On Tuesday, Aug. 21, the Burlington City Council voted to adopt the following version of the Resolution:
Resolution For The President and U.S. Congress To Support
Spending On Our Nation's Public Works Infrastructure
WHEREAS, the severity of the ongoing economic crisis in the United States has created budget shortfalls at all levels of government and requires us to re-examine our spending priorities at every level of government, particularly with the municipalities of our Nation; and,
WHEREAS, local governments in North Carolina, including the City of Burlington, have been directly impacted by the downturn in the economy; and,
WHEREAS, North Carolina is a "Dillon's Rule" state whereby local governments are enabled to provide only those municipal services so approved and designated by the State Legislature and are restricted to limited revenue sources to finance the provision of these municipal services; and,
WHEREAS, local governments in North Carolina are further restricted by state statute in their ability to incur long-term indebtedness to finance capital construction projects including roads, parks, recreation facilities, water and sewer plants and distribution systems; and,
WHEREAS, municipal governments in North Carolina have to rely primarily upon ad valorem real and personal property revenues and state shared sales tax revenues to finance the City's operations and service its bond indebtedness; and,
WHEREAS, the Burlington City Council prides itself in providing a full complement of quality municipal services to its 50,400 citizens, equal to that provided in larger, neighboring cities; and,
WHEREAS, the Burlington City Council strives to work in a cooperative way with its smaller neighboring towns and communities in Alamance, Guilford, and Orange counties, particularly to provide water and sewer service to the larger geographic region; and,
WHEREAS, the Nation has failed to adequately invest in the on-going maintenance and rebuilding of our public works infrastructure including, but not limited to, roads, parks, recreation facilities, water and sewer plants and distribution systems, etc.; and ,
WHEREAS, the United States is in the process of drawing down troops and financial resources in our military and diplomatic operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Resolution For The President and U.S. Congress To Support
Spending On Our Nation's Public Works Infrastructure
WHEREAS, the severity of the ongoing economic crisis in the United States has created budget shortfalls at all levels of government and requires us to re-examine our spending priorities at every level of government, particularly with the municipalities of our Nation; and,
WHEREAS, local governments in North Carolina, including the City of Burlington, have been directly impacted by the downturn in the economy; and,
WHEREAS, North Carolina is a "Dillon's Rule" state whereby local governments are enabled to provide only those municipal services so approved and designated by the State Legislature and are restricted to limited revenue sources to finance the provision of these municipal services; and,
WHEREAS, local governments in North Carolina are further restricted by state statute in their ability to incur long-term indebtedness to finance capital construction projects including roads, parks, recreation facilities, water and sewer plants and distribution systems; and,
WHEREAS, municipal governments in North Carolina have to rely primarily upon ad valorem real and personal property revenues and state shared sales tax revenues to finance the City's operations and service its bond indebtedness; and,
WHEREAS, the Burlington City Council prides itself in providing a full complement of quality municipal services to its 50,400 citizens, equal to that provided in larger, neighboring cities; and,
WHEREAS, the Burlington City Council strives to work in a cooperative way with its smaller neighboring towns and communities in Alamance, Guilford, and Orange counties, particularly to provide water and sewer service to the larger geographic region; and,
WHEREAS, the Nation has failed to adequately invest in the on-going maintenance and rebuilding of our public works infrastructure including, but not limited to, roads, parks, recreation facilities, water and sewer plants and distribution systems, etc.; and ,
WHEREAS, the United States is in the process of drawing down troops and financial resources in our military and diplomatic operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.