by Bob Jessup | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
We think of “two-thirds bonds” as the “unsung heroes” of North Carolina public finance. A two-thirds bond is a type of general obligation bond that typically doesn’t require voter approval. They are an underutilized funding resource. Under North Carolina law, certain...
by Bob Jessup | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog
We occasionally field questions about the use of “Synthetic TIF” to finance economic development projects so we thought we’d pen a quick post to explain how a local government can use a “Synthetic TIF” for economic development. First,...
by Bob Jessup | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog
Folks who haven’t been through a bond referendum before—and for that matter, those that have—often underestimate how long the formal process takes. Generally, you need to start the formal process by June to have a comfortable schedule working toward a November...
by Bob Jessup | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog
Here’s a great article on what makes for a great infrastructure public-private partnership (P3) from the Brookings Institution. I commend it to you and this blog post is primarily a few takeaways from the article. The move to P3s has been pushed by smaller...
by Bob Jessup | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog
Interest rates tend to be lower at the beginning of the calendar year, and business is customarily slow for lenders at the start of the year as well. Those two trends make January a great time to review your outstanding debt and ask your friendly neighborhood bankers...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 9, 2014 | Blog
We now have the official calendar for meetings of the Local Government Commission for 2015. We thought a table might be handy. Along with the meeting dates, this table shows the dates 28 days prior to the meeting, because generally the Commission staff wants a fairly...
