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Town Board reviews 1977-1978 audit
Cleve Street is subject of controversy
Complaints about the
condition of the street lead
ing to the home of Chester
Elks were heard by the
Vanceboro Board of Aider-
men at their regular meet
ing Monday night, March
5th. Elks complained that
the street was in very bad
condition and almost im
passable. He requested that
the Board do something to
correct the situation. Mayor
Jimmie Morris explained
that the street in question
runs on private land not
owned by the Town of
Vanceboro and so the Town
of Vanceboro is not re
quired to maintain it.
Morris added that Powell
Bill money must be used to
maintain existing streets
owned by the town. He said
that the town could not
pave new streets unless the
street was owned by the
town. When the street was
surveyed, an error was
made which placed the
street on the wrong pro
perty. The error has never
been corrected. According
to Morris, the surveyor had
been contacted and had
agreed to correct the street
layout. Morris explained
that no improvement to the
street can be made until
the proper papers are
signed which require the
correct surveyor’s measure
ments. Since town records
do not show a street there,
town water lines were not
run to Elks’ home.However,
easements were obtained
allowing sewer lines to be
run back to Elks' home.
Morris explained that as
soon as the proper papers
are signed work could
begin on improving the
street in question.
Morris announced that a
Housing Authority had
expressed interest in put
ting thirty-six housing units
for the elderly in Vance
boro. Details at present are
sketchy, Morris explained,
indicating that more would
be known by the next
meeting.
The hiring of an em
ployee to help out at the
Waste Treatment Plant
was discussed. Sanitation
Director Earl Lewis ex
plained that the employee
should be qualified to han
dle most any of the jobs at
the plant and be able to
work possibly seven days a
week. Alderman Alton
Whitley commented that it
would be a good idea to try
to get a person living in the
Vanceboro area if possible.
Mr. Edmund 'T. Knott
presented the board with
the Report on Audit for the
fiscal year beginning July
1, 1977 through June 30,
1978 as prepared by Arm
strong, Brinkley, Elam, and
Knott, P.A., Certified Pub
lic Accountants. The Audit
showed that the Town of
Vanceboro had total rev
enues of over $109,119.00.
Thirty-eight per cent of this
came from Vanceboro’s ad
valorem or property taxes
including late penalties.
About 37% of the Town's
income came from the State
of North Carolina. Under
expenditures, forty-three
per cent of the $109,458.00
or $46,769.65 was spent for
Public Works which in
cludes street repairs and
sanitation. About 22% or
about $25,000 went for Pub-
STILL THERE-One month after the
Vancehoro Board of Alderman order-
d Elmer Leary to move one of his two
mobile homes located on his lot on
Buck Lane. The mobfle homes were
judged to be not in compiiance with
the Vanceboro Zoning ordinances.
Mayor Jimmie Morris reported to the
Board of Alderman that the matter
had been turned over to the town
attorney. [Photo by Rick Cannon]
lie Safety compared to a
little over $12,000 during
the previous fiscal year.
General Governmental ex-
peditures totaled $38,214.09
or around thirty-five per
cent of the total expendi
ture. The Town of Vance
boro spent over $44,000 in
General Governmental ex
penditures during the prior
fiscal year. For a more
complete explanation of the
Town of Vanceboro Audit
see next week’s Highlights.
A copy of the Audit is
available for public inspec
tion at the Vanceboro Town
Hall.
Good quality beef has red,
porous bones; veal bones are
soft and very red.
Sheriff’s Department to get new vehicles
Craven County Sheriff
Pete Bland presented a re
quest for the purchase of 8
vehicles to the County
Board of Commissioners at
^eeting of the board on
pnday, March 5. Sheriff
Bland explained that four of
these vehicles would be
used to replace old cars
that have over 100,000
miles on them. The other
four would provide additio
nal protection for the coun-
VANCEBORO’S LARGEST VALENTINE-Miss FranUe
Moore, [left] daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Frank R. Moore,
received the largest Valentine to ever come through the
Vanceboro Post Office. The Valentine was delivered by
Mrs. Virginia Cleve (right). The card measures 51 by 27
inches and was sent by Frankie’s sister, Miss Lou Anne
Moore of St. Pauls, N.C. Frankie said that she “will
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By Connie Bryan
ty and would bring the
total to 16 vehicles. Sheriff
Bland also pointed out to
the board that larger size
cars might be better in the
long run, because they re
quire less maintenance.
During the discussion on
the size of the new cars.
Commissioner George Nel
son stated that he would
like to see figues on the
operating expenses, includ
ing repair cost and gas, for
both the compact cars and
the larger cars. The board
moved to ask for bids for
both sizes of cars.
In other business, the
board heard a request from
George Sawyer, Director of
the Craven County Recrea
tion Department, for a
transfer of funds. Sawyer
reported that $2,500 were
needed, $1,500 for the Brin
son Memorial Lighted Field
and $1,000 to complete the
wiring at the Dover lighted
field. The board approved
the transfer. They also
gave Sawyer permission to
use the Bicentennial park
■for so'eoer. pracititeV’'! ■ -■
In another budget
amendment, the board ap
proved the request of Jane
Stephenson, Director of the
Craven County Department
of Social Services, for the
transfer of $70,000 to the
Medicad funds. When asked
if this relected a possible
increase in funds needed
for this program, she re
plied that after preparing a
tentative budget for next
year she estimated the
Medicad cost for the county
could increase 82%. She
cited the rising cost of
medical care as the reason
behine this dramatic climb.
In other business the
board approved the plans of
the Craven County and
New Bern City School
Boards for merger of the
two systems. The plan will
now be sent to the State
Transportation Board
to select U.S. 264 Route
The North Carolina
Board of Transportation, in
its meeting Friday, March
9, is expected to select a
corridor for US-264 from
Wilson to Greenville. The
meeting will be held at
10:00 a.m. in the board
room of the Highway Build
ing in Raleigh.
Secretary of Transporta
tion Tom Bradshaw said,
.“US;:264, .a*• .well-. «.s,• .U-S-^,:'; i
are very critical and vital
routes in tying our state
together with a modern
transportation system. We
will continue to place a
strong emphasis on improv
ing these east/west high
ways to complement Gover
nor Jim Hunt’s balanced
growth and economic
development policy."
Plans to improve the 28
:)Ttil^ eif US-264 dee ifttlu'
Board of Education for ap
proval.
The board also voted to
interview applicants for
County Manager, which will
be the new title for the
County Auditor. Wilbur
Williamson, who is
currently County Auditor,
will retire on June 30.
ded in the state’s 1979-
1985 Transportation
Improvement Program.
Right-of-way acquisition is
scheduled for fiscal year
1980 and construction is
expected to begin in fiscal
year 1982.