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Williams represents Brunswick County at National Association of Counties conference in Washington
March 12, 2015 TO: Brunswick County Board of Commissioners RE: Update on NaCo Legislative Conference I recently represented Brunswick County at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Prior to the conference the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners adopted resolutions stating our position on a number of federal issues that impact…
Read MoreCape Fear Rural Planning Organization Transportation Advisory Committee Elects 2015 Officers
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected officers for 2015 at its January 23 meeting. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was unanimously re-elected Chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was unanimously re-elected Vice Chair. The Cape Fear Area RPO covers Brunswick, Columbus and Pender Counties and serves…
Read MoreCommissioner Williams serves on NCACC Legislative Goals Committee
RALEIGH, N.C. — Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams attended the Nov. 19-20 meeting of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) Legislative Goals Committee to help determine county legislative priorities for the upcoming 2015-16 legislative biennium. Commissioner Williams is one of 32 county commissioners from across North Carolina who was appointed to the Legislative Goals…
Read MoreCape Fear Rural Planning Organization Hosts State Leaders at Rural Transportation Summit in Brunswick County
ST. JAMES, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO), which covers all of Columbus and portions of Brunswick and Pender Counties, hosted a rural transportation summit on Thursday, September 18 at the St. James Community Building in Brunswick County. “As portions of our state become increasingly urbanized, it is important for those of…
Read MoreBrunswick County Commissioners advocate for restoration of lottery funds for school construction
RALEIGH, N.C. — Brunswick County Commissioners Marty Cooke, Pat Sykes and Frank Williams advocated to restore and protect the county share of proceeds from the North Carolina Education Lottery at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners’ County Assembly Day in Raleigh Wednesday. “Restoring the full share of lottery proceeds and the statutes that designate counties…
Read MoreGovernor McCrory’s Eastern Director spends day in Brunswick County
BOLIVIA, N.C. — Steve P. Keen, who was hired last month as the Eastern Director for the Office of Governor Pat McCrory, spent the day in Brunswick County on Monday, May 19. Keen, who served as a Wayne County Commissioner prior to joining Governor McCrory’s administration, met with a number of county and municipal leaders…
Read MoreBrunswick County fastest growing county in North Carolina, 47th in the nation
Brunswick County is the fastest-growing county in North Carolina, and is the 47th-fastest growing county in the nation, according to figures released from the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday. Brunswick County’s population grew from 112,197 in 2012 to 115,301 in 2013, an increase of 3,104 people and a rate of 2.8 percent. That rate of growth…
Read MoreStatement on Vote Against Sales Tax Referendum
BOLIVIA, N.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams made the following statement Monday after voting against a proposal to put a referendum for a quarter-cent sales tax on the May primary ballot: “My vote against this proposal should not be misinterpreted as a vote against funding our schools or against supporting our coastal communities. While I strongly support our public schools…
Read MoreCommissioner Frank Williams elected Chair of Rural Transportation Advisory Committee
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected new officers at its January 17, 2014 meeting. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was elected Chair, and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was elected Vice Chair. The Cape Fear Area RPO covers Brunswick, Columbus and Pender Counties and serves as the…
Read MoreStatement on Vote to Continue Per Capita Method of Sales Tax Distribution
At our December 16 meeting, the board of commissioners unanimously voted to maintain the per capita method of sales tax distribution. This followed a sales tax committee meeting in which a motion to change the formula failed to obtain a majority, deadlocking on a 3-3 vote. At the commissioners’ meeting, I made the motion to…
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