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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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U.S. Highway 64 stretches from North Carolina's western border to the ocean, and along its 543 miles are a variety of interesting things to see and do. In the last of a three-part series, Lail describes an approximately 170-mile stretch of 64 of diverse town from Gamewell to Murphy.
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7615
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U.S. Highway 64 stretches from North Carolina's western border to the ocean, and along its 543 miles are a variety of interesting things to see and do. In the second of a three-part series, Lail describes an approximately 180-mile stretch of 64 of diverse town from Cary to Lenoir.
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7619
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U.S. Highway 64 stretches from North Carolina's western border to the ocean, and along its 543 miles are a variety of interesting things to see and do. In the first of a three-part series, Lail describes an approximately 180-mile stretch of 64, including towns from Manteo to Knightdale.
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7621
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In September 2004, Hurricanes Frances and Ivan struck the town of Canton in western North Carolina within the space of ten days. Destruction to Canton town property alone was $9.2 million. Lail describes the damage and lists Mayor Pat Smathers' top twelve lessons learned for emergency preparation and responses.
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6383
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Housing North Carolina Awards, now in their fourteenth year, recognize affordable housing developments that can serve as models for other communities across the state. Awards have been given to communities from the mountains to the coastal plains, and to small towns, such as Tabor City, as well as large ones, such as Charlotte. Other communities which have won awards include Asheville, Gastonia, and Morrisville.
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6384
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Since 1980, North Carolina's Main Street Program has assisted a number of towns and cities in revitalizing and preserving their central business districts. In 2003, a pilot program, Small Town Development, was set up for four communities in eastern North Carolina. Lail discusses the program and the four communities - Chadbourn, Mount Olive, Weldon, and Williamston.
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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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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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