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JULY 20-26, 2016 UCW 7 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Bidding Farewell to Former U.S. Senator Robert Morgan a STAFF REPORT NEWS DIGEST Former U. S. Senator Rober t Morgan was a man of public ser v ice to Nor th Carolina like few others. He died July 16 at his home in nearby Buies Creek at the age of 90. Morgan, a Democrat, ser ved in the U. S. Sen- ate f rom 1975 unt il 1981. He then ser ved as Director of the St ate Bureau of Invest igat ion unt il 1992, when he ret urned to his law pract ice in Lilling ton. Morgan was a st ate senator for 14 years f rom 1955 to 1969 and N.C . At torney General f rom 1969 to 1974. As At- torney General, Morgan est ablished the consumer protect ion of f ice. In 2000, he became founding President of the N.C . Center for Voter Educa- t ion, a nonprof it/nonpar t isan organizat ion. Morgan graduated f rom Wake Forest Universit y School of Law af ter earning his undergraduate degree f rom East Carolina Universit y. He is sur v ived by his w ife and three children. Freedom Memorial Park Fayet teville's "Honor Triangle" began with one man's dream for a local war memorial park. In 1997, then Cit y Councilman Don Talbot had an idea: Find a place to honor American veterans who served in 20th Century wars. Fast forward to July of 2016. Freedom Memorial Park is a realit y on the site of what was a rundown gas station at the corner of Bragg Boulevard and Hay Street and is a testament to Talbot's vision. The park is about to get its fif th war memorial. Monuments have been in place for several years commemorating World War I, World War II, the Korean Conf lict and the Vietnam War. Next up is a memorial to those why gave their lives during the Global War on Terror. This month, the Cape Fear Chapter of the Mili- tary Officers Association of Amer- ica wrapped up its pledge to raise $25,000 for the new memorial. Association President Juan Chavez presented Talbot with a check representing the final installment. Design work is underway for the new monument. Asked about his determination to turn a dream into realit y, Talbot told Up & Coming Weekly, "It's something the commu- nit y needed to do." Talbot and his steering commit tee have invested a quarter of a million dollars in privately raised funds for the park, which became the anchor for the Airborne and Special Operations Museum across Bragg Boulevard, and the North Carolina Veteran's Park down the street — Fayet teville's "Honor Triangle." Census Bureau to Count Deployed Military as Resi- dents of Duty Station St ate and local of f icials are praising the U. S. Census Bureau's decision to count U. S. milit ar y personnel who are deployed out side the U. S. as resident s of the st ate where they live and sleep most of the t ime. The new polic y also applies to those who are liv ing temporarily out side the U. S. Prev iously, the Census Bureau counted deployed ser v ice members as resident s of the st ates they lived in at the t ime they joined the armed ser v ices. The change for the 2020 census means that all deployed service members from North Carolina's military installations will be counted as residents of North Carolina. The under- counting of service members cost North Carolina, the ninth largest in the nation, an additional Congressional seat following the 2010 census. And, since many federal tax dollars are distributed according to population, North Carolina will benefit from additional education, transportation and agriculture funding as a result of an increased population in the 2020 cen- sus. The proposed changes were published in the Federal Register in June. The Census Bureau is seeking public comment in writing through Aug. 1 and a final announcement of the 2020 rules is expected in 2017. Cit y Says Goodbye to PWC… Sor t of The Fayetteville Public Works Commission no longer handles the City of Fayette- ville's purchasing. With the new fiscal year, the city launched its own purchas- ing office and accompany- ing webpage. City government farmed out procurement to PWC several years ago believing that a consolidated effort would be more cost effective. Former City Manager Ted Voorhees persuaded a previous City council that it should separate itself from PWC, and, in this regard, he was successful. Purchasing is a division of the Finance Department according to a news release. "The City of Fayetteville welcomes the opportunity to do business with interested merchants and vendors in the community," said Interim City Manager Doug Hewitt. "The hope is that the new purchasing webpage will help improve business opportunities for local business owners especially, and provide a more transparent process for doing business with the City," Hewitt added. The purchasing division "is responsible for all purchases for the City including materials, supplies, services and equipment," said Chief Financial Officer Cheryl Spivey. The webpage includes a vendor registration form for businesses so staff can reach out to them. The City encourages the participa- tion of minority and small disadvantaged businesses. 82nd Airborne Change of Command Brig. Gen Michael E . Kurilla w ill t ake command of the 82nd Airborne Div ision on Aug. 2 at Pike Field. Clarke took command of the A ll-American Div ision in October 2014, also as a one-st ar gen- eral. He was promoted soon thereaf ter. Clarke led a deploy ment to Iraq f rom June 2015 to March 2016. There, the div ision headquar ters ser ved as the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command. Clarke w ill become v ice-director of st rategic plans and polic y for the Joint St af f at the Pent agon. Kurilla comes to Fort Bragg from the Pentagon, where he was deputy director for special opera- tions and counter terrorism for the Joint Staff. Emergency Summer Heat Relief The Salvat ion Army is accept ing Crisis Inter vent ion Program applica- t ions f rom indiv iduals and families who are in danger of experiencing health emergencies because of summer heat and humidit y. Limited funds are available and households are served on a first-come, first-served basis. The CIP program is administered by the Cumberland Count y Department of Social Services, but ap- plications are taken by the Salvation Army at its location at 1047 Southern Ave. Emergenc y aid is paid direct ly to ut ilit y pro- v iders of those approved for f unding. Benef it s w ill var y based upon the needs to allev iate the crisis. Households w ill be evaluated on a case- by-case basis. For more informat ion, call the Depar t ment of Social Ser v ices message line at 677-2821. Juan Chavez & Don Talbot Brig. Gen. Michael Kurilla