Shifting secondary road costs to cities, counties no solution
Proposal would put an unfunded mandate on local governments.
Posted: Wednesday, Jul. 01, 2009
From Durham Mayor Bill Bell and High Point Mayor Rebecca Smothers, co-chairs of the N.C. Metropolitan Mayors Coalition transportation committee, in response to “Let counties, cities control their roads,” by Sens. Dan Clodfelter […]
Road responsibility
JOURNAL EDITORIAL STAFF
Published: May 12, 2009
For 80 years, state government has planned, designed, built and maintained almost all of North Carolina's roads and highways. Unless individual counties or municipalities pursue responsibility for their own roads, this system should not change.
Bills in the General Assembly would shift responsibility to local governments in several different ways. […]
Secondary roads bill shelved for now (N&O)
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 6, 2009 – 3:07pm.
Legislation that could change the state Department of Transportation's relationship with North Carolina cities has been shelved while DOT and city leaders try to become better friends.
DOT officials drafted the measure, which would make changes […]
Bills make road upkeep a political hot potato (N&O)
Published: May 05, 2009 02:00 AM
By Bruce Siceloff, Staff Writer
The twin towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill rarely see eye-to-eye with the state Department of Transportation, so it was no surprise last month when Carrboro scorned the DOT's plan to widen part of Smith Level Road on […]
State Looks to Shift Road Maintenance to Cities
RALEIGH, N.C. — State officials are trying to free themselves of billions of dollars in road maintenance projects by shifting the burden to cities and counties across North Carolina. Three bills pending in the General Assembly would make cities and counties responsible for maintaining thousands of miles of […]
Road funding bill has officials worried over what 'may' happen
April 17-23, 2009
The Business Journal
A proposed bill in the General Assembly which could alter how state road work is paid for has Triad officials worried that they could lose millions of dol lars in funding – and, at the same time, be required to take on […]
Panel urges tax reform
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on April 14, 2009 – 9:09am.
The Institute for Emerging Issues says its time to revamp state taxes.
A committee created by the Raleigh-based think tank said Tuesday that the General Assembly should pass tax reform this year to help keep North Carolina business-friendly.
The committee said sales […]
Bills would transfer secondary road maintenance to counties or cities
By Ray Gronberg : The Herald-Sun
gronberg@heraldsun.com
Apr 4, 2009
DURHAM — Legislators have introduced three bills in the General Assembly that would force cities or counties to take responsibility for maintaining thousand of miles of road now controlled by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
One of […]
Privilege Tax talk at the General Assembly
(The Insider)
Tax Talk
Business lobbyists urged members of a legislative study committee to try to clean up what they say are haphazard, unfair local business privilege taxes. Andy Ellen, a lobbyist for the N.C. Retail Merchants Association, told members of the Revenue Laws Study Committee that the taxes range from […]
N.C. mayors extend palms
Published: Dec 16, 2008 12:30 AM
Modified: Dec 16, 2008 04:18 AM
DOT also has list for Obama's eyes
David Bracken, Staff Writer
Leaders of North Carolina cities are intensifying their lobbying for shares of the billions in aid that President-elect Barack Obama wants to restart America's economy.
Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker will hold a news conference […]
