So now we know what supposedly will be going on at the joint UNCG-N.C. A&T venture down Lee Street: nanotechnology. Has anyone told Gateway Center director John Merrill?
But legislators have to figure out if there’s enough taxpayers’ money to build the place before they figure if there’s enough taxpayers’ money to fund the nanotechnology program:
Finding the money for the project may be the biggest hurdle. As work on the state budget moves forward, legislators will need to decide whether they will borrow to pay for new buildings or pay with tax dollars on hand. Once that decision is made, there may or may not be the funds to pay for the nanoscience center.
Sen. Kay Hagan described this project as one of her “passions” this legislative session. Yeah, she’s passionate all right. About spending our money. And people wonder why North Carolina passes Medicaid costs on to the counties.
