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Temporary permit could decide fate of flea markets BY SEAN JACKSON Staff Writer The Town Council didn’t act on a civic group’s hopes to host flea markets last week, but they’ll likely do so Monday night. At their April 13 meeting, councilors held a public hear ing on the Edward G. Bond American Legion Post 40’s re quest to hold flea markets at the fairgrounds on West Queen Street Extended. The markets would be held in a pavilion on the 40-acre site, which includes a fairground. The Legion would need to get a conditional-use permit from the town to host flea markets. The town’s Unified Develop ment Ordinance does not allow such regularly held events. It only allows one-time church and residential yard sales and flea markets. During the 45-minute public hearing, Post 40 commander Ron Green offered details about the Legion’s plans. The club hopes to use profits from charg ing vendors for renting space to pay for its youth programs and scholarships, as well as upkeep costs for the property. “We would appreciate any consideration that you would give us in our favor,” Green said. Plans are to host flea markets on Saturdays from 7 a.m. until noon. They will not occur on Sundays, he added. No action taken on developer's request for help BY SEAN JACKSON Staff Writer An Edenton developer seek ing help from the town in bury ing power lines at his planned subdivision presented his case to the Town Council last Tues day evening. Paul Waff told town officials at the April 13 meeting that the town would benefit from prop erty sales tax and electric rev enues if Waff Landing is an nexed. Waff indicated he would likely ask to be annexed if he the town endures the cost of burying power lines at the wa terfront project, currently a storage site of his contracting business next to the Chowan River Bridge. Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton said preliminary es timates indicate it would cost $150,000 to $175,000 to bury the lines at Waff Landing. The town’s current policy requires developers to endure the cost of burying lines. At a March meeting, some councilors had concerns about the risk of paying to bury lines for Waff, The concern stemmed from the potential for any devel oper to miscalculate the poten tial profits from a new project and then be unable to reim burse the town. During his nearly 20-minute presentation, Waff assured council his company plans for Waff Landing to prosper. “We’re not a fly-by-night com pany” Waff said, adding that he already has another project underway Edenton Lake & Harbor, a subdivision off of West Queen St., is half sold, Waff said. Waff Landing, he added, could grow to 120 condo units. Nine of the waterfront condos have already been pre sold, he said. A marina is “well on the way,” he added. Other plans are to also build a restaurant/inn at the site. In addition, boat slips — some of which are already being rented — will be avail able. Council did not act on the re quest. The issue will be dis cussed again at a later date. Fundraiser planned Preservation North Carolina is hosting a Preservation Cel ebration at the historic Privott/Goodwin/Sexton House in Edenton on Friday evening, April 30. This fun and casual outdoor event will celebrate the relocation and renova tion of the historic home. Tickets are $35 person /$65 per couple. PNC members may attend for $15. Tickets should be reserved by April 27. Call PNC', (919) 832-3652, for yours. Caucus turnout very light Only 29 of Chowan County’s nearly 6,000 registered Demo crats, or .5 percent, cast ballots Saturday during the presiden tial caucus. John Kerry received 18 votes, or 61 percent, while U.S. Sen. John Edwards, picked up 9 votes, or 31 percent. John Dean and Rep. Dennis Kuchinich both received 1 vote. Still, he was unable to tell council how many events would be held throughout the year. But all vendors would be either inside the pavilion or within the fairground’s fences, Green added. Green was also unable to say just what type of merchandise would be sold at the site. Chowan County Commissioner Jimmy Alligood, who said he was neither for nor against the Legion’s proposal, said he has been to other flea markets where vendors are more like professional craftspeople than citizens selling personal items. Alligood said he was concerned that professional vendors could take business away from exist ing merchants in the town and county “That (type of flea market), to me, is not a yard sale,” Alligood, a former town councilman and current Chowan County Com missioner who joined the de bate, said. “That, to me, is a ven dor bringing in their wares.” Edenton pharmacist John Mitchener also voiced concerns about a large-scale flea market drawing shoppers away from downtown businesses. He ques tioned if the markets could out grow the Legion’s projections. “At what point,” Mitchener said, “does (the flea market) be come more than the Legion can control, more than what the or dinance allows?” Mitchener asked council to consider “how big is too big” for any allowed flea markets. Mayor Roland Vaughan said council can address such con cerns through it changes would make to the UDO. “The scope of (what condi tions a permit grantee must abide by) can be defined through the ordinance,” Vaughan said. Neighbors of the fairground also voiced concerns about the potential for increases in trash and traffic, should the events grow larger than anticipated. Green said Legion staff would not keep the site clean and orderly The property also has ample parking, he said. Overall, Green said, the events would bring visitors and money to the downtown, not take away from it. The Legion just needs the opportunity to gauge if the idea works. “It may not work, we may not be able to do it,” he said. “We need the chance... to see.” Council did not take action on the request, saying more study and information was needed before any decision was made. Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton said Monday that she might recommend a temporary conditional-use permit. For ex ample, such a permit couid limit flea markets to a 30-day period, allowing both the gion and the town to assess up to four events and to gauge what type of success, crowds, and vendors could be expected. Staff photo by Earline White Getting ready for Garden Bazaar The Edenton Woman's Club will host a Gift and Garden Bazaar on Friday, April 23 from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Barker House on the downtown Edenton waterfront. Sale items will include lovely handmade crafts, potted/unpotted plants, white elephant, painted pots, and Mother's Day gifts. Lunch plates will be available too. Above, Barbara King (left) decorates a flowerpot while Kyra Hicks (right) paints a design on a bird house in preparation for the sale. Millpond event coincides with Earth Day BY EARUNE WHITE Staff Writer The Bennett’s Millpond Project environmental action teams of students, teachers and university researchers have actively studied the Millpond since January 2003. To coincide with Earth Day the second annual “Bennett’s Mill Injunction on OLF is is in place District Court Judge Ter rence Boyle on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Navy, stopping any further efforts relating to establishing a proposed outly ing landing field until such time as two related civil law suits can be heard. His ruling, issued in Eastern District Federal Court, fol lowed the Navy’s purchase last week of Washington County land worth about $3.7-million. pond Environmental Learning Project” student symposium will take place on April 28. Teams of students and teachers from four Northeastern North Carolina counties are currently testing water quality and recording mi croclimate data about Bennett’s Millpond in Edenton. The teams have developed fo cus research problems based on their observational data. They will be sharing their work with the educational and professional community from 1-3 p.m. Dr. David Haase, Director of The Sci ence House and physics professor at NCSU, will be the keynote speaker for the event. The community is invited to at Mother's Day Contest Want to tell the world how proud you are of your Mom? Well iow you can by entering The Chowan Heralds Mother of the Year contest. Your Mom will also be eligible to win one of several great arizes being awarded. Letters are being accepted until noon on April 30 from children af all ages. Entries should be one hundred words or less and may ae e-mailed to the newspaper at chowanherald@earthlink.net. Let firs that are typed or legibly written may also be mailed to The Chowan Herald, PO Box 207, Edenton, NC 27932 or brought to the aewspaper office at 421 South Broad Street in downtown Edenton. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place To be iligible, all of the mothers described in the letters must currently reside in Chowan County Judging will be done by an independent panel made up of mem aers of the Chowan Herald Reader Advisory Board and other com nunity residents. Those serving as judges may not enter the con :est Family members of Chowan Herald employees are also not jligible to participate. If you have questions, please call the Herald at 482-4418. tend the interactive poster ses sion from 3:30-5:30 p.m. This ses sion will feature hands-on envi ronmental learning stations with The Albemarle Learning Cen ter’s computerized sampling equipment The Albemarle Lear ning Center is located at 131 Morristown Road, Edenton. Call 482-5769 for more information. Abducted § North Carolina residents are asked to be on the look out for Jai Mya Glover (pi&; tured above). The three*; year-old was reportedly kid* napped early Tuesday in Robeson County. If you see this child please call (910) 671-3170 immediately. Z.T. EVANS FAMILY (RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM) . .S.S5'**4*!.®,■vStSSSf-S'v e.*3««V.'W5SMM(> »» RELAY FOR LIFE
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