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Keep Brunswick County Beautiful received the Keep America Beautiful President’s Circle Award during the Keep America Beautiful’s 2017 National Conference, which took place in Washington, D.C. The President’s Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of the national nonprofit in creating clean, green and beautiful communities. In qualifying for a President’s Circle Award, Keep Brunswick County Beautiful has met Keep America Beautiful’s standards of merit by conducting an annual Community Appearance Index, calculating the…
Brunswick County launched a strategic visioning process in September 2015. Finalized in 2017, Brunswick Vision is intended to articulate a long-term vision and establish strategic goals to ensure that Brunswick County continues to be a great place to live, work, start or run a business, retire or spend a vacation. The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Brunswick Vision document at its Feb. 6, 2017 meeting. The full document can be viewed here.
Brunswick County’s Commissioners joined county commissioners from across North Carolina in Raleigh last month to set the NCACC’s legislative agenda for the 2017-18 Legislative Biennium. “Actions taken by the legislature and state agencies can have a profound impact on the ability of county governments to do our jobs and serve our constituents, and the NCACC does an excellent job of advocating for the issues set forth by its members,” said Frank Williams, Chairman of the…
The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners will hold a Fire Study Workshop on Friday, Mar. 3 at 9 a.m. The Board will meet on the following dates as part of the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget Process: Monday, Mar. 6, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Commissioners’ Countywide Goal Workshop Monday, May 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Wednesday, May 3, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Commissioners’ Goals and Budget Workshop Thursday, June 1, 1-5 p.m.:…
The N.C. Department of Transportation will intermittently close the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge for two nights later this week. The closures will be in place from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 until 5 a.m. the next morning, and again the same hours on Thursday night through Friday morning. These closures are needed for crews to repair damage to the metal deck and center rail caused by a vehicle…