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Record #:
1827
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
Harrington provides a capsule review of the issues and legislation introduced and debated during the short session of the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p1,3, il
Subject(s):
North Carolina. General Assembly
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Record #:
1832
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
North Carolina citizens in certain areas are bracing for the introduction of the \"rain tax,\" a fee to pay for EPA-mandated systems to handle storm-water runoff. The tax is the latest federal environmental mandate that local governments must implement.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p6, por
Subject(s):
Runoff--Laws and legislation; Federal-city relations
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Record #:
1952
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
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After the worst workplace safety disaster in state history, the 1991 Hamlet chicken plant fire, the General Assembly strengthened OSHA by passing stricter laws, hiring more inspectors, and levying a non-compliance penalty on local governments.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 9, Sept 1994, p1, 8-9, il
Subject(s):
Industrial accidents--Hamlet; Industrial safety--Laws and legislation
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Record #:
1981
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
When environmental protection and economic interests clash, environmentalists, regulators, and developers have used negotiation as a means of settling disputes.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 10, Oct 1994, p1,6-7, il
Subject(s):
Environmental protection; Negotiation
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Record #:
2116
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
Some things local government observers predict for North Carolina in 2005 include financially sound cities; a clean environment; expanded information networks; an older, more diverse population; and the Triad, Charlotte, and the Triangle coalescing.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p1, 4-5, il
Subject(s):
Cities and towns--Growth; Information networks; Cities and towns--Forecasting
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Record #:
2183
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
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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 like Tarboro, Mocksville, and Waynesville in revitalizing and preserving their central business districts.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p1, 8-9, il
Subject(s):
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration; Central business districts--Tarboro; Central business districts--Mocksville; Central business districts--Waynesville
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Record #:
2320
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
Recycling by the state's municipalities has become profitable, bringing higher prices than two years ago. Because of previous contract commitments or insufficient personnel for handling recycling, however, not all cities are benefitting from the trend.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 5, May 1995, p1,6, il
Subject(s):
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
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Record #:
2389
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
Many state cities, like Jacksonville, are resorting to curfews to set limits for youth whose parents will not. The curfew helps curb vandalism, control juvenile crime, and reduce chances for young people to become victims or be lured into crime.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 6, June 1995, p1,8-9, il
Subject(s):
Juvenile delinquency
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Record #:
2398
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
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When Hazelwood and Waynesville in Haywood County consolidate July 1, 1995, it will be only the fifth city-city merger in the state this century. Mergers of cities and counties are even rarer.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 2, Feb 1995, p1,10-11, il
Subject(s):
Hazelwood; Waynesville; Metropolitan government
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Record #:
2399
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
To bring companies and jobs to their area, competing cities sometimes offer attractive incentives, like use of a speculative building. While this can be a sound business approach, it can also be detrimental, creating costs that have not been budgeted.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 7, July 1995, p1,8-9, il
Subject(s):
Business relocation; Industry and state
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Record #:
2475
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
Although nonpoint pollution (pollution not originating in a pipe) has such sources as mining, construction, and failing septic tanks, it took pollution spillage from collapsed hog waste lagoons to dramatize the need for closer management of this problem.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 8, Aug 1995, p8-9, il
Subject(s):
Water quality management; Non-point source pollution
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Record #:
2508
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
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With crime rising across the state, police departments are fighting back with innovative programs like Charlotte's Domestic Violence Unit and Serious Juvenile Crime Unit and Winston-Salem's Court Case Management Unit.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 9, Sept 1995, p1, 8-9, il
Subject(s):
Winston-Salem--Police Department
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Record #:
2617
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
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Many cities have residential recycling programs, but few have ones for businesses. Greensboro's Environmental Business Partners involves over 100 businesses in recycling expansion and environmental education.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 12, Dec 1995, p7, il
Subject(s):
Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Greensboro; Environmental education--Greensboro
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Record #:
2618
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno presented the 1995 William French Smith Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cooperative Law Enforcement to Raleigh Police Captain Michael L. Longmire.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 45 Issue 12, Dec 1995, p11, il
Subject(s):
Longmire, Michael L.; Raleigh--Police Department
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Record #:
2764
Author(s):
Harrington, Dixie L.
Abstract:
The Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 designated I 73/74 as the roads that will become the state's North/South interstate corridor.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 46 Issue 2, Feb 1996, p10, il
Subject(s):
Interstate highway system
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