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6651
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City leaders in Wilson are at the tail end of a $1.8 million project to renovate the streetscape of six blocks of Nash Street in the heart of the downtown area. Officials hope the project will result in renewed activity and vitality, as well as a more active nightlife and more residential opportunities around downtown. Nash Street's renovation features brick sidewalks, benches, and “old-timey” street lamps.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 4, Apr 2004, p1, 8-9, il
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6736
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In a period of economic downturn, recycling is helping to create jobs in North Carolina communities. Last year around 12,000 were created. However, while recycling is creating jobs, community response to recycling is dropping, with a 17 percent drop between FY 1999-2000 to FY 2002-2003. Lail discusses innovative recycling programs in Eden and Wilmington that encourage residents to continue recycling.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 2004, p6-7, il
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6737
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Nann Bryant's family has a long history with the town of Hoffman, located in Richmond County. Her grandfather was the town's first mayor. Her husband was mayor for twenty-four years and erected many of the town's buildings himself, including the town hall, post office, and a church. Bryant has served as town clerk for the past fifty years and, at age 87, has no plans for retirement.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 2004, p10, por
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6789
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A number of municipalities across the state offer enrichment and recreational programs, called “Special Pops,” for people with mental and physical disabilities. A number of programs offer aquatic, bowling, cooking, art, computer, and after school activities. Lail discusses programs in a number of cities, including Waynesville, Durham, Raleigh, and Kinston.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 7, July 2004, p4-5, il
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6791
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In the All-America City competition, North Carolina cities and towns have a strong record. Since 1949, twenty-eight state municipalities and two counties have received the designation. Some have won the award more than once. Only California has more winners with thirty-six. Concord was one of the ten award winners nationwide in the 2004 All-America City Award program, which annually recognizes communities that engage in creative collaborative problem solving and civic improvement.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 7, July 2004, p10-11, il
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6823
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Tom Lundy, Catawba County manager, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). He has served as Catawba County's manager since 1979. As president of the executive board, “he will preside over four board meetings and represent the association's executive board at state association and affiliate meetings.” Lundy is the fourth professional manager from North Carolina to serve as president during the association's 90-year history.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 8, Aug 2004, p4, por
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6825
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Goldsboro's water treatment program has gone to the dogs. In 2003, the Goldsboro Constructed Wetlands program began operation. The wetlands filter advanced treated wastewater through thirteen species of native plants before it flows into the Neuse River. A problem soon developed. Ducks and geese starting pulling up the plantings on the forty-acre project. To counter the waterfowl's activities, border collies, a breed noted for high intelligence, were trained to chase off the birds. The dogs work at least five days a week, and the plant destruction has been reduced.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 8, Aug 2004, p1, 8-9, il
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6979
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On October 18, 2004, the U.S. Coast Guard officially handed the keys to the forty-five-year-old Oak Island Lighthouse over to Caswell Beach. The municipality becomes the first town in North Carolina to have a lighthouse. The town got the lighthouse as part of the National Park Service's Lands to Parks program, which gives surplus federal land to communities for parks and recreational uses at no cost. Value of the lighthouse and land is estimated at $5 million.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 54 Issue 12, Dec 2004, p1,6, il
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7077
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Smart growth has been characterized as an approach to land use planning that makes communities healthy, attractive, and enduring places to live, work, and play. Two North Carolina cities are among the five nationwide winners in the Environmental Protection Agency's 2004 National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement. Davidson received the award for Overall Excellence in Smart Growth and Greensboro received it for the Southside Neighborhood Plan. Two towns in California and one in New Mexico were the other winners.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 1, Jan 2005, p1, 8-9, il
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7163
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Begun in 1980 as a project for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the North Carolina Main Street program has assisted cities in revitalizing and preserving their central business districts. In the past twenty-five years Main Street Program towns have created over 10,000 new jobs and rehabilitated over 2,500 buildings.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Feb 2005, p4-5, il
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7165
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On March 8, 2005, the city of Bath will begin a year-long celebration marking its 300th anniversary. This is the first time in the state's history that an incorporated town is celebrating its tricentennial. Activities during the year include a visit by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, who will hold services at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in April; a performance of the outdoor drama Blackbeard, Knight of the Black Flag in June; and Maritime Heritage Days in September.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Feb 2005, p10, il
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7166
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When Fred Turnage was elected mayor of Rocky Mount in 1973, he was the youngest person ever elected to that office. He has been mayor ever since. He dealt with some contentious issues during his tenure as mayor, including Sunday “blue” laws; liquor by the drink; and the merger of the city and county school systems. One of his greatest challenges was the flood of 1999. Turnage plans to retire after his ninth term.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 3, Mar 2005, p4-5, por
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7283
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Mixed-use development combines retail, office, and residential opportunities in a walkable vicinity. It is a development trend that is taking root in city centers and suburbs all over the country. People want to live closer to places where they work, shop, and dine. Lail discusses how this building concept is working in a number of cities and towns in North Carolina, including Huntersville and Hendersonville.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 6, June 2005, p1, 8-9, il
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On April 2, 2005, Lethia Hankins, a member of the Wilmington City Council, received the 2005 Dorothy Height Racial Justice Award. She was honored for her work in easing racial tensions in southeastern North Carolina during her thirty-five-year teaching career with the New Hanover County Schools. Previous award winners include former President William Jefferson Clinton.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 6, June 2005, p3, il, por
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7286
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The Municipal Administration course is offered by the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to municipal managers, department heads, and other officials. At the close of instruction, class members vote anonymously for the student who best meets the criteria for the George Franklin Award. Franklin was one of the N.C. League of Municipalities' former counsels. Jim Westmoreland, director of transportation for Greensboro, is the 2004 winner of the award. Since 1954, over 2,500 individuals have completed the course.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 55 Issue 6, June 2005, p12, por