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106 W WATER ST
EDENTON NC 27932-1854
482-4418 50*
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
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October 15, 2016 - 6:30pm
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Testimony complete in wind permit hearings
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Apex Clean Energy Inc. and op
ponents of Apex’s proposed Tim
ber-mill Wind Project completed
their presentation of evidence
last week in hearings on the con
ditional use permit application for
the project
During four days of hearings
before the Chowan County Board
of Commissioners, Apex present
ed testimony on topics such as
health, sound and property values.
The opposition offered testimony
from its own witnesses, including
two who spoke about the project’s
potential impact on soil and water
resources.
The county commisisoners held
hearings Monday and Tuesday
evenings, all day Wednesday into
Wednesday evening, and Thurs
day evening.
Apex also had presented evi
dence at a hearing in August.
Apex, a company based in Char
lottesville, Va., has applied for a
conditional use permit to build a
300-megawatt wind energy gen
eration facility in the Bear Swamp
and Center Hill ar
eas of Chowan and
Perquimans coun
ties. The project
requires a CUP in
each county.
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The proposed project includes
105 wind turbines projected to be
nearly 600 feet high at maximum
tip height
The plan calls for 48 of the tur
bines to be located in Chowan
County.
At the beginning of the session
Thursday evening, Patrick Flynn,
a property owner , participating in
the case against
the proposed wind
energy generation
\ facility, announced
f that the opposi
5 tion, which had
been represented Dy attorney ±3iii
Biyan, had decided to conserve its
assets by dispensing with coun
sel.
Flynn represented himself in
the hearing Thursday evening. He
said would like to reserve his clos
ing statement until just before the
commissioners begin their delib
erations.
Attorneys for Apex also plan to
present closing arguments at that
time.
The commissioners will meet
at 5 p.m. on Oct 17 to set a time
for the deliberations on the CUP
applicatioa Before deliberations
begin copies of the transcript of
the hearings will be provided to
Commissioner Emmett Winbome,
who was absent last week, and
to Commissioner Ellis Lawrence,
who was absent Thursday.
Apex presented testimony that
See PERMIT, 4A
Fair Queen
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PONDER
Courtney Perry, Miss Chowan County Fair 2016, gets a congratulatory hug from
2015 Miss Chowan County Fair 2015 Samantha Jordan. See the story and more
photos on IB.
Public aid
wanted
in solving
shooting
From staff reports
Chowan County Sheriff
Dwayne Goodwin is seeking
help from the public in iden
tifying the person who shot
TVquan Fleming early Sunday
morning, Oct 2.
The shooting took place at
approximately 2:55 am. at a
house located at 213 Yellow
Hammer Road. The shooting
was preceded by an argument
and a fight the sheriff said.
Fleming, who is in his
twenties, is in the hospital
at Vidant Medical Center
in Greenville with non-life
threatening injuries.
Anyone having information
concerning the incident is
asked to contact the sheriff's
office at 482-8484.
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County delays decision on
additional body armor
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
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The Chowan County Board of Com
missioners is holding out for more infor-,
mation before deciding whether to buy
additional body armor for officers of the
county sheriff’s office.
Andy Bunch, the chief deputy of the
Chowan County Sheriffs Office, present
ed the request to the county commission
ers at their regular meeting Monday night.
Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin said these
vests are not worn all the time as the regu
lar bullet-proof vests are. Rather, they are
designed for response to live shooter inci
dents and other especially dangerous situ
ations.
The sheriffs office proposed that the
snap-on bullet-proof panels be paid for
with revenue generated by officers’ escorts
of wind turbine components for the wind
energy project in Pasquotank County.
Goodwin said the county has been re
ceiving $375 for each wind turbine escort.
The plan is to use some of that money to
pay for the bullet-proof vests.
Goodwin and Bunch said these vests
can be carried in the vehicle and put on
en route to an incident. They also can be
worn over the regular body-worn vests as
supplemental armor.
Bunch explained that the vests are made
of a Kevlar material with steel added to it.
“This is a supplement to the body ar
mor that we already have,” Bunch said.
See ARMOR, 4A
Partnership still in pursuit
of second grocery store
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Larry Lombardi, execu
tive director of the Edenton
Chowan Partnership, said
Monday afternoon that lo
cal officials are continuing
the search for a second gro
cery store for Edenton.
“It has been and remains
a top priority for the Part
nership,” said Lombardi,
who took over the leader
sltip role at the nonprofit on
June 1, replacing inaugural
director Frank Miglorie.
Lombardi said among
those to whom the agency
has reached out are two
European-based grocery
chains, Lidl, which is work
ing to establish a presence
in Virginia and North Caro
lina, and Aldi, which is
focused on increasing its
presence in the U.S. gro
cery market.
Lombardi acknowledged
that local efforts have been
hampered by the Food
Lion continuing to hold the
lease on its old location at
Edenton Village Shopping
Center idler opening at its
new site at Chowan Cross
ing Shopping Center. Many
grocery chains, he said,
would prefer to come into
an empty grocery store
and then remodel it to suit
its partiadar needs rather
than build a freestanding
store elsewhere.
But, he said, that fact just
makes the endeavor more
challenging, not impossible.
Lombardi said he remains
“cautiously optimistic" that
See STORE, 4A
Chowan braces for wind, rain from Matthew
From staff reports
Edenton and Chowan County
- still reeling from flooding a cou
ple of weeks ago - are bracing for
possible strong winds and heavy
rainfall this weekend as Hurricane
Matthew runs its course.
Chowan County officials met
TUesday for initial emergency plan
ning.
At least two events scheduled
for this weekend already have been
cancelled.
A pirate encampment and pump
kin painting activity planned for
Historic Edenton this weekend
have been cancelled due to con
cerns about Hurricane Matthew.
“We will plan an alternative date
to host the pirates and pumpkin
painting separately after the storm,”
said Bob Hopkins, site manager for
the Historic Edenton State Historic
Site.
'haste of Edenton is slated for
Friday evening at the town water
front near the Penelope Barker
House Welcome Center. The Eden
ton Historical Commission, which
sponsors the event, will make a de
cision regarding whether to move
forward on Wednesday afternoon
and plans to post an announce
ment on Facebook.
The National Weather Service
reported Tuesday that based on
die latest track, there is “increasing
confidence of moderate to signifi
cant impacts from Hurricane Mat
thew” across northeastsm North
Carolina late Friday into Sunday.
Flooding rains are possible, es
pecially since the ground is already
very saturated 4-8 inches of rain is
possible late Friday into the week
end, according to the National
Weather Service. Also, sgnificant
coastal flooding is possible, espe
cially across Hampton Roads into
northeastern North Carolina this
weekend. The ultimate extent of
coastal flooding Is still liighly de
pendent on the track and intensity
of the storm.
The NWS also reported there is
a 20-40 percent chance of tropical
storm force winds this weekend at
any point across the region. Due to
the already saturated ground, trees
will be more susceptible to being
downed, even from winds as low
as 40 mph.
In anticipation of the storm, Gov.
Pat McCrory at the request of Agri
culture Commissioner Steve Trox
ler has declared a state of emer
gency for 66 counties in the state,
including Chowan and other coun
ties in the region.
The emergency order waives
weight, size and hours of driving
restrictions for agriculture vehicles
mid also allows utility companies
to position their trucks ahead of
the storm.
Brewpub developer to meet with town officials soon
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Town Manager Anne-Ma
rie Knighton said Monday
she expects Raleigh busi
nessman John Glover, who
hopes to establish a brew
pub in the building formerly
occupied by the Northeast
Commission, to return to
Edenton soon to meet with
town officials.
She said that at present
he and his team are
working to address
several concerns
previously raised
by Councilman Bob
Quinn.
“The issues per
tain to the flood
proofing of the
building and the de
KNIGHTON
sign ot the outdoor dining
area, the area to the east
of the building with an ap
propriate buffer between
the property and
the park,” Knighton
said.
She added that
Glover’s architects
and engineers are
at present working
on each of these
items of concern.
“In fact, the ar
chitect requested some
flood elevation information
from me late last week,”
Knighton said. “He request
ed the elevation of all the
exterior doorways. Because
the building is located in a
flood zone, if more than 50
percent of the appraised
value of the building is
spent on improvements,
then the building must be
flood proofed."
Knighton said she and
Quinn had a meeting sched
uled Monday morning to
review draft covenants
worked on by Quinn, which
would then be sent to Glov
er for his review and any
feedback.
“I expect Mr. Glover to
come to Edenton in the
next few weeks to meet
with Councilman Quinn,
respond to all his questions,
and then we will schedule
him (Glover) to present to
the cduncil during a meet
ing his plans and responses
See BREWPUB, 7A