Posted by: TheCommunityCouncil
The City of Rocky Mount has released the proposed Event Center Market/Feasibility Study by AECOM Technical Services, Inc (AECOM).
The following link is to the AECOM Technical Services, Inc (AECOM) presentation given to the Rocky Mount City Council Committee of the Whole December 9, 2013
Continue Reading →What: Proposed $43.6 Million City of Rocky Mount Event Center Presentation
When: Monday, December 9, 2013, 4 – 6pm
Where: The Fred Turnage Municipal Building on Franklin St – Committee Room
Why: — Please Read Below —
You have an opportunity to let your Rocky Mount City Council representative know you care about the proposed construction of an Event Center.
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Continue Reading →Posted by: TheCommunityCouncil
The City of Rocky Mount along with the two counties it straddles (Nash and Edgecombe) is ideally located and is comprised of wonderful people. We have wonderful leaders that need input from the citizens they represent. We are no different from many other communities; allowing our leaders (managers, city council and county commissioners) to decide our futures without input. Many of us are oblivious to the decisions and policies enacted that directly impact us.
The Community Council has been formed to ...
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