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Category: Blog: The Latest

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Aging & HealthBlog: The LatestCommunity Economic DevelopmentPlanning & Placemaking

Older Adult Housing: Helping Communities Avoid a Crisis

Older adults often express a desire to remain living independently in their homes as long as possible. In order to meet this collective preference, especially in the coming decades, communities will not only need to offer more senior housing, but also housing that is more accessible and affordable. Continue reading to learn about 1) older adult housing trends 2) ways communities can help 3) housing grants / programs and 4) community planning policies.

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March 5, 2021
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Blog: The LatestLocal Government Support

Building Budget Champions: Budgeting Tips for Good and Tough Times

As part of the Centralina Learns local government training series, Centralina Regional Council partnered with the UNC Charlotte MPA Public Management Academy to give a sample of what they have to offer participants. The webinar, Building Budget Champions, pulled information from the Academy’s The Power of Data for Managers session, which features budget and resource strategies.

Professor Jim Douglas provided best practices on how to advocate for and secure resources in a competitive environment.

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March 4, 2021
Blog: The LatestLocal Government Support

Census 2020: Local Redistricting

Census 2020 has wrapped and under normal circumstances, the data used for redistricting would be released to the states and the public this spring. COVID-19 has caused significant delays, however, pushing out the delivery date of the statutorily required delivery of the PL 94-171 data to Sept. 30, 2021. This delay affects the usual 16-week timeframe that communities have to adjust their boundaries before local elections begin.

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March 1, 2021
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Blog: The LatestCommunity Economic Development

Protecting Construction Workers’ Wages on Federally Funded Projects: The Davis-Bacon Act

The Davis-Bacon Act requires that prevailing wages be paid on federally funded public works projects, such as construction, repair or alteration of public buildings, or construction of public roads or bridges. States must abide by the Davis-Bacon Act when federal funds are involved in public works projects within the state.

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February 22, 2021
Reality Check Charlotte 2050
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Did We CONNECT Our Future? A Look Back

An important part of any planning process is the periodic evaluation or assessment of accomplishments and the identification of activities that remain. To that end, Centralina is pleased to announce that we are embarking on a five-year review of our region’s groundbreaking growth plan, CONNECT Our Future. Over the next months, we will be evaluating accomplishments and highlighting data and local and regional successes for the purpose of informing our future priorities.

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February 4, 2021
Blog: The LatestCommunity Economic Development

Centralina EDD Disaster Relief Coordinator Grant

In March 2020, the U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded the Centralina Economic Development District (EDD) the Centralina Disaster Relief Coordinator Grant. The grant award seeks to support the Centralina EDD’s regional emergency management system. Specifically, the project will provide local assessment of viability of existing emergency management plans and develop a regional emergency management strategy that includes evaluating the creation of a permanent regional disaster management roundtable.

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February 4, 2021
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Aging & HealthBlog: The Latest

Fire and Fall Prevention

Did you know adults age 65 and older are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fire or falls, and at age 75 the risk increases to three times that of the general population?

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January 12, 2021
Reality Check Charlotte 2050
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Joe Carpenter: In Memoriam

On Sunday, January 3, 2021 we lost Joe Carpenter, a former public servant of Gaston County and former Board Chair of Centralina. Centralina staff and the officers of our Board would like to share our collective appreciation for his lifetime of service and many contributions to Centralina and our region.

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January 7, 2021
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Regional Resilience in 2020 and Optimism for 2021

A letter from the Executive Director reflects on 2020 and lists what’s in store for 2021: This time last year many were anticipating that 2020 would be a year to plan for a new decade and gain “20/20” vision or clarity on future priorities. Instead, we quickly found ourselves confronting the present, a global pandemic with severe local consequences that brought daily challenges and unprecedented levels of uncertainty.

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December 9, 2020
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Aging & HealthBlog: The LatestCOVID-19 & ARPA

Protecting Older Adults from COVID-19 and Isolation Over the Holidays

The Centers for Disease Control stated that older adults are among those that should not travel at all over the holidays due to the risk of COVID-19 exposure. This also includes having family members travel to the older adult as well.

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December 7, 2020
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