Friday, May 21, 2010

NCGA: House Holds Public Forum on the Budget

Yesterday the NC House announced that it will hold a public forum on the state budget. The public forum gives the citizens of North Carolina an opportunity to express their concerns prior to the start of the House budget process.

Here are the details:

Sign Up for speakers will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Day & Date:    Monday, May 24, 2010

Time:  7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Live Location: McKimmon Center

N.C. State University

1101 Gorman Street

Raleigh, NC 27606

Additional sites across the state are as follows:

Community College Host Sites:        

Bladen Community College (Teaching Auditorium), Dublin, NC

Central Piedmont Community College (Central Campus), Charlotte, NC

Southwestern Community College (Balsam Center, 3rd Floor), Sylva, NC

Click here for contact information and driving directions to each campus.

Internet Streaming:  Link will be posted to www.ncleg.net on day of the event.

Members of the public may offer suggestions and comments at the live location and the three Community College Host sites. Signup for speakers will begin at 6:00 p.m. on the day of the public hearing at the live location and the three Community College Host sites. Each speaker will have two minutes.

Can't attend one of the live sites-you can participate via email and online.

Members of the public who cannot attend a live video site, may offer suggestions and comments by the following methods:

EMAIL:            Town.Hall@NCLEG.NET (Until midnight, 5/25/2010.)

ONLINE:         http://www.ncleg.net/Applications/PublicHearingComments/ (Until midnight, 5/25/2010.)

MAIL:  House Appropriations Committee

Suite 401, LOB

300 N. Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 (If postmarked by 5/25/2010.)

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