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County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

32) prohibits a local government from providing “exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges” to private individuals except “in consideration of public services.” Generally, if an act will promote the welfare of a state or a local government and its citizens, it is for a public purpose. Additionally, G.S.

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Privatization of municipal utility systems (water mostly)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Britain has created big problems by privatizing its water and sewage systems, abetted by minimal regulation and even more minimal fines which seem to have zero punitive power in getting the companies to follow the law. The solution is to have a huge federal infrastructure bank to loan local governments money to deal with infrastructure costs.