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-98~ ~¢p:::ncinfo.log.,u~c.edwNC~CC,95-961eg~buileani;ndexlbi39R.:~tt$ ~ ~ • . 4 1~ Le lslatlve Bulletin g North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Igullctin ~i18-98~ Thursday, September 10, 1998 GOVERNOR SIGNS Il~i~F'RASTRUCTURE BOND BILL On Wednesday, Governor Tun Hunt signed S 13 54, a proposal to place on the November 1998 ballot a S 1 Billion Bond Issue, with proceeds to be used to provide loans and grants to local governments to improve water, wastewater and sewer facilities as well as natural gas in unserved areas., With the Governor's signature, the bond proposal, introduced by Sen. John Kerr (Wayne), becomes Chapter 132 of the 1998 Session Laws. SENATE APPROVES ANNEXATION CHAi~TGES The Senate State Government Committee this week favorably reported a proposal to revise North Carolina's annexation laws. H1361, introduced by Rep. Edgar Starnes (Caldwell), was approved by the Committee on Wednesday and by the full Senate on second and third reading on Thursday. E•911 WIRELESS BILL APPROVED The Senate this week gave final approval to House changes to a bill to provide access to Emergency 911 facilities by those using wireless telephones. The Senate concurred in House changes to S 1242, introduced by Sen. David Hoyle (Gaston), on second reading Tuesday and on third reading Thursday. TIP' S 'TIPS In his memoirs, former U. S. House Speaker Tip O'Neill recounted the story of reelection in his Boston district. After his victory, he encountered an elderly woman he had known for years who told him she had voted for him, "even though you didn't ask me." The Congressman replied that he had not thought it necessary to ask for a vote from such a longstanding friend. To which the woman replied, "Young man, you alwavs have to ask." The point is, it e~ ' , ~' "" deadlint fir` ~issivg o€ ;- ~~issiorrers beliers is i tit ~ .. ~ ~ =mss s~uld incre~t fuir~ng; 'craw ~~ ~ ~ ~a~li; for example, you believe we should seek a greater state role in paying the costs of Medicaid, or should restore growth in reimbursements for lost local property tax revenue, or should fund part of the increasing costs of heating and lighting our public schools, now is the time to ask. After all, if we do not ask, the General Assembly will not know what local governments need. And remember the words of the renowned political economist Willie Sutton who, when asked why, after spending two-thirds of his life in prison, he still robbed banks, replied, "Because that's where the money ~~ is.