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4535
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Formulating ways to bridge the gap between thriving urban areas and low economic rural ones is the task of the North Carolina Rural Prosperity Task Force. Although the task force came up with seventy proposals, it narrowed the list down to six. These include providing investment capital for rural areas, increasing infrastructure, and developing new opportunities in agriculture.
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4536
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The Upper Cape Fear and Black Creek aquifers drop at the rate of eight feet per year. Fifteen counties, including Pitt, draw water from them. Representatives from state and local governments, agriculture, industry, business, and the North Carolina League of Municipalities met in March 2000 to develop regulations to limit water withdrawals by these counties. This will be the first program of this kind in the state.
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The All-America City Award, a program of the 106- year-old National Civic League, annually honors ten communities best exemplifying grassroots citizen involvement and collaborative problem solving. Gastonia is an All-America city for 2000. New Bern was one of the thirty finalists. Gastonia previously won the award in 1963, and New Bern was a winner in 1989.
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Fayetteville Mayor J.L. Dawkins died May 30, 2000. First elected mayor in 1987, Dawkins was mayor longer than any other individual. He also served twelve years on the city council. Among his accomplishments was leading the revitalization of Fayetteville's once notorious Hay Street.
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Specialized parks in cities and towns across the state offer unique experiences, safe places to practice sports, and opportunities to play. Four parks are profiled: The Point (Oak Island); Ryan's World (Chapel Hill); Kids Together Playground (Cary); and Disk Golf (Zebulon).
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Fifteen counties, including Pitt, draw water from the Upper Cape Fear and Black Creek aquifers. The water is with- drawn faster then replacement is possible. Salt water is seeping in from the ocean, and the ground above the aquifers is becoming less porous. State and local governments, industry, business, and agriculture are meeting to develop regulations to save the already-depleted aquifers.
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Mandatory buffer zones are a way to protect water quality. Effective August 2000, 30-foot buffers must be established on all navigable waterways in twenty coastal counties. Most development is also banned in the buffer zone. Buffer zones filter nutrients, bacteria, and other pollutants from stormwater runoff, thereby reducing the pollutant flow into waterways. The Coastal Resources Commission adopted the buffer zone rule after two years of discussion on ways to protect water quality.
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4830
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A Brownfield Assessment Demonstration Pilot Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency will assist four North Carolina cities in cleaning up brownfields. Brownfields are underused or abandoned industrial or commercial sites having contaminants that affect potential profitability. Laurinburg, Concord, Fayetteville, and Winston-Salem are recipients of the grants.
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Salisbury was one of eight cities nationwide to receive the James C. Howland Award for Urban Enrichment. Salisbury won a Gold Medal and $2,000 in the under 50,000 population category. The award highlights and encourages community efforts in preserving and enriching the environmental quality of life in towns and cities. Salisbury was recognized for its \"Park Avenue Neighborhood Plan.\"
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North Carolina's Main Street Program assists towns and cities in revitalizing and preserving their central business districts. Since 1980, forty-five communities have participated in the program, gaining over 8,300 jobs, renovating over 1,900 buildings, and attracting 4,300 new businesses. Officials of towns, including Waynesville, Sylva, and Shelby, discuss what having a revitalized downtown means to their city or town.
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\"It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it,\" is an oft-used quote. Hajian chronicles on the job experiences of James Rucker, who shuts off power of non-paying customers in Statesville; Liz Davis of Smithfield, who listens to complaints about utilities; and Chris Cockman and James Evans, who keep the sewer lines clear at all hours in Southern Pines.
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Greensboro is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing affordable housing for families. By dedicating one cent of the city's property tax to the program, Greensboro has helped low-and middle-income families be first- time home buyers or rehabilitate existing homes. The program also helps nonprofit agencies build homes, renovate apartments, and improve neighborhoods. Hajian provides a list of affordable and neighborhood development programs in Greensboro.
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The 2000 Housing North Carolina Award winners include a day shelter for the homeless in Asheville and a wooded community for the elderly in Durham. This is the eleventh year for the awards, which are sponsored by the North Carolina Housing Finance Authority. The agency was created in 1973 and since then has financed over 109,000 affordable homes and apartments.
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A. C. Robinson, Jr., is the new president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities for 2001-2002. Robinson, a long-time educator, pastor, and civic organization member, has been a member of the Elizabeth City Council since 1984. He discusses what he hopes to accomplish during his tenure.
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In 2000, North Carolina lost 27,800 manufacturing jobs. This was the largest such loss in the nation. Many jobs went to cheaper labor markets in Mexico and overseas. Hajian discusses how towns like Erwin and Reidsville deal with the loss of a major employer.
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