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Several media outlets have reported recently on joint economic development and branding activities being considered or conducted by the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County. A reporter from one of our local media outlets asked if Brunswick County had an opinion on these initiatives. We have not discussed these as a board, but I provided the reporter with the following statement that reflects my personal opinion: “I am generally supportive of any reasonable activity…
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Tuesday was my second week participating in the Brunswick Sheriff’s Citizens Academy. Before I get into the things we covered Tuesday, I feel compelled to add one thing that I failed to include last week: the Sheriff’s Office is not a department, it is an Office. While the Board of County Commissioners on which I serve appropriates the Sheriff’s budget, the Sheriff reports to the voters, not the county manager. “Department” is referred to as…
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Tonight was the first session of the 14th class of the Brunswick Sheriff’s Citizens Academy, and I am excited to be a member of the class. The Sheriff’s Office website describes the Citizens Academy as follows: The Citizens Academy was established to build a better understanding between Law Enforcement and those we serve, through a series of classroom presentations and community involvement. Class time features a general overview of current law enforcement issues, patrol procedures,…
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LELAND, N.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams made the following statement Wednesday after DAK Americas’ announcement that it would close its plant in northern Brunswick County: “Obviously, I was saddened to learn that DAK Americas has made the decision to close its plant in northern Brunswick County. I grew up a few miles from the site, which was owned by DuPont at the time, and the plant has been a major employer in Brunswick…
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BOLIVIA — The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the following resolution at its meeting on Monday, June 17, 2013: RESOLUTION OPPOSING DE FACTO UNFUNDED MANDATES WHEREAS, the County of Brunswick is a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina; and WHEREAS, county governments in North Carolina are required to perform a number of functions by State and Federal Law; and WHEREAS, county governments are already required to bear the costs of many…
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