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WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected new officers at its January 17, 2014 meeting. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was elected Chair, and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was 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 work cooperatively…
At our December 16 meeting, the board of commissioners unanimously voted to maintain the per capita method of sales tax distribution. This followed a sales tax committee meeting in which a motion to change the formula failed to obtain a majority, deadlocking on a 3-3 vote. At the commissioners’ meeting, I made the motion to maintain the per capita distribution method, but also emphasized that we must recognize the importance, value and economic contributions of…
The Brunswick County Sales Tax Distribution Committee is holding a meeting on Wednesday, November 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Chambers at the David Sandifer Building in Bolivia. There will be a public comment period. For those who cannot attend but would like to submit comments via email: please send them to Leland Town Councilman Jon Tait, who is the District 5 representative on the committee, at jtait@townofleland.com. BACKGROUND Under state law, counties…
Class 14 of the Brunswick Sheriff’s Citizens Academy convened for the first time on Tuesday, August 6. Our class was comprised of a diverse group of people, most of whom I had never met prior to our first session. By the end of the academy, we had bonded to the point that I would not be surprised if we hold a class reunion at some point in the future. At the reception following our class…
I am writing this post nearly a week after last Tuesday’s session, which focused on the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Team. According to an August 9, 2012 Brunswick Beacon article, the Special Operations Team includes the K-9 enforcement team, the motorcycle unit and the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team. The ACE Team is a support unit whose primary functions are traffic enforcement (particularly DWI enforcement) and assisting in the apprehension of drug traffickers…