*Reasonable N&R Sunday editorial on PART’s quest for a county vehicle registration tax; today they sign off on Ed Price’s proposed High Point skate park, saying no city money will be involved; I’m skeptical—– when all’s said and done, there’s always city money involved;
*HPE says merger of Triad-area Councils of Government “needs to be accomplished, sooner rather than later, but not before a number of loose ends are tied – tightly.” I said late last week it’s a prime opportunity for local governments to just pull out;
*Guarino and Ed Cone weigh in on G’boro’s next ‘Big Thing’ offered up by local insiders and eggheads. I didn’t even bother;
*With another season rapidly approaching, Winston-Salem Dash owner Billy Prim still refuses to open the books on the taxpayer-financed downtown stadium;
*The Winston-Salem Journal says “downtown is indeed attracting new residents”; down the road in G’boro, high-powered developer Roy Carroll is paying off the loan on Center Pointe early in hopes of drawing more buyers—the 16-story high-rise is currently one-third full;
*Rush Radio host Dmitri Vassilaros calls poo-poo on hunger in Guilford County, saying he was driving around all weekend and he didn’t see any emaciated people;