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Steve Candler, who has served on the Brunswick County Planning Board for a number of years, recently stepped down due to a job change that requires him to move out of the area. Steve most recently served as chairman of the planning board, as well as serving as chairman of the Brunswick County Small Business Advisory Commission. At last night’s meeting we recognized Steve for his service and leadership. He will be missed. Also at…
Commissioner Frank Williams released the following statement after voting for a resolution supporting House Bill 516, which would authorize counties with populations over 100,000 to put a referendum to dissolve sanitary districts before the voters, at the Monday, May 4, 2015 Board of Commissioners meeting: “At tonight’s board of commissioners meeting we unanimously approved a resolution supporting House Bill 516, which would allow for dissolution of sanitary districts by referendum. “As I stated in the…
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 counties. Issues covered in our resolutions include: Adverse impacts of the Affordable Care Act on our county employees’ healthcare coverage;…
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 as the intergovernmental organization for local elected officials, the North Carolina Department of Transportation and residents of the region to…
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 Committee by NCACC President Ronnie Beale, a Macon County Commissioner. The Goals Committee is co-chaired by Cumberland County Commissioner Dr.…