The new budget passed by the Greensboro City Council includes the following increases: Water rates: 10.25% Sewer rates: 7.25% Stormwater rates: 20% It should be noted that many of the city’s fees had been increased nearly every year since time immemorial. The increases this year are exorbitant. That is the […]
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Greensboro City Council’s Artful Dodge on Crime at City Manager’s Home
There was an interesting article on the News and Record website this morning. The city council had reviewed the police body camera footage of the incident at the city manager’s home. They then issued this statement: “It is our collective opinion that the domestic disturbance was thoroughly investigated,” the statement […]
Is Mayor Vaughan Covering Up the City Manager Incident?
The saga continues with respect to the incident at the city manager’s home. Readers will recall that the city manager’s adult daughter(s) had injured him at home. A call had been placed to 911 alleging that he had been hitting her (or them). We now learn that body cam video […]
Our “Diverse” City Manager
There is an interesting article in the Rhino Times that discusses Greensboro’s City Manager– Tai Jaiyeoba. (See also additional reports.) There was a domestic violence call at his home to which police responded. The article suggests he had broken his arm and/or dislocated his shoulder. It was reported that his […]
New Agenda Items for City of Greensboro Taxpayers
An item in the Triad Business Journal caught my eye yesterday. There was apparently a meeting of people who were attempting to envision Greensboro’s future and what needs to happen in the city. It was expressed that we need a convention center in the downtown area. But that is not […]
Civil Service Board Would Undermine Greensboro’s Corrupt Machine Politics
We had reported about the Civil Service Review Board bill passed in the NC House a couple of weeks ago, and there have been various news stories about it since then. One article noted some expressed concern about the ability of the city manager to take action in the event […]