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Revenue proposals keep state budget at bay House and Senate budget negotiators have agreed to the amount of a financing package that would result in $900 million in new taxes for the 2009-10 fiscal year and $1.3 billion for the 2010-11 fiscal year, but there doesn’t appear to be much agreement on a specific tax proposal.
Perdue meets with local government officials Governor Beverly Perdue met with members of her Local Government Advisory Council on June 22 and touched on a variety of subjects, including the ongoing phase out the county Medicaid share and alternative revenues for counties.
Conference to cover sustainability from all angles  When most people think of "sustainability," they think about the environment and "going green." While environmental concerns are certainly an integral part of sustainability, the concept involves much more for counties. The NCACC's 102nd Annual Conference, which will be held Aug. 27-30 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Catawba County, will focus on "Building Sustainable Counties."
Tweet, tweet! We're on Twitter  The NCACC has joined the Twitter craze. Using the popular social networking message service, the NCACC (twitter.com/ncacc) is posting updates on legislation of interest to counties and county-specific developments on funding opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus). The frequent and timely updates make it easy for county officials to learn about the latest developments in these areas.
Nashville set to host NACo Annual Conference in July  North Carolina attendees will elect a new representative to the National Association of Counties Board of Directors during NACo's Annual Conference & Exposition, which will be held July 24-28 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Counties build sustainability in their own ways One of the NCACC's major focuses this year is sustainability. More specifically, "building county sustainability" will be the focus of the 102nd Annual Conference, which will be held Aug. 27-30 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Catawba County. At each of the NCACC's six district meetings held in April, the NCACC hosted a number of county officials involved in model county sustainability projects.
Recycling workshops scheduled for July, August The N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance will be conducting four event/venue recycling workshops across the state this summer. A ban on disposing plastic bottles takes effect Oct. 1.
IEI, UNC-TV to hold free forums on growth, infrastructure The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) is pleased to be partnering with UNC-TV in its convening of Community Forums in the Triad and Fort Bragg regions in July. The partnership will merge the efforts of IEI’s program of work on Growth and Infrastructure and PBS’s initiative on America’s aging infrastructure called “Blueprint America: Road to the Future.”
Rural water workshops to provide guidance on working with consulting engineers The NC Rural Economic Development Center is sponsoring a series of four summer workshops focusing on "Rural Water and Wastewater Projects: Responsible and Effective Oversight of Consulting Engineers." The workshop series is coordinated by NCRCAP.
Revenue head seeks common ground for communications  Secretary Kenneth Lay says he would like to have regular meetings with county officials
Applications for NCACC RMP Bonner Scholarship due July 31 Winner will attend 2009 PRIMA training program in late October
eCivis shares 10 winning tactics for writing grants  With the majority of funding to counties from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act coming in the form of grants, now more than ever it is important for county officials to know and understand what makes for a successful grant application. With that in mind, eCivis, an NCACC endorsed services provider, is sharing 10 grant writing tips.
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