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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
County adopts ordinances restricting alcohol, tobacco
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
The Chowan County Board
of Commissioners last week ad
opted ordinances prohibiting the
use of tobacco products in county
buildings and county-owned ve
hicles and banning - with limited
exceptions - the consumption of
alcoholic beverages on county
property.
The ordinances were first voted
on at the commissioners’ Oct. 17
meeting. Both passed 6-1 in Octo
ber. But because the votes were
not unanimous a “second reading”
was required, meaning the ordi
nances had to be voted on again at
a subsequent meeting.
That second reading took place
at the Nov. 14 meeting. The votes
again were 6-1, but the second
thumbs up was enough to make
the ordinances official.
The tobacco ordinance builds
on a longstanding county policy
that smoking is not allowed in
county buildings. It takes the poli
cy and gives it the legally enforce
able status of an ordinance, and
also expands on the “no smoking”
rule to prohibit the use of all kinds
of tobacco products in county
buildings and in county-owned
vehicles.
The ordinance does not ban the
use of tobacco products on the
grounds outside county buildings.
The alcohol ordinance codi
fies a longstanding county policy
that allows the county manager to
permit alcoholic beverages to be
consumed on county property on
a case-by-case basis.
The ordinance as adopted last
week bans the consumption of
alcoholic beverages on county
property but authorizes the county
manager to approve exceptions on
a case-by-case basis for the Swain
Auditorium and 1767 Chowan
County Courthouse Green.
See ORDINANCES, 4A
KIM OBER ULLOM PHOTO
Nodie Dillard, a second grade student, talks with Santa about her Christmas wishes during the White Oak Holiday Show and Oak Fest
held at the school on Saturday. See more photos from the White Oak Holiday Show inside on 3B.
Shooting
victim
treated at
hospital
From staff reports
I Andre Sanders, 31, was
treated and released at Vi
dant Chowan Hospital after
being shot Sunday after
noon while walking on Oa
kum Street.
On Sunday at 4:30 p.m,
Officers responded to a
report of shots fired in the
200 block of North Oakum
Street. Shortly after, offi
cers were called to Vidant
Chowan Hospital regarding
a shooting victim.
Sanders reported being
shot while walking in the
200 block of North Oakum
Street. He was shot one time
! in the leg and described the
suspect as a dark-skinned,
heavy build, black male,
about 5 feet, 9 inches tall,
wearing all black and a
black mask on the lower
part of his face, according
to police.
Sanders was treated and
released from the hospital.
Officers recovered several
shell casings and are look
ing for more information on
the suspect in this case
Anyone with information
is asked to call Sgt. Laura
Wilkins of the.Edenton Po
lice Department at 252482
5144.
“We want your informa
tion, not your name,” said
Chief Jay Fortenbery. “Re
member, if you see some
thing, say something.”
Brew-pub developer, town officials mull project details
BY REGGIE PONDER AND
REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writers
The developer who has ex
pressed interest in buying the for
mer Northeast Commission Build
ing on the Edenton waterfront for
development as a mierobrewery
and pub could meet again soon
with the Edenton Town Council.
John Glover is continuing to
study the building and weigh op
tions for the project.
The Raleigh businessman was
one of two prospective buyers
who responded last year to town
officials’ solicitation for proposals
from parties interested in buying
the building, also known as the
Conger Building and tire former
ice plant.
Town Manager Anne-Marie
Knighton was slated to have a
conference call today with Glover
today (Wednesday) to discuss
covenants, get an update on the
progress that Glover’s architect
and engineers have made on flood
proofing options for the building
and firm up dates for Glover to
meet with tire town council.
Some members of the town
council have expressed support
for the brew-pub project while
others have been opposed to al
cohol sales and service adjacent
to a town park and Administrative
Committee Chairman Steve Biggs,
in particular, has questioned
whether the town should sell tire
building at all given its location at
tire waterfront.
Town council member Bob
Quinn has found himself some
what in the middle, raising ques
tions about the practicality of the
development in that location but
also indicating an interest in deter
mining whether it could be made
to work.
MaryScott Haigler of Progress
Edenton, a netwQrk of concerned
citizens who have supported the
sale of the building and the devel
opment of the brew-pub, noted
this week that the group was still
awaiting further action by the
town council.
“Members of Progress Edenton
have been keeping abreast of what
is going on and hopefully awaiting
a positive outcome,” Haigler said
Monday.
Public comment at a public
hearing the town council held
on the future of the building was
overwhelmingly in favor of sell
ing it and also strongly in favor of
Glover’s proposal to develop the
structure as a brew-pub.
But council voted earlier this
year not to sell the building.
Biggs expressed concern about
commercial development in the
midst of the town park and coun
cil members Norma Simpson and
Elton Bond opposed the brew-pub
See BREW-PUB, 4A
Deadline extended for Hurricane Matthew recovery assistance
From staff reports
The deadline to apply for
Hurricane Matthew-related
grants from the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency and Disaster Loan
Assistance from the federal
Small Business Administra
tion has been extended to
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Jan. 9.
A FEMA/SBA mobile
disaster assistance center
was set up last week in front
of John A. Holmes High
School. The center’s last day
at that site was Monday.
The centers are mobile
and continue to move to
new sites. SBA officials sug
gest that if you are a Chow
an County resident and
need to meet with someone
about assistance you should
go online to www.sbagov
and enter “Chowan County”
to find out where in the area
you can go for assistance.
SB A provides loans for people who have
damage from the hurricane. For housing the
rate is as low as 1.5 percent. The loan can
help out if your insurance settlement is not
enough to cover the work you need to do.
SBA provides loans for
people who have damage
from the hurricane. For
housing the rate is as low as
1.5 percent
The loan can help out if
your insurance settlement
is not enough to cover the
work you need to do.
SBA and FEMA officials
suggest that you register
with both agencies.
As of Nov. 18, more than
$152 million has been ap
proved in federal grants,
loans and flood insurance
payments to those affected
by the flooding in the state,
according to FEMA offi
cials.
More than 73,000 people
in 45 counties have contact
ed FEMA for information or
assistance. The agency has
provided more than $76.4
million in grants, including
$53.8 million for rent or re
pair of disaster-damaged
housing.
The National Flood Insur
ance Program has received
more than 5,600 claims and
paid more than $32.7 million
to policyholders, including
advance payments to help
homeowners get started
quickly on repairs.
The SBA has approved
$41.4 million in disaster
loans to enable more than
1,100 applicants to rebuild.
Federal agencies support
ing the state include the SBA,
Department of Housing and
Urban Development, De
partment of Transportation,
Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of Health and
Human Services, Environ
mental Protection Agency,
Department of Agriculture,
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