A business park, a lobbying firm and the mayor pro tem
What do these three items have in common? They're all scheduled for discussion at Monday's High Point City Council meeting.
Council will consider three items - an annexation, a rezoning and a conditional-use permit - that will have the net effect of allowing the Premier Center to expand from 89 to 156 acres.
They'll also consider paying a lobbying firm, The Ferguson Group, $10,000 a month to seek federal dollars for the city. You can learn more about the lobbying plan here. For more info on The Ferguson Group, visit their Web site.
Then there's the continued battle over the largely ceremonial post of mayor pro tem. At the council's March 10 meeting, Bernita Sims said the job traditionally rotated in the past between the two at-large members and moved that John Faircloth replace Latimer Alexander. The motion came as a total surprise to Alexander, and it was quickly tabled until March 21.
You can find the agenda for the council meeting here.