4-TT.S CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY. AUGUST 28. 1982 NCBM To Host National Summit TUSKEGEE, ALA. . The Board of Direc tors of the National Con frence of Black Mayors (NCBM), has invited Raic rtf Avr SO of the nation's black organiza tions to discuss ways 210 mayors can be suppor tive of their efforts at an August 27-28, national summit scheduled for f Tuskegee, Alabama. According to Mayor Johnny Ford, president of NCBM, "Our organization, which represents 210 mayors and 10 million citizens, is not interested in com peting with any other na tional organization. In stead, we are interested in being of service and assistance to other na tional organizations in helping them to ac complish their goals in serving black America. t If they are successful, then we are successful." Each national organization will be ask ed to bring a draft resolution to the Summit that addresses ways that the mayors can use the power of their office to promote the cause of na tional black organiza tions. Resolutions will be discussed and adopted ' by the Board, and the en tire Membership of NCBM will subsequently be called on to imple ment the commitment of . the resolutions. Ford cites as an exam ple: "I am sure that the Naitonal Association of CPA's will ask Us to call on our 210 cities to hire black CPA firms td audit our cities; black' ar chitects should ask us to employ their architec tural firms to design our buildings; black lawyers should ask us to hire black lawyers to repre sent our cities and black engineers to engineer our public works. The Na tional Association of Minority Contractors should ask us to adopt a resolution calling on our 210 cities to adopt strong i V 1 r- Li-j- --t; --'l- -. . v . (I h- - - i ' :i- -Is - -'" 'j, ' ;; ' I ' j ''-''fy ";' im i f. .- m V,. i iff "iwl ' v . . '. ' vr al ' ::' i 1 1 ill UDI Begins Phase II Expansion Of Industrial Park Phase II development plans got underway at UDI Industrial Park this month. The Park was recently expanded to 91 acres of which 15 acres will be developed as an office park;KV'.X-;:':;; ' According .to ' Ed ;.. Stewart, executive direc-: tor of, UDI Community' Development Corpora tion, development plans ; involve the extension of sewer and' water lines, paved streets and gut ters, clearing and limited landscaping. When the , infrastructure work is complete, UDI In dustrial Park, with underground , electric , gas and rail service ac cessibility, will be . the most completely developed industrial site in the Durham-Raleigh area. The Park, started in 1978 with ihe help of Federal funds, com pleted Phase I land im provement plans in 1979. There are currently two tenants, employing ap proximately 100 persons. in the Park. Stewart said plans for a third building are being prepared with construction scheduled to start early' in y 1983. The building will consist of 15,000 square feet and cost v approximately $350,000 He' also said that ,'" negotiations : with two r. additional tenants should reach fruition within the next two mon ths. The" current tenants are Northern Telecom, occupying a 33,000 square foot facility and Hydro Services, which built a 15,000 square Toot building. Northern Telecom is well known in the area of telecom munications and Hydro is a manufacturer of water purification systems. , Marketing for the In dustrial Park is directed to manufacturers seeking 5-10, acres to expand their operations. The major attraction is the location of the Park which is only one mile from the Research Triangle Park, the largest planned Research Park in the country. '- Stewart said that UDI ; Industrial Park has . a five-year development plan, which,' when com-1 pleted, : is proected to ; have 25 manufacturing facities and 20 office buildings with a total ; value of $24,500,000. It is estimated that approx- " imately 1 ,000 jobs would be created, generating an annual income of : $ 10-S1 2,000,000. . It is evident that the possible economic im- ; pact of the Industrial Park can be a tremen dous boost for the local T3CLT.1 CI ML economy and will play a vital role in the gover nor's balanced growth program for the state of North Carolina. : f ; - UDI T Community Development Corpora tion is a community bas ed organization with em phasis on economic development. The chair man of t the board is W.P. Edwards,' and ac tive community leader, The president is William Bell, an engineer at IBM and a county . commis sioner. Other members of the ' board are com munity council represen tatives and corporate of ' ficials. ,' ' , i Subscribe To The Carolina Tunes Call Today 682-2913 For Sale 30 x 42dinette table $20 Kingsdown firmapedic mat tress and box springs $90 Room rug $25. 688-8581. Miss Mildred Mclan, a senior accounlina major from Favotleville. is look ing forward to the new year. . "Serving as student ambassador, tjoina places and representinjj the institu tion as well as the students will be hiih on my auenda. I will especially enjoy visiting high schools and chaltinjj with potential collcec students. Bein able lo show friendliness through warm communications has helped me row and I want to share this experience." affirmative action plans entertainment and other national organizations so that black contractors will be assured of their fair share of construc tion work in our cities." These are just a few examples we hope to consider . along with resolutions from the na tional black business community, civil rights, the churches, the black colleges, sports and that have the genuine in terest of black America at heart. We want to help them and it is they who can best tell us how to do that," said Ford. Ford said' that he hoped this summit would help establish a national network; that the mayors want to join forces with the national organiza tions so that they can support them and they in turn can support us. The summit will be held in Tuskegee at the nation's only black owned Holiday Inn. For further information con tact the Mayor's office in Tuskegee, Alabama at (205) 727-2180. Kirby Distributing Co Presents ft mJittiu linn in? ?i ig bit;. . i .nX RUG SHAMPOO Simply preview the fabulous New Kirby Henfage Nothing to buy, just look. Telephone: 477-7050 Durham s Formerly located at 3209 Guess Road ormerly located a 213 N. Gregsvn . 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