Three Full Days of Valuable Content, Networking, and Fun
It’s the central most exciting and engaging annual event specifically designed for North Carolina’s municipal elected and staff officials. The NC League of Municipalities’ CityVision conference is back for 2023, with three full days of valuable content, more than 20 engaging speaker sessions, four tracks geared toward local government issues, and...
Over the last few years, the housing affordability crisis has brought increased scrutiny to local land-use regulation. In the eyes of some critics, zoning is a primary culprit explaining the increase in housing prices. It’s a narrative that ignores the simple economics of supply and demand: that more people want to be closer to the amenities found in cities...
Wow how time flies! It seems like yesterday that for the first time in two years we had our first in-person CityVision annual conference in Wilmington. It was such an honor taking the oath of office as president of your North Carolina League of Municipalities.
Looking back, I see a year of tremendous progress, primarily because we haven’t dealt with...
A lifelong public servant and dedicated Lenoir resident, Mayor Joe Gibbons has personified what it means to be a local leader.
Among the many local leaders in North Carolina, there exists a small category of people for which it’s difficult to imagine them doing anything else. Lenoir Mayor Joe Gibbons qualifies into that group. He is in many ways public...
Longtime partners, Moldova and North Carolina have achieved successes in a number of public service categories. Now, the focus has turned to cities.
Standing atop a landfill with seven members of the local government delegation of the country of Moldova, two observations come into focus. One, there exists in plain sight a network of public services that, despite giving shape...
Earlier this year, a pending court case in Charlotte garnered plenty of public attention.
It didn’t involve a highly-publicized violent crime or a celebrity defendant. In fact, it wasn’t a criminal case at all.
Instead, the civil case involved what are referred to as heirs properties or “tangled titles.”
The family of a well-known African-American homebuilder from Charlotte, who had built...
“Millions of workers need to be trained for those new roles, and local governments have a really strong role to play in making sure that their communities and their residents and workers are ready for this new challenge.”
We know by now: the pandemic changed daily work for people across the globe. Flex schedules, work-from-home adjustments, Zoom, and other factors...
Through 25 years of lawmaking, Rep. Setzer brings a rich history of local leadership to the General Assembly.
“I’m available. That’s the key function of being here. You’ve got to be accessible to people, and people have got to feel like they can call you. In the legislative office of Rep. Mitchell Setzer, front and center on his desk, is...
At its core, the North Carolina League of Municipalities is a service organization with a mission directed not just to cities and towns, but also through cities and towns. When we bolster and support our local governments, they can better bolster and support their communities. It’s an outpouring of service and goodwill that flows downhill, and we’re fulfilled in...
The American Rescue Plan offers a generational opportunity for our municipalities, not just to recover from the pandemic, but to thrive well into the future. It is this forward-looking aspect of the ARP that is most consequential. How best can we utilize this money to create a lasting impact?
All across North Carolina, cities and towns are developing plans and...
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