Seems to me the spin since the election of the liberal-majority Greensboro City Council is ‘everyone’s going to get along so much better.’ Pretty typical —remember it’s always evil conservatives who impede progress.
Over the weekend he N&R editorialized expressed hope that G’boro and Guilford County will be better neighbors:
Beyond the issues themselves has been the quality of the interaction between city and county leaders, or lack thereof. Even though their respective offices are within a casual stroll of one another, they may as well work in different area codes.
Those tensions have only been amplified by tighter budgets. Still, both sides sounded more conciliatory following the Nov. 8 election that saw four seats change on the council, including the mayor. “We need to get out of this ‘I-write-you-a-letter-and-in-six-weeks-you-write-me-a letter-back’ way of doing business,” the mayor-elect, Robbie Perkins, told the News & Record’s Joe Killian. “I think if we actually talk we should be able to solve things like the water and sewer agreement with a 30-minute discussion.”
Commissioners Chairman Melvin “Skip” Alston also spoke in more hopeful tones. “We’re hoping we can work with the new council a little better than the old one, and get some compromise solutions to the problems we’re all facing,” Alston said.
Keep this in mind when reading John Hammer’s Rhino column wondering how much money is in the joint city county water and sewer fund and where the interest on the money is. As usual, County Manager Brenda Jones Fox is being less than forthright with the city.
Apparently outgoing City Manager Rashad Young threw his hands in the air before packing his bag for the D.C. metro area. Bottom line is the city will have a tough time dealing with Guilford as long as Fox is in charge.
