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Brunswick County’s Management Information Services (MIS) department has been awarded MCCi’s Excellence Award for the online permitting application the department developed. The award recognizes Brunswick County as a national leader in utilization of Laserfiche, a product which helps with the management, storage and processing of records in digital form. Brunswick County MIS used Laserfiche when developing the County’s online application for development and improvement approval. That process allows citizens to apply for building permits, schedule…
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The U.S. 421 ramp to eastbound U.S. 76 and U.S. 17 Business North near the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA will be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday, July 31, until Thursday, Aug. 4, weather permitting. The closures are necessary for Department of Transportation crews to safely install lighting on the ramp as part of the Leland Causeway Bridge project, which is scheduled to be open for traffic in November. A signed detour will guide…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Burr (R-NC) recently introduced an amendment to the Commerce, Science, and Justice Appropriations Act that will require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to accurately measure the economy and population of the Wilmington area. Under current guidelines, the residents of Brunswick County are included in the same Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This practice understates the size of North Carolina’s economy and hurts economic development in…
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BOLIVIA, N.C. — Brunswick County’s Northwest Water Treatment Plant was one of 56 water treatment plants in North Carolina recognized by the state for maintaining a high level of water treatment. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality presents the N.C. Area Wide Optimization Award yearly to water facilities that surpass federal and state drinking water standards. The awards are part of an initiative to enhance the performance of existing surface water treatment facilities, and…
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Taken from the Brunswick County School System’s Newsletter: As we close out the 2015-2016 school year, we are already looking ahead to the exciting times awaiting our system in 2016-2017. This upcoming school year will give us the opportunity to ask our community to support our long-range improvement plan through the November 8, 2016 School Bond. Our Board of Education adopted the November 8, 2016 Bond Plan on May 24. The plan is comprehensive…
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