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Crimewatch EDENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTS ■ Aug. 23 - Jacqueline Renee Ford, 21, of East Pe terson Street, was charged with one misdemeanor count of assault ■ Aug. 22 - Evelyn Yvonne Ford, 43, of East Pe terson Street was charged with one misdemeanor count of assault. ■ Aug. 19 - Lisa Delons Wilson, 43, of East Gale Street, was arrested on one misdemeanor count of as sault and one misdemeanor count of communicating threats. ■ Aug. 17 - Octavion TYe’on Jones, 20, of Coke Avenue, was charged with one misdemeanor count of simple nonphysical as sault INCIDENTS ■ Aug. 25 - Ii\jury to per sonal property on North Oakum Street ■ Aug. 25 - Unauthor ized use of a motor vehicle on Coke Avenue. ■ Aug. 24 - Larceny at Colony Tire on North Broad Street ■ Aug. 23 - Resisting ar rest on Dr. Marlin Luther King Jr. Avenue. ■ Aug. 21 - Larceny on Hampton Drive. ■ Aug. 21 - Ii\juiy to real property on Bond Street ■ Aug. 19 - Embezzle ment at Dollar General on North Broad Street ■ Aug. 17 - Firing into an occupied dwelling and ir\jury to real property at Tyler Run 2. CHOWAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS ■ Aug. 24 - Stephen J. Grzanka, 17, of River Road, was arrested on one mis demeanor count of simple assault ■ Aug. 23 - Andrianne Shana Hedger, 25, of Tyler Lane, was charged with one misdemeanor count of larceny. ■ Aug. 22 - Whitley Bre anna Tlimer, 18, of Riverby Farm Road, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of harassing phone call and one misdemeanor count of stalking. ■ Aug. 22 - Raleigh Per cy Basnight Jr., 32, of Al bemarle Street, was issued three orders of commit ment for failure to pay child support. INCIDENTS ■ None reported. Perquimans hears seven witnesses for Apex project BY PETER WILLIAMS The Perquimans Weekly The debate over a wind power project in Perqui mans and Chowan County will continue next month. The Perquimans County Commission spent more than nine hours over two nights last week listen ing to testimony from the developer of the pro posed project. That wasn't enough to hear all the wit nesses for Apex Clean En ergy. nor was it enough for the attorney for opponents of the project to present his witnesses. I'nlike a typical county commission hearing, the meetings last week were considered “quasi-judicial proceedings" and resem bled more of a court trial than a county meeting. In all Apex presented seven witnesses over the tw o-day period. The next hearings are planned for Sept. 20-21. Perquimans County Man ager Frank Heath said a r third or four day might be added to that schedule, but that it hasn’t been decided yet. At issue is if the plan to erect 104 turbines, each upwards of 600-feet tall, meets with the county’s zoning ordinance. Part of that requires the determi nation that the project will be in “harmony” with the area In opening arguments Wednesday Henry Carnpen, the lead attorney repre senting Apex listed off a number of the county stan dards and said the applica tion “meets and beats” each standard. That included the setback of the turbines and shadow flicker. Chad Essick, the attor ney representing residents opposed to the project, set out his argument next. He said his clients own 3,600 acres and “our folks are at ground zero" when it comes to impact from the project. “You don't need me to tell you about the impor 1 TOWN OF EDENTON GARBAGE COLLECTION LABOR DAY SCHEDULE 2016 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH “HOLIDAY" NO COLLECTION TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6TH EASTSIDE SOLID WASTE WILL BE PICKED UP WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7TH RECYCLABLES WILL BE PICKED UP THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH YARD WASTE WILL BE PICKED UP FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH WESTSIDE SOLID WASTE WILL BE PICKED UP y * >?• i In opening arguments Wednesday Henry Campen, the lead attorney representing Apex listed off a number of the county standards and said the application “meets and beats” each standard. That included the setback of the turbines and shadow flicker. lance of the decision you’ll be making,” Essick told the commissioners. “This is not a referendum on clean energy.” On Thursday, John Heck lau was the first witness to testify. Hecklau is a princi pal with Environmental De sign and Research, a firm based in New York State. Hecklau was addressing issues that ultimately could play a part in the question if a wind power project fit into the “harmony” of Per quimans County. He talked about the visu al impact of the Apex proj ect, and after two hours of testimony and cross-ex amination issues like the color of the sky and which trees drop their leaves was discussed. Hecklau explained the process that included re views of GIS data, aerial photos and on-the-ground visits and photographs. Trees and buildings mask some or all of any thing standing behind them, even if it’s a 600-foot tall wind turbine if it stood some distance away. Hecklau said his group started off with 164 loca tions and picked 13 to study. There were several in the Bear Swamp area, at least one on Cedar Stretch Road, the “Five Mile Y" area of U.S. 17 and even the foot of Wingfield Street in the town of Hertford. The review team was asked to rate the impact from zero (no impact) to four (strong impact). The Apex project ranged from scores of .2 to 3.2, with an average of 2, or “average,” he said. An attorney for Apex asked Hecklau to com ment if the project would be in harmony with Per quimans, and Essick, the attorney for those who op pose Apex, objected. County Commission Chair Janice Cole agreed. “I think the matter of harmony is for this board to decide,” she said. Under cross-examina tion Essick asked Hecklau if he’d ever dealt with turbines as tall as 600 feet, and Hecklau said no. Essick then asked what time of year the photo graphs used to generate the study were taken. It was June. “Did you evaluate which trees are deciduous,” Es sick asked. Hecklau said no, but said even when leaves drop tree trunks and limbs block views of things be hind them. He also de fended basing the images on June. “In my opinion, this is the worst case scenario because people would be out and about and people can see the project,” Heck lau said. On cross examination Hecklau said his firm did not determine which trees in the photos might be harvested soon by Weyer haeuser, a timber company that owns much of the land for the Apex project. From there the cross examination went to the color of the sky in the pho tographs included in a re port. In some the sky at the horizon was white and the turbines blended in with the background. In some photos Essick presented the sky was blue and tur bines tended to stand out. Hecklau explained some of the difference had to do with the quality of the printer that produced each picture. That’s why, he said, a compact disc of the original images was included with each of the packets that were given to Perquimans County Com missioners and staff. The quality of the images on the computer will be more accurate than those from a color printer, he said. HEALTH Continued from 1A diabetes, cancer and heart disease. The report indicates that the death rate from stroke in Chowan Coun ty has increased in both the short- and long-term, currently is higher than the statewide rate and is disproportionally fatal among males and blacks. Likewise, the diabetes death rate in Chowan County has increased in the short-term and cur rently is higher than the statewide rate. While the county mor NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO APPLICATION BY THE TOWN OF EDENTON FOR FUNDING UNDER THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED Notice is hereby given that the Edenton Town Council will conduct a public hearing on Sep tember 13, 2016 at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the agenda will allow, in the Council Chambers, 504 S. Broad Street, relative to the intention of the Town to apply for FY2016 CDBG funding under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act. The Town of Edenton intends to submit two (2) applications for CBDG Infrastructure grants for upgrades to the Town's two (2) water treatment plants. One application is for the Free mason Water Treatment Plant and the other is for the Beaver Hill Water Treatment Plant. Each project will improve the quality of drinking water being supplied to the citizens of Edenton The following is a tentative list of proposed activities and an estimated budget. The final application will be reviewed at the public hearing. 1 Freemason Water treatment Plant Upgrades and Grant Administration Estimated Budget $2,000,000 2 Beaver Hill Water Treatment Plant Upgrades and Grant Administration Estimated Budget $ 1,658,700 The proposed project would provide benefits to all of the citizens, a minimum of 51% of whom are low and moderate income individuals based on surveys being performed by the Town. No individuals will be displaced nor will any require temporary relocation assistance as a result of the proposed project. Citizens will be given the opportunity to provide oral and written comment on the Town's past and proposed use of CDBG funds at the public hearing. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend. If additional information is needed, please contact the Town of Edenton at 252-482-7352. Formal written complaints or comments concerning the application process that are sub mitted to the Town of Edenton prior to or following the public hearing will be responded to within ten working days by Town of Edenton. A copy of the completed project application will be available for public review after September 30,2016, at the Edenton Town Hall. Persons with disabilities or who otherwise need assistance should contact Anne-Marie Knighton, Town Manager, at 252-482-7352 or email anne-marie.knighton@edenton.nc.gov, (TDD # 800) 735-2962 or Relay North Carolina by 2:00 PM on September 13. Accommo dations will be made for all who request assistance with participating in the public hearing. This information is available in Spanish or any other language upon request. Please contact Anne-Ma rie Knighton, at 252-482-7352, at the Edenton Town Hall for accommodations for this request. Esta informacidn esta disponible en espahol o en cualquier otro idioma bajo peticidn. Por favor, pdngase en contacto con Anne-Marie Knighton, al 252-482-7352 o en ayuntamiento (location), de alojamiento para esta solicitud. —♦ T As of February 2016, two dental providers in Chowan County were currently participating in Medicaid or N.C. Health Choice, and as of September 2015 there were seiren mental health providers listed in Chowan County accepting Medicaid or N.C. Health Choice clients. The current population trends jn Chowan County include a declining population and one that is aging. tality rate for cancer has decreased since the last assessment, it is currently higher than the statewide rate and is disproportion ately fatal among males and African Americans. The incidence rates for total cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer have increased over the long term and the mortality rate for lung cancer has increased over the long term. The current county mortality rate for heart disease is only slightly higher than the statewide rate but heart disease is disproportionately fatal among males and blacks. Chowan has slightly fewer doctors and den tists for its population than is true statewide. In 2012, Chowan Coun ty had 21.03 medical doctors per 10,000 popu lation, lower than the statewide figure of 22.31. For dentists it was 4.07, compared with 4.51 state wide; and for pharmacists it was 2.02, compared with 10.06 statewide. The 2012 information showed 14 primary care physicians in the county; six dentists and seven hy gienists; and 160 nurses, including 11 nurse prac titioners. As of February 2016, two dental providers in Chowan County were currently participating in Medicaid or N.C. Health Choice, and as of Sep tember 2015 there were seven mental health pro viders listed in Chowan County accepting^ Medic aid or N.C. Health Choice clients. The current population trends in Chowan County include a declining popu lation and one that is ag ing. Chowan’s 2014 popula tion was 14,572. Of that number, 6,931 w'ere males and 7,641 were females. The overall median age in Chowan is 46.1., com pared with a statewide median age of 38.2. Chowan currently is in a period of negative growth - losing popula tion. The birth rate also is going down, as it is in the region and state as well. The county’s popula tion is 64 percent white, 33 percent black and 3 percent Hispanic. The trend in the county is toward fewer young people and more older people. Pfaender said it often says something about employment op portunities when a com munity has lower num bers of young adults. The population over age 65 is 3,263 or 22 per cent. By 2030 the popula tion over 65 is projected to be 3,813 or 26 percent. Pfaender noted the elderly population con sumes health and human services at a higher level than the general popula tion. Poverty is a special concern among the coun ty’s older populaton. In Chowan County, 19 percent of the over-65 population - nearly one fifth - lives below the pov erty level. And 27 percent of those over 65 live on an income between 100 percent and 199 percent of the poverty level. The assessment also noted 31 percent of the county's resident over 65 havr; a disability. In Chowan County, 12 percent of the population is made up of military veterans. “These vets are part of this population that is ag ing,” Pfaender said. In 2014 the median household income in the county was $37,154, which was $9,539 below the state average. That same year the county’s median family income was $44,645, which was $12,683 below the state average. The county’s unemploy ment rate in 2015 was 7.2 percent, higher than the regional rate of 6.6 per cent and the statewide rate of 5.7 percent. The county’s overall poverty rate is 27.4 per cent, compared with 17 percent statewide. The poverty rate for African Americans is at least dou ble the rate for whites. In Chowan County, 65 percent of the students in the local schools are identified as “needy," compared with 57 per cent regionally and 53 percent statewide. The percentage of Chowan County renters spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing is 61 percent, compared with 51 per cent statewide. Among county residents with mortgages, 37 percent spend more than 30 per cent of their income on housing, compared with 31 percent statewide. The county has 408 grandparents living with their minor grandchil dren. Of that number, 54 percent are financially responsible for raising their grandchildren. The percentage is 49 percent across the region and 48 percent statewide. Of those grandparents responsible for taking care of their grandchil dren, 72 percent are over the age of 60 and 76 per cent are living below the poverty levels. Enrollment in the lo cal public schools has declined since the 2006 2007 school year. There were 17 report ed sexual assaults in the county in 2011-2012. That number spiked to 60 in 2013-2014.
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