GSO Development Services Ombudsman?
As a result of our discussions with newly appointed City Council member Justin Outling at our July TREBIC meeting, staff is working on mid-level “ombudsman” duty assignments, and is considering…
GSO Final Plat Review “Previous Phases Recorded Phases” Requirement
Effective November 2015, final and exempt plats must be submitted through the Electronic Plan Review system. Along with this change is one additional requirement for final plat approval: A copy…
GSO City Council Elections
On July 23, 2015, a federal judge issued an injunction to stop H263, the Greensboro Council redistricting law, from going into effect this election cycle. The judge found that the…
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 2nd Monday to the 3rd Monday. Because that will…
HP Core City
Council is proposing that the Core City Project be reorganized and renamed the High Point Redevelopment Foundation. The new model will be a public-private partnership proposed by new assistant City…
HP Accela
City staff will be reaching out to the top users of Accela for outreach sessions to review and evaluate the program thus far. A meeting will be called in early…
HP Semi Annual Meeting
The next meeting between TREBIC members and High Point staff will be scheduled for the last week in March—date to be announced. Please let Judy know if you have anything…
