Remember to get out and VOTE on
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
A Resolution
To support 2016 Connect NC Bonds
WHEREAS
, the North Carolina General Assembly has voted to include a $2 billion bond referendum on the March 2016 ballot; and
WHEREAS
, it has been 15 years since the last general obligation bond was authorized to upgrade our state's infrastructure; and
WHEREAS
, since that time, North Carolina's population has increased by two million people; and
WHEREAS
, no tax increases are necessary; and
WHEREAS
, there are significant investments in Johnston County and the Eastern region of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS
, the bonds will provide $3,701,470.00 for new construction, repairs and renovations at Johnston Community College; and
WHEREAS,
the bonds will provide $4,500,000.00 for improving the Mountain-to-Sea Trails; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the Clayton Chamber of Commerce wholeheartedly endorses the $2 billion bond referendum for statewide infrastructure which will appear on the ballot on March 15, 2016.
Adopted on the 17th day of February, 2016.
David Palmquist, Chairman James E. Godfrey, President