AN ALAMANCE NEWS EXCLUSIVE: EXTENSIVE COUNTY BUDGET COVERAGE
The county commissioners held a three-hour public hearing Monday night that attracted hundreds of residents to the Alamance County Historic Court House. Almost four...
Priola outlines trends, proposes his own spending proposal for keeping current tax rate
Members of the general public weren’t the only ones who weighed in on the county manager’s proposed budget when Alamance County’s board of commissioners...
Rescue Squad, other nonprofits also defended during public hearing
Another substantial bloc of Monday’s audience spoke up in defense of the nonprofit organizations that been nicked by the county manager’s pen.
Meredith Peffley, the...
County urges low-income seniors to apply for homestead exemption to cut bite of property...
The plight of property taxpayers has been a recurring theme in the debate over Alamance County’s annual budget. But regardless of what, if any,...
Dozens of speakers voice support for ABSS, libraries, other spending priorities during 3-hour public...
Hundreds of people descended on Alamance County’s Historic Court House this week as the county’s board of commissioners invited area residents to add their...
Supporters want “full funding” for ABSS
The board of commissioners also endured the equivalent of a trip to the principal’s office from numerous backers of the Alamance Burlington’s school system.
Robert...
County manager emphasizes her actual recommendations vs. a flat tax option
At the epicenter of Monday’s backlash to the county’s proposed spending plan was a recommended budget that county manager Heidi York had debuted before...
Boosters oppose closing any libraries
One group that’s been particularly on edge about the county’s spending priorities has been the supporters of Alamance County’s library system.
Before the start of...
Commissioners hear dozens of speakers, most wanting more spending – and higher property taxes,...
More than three dozen residents spoke out during what turned into a three-hour public hearing on the upcoming county budget Monday night at Alamance...
Residents weigh in on budget even before its public release
A proposed budget that Alamance County’s manager unveiled this week will be formally exposed to popular scrutiny when the county’s board of commissioners holds...
