Last week marked two milestones of success for the city of Salisbury. We signed up our 850th subscriber last week and we continue to grow strong. Also, we received full exemption from the Senate Finance Committee for our system and approval of a service area with the support of our surrounding towns and county officials.
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A Senate bill expanding the law on outdoor billboards cleared a Senate committee Wednesday, but only after the bill was stripped of language that would have allowed billboard companies to replace traditional signs with electronic or digital ones.
Had the language remained and passed this legislative session, it would have superseded any local policies against digital […]
A compromise version of a controversial billboard bill passed a Senate committee Wednesday after losing provisions that could have led to more digital signs along North Carolina highways.
But critics say the bill still would allow too much tree-cutting around billboards and override local regulations.
“We worked very hard at a final product that was fair to […]
Cumberland County’s former district attorney says he would like to serve on the N.C. Board of Transportation.
Ed Grannis, the county’s top prosecutor from 1975 until his retirement in December, confirmed Monday his interest in the politically appointed board that approves highway construction contracts and helps sets transportation priorities.
Fayetteville’s current representative on the board, Gary Ciccone, […]
Raleigh, N.C. — Advanced Energy, a nonprofit committed to helping communities understand, plan-for and implement electric transportation initiatives, will release Version One of its Charging Station Installation Handbook for Electrical Contractors and Inspectors at the Electric Drive Transportation Association’s 2011 Conference and Annual Meeting, April 19-21, in Washington, D.C.
Developed as a best practices guide intended […]
DURHAM — Budget-writers in the state House appear intent on forcing the N.C. Department of Transportation to redo a ranking of so-called “urban loop” projects that appeared to make funding Durham’s East End Connector all but certain last year.
During a redrafting of the 2011-12 budget last week, a House Appropriations Committee panel added language that […]
