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J*' - ? si The News Record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY lailsoa Coaaty Library ftara*aU. i.C. 39793 On thm Inside ... ? Molasses Making At The Bruce Farm In Mars Hill See Photo Story Page 3 79th Year No. 42 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C THURSDAY, October 16, 1980 15* Per Copy Aldermen Hear Cemetery Complaints The Marshall Board of Aldermen were brought to task for allowing the city cemetary to go unmaintained, and the aldermen adopted a resolution accepting the hous ing rehabilitation standards proposed by the Marshall Planning Board for communi ty development projects at their regular monthly meeting. Mrs. Polly Robinson came before the town board to re quest that the town take on the responsibility of grooming and maintaining what is designated as the Marshall Cemetary near the end of Frisby Branch Road and the 25-70 by-pass. Mrs. Robinson said the pro perty was deeded to the town many years ago, and the town jhould do something about the way the cemetery has grown up in weeds and bushes. She utid the property was cleared Housing Authority Sets Hearings On Projects The Madison County Housing Authority has set Tuesday, Oct. 28, as the time for the first of two public hearings on which areas the county should propose for use of a Department of Hous ing and Urban Development <HUD) community development grant. The meeting will be held in the county courthouse at 7:30 p.m. According to Becky Williams, Land-of-Sky Regional Council representative, the purpose of the grant is to make improvements for low to moderate income citizens in the areas of housing, public facilities or economic projects, resulting in increased job opportunities. Madison County has already used community development funds for housing rehabilitation in the Spillcorn community. During the coming year, these funds will be used in the Bluff and Lisenbee Branch neighborhoods. "Citizens who wish to have their neighborhoods considered as a target area for HUD grant funds are urged to be present at the hearings," Ms. Williams said. several years ago, but it has been left to grow back up since. Donald Ramsey added that a backhoe was necessary to clear the ground for a recent interment at the cemetery. Mrs. Robinson suggested that the town issue deeds to existing burial plots at the location, and consider selling deeds for plots in the future as a means to provide funds for maintenance of the cemetery. In another matter related to maintenance, the Board of Aldermen listened to Ms. Becky Williams, Land-of-Sky Regional Council represen tative, explain the housing rehabilitation standards pro posed by the Marshall Plann ing Board, and acted on accep ting the standards in order to get another community development project under way for the town. # A The housing rehabilitation program is funded by a com munity development block grant provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). According to Ms. Williams the objective of the program is to improve houses within a designated area that are in substandard condition. The program will attempt to eliminate substantial health and safety hazards in a ma jority of the houses in the target area. The area approved by HUD for the housing rehabilitation program in Marshall present ly consists of the area along U.S. 25-70 business, Rollins Road and parts of Haynes Run Road at the south end of town. There is no cost to homeowners or tenants living in the project area for rehabilitation work performed on their houses. However, home occupants must meet eligibility requirements, and the dwellings must meet pro ject guidelines before they are considered for the rehabilita tion program. Residents and landlords must also complete applications and execute a program agreement before any rehabilitation work can be started. Mr. Donald Ramsey will act as Community Development Director for the program and be responsible for the overall administration of the pro gram. As director, Ramsey will establish family income and residence eligibility for each house targeted in the pro ject. According to the rehabilita tion standards adopted by the aldermen, Ramsey will also furnish the Board of Aldermen with monthly progress reports of the work being done in the program. The Marshall Citizen Ad visory Committee will be responsible for reviewing the housing rehabilitation pro cedures and standards, and submit any recommendations to the Board of Aldermen for final approval as regarding the program. In other town business the aldermen: ? Discussed the spending of $14,568 in Poweli Bill monies received Oct. 1 for street im provements in the town. No action was taken. ? Decided to pursue the possibility of purchasing the vacant French Broad Electric Membership Corp. building on Main Street. ? Asked for nominations and recommendations for two vacant seats on the Marshall Planning Board. Planning Board chairman, James Allen is resigning his position to take the job as clerk for the new community development project. THE SCOREBOARD tells it all as the Madison Patriots leap for joy onto the field after their homecoming victory over Mit chell. See story and photos in Sports section q_ | MAP OF THE AREA included in the propos ed community development project as recommended by the Marshall Planning Board. The project site includes houses along U.S. 25-70 business, Rollins Road and Hayes Run Road. Houses targeted for rehabilitation are indicated by stars. MARSHALL CITY Cemetery is in need of maintenance, according to Polly Robinson who went before the Board of Aldermen last week to ask them to provide for cemetery up-keep. Barnhill Is New CETA Coordinator At their October 3 meeting, the county commissioners named a 32 year old architect, Taylor Barnhill, the new CETA coordinator for Madison County. CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) programs enable the county to fill positions in areas as diverse as Day Care and the Ambulance Ser vice. A resident of Sodom Laurel, Barnhill is married and has two children. He was born in Greensboro, N.C. and raised in Atlanta and Durham. He was educated at North Carolina State University receiving a bachelor's degree in architecture and attended the University of North Carolina in the Department of City and Regional Planning. He worked for the State of North Carolina in the Department of Human Resources, Divi sion of Facility Services, Office of Rural Health Services, and then entered private practice in Madison County as an architect and planner and as a consultant in architec ture and planning . Thai Visitor Tours Marshall By NICHOLAS HANCOCK A Thai government official was in Madison County Thurs day looking at some of the pro ject sites under consideration for community development projects in the near future. Mr. Raewat Kanittasut, Assistant Director of the Operation Center for Displac ed Persons, visited Marshall with Becky Williams, Land Of-Sky Regional Council representative, and Sam Parker, Madison County Com munity Development director. Mr. Kanittasut'* interest in community development pro jects sterna from his serving as Community Development Officer in Ranong Province, Thailand from 1971 to 1975. Mr. Kanittasut is on a one month tour of the United States sponsored by the Inter national Visitor Program under the new U.S. Interna tional Communication Agen cy. He is accompanied by Jon Iter, escort and interpreter, frail the U.S. State Depart ment rangements are made beforehand" as to what the visitors may see or do while visiting the country. "It's a unique program,1' Hager said, "and the United States is the only country in the world that offers such a program. For example, if anyone goes to some coun tries, their itinerary is carefully planned as to what they can see or do in that na tion. "With this program, visitors are allowed to see what the real, America is like; rich neighborhoods, poor neighborhoods, the average citizen on the street," Hager said. "The idea behind the U.S.I.C.A. program is to create better communications between the U.S. and other na tiona," Hager added. He explained that the Ministry of Interior, unlike our U.S. Department of the In terior, is the name of the governmental body that en compasses all governmental functions in Thailand Thailand, known as Siam until 1M0, it located in southeast As is between Bur ma and French Indo-China, and is bordered on one side by the Indian Ocean. The country is divided into provinces ad ministered by individual governors. In addition to having worked as a Community Development officer, Mr. Kanittasut has served as Administrative Of ficer in the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Interior in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science tad public administration from Thammasat University in Bangkok. His only other visit to the United States was in 1978 when he visited Los Angeles for five days. He fas also traveled to Japan, China j and Europe. RAEWAT KANITTASUT OF Thailand talks with Becky Williams and Sam Parker about the construction o f a hydroelec tric t statioi at the 7-r- , dam by 1 in Marshall ibout WL
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