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Asheville Redefines Public
Remember those very controversial (See for example 1, 2, & 3.) leases between the city, Pack Place, and Pack Place’s current subtenants? Remember I said Asheville City Council’s agenda for…
Lease
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Honorable Mention
Another highlight from Asheville City Council’s upcoming agenda would be the new leases for Pack Place and its tenants. Former lease agreements and suggestions therefor have been rather controversial, and…
Education
N.C. Appeals Court gives Cleveland County school system a reprieve in charter school funding dispute
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision to force the Cleveland County school system to pay three charter schools a total of…
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Raise Taxes to Create Jobs for Lawyers
Pack Place has now threatened to sue the City of Asheville for alleging it was in default of the terms of its lease agreement.
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New Dash stadium lease
Winston-Salem Journal reports negotiations on a new lease for city-owned BB&T Ballpark and a new majority ownership group for the Dash: City leaders said the advantage of the new deal…
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In case you missed it …
News 14 Carolina asked the John Locke Foundation to comment during the latest edition of “Capital Tonight” on a legislative proposal to revisit the state’s lease with Raleigh for control…
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Re: Dix Hill land deal
At least that’s what my mother called the Dorthea Dix mental hospital when I was growing up in Raleigh. On more than a few occasions she threatened to send me…
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Big win for Billy Prim
Winston-Salem Dash owner Billy Prim gets the property tax on the BB&T Stadium lease reduced to …..drum roll—- zero. Prim won an appeal before county’s board of equalization and review.…
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Hey, Here We Here We Go Again
The City of Asheville wishes to renew a lease with the Army Reserve Center on Louisiana Avenue, charge $82,000 this year, and increase rent 5% each following year for a…
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Finance Director Withholds Illegal Signature
Graham County’s finance director Rebecca Garland refused to sign two lease agreements approved by the commissioners. The main reason was the terms extended beyond the current fiscal year, and the…