Winston-Salem Journal reports a deal may have been reached between the city and Forsyth County to provide Smith Reynolds Airport with some economic relief that ostensibly will assist with expansion…
Jackson County school expenditures are in the news. The standout line item in a $9 million capital improvement budget is $2.6 million for repairing leaking roofs on four schools. The…
Southwestern Community College went ahead with $2.3 million in capital improvements for their campus before they received official permission from the state. According to Becky Johnson at the Sylva Herald,…
The last meeting of Asheville City Council is now uploaded for viewing. Of interest are the budget discussions. It was argued that the city could not dip into its fund…
Jackson County wants to upgrade its “services” center. First of all, government “services” are more like chain yanking than any aids the name conjures. Second of all, I propose a…
In 2006, leadership in the City of Asheville, in response to outcry from neighborhood groups and multimodal advocates, set a goal of constructing 108 miles of sidewalk. To date, 18…
Southwestern Community College wants Jackson County to give it an extra $600,000 for capital improvements. The county has already promised an initial $600,000. [SCC President Don] Tomas said some the…
The Haywood County fairgrounds have been flying by the seat of their pants since the commissioners defumded all outside agencies in 2009. Until that time, the fairgrounds had been entirely…
High-end estimate to renovate the downtown Benton Convention Center is $23.9 million. Should the powers that be decide to go for it, City Manager Lee Garrity says it will take…
Coverage of the Graham County budget does not compute. School board member Rodney Nelson referred to the county commissioners’ decision to deny a request for $85,000 in capital improvement funds…
AB Tech recently succeeded in getting voters to approve a quarter-cent tax increase to pay for capital improvement projects. (Remember, Newton’s fourth law tells us political money is not fungible,…
The Citizen-Times reports that Asheville City council approved spending $2 million on sidewalks. It then says the amount is actually $1.8 million, and that council’s decision happened to include another…