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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Golden LEAF hears final pitches
11 projects
vie for $2M
By RITCHIE E. STARNES
Editor
One final pitch to Golden
LEAF officials left 11 final
ists excited about their re
spective chances to secure
project funding.
Last Wednesday ap
r
Honoring the Fallen
STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH
Members of the North Carolina Chapter of Rolling Thunder display a POW-MIA flag that was' later presented to surviving family members of the late CpI. William Coffield, the first Chowan
County casualty of World War II. The ceremony was held at American Legion Post 40, Sunday.
Trust listing could aid Kadesh repairs
Damages caused by
Hurricane Isabel
By REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The Town Council
unanimously passed a
resolution that could
lead to additional resourc
es for the restoration of
Kadesh A.M.E. Zion.
The March 12 resolution
supports the nomina
tion of the 1897 church
— which sustained heavy
damage during Hurricane
Isabel in 2003 — to the
National Trust for His
toric Preservation’s list of
America’s 11 most endan
gered historic places.
The National Trust
began maintaining the
list in 1988 and has so far
identified 242 sites that
warrant saving.
Councilman Sambo
Dixon, who is a member
of the National Trust’s
Advisory Council, made
the request for the resolu
tion.
“Kadesh is in jeopardy
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plicants appeared before
Golden LEAF leaders at
the non-profit’s Rocky
Mount office where they
made last ditch presenta
tions while also fielding
questions about their proj
ects. All of the Chowan
County entities hope to
secure funding from the
Golden LEAF Community
Assistance Initiative.
“I think everybody did
of not being restored,”
Dixon said.
Dixon said that if suc
cessful the effort to add
Kadesh to the list could
bring new resources to the
table that could result in
the completion of restora
tion work at the church.
“It’s an enormous honor
to get on that list,” Dixon
added.
Members of the con
gregation continue to
worship together at a new
location on Badham Road,
but they still consider the
old Kadesh church on East
Gale Street their spiritual
home, Dixon said.
He said that while the
historic church needs
significant work before it
can resume its original
purpose, “They (mem
bers) hope and feel that
(the Badham Road site)
is a temporary location.
Anything we can do to
help them come back
home, we need to do.”
Councilman Bob Quinn
agreed that the congrega
tion would benefit from
the church’s restoration.
is among area school dis
tricts concerned about
proposed state legislation
shifting ownership of
some school property from
a local board of education
to the county board of
commissioners.
The Edenton Chowan
Board of Education voted
unanimously Monday
night to support a resolu
an excellent job of present
,ing their cases. They left
everything on the court,”
said Dan Gerlach, Golden
LEAF president.
Applicants were given
only four minutes to make
their final pitch, followed
by a series of questions
from Golden LEAF staffers
and a board member.
“As the meeting unfold
ed it became quite clear
So, too, he said, would the
town.
“It would mean a tre
mendous amount to the
community,” Quinn said.
In 2011, die Rev. Edna
Lawrence, who was serv
ing as pastor at Kadesh
when the hurricane
struck, said that the
65-member congrega
tion would have had to
raise $800,000 to fund the
necessary repairs in two
phases.
Phase I of the project
that cost about $267,000 re
sulted in the stabilization
of the church’s foundation
as well as repairs to the
roof and other parts of
the building where water
leaks were a problem.
The congregation was
able to pay for that work
with the aid of insurance
funds and a $200,000 bank
loan.
Despite subsequent
fundraisers over the
years, church members
have not been able to
raise the additional funds
necessary to restore the
church’s interior.
tion opposing Senate Bill
236. Currituck’s Board of
Education voted last week
to oppose the proposal on
the recommendation of
Currituck Schools Super
intendent Allison Sholar.
The Elizabeth City-Pas
quotank Board of Educa
tion was scheduled to talk
about the proposed legisla
tion during its committee
that each of the Chowan
presenters were well
versed in their subject and
since there were in-depth
questions on each proposal
it was a great opportunity
to clarify anything that
remained unclear,” said
Cy Rich, chairman of the
Edenton Chowan Partner
ship and one of the appli
cants.
Golden LEAF’S feedback
CHOWAN HERALD RLE PHOTO
Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church member Fred Joyner looks at
boarded-up stained glass windows in the sanctuary following
Hurricane Isabel. Above, the ceiling also shows damage from
the hurricane’s heavy rainfall.
meetings Monday.
Sholar reported to die
Currituck school board
that Currituck County
Manager Dan Scanlon had
told her Currituck County
officials oppose the pro
posal.
Pasquotank County
Manager Randy Keaton
said last week that the
county commissioners in
left project representatives
optimistic about their
prospects.
“The presentations went
very well,” said Edenton
Chowan Schools’ Super
intendent Allan Smith.
“Strong arguments were
given for each of the 11
proposals. The feedback
from Golden LEAF staff
and board member was
positive. Hopefully, Golden
Pasquotank haven’t dis
cussed the issue at all.
Keaton pointed out that
Pasquotank owns a lot
of the school sites in the
county anyway since the
construction of some of
the newer school build
ings is still being financed
through the county
See BILL, 2A
LEAF will be able to fund
all of the Chowan County
proposals.”
Golden LEAF has ear
marked as much as $2 mil
lion in funding toward as
sisting Chowan County’s
economic development. At
$2.3 million, the 11 propos
als exceed the financial
commitment.
See PITCHES, 2A
Driving
record
nixes taxi
permit
Applicant can
reapply next year
By REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
An Elizabeth City man
withdrew his application
to operate a taxicab ser
vice ip Edenton after it
was revealed that he had a
suspect driving record.
The March 12 decision by
applicant Cory White, 25,
came after several council
members expressed reluc
tance to grant the permit.
Police Chief Jay Forten
bery also said he could not
recommend that the per
mit request be granted.
“After reviewing the
town ordinance (governing
such permits) and looking
closely into the criminal
ahd drivers history of Mr.
White, I canrtot recom
mend him for a taxi permit
in the town of Edenton,”
Fortenbery told the town
council.
Records show White’s
criminal history included
a possession of marijuana
conviction in 2004 as well
as a conviction for misde
meanor breaking and en
tering the following year.
In 2006, White had a proba
tion violation.
See PERMIT, 2A
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