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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2O1o\^.. Bid Opportunities Help Wanted PUBLIC SER', ?!?§r?!y ,OUNCEMENT JCPC REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (REP) FOR DJJDP FUNDING FOR F.Y. 2010-2011 The Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council announces that it is soliciting proposals for juvenile crime intervention/prevention programs to be funded by the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP) funds for the State Fiscal Year 2010- 2011. These funds are allocated to Durham County to support community programs serving Durham County delinquent and at-risk youth, between the ages of 7 and 17. for the fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2010. The NC DJJDP priority for the use of these State funds is to support community based programs that strengthen and expand needed juvenile court sanctions and treatment services. Programs requesting funding must address the identified “Risk Factors” and Protective Factors; and should provide treatment, rehabilitation, and/or academic enhancement as prioritized by the Durham County JCPC, and described in the “Request for proposals’’ (RFP). Any local public agency, private 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, or housing authority interested in applying for these funds must attend 'jhe following mandatory proposal development session to be held at: The Durham County Main Library Auditorium (1®' floor) on Thursday, March 11,2010-4:00pm -6:00pm located at 300 N. Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27701 Por additional information contact: Angela Nunn. JCPC Chair at (919) 560-0840 Donald Pinchback, Durham Co. Chief Court Counselor at (919) 560-6824 Celia Jefferson. JCPC Coordinator at (919) 560-0534 Cindy Holmes. DJJDP Regional Consultant at 919) 575-3135 x268 A copy of the RFP can be found at www. co - durham. nc. us DURHAM 18 69 Notice to Contractors The City of Durham Department of Community Deveiopmens Housing Rdsabiiitiion, Repair. Demolition and LHP Abatement Services The City of Durham's Department of Comtronity Deveiopment located at 17 East Main Street - Building 2, Suite 230. Durham, NC, receves fundirtg in the U.S. Departnient of Housing and Urban E^elopnws (HUO) to pair and rehabilitate homes owned or ocot^ied by tow to moderate income msenyias and to demO' sh blighted vacant sbuctsures. The Departmert also ceves funding from HUD to abate Iead.based paint ILBPl hazards to tomes tere children are present All work is tarn^ out by private contracters liter the supervision of the DeparSmer# Srot^ a competitive bid process 16 City of Durham reserves the rights to reject any and all bids. Trie Department is aetveiy seeking licensed and small general contractors participate in these programs. Contractos interested to participating ouki cantacs Donald Han at (918'1560-5570, ext. 22257 or by email Donald. Im^durhamnc pov. Qualified contractors, will be added to the Department's Wractor list fcr ted solicitation for a pefied of two (2) years. A North Kslina General Contractors License is required for projects costing more in 530.000 Additionally, contractors participating to the lead abatement agram must be a State erf North Carefca Licensed Lead Abatement firm. All rtiractors must comply with the City's bonding and insurance requirements. Dmeni^inority and disadvantage businesses are encouraged So apply. Notice Under the Amenc^s with Disabilities Act A person w^ a disafeily may receive an aux#»y aid or service to feetveiy cartiopaie to city government activties by contacting the ADA toidBiatof, voce S1I&-5KM197. fax 5604198, TTY 919-560-1200. or |AgiJwhaTOK.jj5y, 3s soon as posstKe but no iaier than 48 hours before ! event or deadline date. WANTED MBE & WBE BIDS for the following jobs: NCDOT PO Letting 4CR.105H.12 Johnston Co. Bid Date: feb. 25"' iCR.10511.13 Johnston Co. Bid Date: feb. 25"' 4CR.10511.14 Johnston Co. Bid Date; Feb. 25"' 4CR. 10961.13 Way ne Co. Bid Date: Feb. 25'" 4CR.10961.14 Way ne Co. Bid Date: Feb. 25"' 4CR. 10961.15 Way ne Co. Bid Date: feb. 25"' 4CR.2O961.I5 Wayne Co. Bid Date: Feb. 25"' R-5152 NCDOT FQ Letting Joluistou Co. Bid Date; Feb. 25"' 42 & SR 1010 _;2ZZ=L. . projects may involve some or all of the following aspects of tistruction: milling, incidental ABC, trucking, paving, incidental •ing, utility adjustments, seeding, signals, milled rumble strips, Rental concrete, traffic control, pavement markings, grading, and ision control. contact S. T. Wooten Corporation at 252-291-5165. Fax 252-237-9101 no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before the bid date. Classified Information Drivers; Dedicated Runs. Consistent Freight, Top Pay & more! CDL-A 6mo Exp. A Plus! Werner Enterprises: 1-888-567-4855 Clean Energy Durham is looking for volunteers interested in beingtrained as Super Trainers. Super Trainers receive 15 hours of training in hands-on, no-cost and low-cost, do-it-yourself energy saving techniques and commit to teach neighborhood energy groups. Deadline for March and April train ing class is February 19''th . See www.cleanenergydurham.org http://www. cleanenergydurham.org/> for details and application. Housing Rehabilitation Inspector Specialist (City of Durham, Department of Community Development) Salary Range: $37,338-59,740. This Is a full- time position with benefits. Knowledge acquired through a tv^u-year degree (professional/technieal college) in construchon technology building inspection, or electrical trades, or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Must possess a valid State of Nciih Carolina class o” drivers license, a Lead Inspector certification issued by the State of North Carolina, and possess, or be able to obtain a Building Level 1 certificate issued by the North Carolina’s Code Officials Qualifications Board within two years from date of hire. Performs difficult technical work and is responsible for administrative work under the Housing Rehabilitation and Lead Hazard Programs, including gathering, distributing, and explaining the funding programs and the specifics of the housing rehabilitation program operations. The work requires a proactive approach with outside and inside contacts to carry out the programs and to explain specialized matters to the genera! public, with occasional contacts with higher level officials. The incumbent participates with others, within and/or outside the unit, in program development, service delivery and is responsible for overseeing, monitoring arid coordinating activities of outside contractors and vendors. The closing date for applying is: March 15, 2010. For additional information or to apply online, visit our website at www.durhamnc.nov or send your application/resume to: City of Durham, Human Resources Dept, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701. The City of Durham is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer Rental Housing Apt. for rent. Near NCCU campus. $500.00/month. Appliances included. Call 919-683-3235. L/M For Sale GOING TO AUCTION! Steel Arch Buildings Selling for Balance Owed. Few building left: 16x24, 20x26, 25x34.Call before they’re gone! 1-866- 352-0469 Ask Gwendolyn Baines IV^y Fiancee Does Not Love My Children! Dear Gwendoh n: I have been divorced for five years. While married. 1 started a relationship with a lady who worked at the same company with me. Two months after my divorce 1 moved in with her. Every thing was great until the issue of my children. This is the problem: For the last five years she has refused to allow me to keep the children for the weekend or holidays. She does not want me to visit the children at my e.\-wife‘s house. 1 see them only at my mother's house which is not often. She says she loves me and that after we are married, her feelings about my children will remain the same. Gwendolyn, what do you think? Dear Harold: Your fiancee has the right to not play the stepmother role. All women are not fond of children. Therefore, you cannot force her to love them as she claims to be in love with you. Let me tell you this: Single women (and cheating wixes) are quick to tell a married man "1 love you." But you men are so into the excitement of it all you fail to ask the three main ques tions; 1) Will you be able to get along with my ex-wife? 2) Will you luxe my children ? And the big and most important ques tion. 3) Will you still love me when the Child Support Court awards most of my income — to my ex-w ife? ***Have a problem'? Don't soixe it alone. Write to Gwendo lyn Baines at: P. 0. Box 10066. Raleigh. NC 27605-0066 (to re ceive a reply send a self-addressed stamped enxelope) or email her at; gwenbaines « hotmaiLcopi or visit her website at: www. gwenbaines.com/. For Legal Notices Call 682-2913 Black Leaders in the White House: What Happened, What Next? By Ron Walters NNPA Columnist (NN PA) - Recently. Dorothy Height of the National Congress of Negro Women. Rex. Al Sharpton of the National Action Net work. Ben .lealous of the NAACP. and Marc Morial of the Na tional Urban League, wrote President Barack Obama asking for ’ a meeting about the state of Black employ ment and with the ensuing invitation, all but Height went to the White House in a snow storm for a one hour meeting. The clearest x ersion of w hat happened was staled by Marc Morial: "We worked very hard to share w ith him ideas around the need for targeted relief - and that means urban communities, to areas of high employment" so. as Ben .lealous said, the focus of the talk was more on plate than race. The consensus feeling was that President Obuma "go, it" but ’■ that he was also focused on 'passing a jobs bill he thought would address some of the issues. Sharpton e.xplained the purpose ol the meeting as "getting a commitment from the administration to make sure that all of these things were factored in." as they went to meet with Republicans and Democrats about the jobs legislation. He admitted that the President "was not going to engage in any race-based programs" but I'elt that some of the "structural inequalities" could be corrected. This reminded me of his comment to April Ryan. White House Reporter for the American Urban Radio Network that, by law. he couldn't pass laws "that say I'm just helping black folks." 1 don't beliexe that is true, or he couldn't pass laws for Gays or Native Americans, or write Executive Orders for Asians and Pacific Islanders. So. Sharpton reported they "didn't ask for a race-based program, but wanted to make sure that every one w a.s involved" in the debate over jobs. But what does that mean in iegislatixe terms'.’ First. 1 think that the president does hax e a responsibility to say ■fTTYtTr'TTrp gress that he wants special coverage in the jobs bill for commu nities that have been hit the hardest. Presidents have done this for years. But second. 1 think he could do much more. In .lunuury of 1998. Rev. .lesse Jackson. Sr. play ed a major role in induc ing Bill Clinton to propose a "New Markets Initiative." aimed at underserved areas, feeling that his Race Initiative lacked this i vital dimension. Clinton did two things. He first made a poverty tour through out the country to places like Hazard. KY. the Mississippi Delta. E. St. Louis. Watts (LA). Pine Ridge Reservation, and South Phoenix. AR. He then drew up legislation and succeeded in get ting Dennis Hastert. Republican Speaker of the House to support it. The "New Markets Initiative" finally passed on December 14. 2000 and it consisted of: a $15 million Tax Credit for compa nies investing in low and moderate income areas; $180 Million for a Venture Capital fund to provide seed money for compa nies to invest in underserved areas; strengthened and expanded Empowerment Zones; identified 40 Renewal Communities for revitalization — HUD would design the packages of assistance; and the expansion of a Low-Income Housing tax credit. I hi.s modest program should be adopted and vastly expanded. Second. Clinton had a series of meeting with business leaders to use the $180 billion in Venture capital funds to start new busi nesses in the underserved areas. Understanding that the govern ment could only go so far. he wanted to incentiv ize private firms to invest in these areas. But the Bush administration neglected the program and changed the incentives of businesses w ith mas sive tax cuts that led investment to much Idrger projects over seas. Right now. the metro area anchored by Detroit has the highest unemploy ment rate in the country at 15.4 percent, according to Department of Labor. But the City , w hich had an official unem-, ploy ment rate of 31 percent in December 2009. has an actual rate of 50 percent as analyzed by the Detroit News, So. this- 82 percent Black City, where one out of two people are unem ployed. should be targeted. Why could Obama, for example, not. lean on the Congress to pass legislation where communities al 20 percent (or 200 percent) of the official national poverty rate (10%) or more should receive a proportionate share of the $18 billion package? The current Senate job bill is too anemic to do much about employment and pleasures proposed by the Congressional Black Caucus such as money for summer jobs, affordable hous-: ing and public service jobs where minorities are represented are not included. So. Civil Rights leaders are right to try to get the , attention of the President and the Congress, but we may all have to get involved to get this done right. Di: Ron li'a/iers is a poliiical amilysis. uuihor ami symliealed; calnmnisi. and Priffex.wr Emeritus al the L'niversiiy of Mary-i land (’allege Park. Hi.'i latest hook is: The Price o f Racial Ree- one ilia t ion I Un h ers iiy o f Miehigi n i Press) For Classified Information Call 682-2913 Today Call 682-2913
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