Tag: NCLM
Speaking Out: Working Across Boundaries
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...
In Memoriam: ‘A Zest for Life’ Remembering Kelli Kukura
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...
Taking the Field: On the Struggles of Rural Towns
It is no secret that rural North Carolina, and rural areas of the United States generally, have struggled over the last few decades with...
Talk of Our Towns
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...
The Homegrown Historic Showcase
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...
Utility Regionalization
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...
Mayor Bill Dusch: The Concord Traveler
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...
NCLM Insurance: New Features, Same Great Coverage
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...
Time to Work Together: In Rep. Vernetta Alston’s Experience, Listening and...
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...
Latest Annual Report: Bright Spots in Hard Times
Challenge is what defines success, the saying goes.
Covering part of what would become one of the most difficult periods in modern American (and world)...