North Carolina takes financial control of Ronda and Rowland
RALEIGH - North Carolina's Local Government Commission voted to take financial control of Ronda and Rowland after state officials said both towns remained in serious fiscal trouble.
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LGC expands financial-oversight standards to larger local governments
North Carolina’s Local Government Commission will apply its financial-oversight criteria more consistently to larger governments, including Cary, Greensboro, Rocky Mount and Zebulon.
State expands financial-oversight standards to larger local governments
North Carolina will apply its financial-oversight standards more consistently to larger local governments, adding Cary, Greensboro, Rocky Mount and Zebulon to an updated assistance list.
LGC Takes Action to Address Two Financially Troubled North Carolina Towns
The Local Government Commission (LGC) approved Resolutions of Notice and Warning for the towns of Ronda (Wilkes County) and Rowland (Robeson County) following persistent financial management and statutory compliance concerns.
NC commission approves more than $814 million in public financing
The Local Government Commission approved more than $814 million in financing for infrastructure, PFAS treatment, schools, public safety facilities and housing.
Local Government Commission approves financing requests across North Carolina
The Local Government Commission approved financing requests for projects across North Carolina, including arena upgrades, schools, water and sewer projects, housing and county facilities.
Local Government Commission steps in to help Spring Lake
The Local Government Commission is stepping in to help the town of Spring Lake in Cumberland County. The move by the commission, which voted Wednesday, March 23, will avoid payment processing problems, a news release says.
East Laurinburg’s town books impounded by Local Government Commission
The Town of East Laurinburg’s charter hangs in the balance as the Local Government Commission recently voted unanimously to impound the town’s books and assume full control of its finances due to misappropriation of funds. It comes after an investigative report in October by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
N.C. towns face insolvency as financial oversight falls short
After a decade of financial struggle, the small town of East Laurinburg in Scotland County could soon cease to exist. It could be the start of a trend: State Treasurer Dale Folwell now warns that a growing number of North Carolina towns are at risk of insolvency.