing projects and financings. Here are a few things to think about at least once a year: Put your unused financing...
by Robert Jessup | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog
There was quite the fanfare back in 2004, when we amended the State constitution to authorize our version of tax increment financing (called “project development financing” in our statutes, but we’ll call it TIF). Money was raised to support the ballot question,...
by Robert Jessup | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
We have been interested in how cities and towns use incentives to spur downtown housing development. It’s not often you see a single tool that both addresses the housing issue and also helps with downtown invigoration. We understand some folks are hesitant to spend...
by Emily Jessup | Oct 23, 2025 | Blog
This is the next installment in our series spotlighting the different ways communities across North Carolina are tackling their housing needs. Here, we are highlighting an idea being implemented by our friends in the Town of Chapel Hill that expedites the review...
by Robert Jessup | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
A recent article in The Assembly newsletter asked, “Why do politicians love the sales tax?” The article discusses Mecklenburg County’s upcoming referendum on an additional 1-cent sales tax for transportation uses. The whole piece is worth your time. There are a couple...
