Happy Birthday to Councilmember…

February 26, 2010

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Happy Birthday to At-large Councilmember Nancy Vaughan. She turns 36 today.

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Another Google Public Meeting

February 25, 2010

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I would like to see another Google public meeting called – possibly sometime within the next week, to discuss the ultra-high speed network initiative.
The purpose of this meeting is to:

Bring all interested parties, and their resources together
Discuss what is currently in the works (if anything)
Brainstorm ideas on how to make Greensboro stand out (this should be [...]

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Google Meeting and Various Notes on the Project thus Far

February 25, 2010

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Twenty or so people attended last nights public meeting (Fox 8 coverage) about Google’s ultra-high speed broadband network.
I attended the meeting and tossed out the idea of creating a municipal Wi-Fi network that would provide revenue for community based projects. My reasoning for suggesting an idea of this nature was to highlight the need to come up with [...]

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Video: Why You Should live/Open a Business in Wilson, NC

February 24, 2010

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No, I’m not saying you should pick up and move to Wilson, NC, but I am highlighting how Greensboro could use things like video to help promote the many great things the city has to offer.
Wilson, NC is a city of around 50,000 people and is about one hour from Raleigh. They’ve created the video [...]

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Greensboro Coliseum Budget: Could it be Reduced?

February 24, 2010

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“Councilwoman Trudy Wade argued that if the coliseum had room in its budget to fund a new project like the outdoor theater, the money might be better off being given back to the city at the end of the fiscal year.
“We as a council need to look at that,” Wade said. “You are already working [...]

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A More Efficient City Hall: Call Center Example

February 22, 2010

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While looking at City Manager Rashad Young’s most recent report to council I took note of the section that highlights the Contact Centers call volume. In one week they fielded 1,260 Water Resources that had to do with balance inquiries.
I sent an email to Denise Turner (She is over Public Affairs who oversees the Contact [...]

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Textgate 2.0 or Bluetooth 1.0

February 17, 2010

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At Tuesday’s Greensboro City Council Meeting it appears that Dianne Bellamy-Small wore a bluetooth headset for the entire meeting. Texting was previously made to be a rather large issue, should council members wearing headsets also be an issue?
In theory, someone could be providing instant feedback in the council members ear and prompting them to do/say [...]

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Google Public Meeting

February 17, 2010

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A public meeting will be held at City Hall next Wednesday (6 pm) to discuss Google.

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Budget Deficit. Will Mayor find Fat?

January 28, 2010

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According to an article in yesterday’s News & Record, the City of Greensboro is up against an $11.2 million budget deficit. From the article,
The city will have to give up something big — bond projects, city services or something else — to close an estimated $11.2 million budget deficit.
A previous post on this site highlighted that [...]

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There won’t be a March on Feb 1 – so I’m Told

January 25, 2010

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Heard about the potential march on Feb 1 that was rumored to be in opposition to two local businessmen involved with the hotel industry?
I’ve been told that no such march will be taking place. Of course, that could change, but this source is very reliable.

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