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Fort Bragg officials are developing a plan to inspect more than 1,500 homes believed to contain lead-based paint.
The homes, built before lead-based paint was banned in 1978, are in seven neighborhoods across the nation’s largest military installation. They include Anzio Acres, Bastogne Gables, Casablanca, Corregidor, Hammond Hills, Normandy and Pope.
Leaders from post and Corvias Military Living, which manages the privatized housing on Fort Bragg, addressed the issue during a town hall on Monday.
6:25 p.m.: Officials ask president for Emergency Declaration
The 15 members of the North Carolina congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump asking him to grant a request from Gov. Roy Cooper to have a federal Emergency Declaration made for the state.
“An Emergency Declaration will provide the needed assistance to the state and local communities to allow them to properly prepare for the effects of Hurricane Florence,” the letter says.
All of North Carolina’s congressmen and senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking he approve Gov. Roy Cooper’s emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Florence.
“Hurricane Florence poses an imminent and dangerous threat to North Carolina, and its approach necessitates the state to once again activate the State Emergency Response Team and numerous other state resources,” the members wrote.
Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr led the delegation.
Rep. Richard Hudson toured the Ingersoll Rand facility in Southern Pines on Wednesday. The company and the National Association of Manufacturers hosted the event.
Hudson, a Republican, also participated in an employee town hall and workforce development roundtable, according to a statement released by his office.
Charlotte took center stage Friday afternoon for a landmark announcement about retirement.
President Donald Trump arrived in Charlotte where he signed an executive order, "Strengthening Retirement Security in America," to make it easier for small businesses to group together to provide their workers with retirement plans.
Mark Harris, who is running for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, was grateful that Trump's motorcade rolled through town Friday, in large part, to host a fundraiser supporting his campaign.