Phil Boggan with NC Commerce recently hosted Glen Alpine's first working group session for the six-month long economic development strategic planning process.
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Phil Boggan with NC Commerce recently hosted Glen Alpine's first working group session for the six-month long economic development strategic planning process.
The Glen Alpine Board of Aldermen approved a $1.5 million budget that keeps the town's property tax rate unchanged at 26 cents per $100 of valuation.
Police chiefs in Glen Alpine, Valdese, and Drexel say rising competition with a smaller recruitment pool are forcing small-town departments to improve salaries, benefits, and training incentives to attract and retain officers.
Police chiefs in Glen Alpine, Valdese, and Drexel say rising competition with a smaller recruitment pool are forcing small-town departments to improve salaries, benefits, and training incentives to attract and retain officers.
Glen Alpine leaders have proposed a $1.5 million budget that keeps the property tax rate at 26 cents while using fund balance reserves to close the gap between revenues and expenses.
Glen Alpine leaders are working to maintain the town's current tax rate despite a proposed budget that would cut the amount of positions needed to provide the 24-hour police protection residents have long requested.
As Glen Alpine officials start the process of developing a five-year economic development plan, they now have an upgraded zoning ordinance to guide what gets built where.
Rising costs and limited daytime staffing prompts Glen Alpine leaders to allocate funding for a full-time firefighter and consider a long-term strategy to sustain the town's fire department.
Glen Alpine leaders are partnering with the N.C. Department of Commerce to create a five-year economic development plan to revitalize vacant storefronts and define the town's future.
