I. Introduction Situated in the heart of North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill is located in Orange County (and part of Durham County), and dubbed the “Southern Part of Heaven” (Town of Chapel Hill, 2014). Serving home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, along with UNC Health Care and UNC Children’s Hospital, it is the 16th largest municipality in North Carolina, with an assorted population of over 58,424 residents (Chapel Hill Community Overview, 2014). The Town of Chapel Hill is a vibrant mix of college-aged students and younger families within the area. The demographics of the town provide to the town’s financial health, along with the region’s fiscal economy. With a major hospital and one of the best public schools in the state and country, much of the growth within the town can be attributed to employment opportunities, medical research, and the diversity in students that the university attracts. The town has seen strong population growth over the past 20 years, growing over 40% with 25% between 1990 and 2000, and 12.4% between 2000 and 2010 (Chapel Hill Community Overview, 2014). The following report is an analysis of the financial condition of the Town of Chapel Hill, and focuses primarily on the General Fund. The analysis draws upon the information given by the 2010-2011, 2011-2012, & 2012-2013 Budget Documents, as well as the 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR). This paper provides an overview of the governance structure and the organizations who are responsible for fiscal supervision. Also covered are the cash solvency, budgetary solvency, and long-term financial condition. The conclusion will discuss the implications of Chapel Hill’s fin... ... middle of paper ... ...chapelhill.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=21487 Budget Budget 2013-2014. http://www.townofchapelhill.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=20969 Chapel Hill Community Overview, 2014. The Town of Chapel Hill – Residential Market Study. Retrieved from: http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9018 Mayor Comments for Council Committee on Economic Development (2011). Economic Development- Town of Chapel Hill. Retrieved from; http://www.ci.chapel-hill.nc.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9796 Financial Statements (2014). Town of Chapel Hill. Retrieved from: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=163 Mayor K. http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=97 Business Management (2014). Finance Deparment – Town of Chapel Hill. Retrieved from: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=69
The Crossroads development has dominated the local conversation in Mahwah for the past 9 months. Over the past few years, the Crossroads Developers had put forth various proposals for development of the site, only to have them rejected by the Mahwah Township Council. This past March, the Developer once again came to the Council in order to ask that their property be rezoned from office use to mixed-use/retail to allow for the construction of a complex of retail stores, restaurants, a movie theater, hotel and office space. Over 400 residents attended the March 31 meeting to express their opposition to the development. This unprecedented turnout by Mahwah residents, unlike any the Council had seen before, should have been enough for the Council to realize that a decision to rezone the property may not be in the best interests of Mahwah residents. Instead, the Council voted 4-2 to allow for the property to be rezoned.
Since the 1980’s the cost of attending colleges have increased rapidly. Rising costs of for Medicare, highways and prisons have caused many states to reduce a percentage of their budget for higher education. Colleges and Universities currently face a very serious challenge:
The financial status of the General Fund and the Street Fund seem to be in descent shape. The General Fund has a balance of $2,147,373. The General Fund was mention in the transmittal letter, which the city administrator and treasurer both stated that they hope to keep the fund at 25% of the operating expenditures to help prevent the city from any adverse economic conditi...
Rather than writing a generic article about the value of community college in terms of cost, Liz Addison writes
Though the rates of schooling have been on a decline for many years, Appalachia is making a comeback and slowly beginning to resemble the rest of the nation. A report by Allan J. DeYoung, Thomas C. Shaw, and Eric W. Rademacher shows, “The most recent decennial censuses provide both positive and negative news for Appalachian communities. After lagging behind the nation in 1980, residents of Appalachia now closely resemble the nation as a whole in terms of the percentage of the population graduating from high school. Appalachian communities also experience a consistent increase in the percentage of the population attaining a college degree or better - from slightly over 11 percent in 1980 to approximately 18 percent in 2000. On the negative side, however, residents living in Appalachian communities continue to lag behind the nation in the percentage of the population possessing a college degree.” (DeYoung, Rademacher, & Shaw, 328) The report shows Appalachia and how the averages of educational attainment have risen. On the down side, the report shows how the Appalachian region still remains behind the rest of the
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“When schools, parents, families, and communities work together to support learning, students tend to earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, stay in school longer, and enroll in higher level programs.” (Van Roeckel, 2008, p. 1) Deer Valley High School in Glendale, AZ is the first high school built in the Deer Valley Unified Scholl District, and with a population around 1800 students, the high school is one of the bigger schools in the state. It has a tradition of family on its’ campus, where there are still teachers teaching that were there when the school opened in 1980. A number of former students have become new teachers on campus and just about all the teachers’ children have attended and graduated from the campus. With a school like ours, there are many connections to the community around it and it is demonstrated by the programs that bring in parent and community to help with the development of our students. There are numerous booster clubs run on our campus to help support student achievement on the sports fields, a school to work programs to teach the students necessary skills in different areas of either nursing, sports medicine classes, and in the culinary arts classrooms, and funding to our school to help ensure all students graduate on time. There are many programs on our campus, but I will discuss four of the programs: baseball booster club, C2G program, “school-to-work”, and the special education program sponsored by Arrowhead Hospital. These programs are designed to improve the relationships between the campus and the people in the community, and give all students on campus every opportunity to succeed in their future.
on a rise in America’s population. As far as college students as a whole, there is a huge
With tuition rising every year, students face the challenge paying the debt achieving a college degree comes with. “Student debt surpassed credit-card debt in June 2010 for the first time in history, rising to about $830 billion — or nearly 6 percent of the nation 's annual economic output”(Clemmitt, Marcia). Not everyone has a ton of money just laying around. Being that financial trouble is the biggest problem for students, they begin to question whether college is worth it or not. In recent years, students have taken out loans to help with expenses. Most students choose to attend a community and junior college to help minimize the debt. Even after graduating with a degree, students still face the struggle of finding a job in this economic time. For higher class families this may not be a problem to them. But for the middle class and low income families, they face tougher times being that they don 't have the financial help like higher class families do. For the middle class and low income families, it makes more sense attending a community and junior college rather than a four year university.
For the past few decades, receiving a college education has been a stressed importance in today’s society. However it is often misunderstood that attending a 4-year school is the best and only way to go. Following this belief, many students attend these schools with out being academically, financially, or mentally prepared. Unfortunately students like this have failed to over look the more realistic options available to them, such as community college. Junior college is a resource available to anyone regardless of his or her previous academic performance. The variety of courses and the inexpensive tuition gives students flexibility to explore the many options presented to them. Though Universities hold more prestige, community colleges provide endless opportunities for students who aren’t fully prepared for a 4-year education
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My group’s aggregate is in East Side Community of Buffalo, NY. For this assignment, a windshield survey of East Side Community was completed. The windshield survey is an assessment of the community through my personal observations. This survey will include an assessment of four categories. These consist of the physical aspects, economical standings, services provided, and social aspects of the community. In addition to the windshield survey, local census data was collected. Below are east side community’s results and local census data findings.
A college education has become the expectation for most youth in the United States. Children need a college education to succeed in the global economy. Unfortunately for the majority of Americans the price of an education has become the equivalent to a small house. The steep tuition of a college education has made it an intimidating financial hurdle for middle class families. In 1986-1987 school year the average tuition at a private university was $20,566 (adjusted to 2011 dollars) while in 2011 the average cost was $28,500 for an increase of 38.6%. Similarly in public universities there has been an increase in tuition: in the 1986-1987 school year the average tuition at a public university was $8,454 (adjusted to 2011 dollars) while in 2011 the average cost was actually $20,770 for an increase of 145.7%. Most families who are able to save for college try to do so, therefore their children are not left with large amounts of debt due to loans. Nevertheless, families are only able to save on average around $10,000, which is not enough to pay for a full educ...
As the high school chapter is coming to a close, many students have to make a decision that will affect the rest of their lives. Hopefully, for many that decision is to enroll in a college and attain a higher education. However, as tuition costs rise, students have to take a second look at their options for a better future. A community college is that second look for many because it is the less expensive option. From 2007-2009, enrollment for community colleges has increased by 24 percent (“College costs and the CPI”). Students aren’t choosing a college for educational purposes because they are overwhelmed by financial issues. They are attending community colleges so they will be able to graduate with a lower debt. Some seniors have wanted to attend a certain university all their life and they work toward that goal through grade school; however, they are hindered by soaring tuition for that college. Students should be able to attend a private university if they mee...