Next week in county government
Enough with all that Charlotte excitement.
Next week we go back into good the ol' gub'ment halls for another commissioners meeting and another round of bond stuff. Download agenda here. The board will see resolutions to draw orders for each of the bonds that Guilford commissioners agreed to put on the May 6 primary ballot as referenda.
The vote is a "takin' care of business" type of thing that makes the public hearing possible and enables the county finance people to get the info on how the bonds would work if passed.
I chatted with Guilford County Commissioners Chairman Kirk Perkins last night, and he said he wouldn't be surprised to see some commissioners take that perfunctory vote as a chance to stump on the bonds. Which wouldn't have much to do with Thursday's vote at all.
So when do you get to speak out? Well, you can now here at the 'Scoop, or in public hearings for the bonds, which may be held Feb. 21. Or just wait and vote for them in May.
Commissioners will also decide whether to loan some old documents from the Register of Deeds related to Greensboro's bicentennial. And there's a closed session scheduled for some type of business relocation or expansion.
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So just what would the situation be if the Eastern bond fails?
Posted on February 1, 2008 10:03 PM
Construction has begun at the school site, we know. The commissioners promised to fund it in some way, so I would imagine that would be paid for through COPs bonds.
That's a good question, though. At this point there seems to be a good amount of confidence among the elected that the bond for the school will pass. As for the $412 million for the rest of the schools, that's another question.
Posted on February 2, 2008 9:59 AM
The three-ring circus (1. Guilford County Board of Education, 2. Guilford County Commissioners, 3. Greensboro City Council) provides unsurpassed amusement and entertainment -
Posted on February 2, 2008 10:08 AM