2005 Rural Partners Forum

November 3-4, 2005
North Raleigh Hilton

Agenda (pdf)

Forum Handouts

Small Towns Fact Book (pdf)

Small Towns Resource Directory (pdf)

Overview of the Small Towns Initiative (web page)

Press Release

N.C. Rural Center Launches Small Towns Initiative (web page)

Presentations

Billy Ray Hall

• Data presentation on North Carolina's Small Towns: Remarks, (web page) PowerPoint presentation (pdf)
• Announcement of the North Carolina Small Towns Initiative: PowerPoint presentation (pdf)

David Beurle

• Keynote address: Remarks (web page)
• Closing summary: Remarks (web page)

Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue

• Response to the Small Towns Initiative: Remarks (web page)

Storm Cunningham

• Presentation on the restoration economy: Remarks (web page)

Bill Holman

• North Carolina & the natural environment: Remarks (web page)

Myrick Howard

• North Carolina & the built environment: PowerPoint (pdf)

Anita Brown-Graham

• Small Towns: new approaches: Remarks (web page)

Nancy Stark

• New approaches to governance: PowerPoint (pdf)

Rick Carlisle

• New approaches to finance: Remarks (web page)

Everett Clark

• League president's perspective: Remarks (web page)

Don Davis

• Small town mayor's perspective: Remarks (web page)

Jeff Morse

• Small town manager's perspective: Remarks (web page)

Fannie Greene

• Small town administrator's perspective: Remarks (web page)