Although Apex only ranks as the 22nd largest municipality in North Carolina, its voice will be heard by decision-makers in all of the state’s biggest cities.
Mayor Keith Weatherly was recently elected to the executive committee of the NC Metropolitan Mayors Coalition at their 2011 winter meeting in Greensboro.
The coalition focuses on state and national issues […]
The billboard industry is pushing legislation that would erase city and county regulations that prevent billboard owners from converting traditional signs into those that resemble giant flat-screen TVs. The change would apply only to billboards adjacent to major routes, such as interstates and primary highway system roads. A billboard industry lobbyist said sign owners should […]
Region’s mild climate, quality of life attracts newcomers
ASHEVILLE — Western North Carolina’s largest city grew faster over the past decade than the state average, according to 2010 U.S. census data released Wednesday.
Asheville’s population has increased 21 percent since 2000, rising to 83,393 people. Buncombe County increased 15.5 percent to 238,318 people.
As the South’s second-fasting-growing state, […]
Gas Tax Cap
Reps. McElraft, Killian, Hager, Stone, Ingle, Jordan, LaRoque, and H. Warren have introduced H399 to cap the gas tax at the current rate of 32.5 cents per gallon. The gas tax is the major funding source for NC’s transportation system including resurfacing, construction, and Powell Bill revenues.
Capping the gas tax […]
Congressional redistricting is triggered every 10 years based upon the completion of the Census. So that’s where we need to start. Over the past decade the population of the United States increased by 27 million to a total of 309 million people. This is an increase of 9.7 percent, which is one of the lowest […]
ASHEVILLE — Western North Carolina’s largest city grew faster than the state average, according to 2010 U.S. Census data released today.
Asheville’s population increased 21 percent in the last 10 years to 83,393 people, while Buncombe County increased 15.5 percent to 238,318 people.
North Carolina grew 18 percent to 9.5 million people.
Military communities grew slower by half […]
The Town of Black Mountain’s mayor, Carl Bartlett, believes the U.S. Census Bureau has understated the 2010 population of Black Mountain.
If he is right, the mistake could cost the town, because Census figures help determine sales tax distributions, road money, and federal aid. The Census showed Black Mountain’s population grew by only 4.5 percent from […]
BLACK MOUNTAIN — Mayor Carl Bartlett believes the U.S. Census Bureau has understated Black Mountain’s 2010 population, and town officials said they might challenge the count.
If Bartlett is right, the mistake could cost the town because census figures help determine sales tax distributions, road money and federal aid.
The census showed Black Mountain’s population grew by […]
Neglected developments, unemployment and foreclosures. These three economic misfortunes were evident the past few years in southeastern North Carolina’s Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties as they were in many other parts of the state and nation.
But Brunswick County, the 854-square-mile coastal area with 19 municipalities, still ranked as one of the fastest-growing counties in […]
There are a lot of numbers floating around since the Census Bureau released its 2010 census redistricting data earlier this month, and not everyone agrees with them.
Officials in a few local municipalities think the population counts for their areas should be higher. Some are concerned towns won’t receive the desired amount of state-appropriated funding, given […]
