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Chowan County misses ‘Golden’ opportunity
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Chowan County was
not among those selected
to take the next step in
the quest for a grant from
the Golden LEAF Founda
tion — but that won’t stop
county officials from con
tinuing the search for funds
to renovate the D.F. Walker
Building on College of
County
opts out
of bike
path
BY REGGIE PONDER .
Editor
Chowan County officials
last week balked at a pro
posed Albemarle regional
bicycle path, questioning
the path’s loi\g-term cost
and its practical feasibility.
Meanwhile, the bicycle
path plan was on the agen
da for the Edenton Town
Council’s regular meeting
Tuesday night The Chowan
Herald went to press before
that meeting took place.
The plan has received a
generally warm reception
from town officials and has
been adopted by numerous
counties in the 10-county
Albemarle region.
But at last week’s meet
ing of the Chowan County
Board of Commissioners,
Commissioner John Mitch
ener’s motion to endorse
the plan and concept with
out committing any funds
failed, with only with only
Mitchener and Commis
sioner Greg Bonner voting
for it.
During discussion of the
bicycle path plan, Commis
sioner Emmett Winbome
said he believes the bicycle "
path program is a waste of
taxpayers’ money.
Commissioner Jeff Smith
said he was concerned that
the plan doesn’t take into
consideration agricultural
equipment
Having a three-foot shoul
der on the road won’t help
bicycles if there is wide
farm equipment using the
road, Smith said.
Mitchener said he be
lieves the focus should be
on municipalities rather
than highways. The plan
could be very important to
the town of Edenton, he
said.
Bonner noted there is no
cost to the county at this
time. He said he believes the
bicycle path project would
be great for the town and
the county.
Commissioner Alex Ke
hayessaid he was concerned
the commissioners could be
committing future boards to
spend money — something
the board has been diligent
not to do.
Mitchener said there
would be no commitment of
money. He added it doesn't
See PATH, 2A
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All Rights Reserved
the Albemarle’s Edenton
Chowan campus.
In June of this coming
year, Golden LEAF will be
awarding grants on a com
petitive basis within the
state’s 21-county Northeast
ern Prosperity Zone.
Preliminary proposals
called “requests for invita
tion” were due from coun
ties on Oct. 15. Each county
was allowed to identify up
STAFF PHOTOS BY REBECCA BUNCH
A Post 40 Honor Guard carries service wreaths to be placed during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony Monday morning at the Chowan
County Veterans Memorial in Edenton. *
Observance recalls valor of veterans
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
A history lesson was
the gift that former
educator William
“Bill” Moore gave those at
tending the annual Veterans
Day ceremony Monday.
The ceremony held at
the Chowan County Vet
erans Memorial, drew sev
eral hundred people who
came to pay tribute to the
valor and sacrifice of veter
ans who have served their
Planning Board to consider wind turbine amendment
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
The Chowan County
Planning Board is sched
uled to consider at its Nov.
19 meeting an amendment
proposed by a Charlottes
ville, Va-based renewable
Bond, Simpson, Quinn win Town Council seats
BY REGGIE PONDER
AND REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writers
Unofficial results from
last week’s Edenton Town
Council election show rac
es were won and lost at the
polls on Election Day, rath
er than during the one-stop
voting period.
Elton L. Bond Jr. defeat
ed LoriAnn Curtin to win
to three
projects
and up to
$1.5million
in grant
funding.
NIXON
(jrolden
LEAF had
announced
it would se
lect six-10 counties to move
forward in the process.
Chowan County learned
country during war and in
times of peace.
“They come from all lev
els of society and reflect
(America’s) melting pot
status,” Moore said. “They
trace their roots from all
over the world but have a
deep love of countiy.”
Moore added that those
who have served shared
other characteristics as
well.
“They learned the value
of teamwork and learned
to put the well-being of
energy company that would
more than double the per
missible height for wind
turbines in the county.
The proposed amend
ment to the Chowan Coun
ty Wind Energy Ordinance
would pave the way for
construction of a major
the 4th Ward
seat, while 3rd 1
Ward incumbent
Councilwoman >
Norma Simpson
held off a stiff
challenge from
the Rev. Roscoe
Poole Jr.
Voter turnout
in Edenton was
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id percent, according to
unofficial election results.
last week it had not been
chosen to move forward.
Among other counties in
the Albemarle, Perquimans
and Camden were selected
to take the next step.
Chowan County’s pro
posal to the Golden LEAF
Foundation was to seek
$1.5 million to renovate and
“repurpose” the D.F. Walker
Building in order to address
poverty and unemployment
others ahead of their own,”
Moore said. “A veteran is
a citizen soldier who an
swered the call when their
nation needed them.”
Moore also reminded
those present of the his
tory of the Veterans Day
observance itself. Veter
ans Day, he said, traces its
roots back to World War I
that ended when the TVeaty
of Versailles was signed on
June 28,1919.
See VETERANS DAY, 2A
utility-scale wind energy
facility.
The heart of the proposed
amendment is an increase
in the maximum height al
lowed for wind turbines in
the county from 250 feet
in the current ordinance to
600 feet
SIMPSON
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lne Chowan County
Board of Elections were
through education targeted
toward jobs that are avail
able in the region.
The Golden LEAF Foun
dation Board is scheduled
to make final funding deci
sions at its June 5 meeting.
The renovation of the
D.F. Walker Building was
proposed as a means to
economic vitality and revi
talizing a high-risk neigh
borhood.
Virginia Wood places a wreath at the Chowan County
Veterans Memorial on behalf of the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution during
the annual Veterans Day Ceremony in Edenton, Monday.
The text amendment has
been proposed by Apex
Clean Energy Inc.
Apex Clean Energy is
working on a large wind
farm project along the
Chowan-Perquimans coun
ty line.
According to unofficial
slated to conduct
the election can
vass at 11 am.
Tuesday. As of
presstime, the
Chowan Herald
had not received
the official re
sults from that
meeting.
The unoffi
cial results showed Bond
received 106 votes, or 73
Chowan Board of Com
missioners Chairman Keith
Nixon explained this week
that missing out on the
Golden LEAF grant does
not mean the project is
dead.
“We need to look for oth
er grants,” Nixon said.
Asked if the project might
be completed entirely with
See GRANT, 3A
reports, about 10,000 acres
of Weyerhauser land is in
volved - most of which Ls in
Penn timans County.
The amendment is in
tended to align Chowan’s
ordinance with the one in
See AMENDMENT, 3A
percent of all votes cast hi
the 4th Ward, to LoriAnn,
Curtin’s 39 votes, or 27 per-'
cent -;
Bond received 81 votes
on Election Day at the East
Edenton Precinct polling
place. The remainder of his
votes - 24 - came during
the one-stop voting period.
Curtin's votes also canid
See ELECTION, 4A
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