State budget up for public comment Tuesday

Members of the public can comment and offer suggestions for the state budget Tuesday at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, and via videoconference from 10 community college campuses statewide.

Posted 10:22 p.m. Apr 27, 2009 — Updated 2:07 p.m. Apr 28, 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. — Members of the public can comment and offer suggestions for the state budget Tuesday at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, and via videoconference from 10 community college campuses statewide.

Video sites are:

Johnston Community College in Smithfield
Bladen Community College in Dublin
Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte
Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville
Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem
Pamlico Community College in Grantsboro
Southwestern Community College in Sylva
Surry Community College in Dobson
Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson
Martin Community College in Williamston

The meetings begin at 6 p.m. Those who wish to speak can sign up at any location starting at 5:30 p.m. Each registered speaker will be allotted two minutes.

State residents who can't attend a meeting can e-mail comments to Town.Hall@NCLEG.NET, enter them on the General Assembly Web site, fax to 919-754-3328 or mail to:

House Appropriations Committee

Suite 401, LOB

300 N. Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Officials said the projected $2.2 billion deficit for the 2008-09 fiscal year, which ends in June, could be larger than expected because tax payments are lagging behind forecasts.

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