http://mayorbilly.com/blog mayorbilly.com Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:06:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week a number of “friends” on Facebook asked what I knew about the possibility that USCB was going to “lose its hallowed name.” As a former USCB student, a former state legislator and, as a mayor who is working closely with Chancellor Upshaw to develop a new vision for the ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/more-talk-about-a-new-identity-for-uscb Since I have been out of town for about a week, I may have missed a news post about USCB changing it’s name. I know they have been talking about it, but did not know they in fact made an announcement . . . . which they may or may ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/they-want-to-call-it-uscb-what Is the Parking System Failing Us or  Are We Failing the Parking System?  Over the past year and a half, the City has initiated many changes, some of which faced public resistance while others did not.  The two that have drawn the most criticism are, interestingly, those that required residents adjust to ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/i-gagged-on-my-first-bite-of-broccoli-but-now-find-it-tastes-good-and-is-healthy At a time when there is such a broad disconnect between citizens and their government, something very special is happening here in Beaufort. I believe there is more trust and collaboration between the City of Beaufort and our residents than we have seen in many years.  Despite the financial meltdown, ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/working-together-to-keep-beaufort-special  Fiscal Year 2010 Was A Very Good for the City of, Considering the Economic Downturn:  Accomplishing More with Less through More Efficient Management of Resources to Meet Community Needs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Following News Article was Reprinted from The Beaufort Tribune ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beaufort boosts financial status while improving services  Beaufort makes the most of its limited ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/221 There is Still Time to Be Heard: Encourage Auxiliary Landing Facility for JSF 35 B         Since I last wrote about my preference for Alternative #1 for staging of the JSF 35-B at MCAS, I have heard from a number of people who have asked "why not Alternative #3 which increases the ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/it-is-not-too-late-to-log-on-to-httpwww-usmcjsfeast-com If the Joint Strike Fighter 35-B (JSF 35-B) scenario unfolds as many of us would like, there will be another "new day" for MCAS Beaufort in December when The Department of The Navy announces that two training and three operational squadrons of the state of the art (space age to ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/support-alternative-1-with-an-auxiliary-landing-field Your Opportunity to be Heard Invest a Few Minutes to Speak up About the JSF 35-B (Drop-In)  Listening Session Tuesday June 22            5 PM - 7 PM Holiday Inn, Boundary Street, Beaufort           I can remember well the day ---  sitting in Mrs. Johnson's fourth grade mobile classroom behind Beaufort High School (now the site of ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/your-opportunity-to-be-heard Since 1888 when my grand father, an eighteen year old running from Tsarist oppression against Jews in Russia, set foot in Beaufort, my family has demonstrated an active commitment to civic duty. We have each, in our own way, tried to give back to this country and our community for ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/opportunity-calls Several weeks ago, I read a news story that led one to ponder why there appears to be no end in sight to the record unemployment that plagues our state and nation even though the economy is heating up?   While some might be surprised to see little correlation between the economic ... http://mayorbilly.com/blog/outsourcing-garbage/performance-based-budgeting-a-new-way-for-2011