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Regional Survey

Dear Region P Council of Governments As of late, there are three unfunded mandates coming from the legislators that the ECC Council of Governments is strategizing on how best to provide technical assistance to our member governments. As a starting point, the ECC Council of Governments is asking your input to prioritize technical assistance to […]

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Voter ID Information and Assistance for Local Governments

The following message is from Ted Fitzgerald, Chief Learning Officer with the NC Board of Elections: Beginning in 2020, voters in North Carolina will be asked to present photo identification to vote, though certain exceptions apply.  There are many different ID cards that are acceptable.  Pursuant to Session Law 2018-144, as amended by Session Law

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The DEQ’s Division of Coastal Management is adjusting jurisdictions

MOREHEAD CITY — The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is adjusting jurisdictions for its four regulatory district offices, effective July 1. Division of Coastal Management offices. Image: NCDEQ DEQ said the changes are to better keep up with the growing population of the coast, which is causing a shift in the workload

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Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments

Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments   TITLE I—MODERNIZING DEFINITIONS AND PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION ON AGING   Sec.101.Reauthorization. Reauthorizes Older Americans Act of 1965 Title II programs.   Sec.102.Aging and Disability Resource Centers. Encourages Aging and Disability Resource Centers to collaborate with Centers for Independent Living and other aging or disability entities.  

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Disaster Resources

Subdivision Design and Flood Hazard Areas Guide This new American Planning Association publication is a guide to best floodplain planning practices for subdivision design. Readers will find tools to end the build-damage-rebuild cycle, save lives, protect property and lay the foundation for a better, drier future.  Read the Full Report.   Watch out for charity

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