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Living Hope Day Center and community at odds over shelter location (opens the original)
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Rachel Keith: Aaleah, before we get to the meeting, catch folks up on what’s been going on with the Living Hope Day Center. Aaleah McConnell: Of course, Rachel. For about three years, the Day Center operated out of the First Baptist Church, offering food, showers, laundry, and a safe place for unhoused and other vulnerable people to go. It helped many people, and many downtown stakeholders sang its praises. But with the church undergoing renovations, they had to leave in July. Day Center founder
New Hanover County commissioners pen letter to Congressional reps about Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (opens the original)
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is moving forward with two proposed alternatives to replace the 57-year-old bridge, which has been determined to be functionally obsolete by NCDOT. The proposed designs include Alternative A — a 65-foot moveable-span bridge that could be raised to 135 feet — and Alternative B — a fixed, 135-ft span bridge — that wouldn’t need to be lifted for boats or ships passing through the Cape Fear River. An Environmental Assessment of both bridge alternatives
Residents speak up about the future of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (opens the original)
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Benjamin Schachtman: So Aaleah, what’s the scoop? Aaleah McConnell: Yeah, so as part of the preliminary work for the CFMB replacement project, which by the way is estimated to cost around $1.1 billion, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is holding a public comment period until October 15, with two in-person public hearings. The first hearing, for New Hanover County, took place Monday night at CFCC’s Daniels Hall, where over 60 residents spoke. The majority of them staunchly opposed
Pender County Board of Commissioners discuss EMS merger and table Beth Burns' appointment (opens the original)
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Last year, due to the increased demand on emergency services in the area, Pender County commissioners voted 3-2 to take on the responsibility of all Pender County and Penderlea fire and emergency services, at an estimated cost of $1.8 million per year, mostly in additional personnel. Commissioner Jimmy Tate and former commissioner Brad George, who resigned from the Board of Commissioners earlier this year, dissented. As part of a unified Emergency Services Department, staff from Pender County, P
Wilmington City Council pushes for new options to replace Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (opens the original)
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation released an environmental assessment of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Replacement project on August 14, kicking off a public comment period that ends on October 15th. Community members and elected officials are both concerned about the impact on the downtown areas impacted by the bridge, including Mayor Bill Saffo. "If we're going from 65,000 cars per day to 95,000 cars per day, the protection of those neighborhoods are paramount to the elected lea
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