Government
From Hillsborough press release:
Date: Feb. 11, 2008
Contact: Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens, 732-2104 Ext. 233 or
tom.stevens@hillsboroughnc.org
Hillsborough Mayor to Give State of the Town Address
HILLSBOROUGH — Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens will give a state of the
town address at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Battle Courtroom of the Orange
County Courthouse.
“We want to celebrate the remarkable year that just passed and to
highlight the exciting things we can expect in the coming year,” Stevens
said. “The event will be a great place to get the overview of what’s
happening in ‘Happening Hillsborough’.”
Last year, Stevens discussed the town’s vision. This year, he will
discuss the innovative ways the town is managing resources to align with
that vision.
Poet Laureate Mike Troy will lead the address with a reading of a poem.
Other Town Board members also will be present and will speak briefly.
The courtroom will open at 6:30 p.m. to allow the community to talk with
Town Board members.
Date:
Monday, February 18, 2008 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Battle Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse
There's been something floating around in my head since Monday night's council meeting. One item from the consent agenda entitled "Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Request a Fee Waiver from Duke Energy
for Town Solar Energy Projects with 'Buy All/Sell All' Metering," sparked a mini-feud between Matt Czajkowski and Mayor Foy. Apparently, Duke Energy charges a rate for two-way metering that is significantly more than the rate they charge for a meter box on a typical usage-only application. As in, perhaps several times more. The exorbitant fee is putting a damper on the rate of return on the town's experimental panels on top of the fire station, and the mayor wanted to ask Duke if they could provide a more reasonable rate, whereas this is a rather experimental project, and is benefiting both Duke (who is getting the energy at peak usage hours, aka daylight hours), and the entire community, as per environmental benefits.
Today, in a news report by WRAL's Cullen Browder, posted on WRAL.com, House Speaker Joe Hackney was "linked" to convicted felon Bladen County business man Ron Taylor by the fact that his name appeared below Taylor's on an invitation to a political fundraiser. Taylor was convicted in 1982 of accepting a bribe while serving in the statehouse and also pleaded guilty of plotting to setting a rival's tobacco warehouse on fire.
Chris Fitzsimon, executive director of government watchdog group NC Policy Watch, was quoted as saying "It's a little troubling that, in this era of public mistrust of government and all the ethics scandals, that our leaders wouldn't be a little more careful about where their name is used."
Speaker Hackney says he plans to uphold his promise and attend the fundraiser.
This notice came from Chapel Hill's eNews just a little while ago:
Take this with a big grain of salt, as the study comes from the right-wing John Locke foundation (who are constantly in the papers, in spite of the fact that they have shown that ideology trumps ethics in their "research").
According to the Locke Foundation, the per person tax burden in other towns amounted to:
[- $2,424 Holly Springs;]
- $2,198 in Morrisville;
- $2,055 in Chapel Hill;
- $1,991 in Durham;
- $1,976 in Cary;
- $1,945 in Hillsborough;
- $1,935 in Carrboro;
- $1,891 in Knightdale;
- $1,875 in Wake Forest;
- $1,866 in Fuquay-Varina;
- $1,816 in Raleigh
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