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Williams appointed chair of national storm resilience committee

August 7, 2023 | Comments Off on Williams appointed chair of national storm resilience committee

[August 7, 2023] — National Association of Counties (NaCo) President Mary Jo McGuire has appointed Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams as Chair of the NaCo Resilient Counties Advisory Board (RCAB). According to the RCAB page on the NaCo website, “Hurricanes, wildfires, economic collapse, and other disasters can be natural or man-made, acute or long-term, foreseeable or unpredictable. Preparation for and recovery from such events requires both long-term planning and immediate action. NACo works to strengthen…

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Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams’ FEMA resolution adopted by National Association of Counties

July 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams’ FEMA resolution adopted by National Association of Counties

AUSTIN, TX – A resolution introduced by Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was adopted at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) annual conference in Travis County, TX on Monday, July 24, 2023. The resolution, which was adopted for the second consecutive year, puts Counties on record as advocating for a more streamlined FEMA individual assistance process. FEMA individual assistance benefits disaster survivors directly to assist those who have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and serious…

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Williams attends National Association of Counties Annual Conference

July 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Williams attends National Association of Counties Annual Conference

Appointed to National Position; Successfully Passes Resolution Calling on FEMA to Streamline Individual Assistance Commissioner Frank Williams attended the National Association of Counties’ annual conference in Travis County, TX from July 21-24. Williams served as Brunswick County’s voting delegate at the annual business session. Ramsey County, Minnesota Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire was sworn in as President, Sonoma County, CA Supervisor James Gore was sworn in as 1st Vice President, and Wise County, TX Judge J.D.…

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Comments on the Ocean Isle Beach ETJ Request

July 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Comments on the Ocean Isle Beach ETJ Request

by Frank Williams As noted in the meeting recap linked here, the Board of Commissioners voted to approve the Town of Ocean Isle Beach’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) expansion request at our most recent meeting. If you’re not familiar with the concept of an ETJ, it is an area outside of a city or town’s voting boundaries over which the city or town has zoning control (click here for more info on ETJs). In North Carolina,…

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Clarifying Misinformation about Budget Vote

June 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Clarifying Misinformation about Budget Vote

[June 20, 2023] — It appears that misinformation is being circulated related to last night’s county budget vote. Apparently, there is a rumor circulating that the proposed budget considered last night had a different proposed tax rate than the budget that was presented on May 15 and for which the public hearing was held on June 5. That rumor is false. The process of developing our county budget is one that plays out over many…

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