Every July, county officials from across America gather for the National Association of Counties Annual Conference, and every summer hardworking taxpayers ask the same question: Is it an important educational conference or just a taxpayer-funded vacation for county leaders?
This year’s five-day conference trip, beginning Thursday, July 16, in New Orleans, is likely to revive that debate in Guilford County and in counties across the country.
Guilford County has been sending representatives to NACo conferences for decades. However, the size of the county’s delegation has grown steadily over the years…