Liberty
Mecklenburg’s greenway problem
Mecklenburg County is falling behind on its projected 129 miles of greenway that would be built by this year. So what went wrong? The short answer: slow recovery from the…
Capital budgeting
Planning process used to assess an organization's long term investments
Liberty
Meck County capital funds for Charlotte MLS stadium
Charlotte Observer reports on the fledgling debate over Mecklenburg County using capital funds for the proposed Major League Soccer stadium—-should the Queen City be awarded and expansion franchise, that is:…
Liberty
Go Ahead, Make Ray’s Day
Polk County leadership wants a new jail, and Commissioner Ray Gasperson thinks some more financial planning might be in order. It did not seem wise to make such a heavy…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Bond Referendum = Tax increase
Many times we see a bond referendum and people frequently defend it by saying it will not increase taxes. Well, they might be right for the first year or so,…
Liberty
The great streetcar charade of 2013
So let’s see: To get an agreement on a new capital plan, City Manager Ron Carlee hit upon the idea of raising property taxes to build pretty much everything on…
Liberty
Capital spending and the state budget
In his column on Monday, JLF head John Hood takes a different approach to analyzing the state budget: As Democrats and Republicans debated North Carolina’s recently approved state budget, they…
Liberty
Taxpayers win, Curt Walton, Anthony Foxx lose
The most improbable outcome of Monday’s Charlotte City Council deliberations on a new capital plan. A nice outcome (for now) indeed for residents of the city with the state’s highest…
Liberty
CMS construction costs
The CMS Promises Made, Promises Kept construction newsletter is “designed to help keep you informed on the district’s construction program and bring you news about innovative ways we are spending…
Education
Gaston bonds would boost already high tax burden
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Gaston County is asking voters next week to approve $175 million in school…
Education
Macon bonds would boost high property tax burden
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Macon County is asking voters next week to approve $42 million in school…
Education
Mecklenburg bonds would boost state’s 2nd-highest tax burden
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Mecklenburg County is asking voters next week to approve $516 million in school…
Education
Moore bonds would boost rising tax burden
Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Moore County is asking voters next week to approve $54 million in school…