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4140
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In October, 1999, new federal storm water management regulations become effective. New regulations include identifying measurable goals and setting up an implementation schedule. Phase I regulations required compliance by population areas of 100,000 or more, but Phase I mandates compliance of incorporated and unincorporated areas of 50,000 or more. The full compliance date is 2002.
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In 1998, Charlotte became the first city in the Southeast to put an electronic photo program into operation to reduce red light running. The city contracted with Lockheed Martin, which owns and operates the system and mails citations, collects fines, and schedules court appearances. In the first eight months Charlotte issued 17,000 citations at monitored intersections. This was six times more than the previous year. There was also a thirty-eight percent drop in the number of accidents caused by red light runners at these same intersections.
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In 1998, Salisbury became the first city in the Southeast to use an electronic ticketing system to catch railroad crossing violations. Henderson Street was one of the city's worst crossings, averaging three violations a week during the twenty-week baseline period. Violations dropped to .65 per week when ticketing began. Nationally, the state ranked fourteenth in 1997 in train/vehicle collisions.
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Numerous national news reports about assaults on children by sports coaches prompted the Knightdale Sports and Recreation Department to conduct background checks on potential volunteer coaches as part of the overall application process. Knightdale is one of the first parks and recreation departments in the state to do this.
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Selma's business district had some stores, but many buildings stood unoccupied and rundown. Efforts to recruit service businesses were unsuccessful. Making aesthetic improvements and offering free rent failed to bring other tenants. Finally in 1997, a theme approach - antiques - was tried. Sixteen dilapidated buildings were offered rent free for a year. They were quickly occupied by antique dealers, who, surprisingly, bought and fixed them up. Selma has had twenty-two grand openings since January, 1998, and the dying district has comer alive.
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\"Monroe as a Classroom\" is a senior honors elective course at Piedmont High School that gets students in touch with their heritage. Students do research on one of eleven historic buildings in downtown Monroe and then create a display to tell the building's story. Students not only learn about their heritage but also about oral history, historic preservation, and architecture.
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Rocky Mount was one of ten cities nationwide named an All-America City by the National Civic League. Morganton and Hickory were finalists. Rocky Mount received the distinction for its community-building approaches to social and economic challenges. The award started in 1949. In the past fifty years twenty-seven North Carolina cities have been named All-America Cities. Only California has more winners with thirty-six.
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4286
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Every election year, many elected local officials, including mayors and council members who have served their communities long and well, retire from office. The mayors of Whiteville, Horace Whitley; Greensboro, Carolyn Allen; Mooresville, Joe Knox; and Morehead City, William C. Horton, Jr., are profiled.
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4346
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The police approach to domestic violence has changed. Formerly police saw stopping fights, separating the couple, and calming the situation as their job. The Domestic Violence Task Force in Durham is more pro-active. Procedures include sixteen questions for the investigating officer to ask; issuing warrants for the perpetrators; and follow-up work by the officers, such as keeping a file on further domestic violence and working closely with the district attorney in prosecuting the offenders.
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Many cities and towns across the state responded to needs caused by the disastrous Hurricane Floyd flooding. In Raleigh, city department heads called their counterparts in flooded areas to see what they could do to help. Raleigh also sent sixteen firefighters to Kinston and twenty police officers to Greenville. Cary sent six teams of building inspectors to Princeville. Over 100 municipalities volunteered help. Police officers, building inspectors, and heavy equipment were among the greatest needs.
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Governing Magazine's Public Officials of the Year program honors public officials around the nation who demonstrate long-term vision coupled with management skill. Pam Syfert, who has worked for the city of Charlotte since 1972 and is currently its city manager, received the 1999 award in North Carolina. Other winners include Utah Governor Michael Leavitt.
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4434
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Oil, grease, and fat cause about 30 percent of reported sewer overflows statewide. In Cary, these pollutants are responsible for between 50 and 80 percent of the town's overflows. To combat the problem, Cary and Raleigh require grease-producing businesses, such as restaurants and car garages, to use grease traps or be fined $1,000 for improper grease dumping. Raleigh is considering a ban on garbage disposals in new homes and apartments.
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Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities, started by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1997, is a plan to make communities more resistant to natural disasters. Over 120 towns participate nationwide, with New Hanover County/Wilmington, Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, and Boone participating in North Carolina. Buncombe and Lenoir Counties and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians will join the program in 2000.
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14.Tar Heel Cities and Towns Share in Growth by Sharpe, Bill Southern City Vol. 50 Issue 3, Mar 2000
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4533
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North Carolina's population is increasing, with 104,961 added in 1999. Most are settling in counties surrounding large metropolitan areas. Over the past ten years the fastest growing counties were Wake and Brunswick, respectively. However, population growth is not reaching everywhere. Twenty-nine rural counties had growth rates from zero to eleven percent over the same ten-year period.
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Princeville, home to 2,100 people, was devastated by Hurricane Floyd's flooding. Chartered in 1885, the town was one of the first in the United States founded by former slaves. An executive order issued by President William J. Clinton creates a special council to help preserve and protect Princeville during its rebuilding phase. Presidential executive orders rarely target one municipality for federal assistance.
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