by Emily Jessup | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog
This is the first installment in our series spotlighting different ways communities across North Carolina are tackling their housing needs. We heard about Morganton’s Housing Stimulus Program that offers forgivable loans to developers for water, sewer, and streets...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog
Our friends at the LGC have recently announced policy and process changes that will be useful to local governments in getting financings approved. Reducing the audit blackout period It has been LGC policy for some time that you couldn’t get a financing approved in...
by Emily Jessup | Jun 25, 2025 | Blog
We were glad to be in Sylva on June 18 for a Housing Summit hosted by Western Carolina University and the Southwestern Commission Council of Governments. Bob provided the keynote address (slides available on our LinkedIn) and were pleased to see and be around so many...
by AJ Jessup | May 30, 2025 | Blog
Local government disclosures regarding tax collections, outstanding debt, and any pension plans have always been important for complying with applicable disclosure rules and regulations. Climate and cybersecurity risks are two newer topics that have found their way...
by Emily Jessup | May 8, 2025 | Blog
As local governments face budget challenges caused by the slowdown in sales tax collections (and associated hold-harmless funding), the end of ARPA-related funding, and potential instability in Federal aid, a healthy fund balance may be more important than before. But...
by Emily Jessup | Apr 10, 2025 | Blog
We’ve all seen those signature blocks for attorneys at the end of contracts, under the caption “Approved as to Form.” But what does it mean? In Frayda Bluestein’s 2009 blog on this topic she wrote that the caption suggests “ a limited approval – approval as to form...
