by Bob Jessup | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog
It’s that time of year when lawyers for local governments will get letters, signed by their clients, asking for a report to the auditor. Information from the attorneys is important to an auditor’s evaluation of the client’s financial statements, especially as to...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 12, 2023 | Blog
I came across an interesting paper on the redevelopment of the City and Port of Copenhagen. There are many specific projects and techniques that won’t apply in the United States, but a few of my takeaways that might: If the local government itself owns unused or...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog
A recent report from the NC Chamber Foundation indicates that thousands of North Carolinians are leaving the workforce, forgoing professional advancement, losing work hours, or passing on work-related education or training because of the lack of affordable quality...
by Bob Jessup | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog
We wrote about Senate Bill 99 back in March, and a new version of that bill is back on the move in the General Assembly. As we said back in March, no one in the legislature needs to care what we think is good policy about bond referenda. But as bond lawyers, we want...
by Bob Jessup | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog
Sprucing up downtown often includes projects like streetscape improvements, or street work to improve circulation (and fix up the utilities while we’re at it), and improved parking, bike lanes, and other services. We are so used to using installment financing for...
by Bob Jessup | Mar 21, 2023 | Blog
There’s a new bill in the General Assembly, known as Senate Bill 99 and entitled “bond referendum transparency,” that seeks to provide more information to voters about a bond referendum. It’s a follow-up proposal to legislation we’ve written about before. The bill...
