Ginger Livingston

1 week ago | reflector.com | Ginger Livingston

Greenville officials presented a $183.4 million spending plan to the City Council this week but one council member's suggestion that they lower the tax rate has planners reviewing their work. Councilman Les Robinson asked staff on Monday to consider lowering the ad valorem tax rate to one that is revenue neutral to last year's property revaluation, saying that the taxes are the subject his constituents talked most about over the past year.

1 week ago | reflector.com | Ginger Livingston

Nearly $15 million in construction contracts to build a new Town Common bulkhead and esplanade along the Tar River are up for consideration by the Greenville City Council today. The council is being asked to award a nearly $14.34 million contract to Trader Construction Company of New Bern to install a new bulkhead structure and other improvements along the river's edge of the downtown park. Ginger Livingston can be contacted at [email protected] and 252-329-9570.

1 week ago | reflector.com | Ginger Livingston

Nearly $15 million in construction contracts to build a new Town Common bulkhead and esplanade along the Tar River are up for consideration by the Greenville City Council on Monday. The council is being asked to award a nearly $14.34 million contract to Trader Construction Company of New Bern to install a new bulkhead structure and other improvements along the river's edge of the downtown park. Ginger Livingston can be contacted at [email protected] and 252-329-9570.

1 week ago | reflector.com | Ginger Livingston

Local teachers and their supporters delivered letters to U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy's office this week urging Pitt County's congressman to back public education amid fears that federal programs will be cut. The "May Day" letters delivered on Thursday urged Murphy, Republican representative of the 3rd Congressional District, to defend the U.S. Department of Education being dismantled by the Trump administration. Ginger Livingston can be contacted at [email protected] and 252-329-9570.

1 week ago | reflector.com | Ginger Livingston

The City of Greenville is now charging a $25 fee to encourage residents to promptly remove their waste carts from the curb after crews collect garbage and recycling. The City Council approved the fees in November and the Public Works Department has been working since then to educate residents about the requirements. The city sanitation division placed warning stickers on carts in violation throughout the month of April. The rules went into effect on Thursday.