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Photo By Lib Stewart
1-^OK OVER PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN IM- downtown area, simong over 60 businessmen ■
PROVEMENTS — George H. Mauney, Dr. Terry attending a planning meeting with Business ^
'Sellers and Howard Lutz, left to right, look oven Development Larry Billings Tuesday night,
plans for improvements to businesses In the>
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KMPD
$60,000
andle
Blade
49‘
The City police department
operated with a budget deficit of
^in,000 during flscsd year 1876-77.
^ Actual police department
budget for 1076-77 was $214,876.26
and the department actually
<q?snt $276,702.64.
mis amount, ssUrlss for 28
|TO7‘Indludlni^ the Chief- cA-.
Police and Including addition of
several patrolmen during the
☆ ☆☆
year, amounted to $188,640.26.
The police budget approved
iJuly 1, 1977 for the new fiscal
year 1877-78 totals $818,280.88 of
which $276,444.88 Is earmarked
for salaries, an Increase of
$8,104.68.
The city’s budget'Tbi<';i0r6-77
waS; 86,680,716.00. The^lty’s
budget for the new fiscal year,
beginning July l, Is $6,868,748.16,
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an Increase of $688,088.16.
Actually, the police depart
ment budget will come out of the
"red” with the approximately
$80,000 plus In LEAA grants
awarded during the Lloyd ad
ministration. Funds are spent
out of the city budget and then
retmUawd When the'‘federal
funds are received and applied to
the police budget.
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Citizen Blasts Gty Council
19
W. Jack Thrower, open letter to the mayor
|Klngs Mountain con- and board of com-
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terference” with
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Department and
charges the Council Is
"passing the buck.”
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Owners To Get Estimate
(From Page lA)
that "when one starts all will fol
low." "We silways get to the
price per foot and stop," he said,
and Larry Hamrick and
JoeSmlth agreed that "we’ve
been coming to meetings for
year but nothing has been done."
James Herndon pledged that
he would Improve and remodel
to tenant’s specifications his
properties In the downtown area.
One of Billing’s duties Is to re
cruit new business for downtown
and he says he can do Just that If
merchants and land ownera will
work together.
"I have seen downtown die In
other cities and don’t want to see
that happen here," he declared.
Realtor Larry Hamrick said
he thought local merchants
should be notified of the location
of the proposed new postofflee as
this would be a key decision in
location by new business pros
pects.
Mr. Billings suggested that If
all land owners and businessmen
work together as a group that the
coat would be less. He said that
the reception he had received
from store owners had been good
and challenged them to do some
facelifting to existing buildings,
the backs of the buildings parti
cularly at the new parking lots.
He said some vacant lota are
Hififh Utility Bills
available for new construction
from the Redevelopment
Commission and that some
buildings downtown are availa
ble and commented that several
prospective tenants and land
lords In downtown Kings Moun
tain. "Maybe we can Just break
the loe and melt it," he ssUd.
Another meeting of the group
will be called In about a month
and Billings said he would have
available coot estimates for the
renovation work.
Mr. Billings Is a former LEAA
coordinator for North Carolina
and was hired by the city under a
Community Development Block
grant He and his wife and 12-
year-old daughter plan to build a
new home here.
KMers Can Get Relief
Mayor John H. Moss said
today that the N. C. Utilities
Commission has authorized all
regulated electric cuid natural
gas utllltleo In North Carolina to
participate in the N. C. Special
Crisis Intervention Program.
’This action means that Kings
Mountain clUzens who qualify
for relief of energy cost burdens
of the poor as result of the
recent severe winter and
escalating energy prices can
apply for assistance by con
tacting Department of Social
Servlcee In the County Office
Building at Shelby.
Cleveland County has been
allotted $66,616.00 for the pro
gram, said Mrs. Sandra Wood
ward, and deadline for applica
tions Is Aug. 81.
Cleveland Coimty Social Serv
ices wlli administer the local
funds directly of up to $260 to
utility companies and fuel sup
pliers on behalf of low-income
households, which, because of
large unpaid energy-fuel bills,
have had their utilities shut off,
land-or are threatendl with in
ability to obtain delivery of heat-
Police Officer
Hires Attorney
“I am surprised,” said Cony,
’’that the commissioners are not
aware of federal requirements
on discrimination since the city
Is recipient of many grants from
the federal government”
Ptl. Camp, father of four chil
dren by a previous marriage,
and his wife, say they Just want
"a fair shake.”
‘T’m not quitting,” said the
young Black officer, "I like my
work and I’m doing a good job.
But I Just don’t understand what
has happened.”
"I mean to get what’s coming
to me,” he said.
ing fuel. Advance payments of
$100 wlU also be made to utility
companies and fuel siqipllers for
future winter bills of eligible low-
income elderly persons Yriso have
eiqierienoed a financial hared-
shlp as a result of the previous
winter’s fuel bills.
On May 4, 1977 President
Carter approved the funding of a
$a0O million Special Crisis in
tervention Program to relieve
part of the energy cost burdens
of the poor as a result of the
recent severe winter and
escalating energy prices.
Governor Hunt has designated
the State Economic Opportunity
Office to administer the
prog'^am. Available funds tor the
State total $4,020,000.
Mayor Moss encourages local
cttlzens who have Incurred
financial hardship to make
appllcatlona aoon by calling the
Shelby office or the
"Caroline toll free number 1-
00-662-7080.
PLONKS
"Once again the
citizens of Kings
Mountain must stand
the loss for the actions
of our elected officials.
Tills Is because of an
obvious lack of proper
management on the
part of ‘Officials and
Interference with
department heads In the
running of their
departments. Great
emphasis Is published
about the effort gone to
by committees ap
pointed by the Mayor to
screen and select
professionals to head up
the varioue depart
ments and I have no
argument with this.
However, once the
professlonsd Is hired the
man la never allowed to
properly uee his ex
perience to make Kings
Mountain a better place
in which to live. I refer
specifically to our Chief
of Police.
"During the past year
we have seen a
remarkable change In
the police eervlces with
and obvious trend
towards cltlxen service
and cooperation.
Programs have been
developed to help our
people protect them
selves as well az azslzt
the police. It Iz obvious
to moot that the KMPD
does not now have to
take a back eeat to any
other city's
police department.
"How long will this
remain if you continue
your professional In-
tarforonce In araaa you
know nothing about.
"I emphasise that I
balleve it Is time that
politics are not used In
law enforcement. Let
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