Busy night for Guilford commissioners
The agenda for Thursday's meeting is available here.
The commissioners will get the recommended budget from county manager Willie Best and consider incentives for Roy Carroll's Wachovia building project.
And, at the behest of Republican Steve Arnold, the board will consider ordering up "a study to assess the financial impact of illegal aliens on Guilford County Government ..."
Given recent events, that could create some lively discussion.
Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
Update (5/11, 11:39 p.m.): No immigrant study. Arnold's plan was voted down. More on the budget and Roy Carroll's project, which was approved, in tomorrow's paper.
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re Arnold's study: Why? Maybe there is something I'm not seeing, but it seems as if the only possible reason for this would be to make a political point. Am I missing how this information would affect public policy? The political motivations are belied by the scope of the proposed study. If the county really has money to burrn on this sort of thing, it ought to also include the economic contributions of illegal immigrants to the county economy.
Posted on May 11, 2006 8:43 AM
At the meeting to set the agenda for this meeting (lots of meetings, I know), Arnold said he thought the study would have to include the economic contributions of illegal immigrants for other commissioners to support his proposal. So, if this passes tonight, it might happen the way you describe in your last sentence.
Posted on May 11, 2006 1:49 PM