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05.24.2018 — S&P Global Ratings has assigned a rating of “AAA” to Brunswick County’s General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2018. S&P Global Ratings has also reviewed Brunswick County’s bond ratings and increased Brunswick County’s General Obligation (Financial Security Assurance Incorporated) credit rating from “AA+” to” AAA,” and increased Brunswick County’s Smithville Township Limited Tax Hospital Refunding Bonds credit rating and COPs (AGM) credit rating from “AA” to “AA+.” View Letters from S&P Global Ratings: General…
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A section of Mount Misery Road will close for about three months to allow N.C. Department of Transportation crews to safely replace two metal drainage pipes with a reinforced concrete box culvert. The closure will be in place from 9 a.m. Monday until early September. Mount Misery Road will be closed just north of Lincoln Road to the new bridge over the railroad tracks on Mount Misery Road. Lincoln Road will still be accessible from…
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May 14, 2018: Below is the text of a letter I emailed to Malec Brothers this afternoon: (click here to view as a PDF) David Smith, Head of Procurement Malec Brothers Dear Mr. Smith, As a point of introduction, I represent District 5 on the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners. District 5 covers northeastern Brunswick County and includes areas that border Columbus County within a stone’s throw of your proposed Delco operation that would include the…
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5/11/18 — Brunswick County’s Finance Office has been recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its financial reporting and budget presentation, recognitions it has received dozens of times in nearly two decades. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) is an international professional association. It presents the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award each year to counties and cities whose budgets serve as a policy document,…
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When I first ran for county commissioner in 2012, one of the things I said was that county government needed to focus on its core functions, not try to be all things to all people. It is my strong belief that one of the main problems with government in America stems from governmental bodies at all levels expanding their reach into areas outside of their proper role, scope and/or authority. Counties in North Carolina are…
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