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As discussed in a previous post, a North Carolina municipality may establish a special tax district that encompasses its central downtown area to raise money to fund “downtown revitalization.” See G.S. 160A-536(a)(2). The special tax district is commonly referred to as a Business Improvement District or BID. Many municipalities create and maintain BIDs to provide [...]
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Did your local government receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants? Or Community Development Block Grants? Or do you ever use other federal grants to pay for goods and services? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes” or “I don’t know,” read on! Although no two grants seem to have the [...]
Updated: 2011-03-03 22:52:41
Counties and municipalities in North Carolina are not required to furnish (or fund) fire protection services for their citizens, but many local governments provide, or contract for the provision of, these services within their units. And, typically that fire protection extends beyond basic fire prevention and suppression services to include, among other things, emergency dispatch [...]
