by ryan shell on December 14, 2009
ShareAt the recent City Council Retreat the council spent “A good deal of time was spent (without resolution) discussing small group meetings,” according to At-Large Councilwoman Nancy Vaughan. “I understand, and agree with, the desire to be more transparent.”
Vaughan continues by highlighting why she objects to the small meeting rule,
“My objection is that the ordinance/resolution [...]
by ryan shell on December 14, 2009
ShareBy now, it’s likely that you’ve heard some of the rumblings from the recent City Council Retreat. If not, the News & Record has coverage here, and YES! Weekly has coverage here.
I took a quick moment last night to ask At-Large Councilwoman Nancy Vaughan about her take on the retreat. My question was simply,
“What’s your [...]
by ryan shell on December 9, 2009
ShareI just sent a tweet that got me thinking about something, and thought I’d put this out there for discussion.
When is the last time the council, and other groups, spent as much time focusing on jobs and the general welfare of Greensboro as they have the proposed aquatics center?
Only two things came to mind for [...]
by ryan shell on December 2, 2009
ShareI sent Robbie Perkins an email this morning and asked, “Any interest in providing a comment on how you think the first night with the new council went after the ceremonial events took place?”
He responded by saying, “The Ceremonial Meeting was very disappointing. We have a lot of work to do at the retreat to [...]
by ryan shell on April 14, 2009
ShareThe following is an email exchange I had yesterday with Councilman Mike Barber. I’ve taken the liberty of somewhat breaking Mike’s email down point by point to make it a bit easier on the eyes (was previously one large paragraph).
Ryan Shell: “I hope you had a great Easter weekend. Congratulations on making the tough decision [...]
by ryan shell on April 7, 2009
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If you’re an avid user of Time Warner Cable’s broadband Internet services you’ve probably heard about the fact that they are using Greensboro as a test market for their new pricing model. The new model basically chargers customers for their Internet usage rather than a simple flat fee.
Time Warner could have limited its damages for [...]
by ryan shell on April 6, 2009
ShareThe agenda for tomorrow’s city council meeting can be found here.
by ryan shell on May 16, 2008
ShareThe agenda for the May 20, Greensboro City Council meeting can be found here. At the meeting City Manager Mitchell Johnson will present the proposed fiscal year budget and also give results of the hiring freeze as well as a crime statistics report.
Item 14 on the agenda is for an “Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of [...]