Excellent weekend reading on so-called regional organizations that spend taxpayers’ money to provide services to its member local governments. Former Guilford County Planning Director Rob Benicini’s N&R column on the…
The Biz Journal reports Montgomery County wants out of the Piedmont Triad Partnership, with Surry County possibly soon to follow. Montgomery officials want $56,000 in state funding paid directly to…
On the subject of sinking ships….. When a big regionalism guy like Randolph County Commissioner and Darrel Frye suggests merging PART with the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, you know…
I’m not talking about the National Football League, either. I wish. I’m talking about the N.C. League of Municipalities. Fellow JLF blog Squall Lines passes along the N&O investigation into…
Guiilford County commissioners vote to pull out of the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments. The Rhino’s Scott Yost thoroughly covers the discussion last week’s meeting, but the bottom line is…
A couple of weeks ago I teased you with the possibility with the possibility that the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments might go poof. Not quite true —- local governments…
Back from a beautiful, busy weekend, part of which was spent here. Awesome trails. *Dook, again; *Guilford County school board member Ed Price pitches the High Point City Council on…
Scrolling further through the agenda for tonight’s Greensboro City Council meeting, one notices another interesting item: Resolution dissolving the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments and providing for distribution of assets…
A lingering story that’s been on the backburner for a while. The cities of Burlington, Graham and Mebane lawyer up in an effort to fight the Jordan Lake Rules: Hiring…
A little EPA money for Reidsville and Eden, via the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments: A new environmental grant program could help sell former industrial sites in Eden and Reidsville.…
There’s some federal grant money floating around Davidson County. The Lexington City is trying to figure out what to do with the former Lexington Furniture Plant No. 1. For starters,…