GSO TRC Submission Issues
Changes in staff members revealed a glitch in the TRC submission software system that has caused delays between when a plan is submitted and when it actually shows up in…
GSO Development Services Recent Personnel Changes/Additions
Current personnel in development services are Sheila Stains-Ramp; Luke Carter on final plat reviews, annexations, street closings, and some TRC matters; Jose Colon on sign permitting, some TRC and BI…
GSO Development Services TRC Submission and Review
The City has hired the consulting firm Teska Associates to evaluate the current systems used in Development Services, specifically submission and review of plans by the Technical Review Committee. Stakeholders…
GSO Upfront Annexation Fee Discussions
TREBIC and GSO staff have met and discussed the possibility of a more equitable payment schedule. Current policy requires payment of all fees upon application for annexation resulting in a…
GSO/EPA Unique Brownfield Loans
Revolving Loan Funds are now available through GSO to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites. The loans, funded by a grant from the EPA, are designed to strengthen and…
GSO’s Draft CBU Requirements
GSO staff has begun to encounter CBU implementation issues, and deal with them on a case by case basis. Therefore, we convened a meeting with them to educate them on…
GSO City Council Committee/Meeting System Change
City Council adopted a new Committee and meeting system that started in September 2015. It shifts the Zoning Commission from the 2ndMonday to the 3rd Monday. Because that will result…
GSO Adopts Minimum Housing Code Fine Changes
After securing a change to make sure landlords don’t get stuck with tenant utility bills, TREBIC was able to support staff’s proposal to make 2 key changes to the minimum…
GSO Quarterly Meeting
The next meeting between TREBIC members and Greensboro staff will be scheduled in early 2016 unless pressing issues arise.
HP New Assistant City Manager
Randy Hemann was hired September 2015 as Assistant City Manager of Community Services. Once acclimated he will oversee Planning and Development, Community Development and Housing, Parks and Recreation, Library, Theater,…
