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Sen. Phil Berger previews short session, flags DMV backlog and local transportation funding
Summary
Sen. Phil Berger told the Wentworth Town Council that the legislature is in an interim period with a short session expected in April or May; he urged towns to submit local-bill requests, described ongoing DMV backlogs and audits, and said he secured $2,000,000 for an engineering study to address US 220 congestion in Rockingham County.
Sen. Phil Berger, president pro tem of the North Carolina Senate and Wentworth’s state senator, gave the Wentworth Town Council a legislative update on Jan. 6, saying a short session is expected in April or May and urging the town to submit any local-bill requests to his office.
Berger told the council the legislature remains in an interim period but will take up specific legislation in the short session. He outlined several items of local interest: persistent DMV backlogs that prompted a state auditor review and the…
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