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[July 17, 2024] – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who represents Brunswick County on the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) board, issued the following statement after today’s press conference announcing the award of a $242 federal grant to help fund replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge: “The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a critical piece of infrastructure that affects the quality of life, economic well-being, and safety of thousands of Brunswick County…
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[July 17, 2024] TAMPA, FL – A resolution introduced by Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was approved at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) annual conference in Hillsborough County, Florida on Monday, July 15, 2024. The resolution, which was adopted for the third consecutive year, keeps America’s Counties on record as advocating for a more streamlined FEMA individual assistance process. FEMA individual assistance benefits disaster survivors directly to assist those who have uninsured or under-insured…
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The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) recently elected its officers for 2024. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was unanimously re-elected Chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was unanimously re-elected Vice Chair. Williams and Mann have served as chair and vice chair since January 2014. The Cape Fear RPO covers rural portions of Brunswick and Pender Counties and all of Columbus County and serves as the intergovernmental organization for local…
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Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams released the following statement regarding the “Tree Standard Overview and Unified Development Ordinance Update” on the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners’ February 19, 2024 agenda: “Managing growth is a major concern among citizens, and as a Brunswick County native who grew up in a very rural part of our County I understand and share their concerns. We can address some pressing issues in the short-term, and then complete a comprehensive…
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by Frank Williams When I was in Washington, D.C. last week, I had an Uber driver who was obviously not originally from the United States. As I often do, I asked him where he was from, how long he has been here, and why he chose to immigrate to the U.S. He moved here from Ethiopia about 19 years ago and is now a naturalized U.S. citizen. He moved here because of opportunity, and eloquently…
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