Mid-Carolina Council of Governments



Mid-Carolina

Council of Governments

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Annual Report

Annual Report 2010-2011

Budget Summary

Local Technical Assistance

REGIONAL DATA CENTER - The Council of Governments maintains a Regional Data Center through affiliation with the North Carolina State Data Center. Data requests have been replaced with requests for assistance in using the NC State Data Center Web Site and locating other sources of demographic and economic projections for the region and state.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW - The intergovernmental review process involves coordinating the review by Mid-Carolina Council member governments of various federal and state funded projects and environmental reviews which have the potential for significant impact within the region. Projects were reviewed and processed for the NC State Clearinghouse.

COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Municipal Zoning and Subdivision Administration services were continued through contracts with the Towns of Harrells, Newton Grove, Roseboro and Turkey. Administration of Zoning and Subdivision Regulations for these towns and Salemburg continued with the RPO Planning Staff. Planning and grant preparation assistance was provided to all three counties during the year as well as the cities and towns as requested.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING - Mid-Carolina staff actively participated in regional transportation planning through the Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) for Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson counties. The Executive Director serves on the Transportation Coordinating Committee of the Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO).

2010 Awards

M.H. “JACK” BROCK MEMORIAL AWARD

Mr. Ed Melvin

Cumberland County Commissioner

EMSLEY KENNEDY JR. AWARD

Mr. Huell Aekins

Wade Mayor

Vision Statement

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Area Agency on Aging

The vision of Mid-Carolina AAA reflects the shared vision of NC4A:

← Advocate effectively for policies, programs and services that benefit older adults and their families; increase their opportunities and option for leading independent, meaningful lives

← Understand our consumers' needs and respond with exemplary programs and services

← Ensure simplified, coordinated and easily identifiable access to programs and services

← Provide skilled staff who help consumers make informed choices

← Develop and maintain beneficial partnerships and alliances beyond the aging network

← Achieve credibility, recognition and respect within and outside the aging network by honoring our commitment to excellence

Area Agency on Aging

The Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging is designated for planning, administration, and advocacy of services for persons aged 60 and older and their spouses who need assistance in order to remain as independent as possible. Area Agency on Aging programs are a product of The Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended-federal legislation which states that federal, state, and local dollars will be available to fund services for older adults.

Home and Community Care Block Grant Services & Community Service Providers for FY 09/10

Community Service Providers continue to be monitored for Program, Unit Verification and Fiscal compliance. Mid-Carolina also provided technical assistance to the Providers. Community Service Providers access the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services’ Resource Management System (ARMS), which is a client tracking system for demographic data and a reimbursement system that ties reimbursement to performance. Access to this system empowers providers with direct control over their data, flexibility with reporting and the ability to create a variety of reports as needed.

Adult Day Health Care

Provides an organized program of services during the day in a community group setting for the purpose of supporting older adults' personal independence, and promoting social, physical, and emotional well being. Services must include health care services and a variety of program activities designed to meet the individual needs and interests of the participants, and referral to and assistance in using appropriate community resources. Also included are food and food services to provide a nutritional meal and snacks as appropriate to the program. Transportation to and from the service facility is provided or arranged for when needed and not otherwise available within the geographical area specified by the Adult Day Health Program.

A unit is one day (6 hours)

Units

[pic] Cape Fear Day Health Care Center 2,148

[pic] Sampson Adult Day Health Care Center 2,106

[pic] Southern Hospitality Adult Day Care 1,523

Congregate Nutrition

The provision of one hot or other appropriate meal in a group setting that provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Dietary Allowance. In the congregate setting a range of social and supporting services are available. Nutrition activities must include outreach, screening, nutrition education, activity programming and volunteer management.

A unit is one meal (1/3 RDA) ARRA

Units Units

[pic] CCCCOA, Inc., Cumberland 16,528 4,132

[pic] Harnett County Department of Aging 24,148 0

[pic] Sampson County Department of Aging 27,813 0

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

The provision of allowable services that promote the health and wellness of eligible older adults.

[pic] Spring Lake Senior Center

[pic] Clinton Recreation & Parks Department

[pic] Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging

Home Delivered Meals

The provision of a home delivered meal that provides 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Dietary Allowance to an older adult who is homebound by reason of illness, incapacitating disability or is otherwise isolated. The meal may be hot, cold, frozen, dried, canned or supplemental foods. The meal service must be accompanied by nutrition activities such as outreach, screening, nutrition education and volunteer management.

A unit is one meal (1/3 RDA) ARRA

Units Units

[pic] CCCCOA, Inc., Cumberland 42,843 8

[pic] Harnett County Department of Aging 52,571 0

[pic] Sampson County Department of Aging 35,371 0

Housing and Home Improvement

A service that assists older adults with obtaining or retaining adequate housing and basic furnishings. Types of assistance provided may include: providing information regarding housing/housing with services options available; methods of financing alternative housing/housing with services options; helping to improve landlord-tenant relations; identifying substandard housing; securing correction of housing code violations; assisting with finding and relocating to alternative housing; and providing labor and/or materials for minor renovations and/or repair of dwellings to remedy conditions which create a risk to the personal health and safety of older adults.

[pic] CCCCOA, Inc., Cumberland

[pic] Harnett County Department of Aging

[pic] Sampson County Department of Aging

Information and Case Assistance

A service that assists older adults, their families and others acting on behalf of older adults, in their efforts to acquire information about programs and services and to assist older persons with obtaining appropriate services to meet their needs.

[pic] Sampson County Department of Aging

In-Home Aide

The provision of paraprofessional services which assist functionally impaired older adults and/or their families with essential home management, personal care and/or supervision necessary to enable the older adult to remain at home as long as possible.

A unit is one hour

Units

[pic] Cumberland County Department of Social Services 13,754

[pic] CCCCOA, Inc., Cumberland 11,755

[pic] Harnett County Department of Aging 14,456

[pic] Harnett County Department of Social Services 1,320

[pic] Sampson County Department of Aging 7,735

Senior Center Operations

Operation of a multipurpose senior center includes the provision of a broad spectrum of services and activities for older adults. The primary objectives of a multipurpose senior center are: the centralized provision of services which address the special needs of older adults; opportunities for older adults to become more involved in the community; and the prevention of loneliness and premature institutionalization by promoting personal independence and wellness.

[pic] Fayetteville/Cumberland County Senior Center

[pic] Hope Mills Sunshine Senior Center

[pic] Spring Lake Senior Enrichment Center

[pic] Anderson Creek Senior Center

[pic] Coats Senior Center

[pic] Dunn Senior Center

[pic] Garland Senior Center

Transportation

A service which provides travel to and/or from community resources such as medical appointments and nutrition sites or other designated areas for older adults needing access to services and activities necessary for daily living.

A unit is 1 - one-way trip

Units

[pic] Community Transportation Program (CTP) (Medical) 6,458

(General) 2,795

[pic] Hope Mills Sunshine Senior Center (General) 2,041

[pic] Harnett Area Rural Transit System (H.A.R.T.S.) (Medical) 4,028

(General 2,701

[pic] Sampson County Department of Aging (General) 8,821

Legal Assistance

A service intended to provide legal advice and representation, appropriate referrals to human services agencies or pro-bono services, as well as community education.

A unit is one hour

Units

[pic] Legal Aide of North Carolina, Smithfield - Harnett & Sampson 70/78

[pic] Legal Aide of North Carolina, Fayetteville – Cumberland 388

Health Promotion

Senior Games – One Hundred Fifty-four (154) regional participants qualified, registered and competed in the 2010 North Carolina Senior Games State Finals.

The 25th Annual Mid-Carolina Senior Games were held at Pope Air field and other regional facilities March 30 – April 19, 2011. Four Hundred Eighty-five (485) local participants from Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson Counties participated in our local games. Regional participants aged 55 and over competed in sports, field events and SilverArts to win medals and qualify for the North Carolina Senior Games State Finals. Volunteers for the games come from personnel stationed at Pope Air Field, Fort Bragg and residents from the Mid-Carolina communities. Over 20 agencies come together in a coordinated effort to plan, implement and evaluate the regional Mid-Carolina Senior Games. 2011 sponsors included, Humana MarketPoint, Bayada Nurses, Carolina Specialties, Family Medical Supply, John D. Fuller Recreation Center, St. Joseph of the Pines, Tarheel Diabetic and Medical Supply, Inc. and Relay for Extra Help. Two Hundred Eighty-one (281) of our regional participants did qualify to participate in the 2011 State Finals.

Living Healthy – Cumberland County has completed 3 living Healthy Classes. Locations Include: Fayetteville Senior Center, Tokay Fitness Center and Carolina Collaborative Community Care (4C). Sampson County completed 1 Living Healthy Class at the Sampson County Department of Aging. The classes have reached 35 individuals who have one or more chronic diseases in our region. Kiwanis Recreation Center in Fayetteville hosted a Lay Leader Training and 8 individuals completed the training. Currently we have 11 Lay Leaders and 3 Master Trainers in our region.

Matter of Balance – Cumberland County completed 3 MOB Classes; 2 at the Fayetteville Senior Center and 1 at the Cumberland County Association for Indian People. Harnett County completed 2 MOB classes; 1 at Anderson Creek Senior Center and 1 at Dunn Senior Center. Mary Brymer-Chanza with the Fayetteville Senior Center attended Master Training for MOB and can now train MOB instructors for our area. Currently, we have 5 active MOB lay leaders in our region.

In addition to Senior Games activities, and Living Healthy classes for the region, Health Promotion activities are provided by the Clinton Recreation Department and the Spring Lake Senior Center.

Information and Referral System

Information and Referral – Information and referral system (IRis) is continually being revised and updated to make it user friendly and provide the most current information. In the 2010-2011 fiscal year we received hundreds of general information calls. The bulk of the calls are in reference to home health care, Medicare Part D enrollment and other insurance information, transportation, home improvement/ramps, senior housing, legal services, crisis/energy assistance and information on long term care facilities.

Tracy Davis serves as Secretary of the North Carolina Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (NCAIRS). NCAIRS is our states affiliate to National Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS).

Our agency was represented at three (3) different senior health and information fairs giving outreach to an estimated 2, 000 senior adults. Senior informational brochures and agency promotional materials are purchased and kept on hand to distribute at health fairs or through phone requests. Mid-Carolina also has a loan library in order to help educate the general public on aging issues. The loan library includes videos, audiotapes, books, guides and journals relevant to issues that concern the elderly and their caregivers. Many of the materials focus on health, housing, finances, fitness, caregiving, fraud, and disaster preparedness.

Regional Ombudsman

October 2010

• Attended 1068 training provided by DHSR Adult Care Licensure Section

• Held new CAC Training 10/7/10

• Presented Resident Right’s In-service @ Cedar Creek ACH

• Represented agency at Health Fair

• Attended NC Conference on Aging

November 2010

• Attended quarterly NCLTCOA Meeting and Ombudsman Training

December 2010

• Held Harnett County CAC Quarterly Meeting

• Held Cumberland County CAC Quarterly Meetings

• Held Sampson County CAC Quarterly Meetings

• Attended Aging Advisory Board Meeting

• Coordinated Community Enrichment Session: “A Heart to Heart and Immunizations: Not Just for Kids” in conjunction with Sampson County Department on Aging and Caregiver Support Program, 17 people attended.

January 2011

• Presented Resident’s Rights at DHSR Adult Care Licensures Section’s Basic Orientation

• Provided new CAC Training and Orientation

• Presented RR In-service @ Hope Rest Home

• Represented agency at Health Fair

February 2011

• Attended Quarterly NCLTCOA Meeting and Ombudsman Training

• Presented RR/EA In-Service to Highland House Resident Council and attended RC Meeting

• Presented RR/EA In-Service to Whispering Pines Resident Council and attended RC Meeting

• Held new CAC Training 02/22/11

March 2011

• Coordinated Community Enrichment Session: “Understanding Medicaid and the Road to Medicare: Planning Your Drive Toward 65 and Understanding Your Medicare Statements” in conjunction with Sampson County Dept. on Aging Caregiver Support Program. 27 people attended.

• Presented “Memory Workshop” at HQ Library in Cumberland County

• Held Sampson County quarterly CAC Meetings

• Held Cumberland County quarterly CAC Meetings

• Held Harnett County quarterly CAC Meetings

April 2011

• Presented Resident’s Rights to Juniper Springs Center, 6 staff present

• Presented RLTCO Overview and EA information at Dogwood Manor Independent Senior Housing in Cumberland County

• Coordinated SCAM JAM with AARP 04/20/2011

May 2011

• Attended RLTCO Quarterly Association Meeting and State Training

• Presented Role of Ombudsman to Mary Gran’s Family Council

• Represented Agency at Health Fair

• Held new CAC Training 05/17/2011

June 2011

• Held Sampson County CAC Quarterly Meetings

• Held Cumberland County CAC Quarterly Meetings

• Held Harnett County CAC Quarterly Meeting

• Coordinated Community Enrichment Session: “Can’t Get No Satisfaction: Stress Management and Burnout…What Can we do? And “Silent Sufferers: Recognize the Signs of Elder Abuse” in conjunction with the Sampson County Dept. on Aging Caregiver Support Program, 31 people attended.

• Presented at Baby Boomer Expo 06/30/2011 in Cumberland County

• Promoted World Elder Abuse Day by distributing flyers and purple ribbons to LTC providers and advocates in Sampson County.

July 2011

• Represented Agency at Health Fair

• Updated Agencies Long Term Care Guide.

August 2011

• Provided 2 Resident’s Rights Training to Staff of LTC (Juniper Springs ACH and Pine Acres FCH)

• Provided New CAC Training and Orientation to 2 people

• Attended RLTCO Quarterly Association Meeting and State Training

• Attended Person Centered Care Workshop and assisted with registration

September 2011

• Held Sampson County CAC Quarterly Meetings

• Held Cumberland County CAC Quarterly Meetings

• Held Harnett County CAC Quarterly Meeting

• Represented agency at Senior Day at Fair

• Presented RR In-Service at Universal Health Care RC in Harnett County

• Coordinated Community Enrichment Session: “Disaster Planning: Special Needs Registry & Disaster Planning for LTC Home and Senior Driving: Tips, Warnings Signs, Knowing When to take the Keys” in conjunction with the Sampson County Dept. on Aging Family Caregiver Support Program, 23 people attended.

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Family Caregiver Support Program

The Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) continues to provide services to family caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren in our region. Through partnering with local agencies in our area we provided the following standard services: Information and referral, community outreach, support groups for caregivers and grandparents, educational opportunities for caregivers, many forms of respite to include: adult day care, in home, and summer camp, as well as supplemental services which included: liquid nutritional supplements, home modifications for safety, medical equipment, incontinent supplies, and emergency response systems.

Our fiscal year highlights included:

• Baby Boomer and Caregiver Expo

• Became Certified in Mental Health First Aid USA

• Became “A Matter of Balance” Trainer

• Attended Geriatric Mental Health Conference

• Partnership with Project C.A.R.E. on Alzheimer’s Education Conference

• Numerous events coordinated and hosted by county caregiver specialists

• End of Life Coalition Conference

Care Management for Cumberland County Only

Care Management provides professional assistance for older adults with complex care needs and/or their families in accessing, arranging and coordinating the package of services needed to enable the older adult to remain at home. Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging provides Care Management Services to Cumberland County residents who are over age 60, need help with at least three activities of daily living, and have no other resources available to meet those needs. It is designed to use an interdisciplinary approach to identify client needs, along with their eligibility for assistance, and find ways to meet those needs as fully as possible.

Additional Events/Workshops

Additional events and workshops coordinated and/or sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging during Fiscal Year 2010 – 2011 were:

• Medicare Part D counseling

• Administrative support for Senior Tar Heel Legislators

• Volunteered as staff for N.C. Senior Games State Finals

• Senior Games Casting Call

• Alzheimer's Walk

• TCARE Military Project

Representation on Community Boards/Committees

• RSVP of Cumberland County

• Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee

• Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Citizen Advisory Committee

• Cumberland County Transportation Advisory Board

• Sampson County Aging Advisory Board

• Communication and Automated Resources Committee (CAAR)

• NCAIRS Board (North Carolina Alliance of Information

and Referral Systems Board)

• Joint Fayetteville Cumberland County Senior Citizens Advisory Commission

• Senior Day at the Fair Planning Committee

• Cumberland PEACE (Partnership for Education, Access and Choice at End of Life)

Comprehensive Transportation Plans

Comprehensive Transportation Plans (CTP) continue to be a key to selecting future transportation projects for an area and assisting an area as to what their transportation needs may be.

This past year the Harnett County Comprehensive Transportation Plan was completed and approved by the North Carolina Board of Transportation. All of the major roads in the county were analyzed for needed improvements and recommendations were then made. However, the plan is comprehensive, and all encompasses the other modes of transportation as well. Recommendations were made for Bicycle and Pedestrian as well as Multi-Use facilities, rail, and public transportation. This plan was a unique collaboration between the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the Mid-Carolina Rural Planning Organization, the Fayetteville Area and Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and Harnett County and all of its municipalities. The complete plan is available at:



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A Comprehensive Transportation Plan also began this past year in the City of Clinton. This plan will start with Clinton, and then upon completion, will be expanded to include the rest of Sampson County and its municipalities. A plan will soon start in Bladen County also; the only hold-up being NCDOT staff availability.

Major Highway Projects

• NC Highway 24 - Project R-2303: It has been exciting seeing this project come to fruition. All of the planning and documentation for the entirety of the project is now finished and the project is set to begin. Right-of-way acquisition for the road has already begun and Sections A, B, C, and D, which connect Fayetteville and Clinton, are all scheduled to begin construction in 2013. Sections E and F of the project, which are from Clinton to I-40, are currently unfunded, but remain a high priority of the RPO.

• US 401 – Project R-2609: Unfortunately, at this time this project remains unfunded for right-of-way and construction. However, the project did begin the concurrence planning process this past year which is a precursor to the project starting. When complete, the project will provide a direct connection between Fayetteville and Raleigh through Harnett County.

• NC 87 – Project R-2561: This project is in the finishing stages of concurrence and is nearly ready for right-of-way and construction. Right-of-way acquisition for the project will begin in Fiscal Year 2014 with construction beginning in Fiscal Year 2016. This project will start at US 74/76 in Columbus County and work its way back toward Elizabethtown.

• Interstate 95 – Project I-4745: Few roads are as important in the state, much less the

region, as Interstate 95. While this project has been delayed several times due to funding issues, the project currently scheduled for right-of-way acquisition and construction for Section A in Fiscal Year 2018. Section A of the project will widen the road, upgrade interchanges, and add additional lanes from Exit 56 to Exit 65 in Cumberland County. Sections B and C of

the project will take it on through Harnett County all the up to I-40 in Johnston County.

2040 Statewide Transportation Plan

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is currently working on a 2040 Statewide Transportation Plan. The 2040 Plan focuses on the policies and programs that are needed to enhance safety, improve mobility and reduce congestion for North Carolinians, as well as addresses all types (modes) of transportation for which NCDOT has responsibility: highways, aviation, ferries, rail, bicycling, walking, ports and public transit.

Key Goals of the 2040 Plan:

• Establish a clear understanding of the challenges that will affect transportation in the future.

• Update prior projections of future transportation funding needs and compare those needs to expected revenues to identify the funding gap.

• Determine the performance standards that will be used to estimate needs.

• Expand the Strategic Highway Corridors to fully encompass a multimodal transportation system that includes highways, passenger and freight rail, public transportation, bicyclists, aviation, ferries and pedestrians.

• Look beyond the gas tax to establish a set of long-term financial strategies that recognize the likelihood that the gas tax will be insufficient as a primary source for funding future transportation projects.

• Identify any opportunities that would support NCDOT’s long-range plans.

• Clearly link North Carolina’s long-term transportation investment strategies to jobs, economic opportunities, and both environmental and financial sustainability.

• Improve NCDOT’s program delivery processes to fully leverage relationships with its public and private partners.

For more information on the plan or to provide feedback, visit the following website:



205j Project: Black River Watershed

Different from all the transportation work, but related, is the 205j Black River Watershed project in Sampson County. The grant was awarded by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources to Mid-Carolina to:

“Create and implement land use development strategies and standards to protect healthy environmental watershed amenities and resources.”

The desired outcome of this project is to implement new development standards that will lessen possible negative impacts to area streams, lakes, wetlands and floodplains of the Black River Watershed.

The project officially just started this past year, but the bulk of the project will be picking up steam in the coming months.

Mid-Carolina Council of Governments

130 Gillespie Street

PO Drawer 1510

Fayetteville, NC 28302

910-323-4191

910-323-9330 (fax)

James E. Caldwell ext. 33

COG Executive Director

Tracy Honeycutt Davis ext. 27

Info & Referral Specialist/Part-time Ombudsman

Glenda Dye ext. 22

Aging Director

Faye Lewis ext. 31

RPO Technician

Joel Strickland ext. 34

RPO Transportation Director

Suzanne Tindol ext. 23

Finance Officer

Tami Wohlrab Smale ext. 40

Aging Services Coordinator/Executive Secretary

Andrea W. Valdez ext. 25

Aging Ombudsman

Barbara A. White ext. 28

Family Caregiver Resources Specialist

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2011

MID-CAROLINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

130 Gillespie Street

Fayetteville, NC



Board of Directors

Mr. Arnold Page Municipal Rep

Mr. Dan Andrews County Rep

Mr. John A. Blanton County Rep

Mr. Billy King County Rep

Mr. R.H. Ellington Municipal Rep

Mr. Huell Aekins Municipal Rep

Full Council

Mr. Ed Melvin Cumberland

Mr. Willie Geddie Eastover

Mr. John Gipson Falcon

Ms. Deborah L. Tew Godwin

Ms. Terry W. Smith Hope Mills

Ms. Marie Jackson Butler Linden

Ms. Ethel Clark Spring Lake

Mr. Billy D. Horne Stedman

Mr. Huell Aekins Wade

Mr. Dan B. Andrews Harnett

Mr. R.H. Ellington Angier

Mr. Walter Weeks Coats

Mr. Oscar Harris Dunn

Ms. Patsy M. Carson Erwin

Mr. Billy Summers Lillington

Mr. John A. Blanton Sampson

Ms. Jean N. Cooper Autryville

Mr. Lew D. Starling Jr. Clinton

Mr. Anthony Johnson Garland

Mr. Charles S. Moore Harrells

Mr. Gerald Darden Newton Grove

Mr. Roland Hall Roseboro

Mr. Arnold Page Salemburg

Mr. Leon T. Clifton Turkey

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The North Carolina Association of Regional Councils is a leading collaborative partnership with NC Governor Beverly Perdue, the US Economic Development Administration, North Carolina Department of Commerce-Community Development Division, the US Department of Housing & Urban Development and the SAS Institute of Cary, NC to create a Uniform NC Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (NC CEDS).

The First initiative of NC Tomorrow is to conduct “Uniform” Regional CEDS across North Carolina. These regionally significant Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies will then serve as the foundation to create the NC Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (NC CEDS) that can serve as a statewide blueprint for creating an economically sustainable economy for North Carolina.

The Statewide CEDS will serve as a “blueprint” for growth and development based on common-sense, sustainable best practices and “one version of the truth” provided by data collection and analysis from the SAS Institute. The SAS Institute is developing software specifically for the initiative, North Carolina Regional Economic Prosperity Strategy (REPS). REPS will be a “tool” for use by planning professionals, economic development professionals, elected officials and private industry developers. REPS will also provide a tool for our measuring success. REPS will be housed at the SAS Institute in Cary at their World Headquarters in the Institute for State and Local Government that was established in 2010.

EDA has provided funding to assist the Association in developing the NC CEDS. The NC Division of Community Assistance has funded the initiative through the NC Catalyst Program of the CDBG funds. They are providing planning grants to as many as 16 non-entitlement local governments serving as the lead regional coordinator within each of the 16 Councils of Governments (COGs) regions. In exchange for the grant, the non-entitlement local unit of government must foster regional multi-jurisdictional participation around the program goals and develop the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy that will build the foundation for the NC Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – NC CEDS.

The Regional Councils will lead the effort to develop the NC CEDS that will center on the Six Livability Principles established by the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the Six Investment Principles set forth by the US Department of Economic Development and the NADO CEDS Standards of Excellence. The planning process will include all sectors of the economic development community including local, regional and state economic developers, planners, private industry, educational institutions, elected officials and many other community organizations that work on the ground to make North Carolina a great place to live, work and play.

As a member of the NC Association of Regional Councils, Mid-Carolina Staff has been working on this project during 2011. Joel Strickland and Jim Dougherty have assisted me with the CEDS Advisory Committee and we will continue working as a team during 2012. We believe this will be a very productive initiative for our region.

James E. Caldwell - Executive Director

Commissioner Arnold Page – Chairman

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Rural Transportation Advisory Committee

Roland Hall, Chairman

Dan Andrews, Vice Chairman

Gary Ciccone John Blanton Billy Horne Daniel Dowless

Billy King Glenn McFadden Lewis Livingston Huell Aekins

Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee

Cindy Burchett, Chairman

Mark Locklear, Vice Chair

Diane Autry Amanda Beatty Perry Blanks Greg Burns

Tommy Burns Marie Butler Jim Caldwell Brenda Clark

Pansy Druzak Greg Elkins Al Grandy Coke Gray

Delane Jackson Jennifer Kersh Robert Lewis Tom Lloyd

Todd Lyden Greg Martin Charles Moore Rick Moorefield

Steve Neuschafer Arnold Page Juanita Pilgrim Patrick Riddle

Mack Royal Jeffrey Smith Lora Stephenson Joel Strickland

Bryan Thompson Glenda Dye Dominique Boyd Theresa Vaught

Jeff Vreugdenhil Kristine Wagner Arthur Whedbee Belinda White

Sarah White Charles Young

Aging Advisory Council

Lester Bussey Jim Burgin John Blanton

Rebecca Campbell Patricia Dutton Mary Brown

Edna Cogdell Hazel Colwell

Frances Collier Jeanne Pope

MaryBeth Hicks Garrett Strickland

Beverly Davis Sanders

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