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June 14, 2002 - June 28, 2002
" Thank you, Dr. Talbert O. Shaw..." Greenville, NC ---- The Pitt County Chapter of the Shaw University Alumni Association met Tuesday, June 25th, and had as special
guest, the university's president, Dr. Talbert O. Shaw. Dr. Shaw, coincidentally
credited with reviving the 167 year old university to prominence among institutions of higher learning. Dr.
record enrollment, restoration of the football team and marching band, enhanc
campus. Dr. Shaw, before meeting with students of its C.A.P.E. program is seen
Mildred A. Council, Mrs. Ethelene H. Stover, Ms.
Pickens, Executive Vice President of the University.
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Surprise Graduation Dinner for Bra, Decota Jerrell Thomas who graduated for D. H
Conley on May 31, 2002. He is a member of the Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church of
Simpson andgarticipated on the Jr. Usher Board. Decota has joined the (U.S.A.F.)
United States Air Force. The dinner was given by his.mother who is a member offae
P.M.B.C. of Simpson. The pastor, church family and friends attended this affair. Decota
is well loved and a role model for the youth of his church and community.
photo by Bro, Michael Adams
Barbara Hester, and Chapter President Jeff Savage.
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bearing the school's name, announced his retirement after 15 years of service. He has been
Shaw's leadership has produced a multi-million dollar endowment,
ed curriculum and spearheading the preservation of historical buildings on the Raleigh, NC
here with area alumni chapter members, Ms. Pauline Anderson, Greenville City Councilman
Accompanying Dr. Shaw was his cabinet, including Dr. Ernest L.
(Photo by: Jim Rouse)
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T. Scott Batchelor and
Cynthia Kopkowski, The Daily
Reflector
State and local representatives
from areas hit by flooding after
Hurricane Floyd met in Raleigh
on Wednesday seeking to pre-
serve state flood-recovery funds.
"We had a kind of open,
freewheeling discussion about
where we are on Floyd recovery,
the effect of the recent recovery
and what's going to be paid and
not going to be paid," David
Kelly, director of the N.C.
Redevelopment Center, said
Thursday.
The meeting with Kelly, the man
who administers flood recovery
funds. was called by state Rep.
Edith Warren of Farmville and
included Greenville " City
Manager Marvin Davis and Pitt
County planner James Rhodes.
In order to meet a growing state
budget shortfall, Gov. Mike
Easley last week took $150
million from a fund created by
the state Legislature to help
survivors of Floyd.
That equated to about $11
million for the city of
Greenville. Davis said.
"I think that we opened the door
for some discussion," Davis
said. "We conveyed to Mr. Kelly
that a unilateral action on his
part (to eliminate) some catego-
ries (Of funding) ... was not
good.
oMaybe the governor's office
will see how important this is to
flood survivors of eastern North
Carolina. � he said.
Nearly 700 Greenville residents
remain to be served by the state
funds. anticipating either repair
money or dollars to replace
devastated homes.
Many who entered contracts on
new dwellings expecting to re-
ceive promised funding will be
left in the lurch, Davis said. -
"There are a lot of horror
stories, and there will be more
horror stories coming up," he
predicted.
At least 33 Pitt County families
outside Greenville will be af-
fected by the defunding.
The budget proposed in the
Senate last week further slashes
the relief fund, leaving $15
million for statewide use.
"If you take another $100
million, you will effectively shut
flood recovery down," Rhodes
said.
Rhodes shared the story of a Pitt
County family whose impending
move is jeopardized by the
proposed cuts.
Today, the family is scheduled
to close the sale of their
flood-damaged home, which
they repaired with buyout funds.
They were to move into a new
home during the next two
weeks, with $14,000 in state
acquisition and relocation recov-
ery funds paying the difference
between their current home and
a new, comparable home that
costs more.
Under the proposed cuts, reloca-
tion funds would be in the
greatest danger of elimination.
Rhodes asked legislators what
he should tell that couple and
the other five families eligible
for relocation funds left vulner-
able by the Senate plan.
Answers won't be available until
the state's attorney general re-
views the situation, state offi-
cials told local governments
Thursday.
In Pitt County, about $156,000
is needed to help these families
relocate, Rhodes' office esti-
mated. About $1.5 million is
needed to replace 23 families T
homes, and another $36,000 is
needed to repair four families T
June 14, 2002 - June 28, 2002
Local ¢ Officals try saving Floyd funds
homes, according to the office.
"We went with a lot of ques-
tions, we got some answered,
but we probably came away with
just as many," Rhodes said.
"We knew that we weren't going
to need all the money, but we
need to retain - and now
possibly restore - what was
promised.
oEverything's up in the air."
As a result of the meeting,
legislators instructed the local
government representatives to
estimate how much they need to
keep the promises made to their
residents. They want a report on
that information sent to the N.C.
Redevelopment Center by noon
today.
"| think we came to some
consensus there that a survey
would be helpful to see exactly
how much money was needed
and if any of the local govern-
ments at this point might have
surplus they can reallocate,"
Kelly said.
"Edgecombe County has sent
back $1 million that they over-
estimated or found they didn't
need, � Kelly said. "It would be
nice to find some of those
surprises out there."
Kelly said he has "no feel" for
how much money might be
uncovered.
Davis praised the local members
of the state Legislature for
fighting the good fight.
"Our local Pitt County legisla-
tive delegation is really pursuing
this vigorously, � he said. "They.
have been strong advocates in
trying to get this flood money
recovered. �
T. Scott Batchelor can be con-
tacted at sbatchelor@cox
news.com
Cynthia Kopkowski can be con-
tacted at ckopkowski@cox
news.com
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