by Bob Jessup | Dec 12, 2024 | Blog
Learning about our new State Treasurer – Brad Briner won the election to succeed Dale Folwell, who did not seek re-election. Briner was the Republican candidate, and he’ll take over in early January. You can read more about Briner and some thoughts on issues facing...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog
We now have a schedule for the 2025 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. We’ve also noted the dates 45 days prior to the meeting dates...
by Bob Jessup | Nov 29, 2024 | Blog
Usually people run for county or municipal office because of their interest in government activities or programs – they want to advocate for schools, or parks, or affordable housing. Some have a general sense of wanting to give back or be involved in what’s going on...
by Bob Jessup | Nov 20, 2024 | Blog
North Carolina local governments are all too familiar with FEMA’s role in reimbursing local government costs of natural disaster remediation. We know that FEMA is good for the reimbursement payments (so long as you follow their rules), but it can take years to receive...
by AJ Jessup | Oct 2, 2024 | Blog
The role of parking as it relates to a growing downtown has always been a topic of debate, regardless of the community you call home. We’ve written about the dangers of using valuable land for surface parking in the past but have also acknowledged that parking is...
by Bob Jessup | Jun 21, 2024 | Blog
There’s a provision in the statutes that says many financing arrangements with a term of less than five years don’t need LGC approval. This provision has been in the law since well before installment financing under Section 160A-20 was approved by the State Supreme...
