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PHOTO BY MILES LAYTON
Chowan County Planner Elizabeth Bryant talks about
proposed changes to the county's solar ordinance
during Friday’s Planning Board meeting. Chowan County
has a 120-day solar moratorium in effect until Aug. 28.
New solar rules urged in Chowan
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
EDENTON — Any new
solar fann developed in
Chowan County would be
subject to stricter setback
and buffering rules as well
as decommissioning re
quirements, according to a
list of ordinance changes
being recommended by the
county’s Planning Board.
The board, meeting Fri
day, approved the recom
mendations after hearing
from both a solar industry
representative and Chowan
residents, many of whom
were opposed to any future
7 have no issue with stricter rules and making
sure we meet these rules, but I want you to
consider to not make it hard for an industry to
come to Chowan County."
Linda Nwadike
Project manager for SunEnergyl
solar development in the
county.
The Planning Board’s rec
ommendations for changing
Chowan’s solar farm ordi
nance will now go to the
Board of Commissioners
for its review and possible
action. Commissioners im
posed a 120-day moratori
um in May on any new solar
development in the county
to give the board time to
study the county’s current
ordinance and recommend
potential changes. That
moratorium ends Aug. 28.
Under the planning
board’s recommendations,
a new solar farm would
have to have a 250-foot set
back from a homeowner’s
property line. In addition,
a 100-foot setback would
be required between solar
farms and street rights of
way. In those setbacks, the
solar farm would have to in
clude buffering that includ
ed trees and vegetation. The
board’s recommendations
include types of natural and
landscaped vegetation for
buffer zones.
Under the proposed
changes, solar developers
See SOLAR, 4A
JOHN MITCHENER PHOTO
Employees of TJM Marine
of Belhaven prepare
to lower a steel girder
into the water as part
of the installation of
new bulkheading on
the downtown Edenton
waterfront.
“We LOVE OUR LITTLE TOWN”
PHOTO BY MILES LAYTON
Near where a woman was shot on July 9, Edenton-Chowan Community Against Violence held a prayer and
march/walk recently on Park Street by John A. Holmes High School. More than 20 people attended the event
including members of Edenton Town Council and area law enforcement.
Group holds prayer, march event
Waterfront
makeover
drops
anchor
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The downtown Edenton
waterfront has been an es
pecially interesting place
to be in recent weeks with
bulkhead renovations un
derway and plans to create
a historically accurate wharf
at the waterfront adjacent to
the Penelope Barker House
Welcome Center.
According to Mike Ervin,
who serves as executive di
rector of the Edenton Histor
ical Commission and man
ages the Barker House, TJM
Marine of Belhaven began
installing new bulkheads last
month to give the waterfront
area a much-needed facelift.
“Work began the first
week in June with a comple
tion date scheduled for the
first of September,” Ervin
said. ‘Toby Tetterton of TJM
See WATERFRONT, 2A
BY MILES LAYTON
AND REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writers
Edenton-Chowan Community
Against Violence held a prayer and
march/walk recently on Park Street
by John A. Holmes High School.
The event marked the recent
shooting of an Elizabeth City woman
who sustained a non-lethal gunshot
wound July 9 morning at/or near the
same spot where about 20 people
gathered to offer a prayer last week.
Edenton Town Council members
Steve Biggs and Norma Simpson
attended the prayer/march July 12
as did Town Manager Anne-Ma
rie Knighton and Grace Bean, se
nior warden of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, as well as members of area
law enforcement.
The group’s goal is to bring aware
ness to the use of firearms in local
neighborhoods. Meetings of interest
ed citizens representing the schools,
churches, town administration and
law enforcement have been held at
the Public Safety Building.
Pastor Jonthan Downing of Sha
lom International Church and Missie
Harrell led the prayer group.
“A girl was shot here (Park Street)
— that’s why we chose this as a tar
get area so we could come and lift
these people to the Lord and then-
homes,” Downing said. “We love
our little town. It’s very precious to
us. We simply believe that’s the only
way. We thank God for our local of
ficials and law enforcement. We sim
ply believe that the Lord has to have
full reign in this, so that’s why we’re
here.”
Han’ell added, “We have been in
strumental in getting a group going
not only by ourselves but others to
help bring attention to the violence
that is happening in our community.
We stand against violence and for
unity, peace and restoration.”
During the Edenton Town Council
work session June 26, Harrell spoke
of the group’s humble beginnings as
a result of a chance conversation
with Tonia Walton. She credited Wal
ton with coming up with the idea to
form the group.
‘Tonia was the inspiration behind
this,” Harrell told town council mem
bers.
Harrell said that while many lo
cal residents joined in a recent walk
against violence, the group’s goal is
to become even more visible in the
community by participating in events
such as the Aug. 1 Night Out Against
See PRAYER, 4A
Repairs
delayed
by law
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
County Manager Kevin
Howard provided an up
date about Swain/Senior
Center repairs during
Monday’s Chowan County
Commission meeting.
Howard said he is tiying
to get contractors to con
sider bidding on the project
aimed at repairing the dam
age wrought by Hurricane
See REPAIRS, 3A
Man given
brewpub
deadline
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Edenton Town Council
voted unanimously at their
July 11 meeting to give Ra
leigh businessman John
Glover until Sept. 11 to de
cide whether he intends to
move ahead with efforts to
establish a brewpub on the
downtown waterfront.
Glover has expressed
See BREWPUB, 3A
EDITOR’S NOTE
■ Filing period for Edenton
Town Council will close at
12 p.m. Friday, July 21. Third
and Fourth Ward seats are
up for election as is a seat
for councilman-at-large. As
of press time Tuesday, Fourth
Ward Councilman Elton Bond
Jr. has filed for re-election and
no one has filed for the Third
Ward council seat.
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Veterans file for Edenton Town Council
Armstead and Miller seek council-at-large seat
* From staff reports
Derrick Armstead is a
candidate for councilman-
at-large for Edenton Town
Council in the municipal
election that will be held
Nov. 7.
Armstead, 45, of Iredell
Street, is married to Electra
and they have two daugh
ters and one son.
Armstead served in the U.S.
Marine Corps from 1989-1993 and
ARMSTEAD
received the National De
fense Service Medal and
Good Conduct Award.
He graduated from North
Carolina Central University
in 1998 with a Bachelor’s
degree in English. He also
attended college for two
years at the Massachusetts
School of Law.
See ARMSTEAD, 3A
Craig Miller is a candi
date for the councilman-at-
large seat on Edenton Town
Council for the municipal
election that will take place
Nov. 7.
Miller, 73, of West Church
Street, is married to wife
Marianne and they have
two daughters and five
grandchildren.
MILLER
alumnus Class of 1967,
Miller served in the U.S.
Army Intelligence Corps
from 1967-1971. A Vietnam
Veteran, Miller received the
Bronze Star and Air Medal.
Miller retired as a nurs
ing home administrator
and he is active in many
civic groups including ser-
An East Carolina University
See MILLER, 3A
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