Alexander, Neisler, and Harris to Lead Organization Over Next Year.
Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander will lead the N.C. League of Municipalities as president over the next year, following her election at this year’s CityVision Virtual Summit.
Alexander was chosen by representatives from cities and towns across North Carolina via electronic vote held over several days. Joining Alexander as officers for...
After several months of work, NCLM’s Task Force on the Impact of City Leaders on Racial Equity has released a report calling for broad examinations of municipal policies affecting racial equity and setting the stage for the organization to help facilitate change.
The 14-member task force was established in July by the League’s Board of Directors. Co-chaired by then-League President...
As I begin my term as President of the N.C. League of Municipalities, I am so pleased to be working with a group of dedicated public officials and staff that are committed to making our communities the best that they can be.
I say that recognizing how I, and all of us, are so dependent on one another and on...
Kelli always thought it was strange that obits were written to say nice things about the person who died and who now couldn’t care less. She wanted her obit to be about—and for—those she loves. And so, like many things Kelli put her mind to, she got her wish…
This, how Kelli Kukura began her self-penned obituary, is by all...
What is happening in the town of 1,700 may offer a model for other financially struggling rural water and sewer systems.
The Town of Bethel may soon be out of the water and sewer business.
If so, it’s an arrangement that has the potential to benefit the town, its residents and facilitate future growth. And it could do so without placing...
Elizabeth City started the Historic Building Showcase, and Tarboro formalized it. Now, the format promises to boost towns’ rehabilitation efforts statewide.
Launched by one municipality and successfully replicated by a second, Historic Building Showcases seemed like a golden ticket before being halted by the pandemic. Targeting and developing North Carolina downtowns across the state, they were a win-win scenario for...
The league’s quarterly legislator Q&A.
If we’ll be talking about 2020 for the rest of our lives, 2021 is sure to be part of the conversation. The hope: this is the year we make it out of the woods, even as the pandemic continues to post grave numbers. As a state lawmaker, Rep. Vernetta Alston of Durham knows, a lot...
Marathon runner, pilot, and local leader—Bill Dusch’s unique outlook guides Concord’s evolution.
For Mayor Bill Dusch, there is Concord and there is everywhere else, and he’s seen almost all of both.
There are a few different perspectives. There’s his work, based at home but spanning many states and countries, eventually leading him into civic leadership. There’s the long-distance running—106 marathons, tens...
The demands of the pandemic change almost daily, and our cities and towns are adapting. Community support, vaccine distribution, strategic development—the work of our municipalities is always impressive, but this period of public service may stand above the rest.
The ongoing pandemic has changed the pace or complexion of virtually everything in business, government, and personal life. Subsequently, municipalities—the...
Still for municipalities and by municipalities, the League’s offerings have a host of improvements for 2021.
With immensely strong pools, exceedingly competitive costs and plans geared specifically toward municipalities, insurance from the North Carolina League of Municipalities is nearly always the most attractive option for our cities and towns. In 2021, that is truer now than ever.
These city-focused and city-led...
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