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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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7616
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The Clean Water Bond, passed in 1998 by North Carolina voters, totaled $800 million. In February 2005, the last of the money was distributed to cities and towns. The bonds funded 1,069 projects--702 construction projects and 366 planning grants. In all, 1,920,682 water customers and 725,934 wastewater customers have been served by the bonds.
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