ABSS vs. County. Why now?
We’re often perplexed by the actions and philosophy of the Alamance-Burlington school board.
And no more so than this week, when the board voted to...
What did commissioner candidates say about tax rate when they were running for office?...
Alamance County commissioners are scheduled to vote Monday night on this year's budget.
The key issues are spending priorities and the property tax rate.
The most...
Giving credit where credit is due
As we’ve noted on several occasions, we’re not very impressed with county manager Heidi York’s command of managing local government.
But we want to give...
Mr. Tax Hike: Steve Carter
Well, we guess we shouldn’t have been surprised, but somehow we always are.
County commissioner Steve Carter talks such a glib line about fiscal responsibility,...
We merely report what’s said, we don’t verify claims – by speakers, or county...
Last week’s newspaper included coverage about a Mebane planning board meeting and specifically a proposed apartment complex along N.C. 119.
One item from that meeting...
Mrs. Tax Hike: Pam Thompson
Unlike other commissioners (Carter and Allen) who broke faith with the promises they’ve made to be fiscal conservatives, Pam Thompson’s support for more taxes...
Bureaucratic ambush in Gibsonville
Among the most offensive of local budgets this year has to be that put together in Gibsonville by town manager Ben Baxley.
We thought his...
Trust the county government staff? Surely you jest
Surely one of the most laughable assertions during this week’s budget confabs among commissioners and county staff was the repeated admonition to “trust the...
How many times must the voters say ‘no’?
We remain perplexed that some county commissioners and other advocates continue to believe that Alamance County residents are gullible enough to support a sales...
Local governments 6, residents 0
We must confess to being mildly surprised that local municipal residents still appear to be so complacent toward the constant growth of local governments.
Six...
