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Page A6 Winston-Salem Chronicle Thursday, October 11, 1990 ^ Library and Forsyth Tech select Carver School Road si By TRACY L. PROSSER Chronicle Staff Writer Carver .School Road may be the she for new branches of the Forsyth County Public Library and Forsyth Technical Community College, - In a meeting Tuesday. Oct. 9, between county officials and Forsyth Tech representatives, a site at the corner of Lansing Drive and Carver School Roads was discussed as a location for the facilities. County and college representatives agreed that the location was desir able for both branches, which would be financed by the county. The City/County Planning Board had identified the Carver School Road site as its first choice for the location of a new library branch. The board stipulated that the library be placed on the corner portion of the 16.6 acre tract for maximum visibility and accessibili ty- The Forsyth County Library Board of Trustees had also estab lished certain criteria for the branch library site in their Sept, 26 meet ing. They voted unanimously that the site should contain at least throe acres and must be housed in its own building. The location should be on Carver School Road, preferably on a corner lot, and it should be central to the Carver School Road/Ogburn Station Development Guide pre pared by the planning department, the board decided. It is estimated that the library branch will cost SI.7 million. Forsyth Tech is also planning to build a branch to extend services olfercd in the main facility. The first priority for a college branch is in northeast Winston-Salem, with other branches in the future in Kernersville, Rural Hall, and Clem mons. In the meeting, Forsyth Tech also proposed the branch be con structed at the site on the corner of Lansing Drive and Carver School Road. The college’s proposal for off- campus centers said the branch would be more accessible, thus able to provide more efficiently mar ketable work skills. Main and West Campus facilities are already filled to capacity almost all the time, so even if people wanted to take class es, the facilities arc lacking for sig nificant expansion. Forsyth Tech propo.scd to build a 25,000 square foot facility that would include 20 teaching areas. Costs for the entire college branch project are estimated to be S3.5 mil lion. Start-up costs would require an additional S2 million. The proposal listed programs that would be offered at the branch: basic skill courses, general studies courses, college transfer courses, introductory businesses courses, selected certificate programs, con tinuing education, and support ser vices like tutoring and counseling. East Pointe Developers, a part nership between Ernest Pitt and Tom Trollinger, has plans to con struct a 43-lot residential develop ment of moderately priced houses in the area on Carver School Road between Lansing and Viking drives. A part of their plan included branches of the library and college on the corner of Lansing Drive and Carver School Road. Trollinger met with county lege representatives to preseii proposal in August. A d), center is also included in thej The land would not neej rezoned for the library, bu], for the college and the daycj ter. Kevin Fitzgerald, asj county manager, said Forsyj would make a presentation board of county commissin the next several months. i|, then be up to the commissin include the project in itsj improvement plan. New N.C. traffic laws in effect for headlights What do headlights, OSHA violations and handicapped parking all have in common? Laws affecting these and other important subjects were passed by the 1990 General Assembly and went into effect October 1. For in.stance, as of October 1, North Carolina motorists must now burn their headlights whenever their windshield wipers arc needed in order to make their vehicles more discernible in bad weather. The same law also requires all motor vehicles to have properly working speedometers. On and after October 1, illegal ly parking in a handicapped parking space could now cost you twice as much. The fine jumps from S25 to at least S50 and sometimes as much as SlOO per violation. On October 1, the maximum civil penalties for Occupational Safely and Health Act (OSHA) vio lations increase from SI,000 to $2,500 for serious violations and from $10,000 to $14,000 for willful violations of North Carolina’s occu pational safety and health laws. The rules will tighten, too, for proprietary business and trade schools. The past session saw the passage of stronger bond and regu lation requirements. On October 1, the rules change for drug pushers, loo. In addition to the changes made by the Omnibus Drug Act, another new law increas es to a felony the penalty for hiring children under 18 lo sell drugs. Also as of October 1, people who make federal income tax antic ipation loans will have to be regis tered and their fees regulated, in order to better protect taxpayers from unfair and deceptive practices. And last but not least, food sold by churches and other religious organizations will now be exempt from state sales taxes, if the pro ceeds are to be used for religious activities. Two important laws from the 1989 session take effect October 1. The solid waste bill makes it illegal to dispose of used oil in landfills after that date. And, motorists will pay $1 more for auto inspections throughout the state and $2.90 more for emission inspections in the counties requiring them. The recent General Assembly passed more than 300 new laws and resolutions during its 1990 session, added to the more than 800 passed during the 1989 session. Some parts or all of 52 of these new laws go into effect October 1,1990. Coming in October: HI! mi nil The entji mde Noted journalist speaker for NAACP Awards Banquet Kelly M. Alexander Jr., president of the North Carolina State Confer ence of Branches of the NAACP, has announced that the speaker for the NC NAACP’s 47th Annual Awards Banquet will be Juan Williams, noted journalist, political analyst and author. Williams presently works for the Washington Post as a political analyst and writer for The Washington Post Magazine. During his career, he has covered everything from the police beat, Washington’s city hall to the White House. Mr. Williams has written articles for such publications as Fortune, The New Republic, The Atlantic Monthly, Ebony, Inside Sports, London Sun day Times, London Independent. He is best known for his award-winning book. Eyes on the Prize—Americans Civil Rights Years. 1954-1965, which was a Book of the Month Club selection. Ho appears as a panelist on Washington Week in Review on the Public Broadcasting Service; Inside Washington, a nationally syndicated public affairs program; host of Metro Week in Review, produced by WETA; scriptwriter for “No One Dies Alone”, an Oprah Winfrey prime time .spe cial. He has appeared as an invited guest on “Nightline,” Crossfire,” Firing Line,” “Good Morning America,” “Oprah,” “Nightwatch,” and “National Public Radio.” Williams is a frequent lecturer on topics ranging from civil rights to politics. Educated in the secondary schools of New York state, he is the holder of a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Haverford College and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, He will speak on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. on the campus of Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, NC, at the 47th Annual NC NAACP Awards Din ner. That afternoon, as part of the NAACP’s youth program, the PBS docu mentary, “Eyes on the Prize,” will be shown with discussions held between segments. Tickets to the dinner are $30 and may be obtained from the con vention regishation desk starting Oct, 25. Advanced purchase information may be obtained by calling (704) 376-6909 or (919) 275-0851. The PBS series discussions will be open only to those registered with the convention. H.M. KERN CORPORATION solicits MBE/DBE Subcontraett for the Randleman High Schoii Ath. Fac. Quotes are needed for Paving, Grading, Landseaping, Fencing; must be received prior to October 17th, 1990. Contaet: Michael P. Jannaroi P.O. Box 19424, Greensboro,! 27419 919-668-3213. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL DAY /Clip & Sav Saturday October 13, 1990 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.i^ FREE To All Residences of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County WHEN: Saturday, October 13,1990; 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. I WHERE:Regional Lab & Central Maintenance I Facility, 2799 Griffith Road (see map I below). I WHO: For all households in the City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Wastes generated by commercial or industrial concerns will not be accepted. I i I WHY: Almost all of us use chemical products in our homes that can be dangerous to us or our families if not used properly. These products become “household hazardous wastes” once they are no longer needed. They may get thrown in the daily trash, down the sink, or poured on the ground and therefore end up in our local landfill or wastewater treatment plants, in rivers, in streams, or in our ground water — NONE of which are equipped to treat or contain the properties of hazardous waste. Our second Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day will provide an opportunity for us to recycle, or environmentally dispose of, unwanted products from under sinks or in garages. Recyclers and contractors will be at the site to separate, package, transport, recycle and dispose of these items in an EPA approved manner. WHAT: A household hazardous waste is a discarded household material that is poisonous, ignitable, explosive or corrosive. Products "with these characteristics frequently are labeled as poison, skin and eye irritant, flammable, combustible, harmful if swallowed, etc. Examples of household wastes that can be hazardous or difficult to dispose of properly are: metal polish, oven cleaners, rug shampoos, bug sprays, rat bait, pesticides, gasoline, fuel oil, antifreeze, motor oil, brake fluid, car batteries, paints, glues, strippers, thinners, ammunition, solvents, mercury batteries and unmixed photographic materials. reeK HOW: Keep items separate (do notn and in their original containers wherever possible. If the label is unreadable or a material is in a differ! container, label the item. We suggesi you put these items in a cardboai box lined with newspaper. Then, transport these to the disposal day sit on October 13, 1990 where you directed to one of four unloading areas. A contractor’s representative unload the materials from your car may ask questions about the itent order to help classify the items as efficiently as possible. WHAT NOT TO BRING: Do not bring reg trash or recyclables. Dispose of trai in the usual manner. Recyclables, s as newspaper, aluminum and glass, can be brought to the Recycling Station at 1639 Silas Creek Parkwa; (call 723-8090 for hours of operate Questions regarding recycling, callH Winston-Salem Beautiful, 727-8013. Do not bring radioactive materials infectious or medical waistes. QUESTIONS: Call Hanes MUl Road Lan 767-3016. STAFF & HELPERS: City/County Utiliti Division staff, Douglas Battery, Forsyth Extension Homemakers,'Noble Oil, N.C. Department of Agriculture, Traffic Engineering Division staff and Winston- Salem Police Department.
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