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5478
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Sediment, or loose dirt, sand, and rocks, that flows into streams, often from construction sites, is the state's prime water pollutant. Hajian discusses what the town of Southern Pines and the state are doing to deal with this problem.
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5481
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Apex is serious about controlling water pollution. The town already had state-required buffers in place for waterways flowing through one-third of the land around water basins. Now the town has extended these requirements to the whole town, as well as its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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5528
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Hot issues such as taxes and annexation, along with an anti-incumbency mood in state politics, have been the impetus for challenges to the common council/manager type of local government throughout the state.
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5709
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The town of Grifton in Pitt County provided Grifton Public Service Awards to Bessemer City, Concord, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and the Charlotte Auditorium, Coliseum & Convention Center Authority for assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd's flooding. The Charlotte Coliseum Authority assisted in preparing meals; Raleigh street crews removed debris; and Concord helped with repairs on water, sewer, streets, and drainage systems.
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5754
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S. Leigh Wilson, 82, whose career with the North Carolina League of Municipalities spanned 39 years, died February 1, 2003. Wilson was the League's executive director from 1969 until his retirement in 1986.
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The Asheville Parks and Recreation Department has received the 2002 Gold Medal Award from the National Sporting Goods Foundation. The annual award is presented to this particular department in cities of 50,000 to 100,000 for positively affecting their citizens across the board and maintaining a level of excellence.
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5854
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Belhaven, located in Beaufort County, was struck by six hurricanes in the late 1990s. Flood waters four-feet-deep devastated numerous homes. To combat this, Belhaven is elevating homes off their foundations. Lail discusses this FEMA mitigation project which has drawn nationwide attention. Officials from as far away as South Korea have come to see what has been done.
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8.Mount Airy Earns Safety Star Recertification by Lail, Matt Southern City Vol. 53 Issue 5, May 2003
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5855
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Safety in the workplace is not an option; it is a necessity. Mt. Airy has been honored for the second time with Star Safety recertification, an award which recognizes workplace safety. Scottsdale, Arizona, is the only other city nationwide to earn recertification.
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9.Laurinburg, Wilson Named All-America Cities by Lail, Matt Southern City Vol. 53 Issue 7, July 2003
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5921
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Ten cities nationwide were designated All-America cities this year. North Carolina had two of them, Laurinburg and Wilson, and the city of Thomasville was a finalist. The award honors cities best exemplifying civic excellence.
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5922
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Brownfields are underused or abandoned commercial or industrial sites at which on-site contaminants adversely affect profitability. Lail discusses the North Carolina Brownfield program that \"gives a potential buyer the ability - without liability - to take a neglected, contaminated site and make it a safe and clean property and economically viable property.\"
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5923
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Robert Young was elected mayor of Henderson in 1979 and is retiring in 2003 after 24 years as the city's chief executive. Lail discusses Young's achievements and accomplishments over that period.
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5924
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Jean Bailey, who has been city clerk of Rocky Mount for twenty-four years, was sworn in on May 22, 2003, as president of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. The organization was founded in 1947 and currently has 10,000 members in North America and fifteen other countries.
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6038
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A number of the state's larger cities are seeking ways to draw residents and business owners downtown. Lail discusses downtown development in Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh.
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6274
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Many cities and towns across the state responded to the needs caused by the disastrous Hurricane Isabel. Lail describes the aid given to a number of cities, including Edenton. Outside help came from Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Texas.
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6379
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Lail describes the effects of Hurricane Isabel, which roared across eastern North Carolina in six hours on September 18, 2003. Many cities and towns, including Edenton, Elizabeth City, Manteo, and Windsor are still putting things back together three months later.
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