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The NC Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 2009 (click here to view the bill), Public-Private Partnerships for Schools, earlier this week. The legislation awaits Governor Easley’s signature. You can read more about this legislation from the front page story in the News and Observer (Click here to link to the story). The TCC has long-urged North Carolina to adopt PPP legislation as a creative, viable and long-term solution to help alleviate the growing need for more schools. Based on real-life examples in other communities, PPPs promise to leverage the strengths of the private sector—speed and efficiency—to support the needs of the public sector. Now, with the support of the NC legislature, local governments and school boards like those throughout the Triangle can begin to embark on these partnerships and help provide the best long-term solution for the school construction and school growth dilemma we face. The TCC applauds our legislators (especially Senators Malone and Stephens, both of Wake County) for taking a chance on a promising, creative alternative to school growth and is eager to see it develop into a real answer to our community’s school construction needs. This is a positive step in the right direction, and we look forward to working with local school boards and local governments to implement this new tool. On behalf of the TCC, I would like to express my thanks to our leadership and our board for staking out a position on this issue, and educating the many leaders in our region to support and ultimately help pass this legislation. Regards, CHRIS SINCLAIR President |
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