The Lumbee Tribe plans to assume management of three apartment complexes currently under the North Carolina Indian Housing Authority.
The authority receives $750,000 to manage the complexes. The tribe wants to take over that budget.
The executive director of the authority says the decision will gut her programs. The Lumbee Tribe is the biggest contributor to the authority's budget.
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(The Fayetteville Observer 4/16)
Lumbee Tribe to take over apartment complexes
Friday, April 16, 2004
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