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■4 P The ERQUIMANS WEEKLY Pirates Roundup - 7 "Neivs front Next Door" SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 - OCTOBER 1\ 2013 50 cents Public gives input on new bridge options BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor The public had a role in narrowing down the list of options to replace the his toric S-Bridge in downtown Hertford and last week the public was given one last chance to speak again. The N.C. Department of Transportation has nar rowed it down to three op tions. At one point there were itine variations. “A lot of the options that IN A RELATED STORY ■ All three bridge options would require sacrifice - 2 were struck were because of comments brought by the public,” said Jerry Jennings, the regional engineer for DOT. Teresa Gresham, a con sultant for DOT, said only Alternative E survives from the six original bridge plans. The other two. Alternative B-Mod, the swing-bridge concept and Alternative D- Mod — the che^est option — have been altered from their original design based on input from the public and discussions within DOT. More than 100 people at tended at least a portion of a three-hour hearing Tuesday to discuss plans to replace the 1929-era S-Bridge in downtown Hertford. Two of the options use a See S-BRIDGE, 2 ISP set VEIS PITCH IN TO HELP WIDOW to offer fiber Internet BY PETER WILLIAMS j News Editor I The owner of the Hert ford-based Internet service InteliPort plans to bring the same thing to Hertford that Google brought to Kansas City last year. Steve Lane plans to start construction this week to bring fiber optic Internet service to the area. Ship ments of cable and the un derground junction boxes started arriving last week. He’s looking at Eliza beth City, Edenton and other neighboring cities and towns as well. Tiny glass fibers smaller than a human hair carry signals at speeds tradition al cable wire can’t even approach. As a result, the new FTTX service will be able to deliver access speeds that are more than 100 times faster than what area competitors deliver under the guise of “high speed Internet.” And Lane says he can do it for a price that is very competitive. A residential connec tion would cost $99 a month. He said that’s about four percent the amount charged by other cable companies that pro vide fiber service. A busi ness connection would be less than $120. Google did the same thing in Kansas City but on a much larger scale. Of course Google posted See FIBER, 2 fi',. STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Jim Turdici (left), John Sams (right) and others repair the roof of a home on Shore Drive south of Hertford iast week. Volunteers repair leaky roof BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor eterans groups from Elizabeth City and volim- teers mostly from Chowan County met in the middle last week to repair the roof of a house occupied by the widow of a Marine Corps veteran in Perquimans County. And now Zelene Roulhac can now go to sleep with out worrying about rain. “I couldn’t be happier,” Roulhac said. “Last spring it seemed like it rained for 30 days and 30 nights. I had pots and pans and bowls out to catch the water.” The problems with the house on Shore Drive started as the result of Hurricane Isabel in 2003, she said. “We got the roof repaired but we weren’t living here at the time and the people that did it didn’t do a good Job. 'The shingles looked fine, but the proof is in the pudding.” Then came Hurricane Irene in 2011. “Hurricane Irene hit one Saturday and Dan died the next Saturday. They came out and covered the roof ini tially and gave me some agencies that were supposed to help. When he died, I went from a two-income family to a one-income family. I got turned down by umpteen agencies.” See LEAKY ROOF, 4 BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor More than 1,050 children in Perquimans Coimty and 800,000 throughout North Carolina will be riding on buses that are older with higher mileage than they used to because of an effort by the General Assembly to save money. The budget adopted by the N.C. General A^mbly this year means the wheels on the bus will go round and round until they reach 250,000 miles or hit 20 year$ . of age. Yellow buses that are less than 15 years old will have to hit 300,000 rrules be fore they are considered for retirement. In the past tire state looked at replacing a bus when it reached 200,000 miles or 20 years. 'This year’s budget deci sion is estimated to save the state about $185 million over the next five years. It’s championed by Rep. Dean Arp, a Republican from Union County. However some worry that unless the state increas es the amount it provides for maintenance, local tax payers may get stuck with paying the cost of keeping an increasing aging fleet running. The local school system already has to tap other state funds to pay for fuel that isn’t covered by the state allocation. Some state officials point See BUSES, 4 Bittner to return for ‘Elvis’ performance Oct. 5 BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Chris Bittner will be back on stage at Perquimans County High School Oct. 5. But tlids time he’ll be open- irrg for “Elvis” at an event that will generate more money to help Perquimans CoimW students. Bittner is one of the stu dents who has benefited from the annual event spon sored by the Hertford Ro tary Club. He attends UNC- Greensboro. “I was asked to play and felt honored,” Bittner said. “I said yes, especially after what they’ve done for me.” Bittner and another stu- 89076 47144 SUBMITTED PHOTO Chris Bittner, a graduate of Perquimans High, wiii perform in a jazz duo as the opening act to a tribute performance to Elvis by Keith Henderson, Oct. 5. PHOTO COURTESY y THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER A 1 Keith Henderson dent from UNC-G will open for Elvis tribute art ist Keith Henderson. The 7 p.m. event will be held in the auditorium at the high school. 'This will mark the third year for Henderson at the Rotary event. He performed in the first one in 2006 and returned the next year for an encore performance. Last year Rotary was able to offer $1,000 scholarships to five local seniors as a re sult of the annual concert. Forbes iCountry Realty 1^ V & Auctions. Visit www.lorhcsiic.coin lor iihmt details Henderson will be doing the Elvis renditions that have taken him across the nation. This past April cel ebrated 34 years of Elvis tributes for Henderson. “I don’t fake what I do,” Henderson said. “To me an impersonator is someone trying to act like something they aren’t. This is me, I naturally sing like this, I nat- urally move like that, I don’t choreograph my show. 'This is a tribute to someone who, in my opinion, is the great est entertainer ever.” Warming up the crowd for Henderson be Bittner, a four-year member of the Perquimans High march ing band. For three years he made All-State Jazz as a saxaphone player. He will be performing with Aaron Matson, a sophomore who See PERFORMANCE, 4 187 Stevenson Dr, Hertford. $155,000 Open Floor Plan and Wonderful Back Yard that is Fenced IN! Nice Storage Shed 20x12. 2 Car Garage which has an access door to Crawl Space and Pull Down Stairs to Attic. This Home is in a great location. Close to town, schools and Hwy 17. This home has been well taken care of and is Move In Ready I And Water Access to Boot! 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