NCLM Volume 70, Issue 4, 2020

5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 9 10 11 12 14 20 26 28 32 6 8 36 40 42 26 28 WRITERS THIS ISSUE BEN BROWN NCLM Communications & Multimedia Specialist JACK CASSIDY NCLM Communications Associate SCOTT MOONEYHAM NCLM Director of Political Communication & Coordination A Focus on Rural Utilities While financial struggles for rural utility systems are not uniform, they are pervasive. Advancing Municipal Leaders A virtual on-demand education program. NCLM Board Forms Racial Equity Task Force The 14-member group to address critical issues of racial and social justice. ‘Advancing League Leaders’ to Boost Talent Within New staff advancement program launched in November. Partnerships & Placemaking in Western Carolina Sylva, Webster, Dillsboro, and the rest of Jackson County have developed into one of the state’s premier destinations. In an area surrounded by beautiful towns and counties, how did their approach to tourism win out? A Voice Saved, a Voice Used Mark-Anthony Middleton guides Durham into its next chapter, asking, ‘Who’s not being heard?’ That One Click Can Set You Back 10 Years NCLM training ups cities’ cyber defenses, awareness. Census 2020: What Now? Lawsuits, extensions, pandemics, and uncertainty defined a 2020 census that may still have some storylines to write yet. Trick-or-Treating in the Pandemic Halloween is a big deal to communities across North Carolina. How to proceed in 2020 offered no easy solutions. Board of Directors Speaking Out Finding a Better Way Forward Talk of Our Towns A look at the COVID-19 recovery efforts across our municipalities. Taking the Field North Carolina Can Wait No Longer for Broadband Solutions Board of Trustees