A quick perusal of Guilford County's home page turned up a few interesting links that the average citizen might be interested in.
First a citizen guide to the county's 2010 budget planning. It's a guide that's been filtered through county halls, and a lot of it we have reported, but there's good recap-type information for wonks out there. Skip to page 4 to read the stats: lower sales tax revenue, more unemployment, higher demand for food stamps.
And as low-lying parts of the county begin to pool with rainwater from the remnants of Ida, the county is asking for public input on its natural hazard response.
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