by Bob Jessup | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog
When you have a project that needs approval from the Local Government Commission, not everything you need to know about the process is written down in one place (or in many cases, written down at all). Bond lawyers and financial advisers will help you navigate, but it...
by Bob Jessup | Jan 5, 2024 | Blog
The State Auditor’s investigative reports on local governments sometimes document really bad, and even criminal, behavior by local government officials. In other cases, the findings are more about sloppiness, although sloppiness that gets bad enough can have criminal...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 17, 2023 | Blog
It’s not unusual to find a local government that has trouble spending the money it borrows for a project, or that has money left over when the project is done. We’ve written before, for example, about what you can do with proceeds left over on an installment...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 10, 2023 | Blog
An apartment developer approached the City of Waynesville for some extra support on a project that the City had already fully entitled for construction. With the run up in construction prices, the developer asked the City to participate in an arrangement under Section...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 5, 2023 | Blog
As we get to the start of 2024, we offer this list of items to keep in mind as you plan for new capital projects and manage your existing projects. Here are a few things to think about at least once a year: Review compliance with your financing covenants. If you have...
by Bob Jessup | Nov 19, 2023 | Blog
In 2018 the City of Rockingham spearheaded an effort to redevelop underused private property into a new downtown campus for Richmond Community College. The City saw that this project would revitalize the parcel, bring more people to the downtown both day and night and...
