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Council vote on car dunging station Dec. 9
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Town council at its work
session Monday night for
warded to the full council
a proposal to establish an
electric car charging station
in Edenton.
Elected officials eye public
OPINION, DATA ON WIND ENERGY
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
County commission
ers from Chowan and
Perquimans counties
who attended a session on
wind energy in Edenton
Saturday said they would
consider both their own
research and public opin
ion when making decisions
about the proposed Timber
mill wind energy facility on
the Chowan-Perquimans
county line.
Although Saturday’s
event at First Presbyterian
Church was billed as an
objective presentation on
wind energy, principal lo
cal organizers were self
avowed opponents of wind
energy. In addition, the main
presenter, John Droz Jr. of
Morehead City, is a wind en
ergy skeptic who also is well
known for his skepticism
toward - and opposition to
- the state’s renewable en
ergy portfolio standards.
Dennis Robison, a mem
ber of the host church and
one of the leaders of the
Chowan Edenton Environ
mental Group, explained as
he welcomed people to the
session Saturday that the
church previously had host
ed a wind energy presenta
tion by representatives of
the company working on the
proposed Timbermill proj
ect, so when Peter Lolkema
asked about having a ses
sion featuring information
See WIND ENERGY, 4A
Local officials mull wind energy rules
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Perquimans County Commis
sioner Matt Peeler and Chowan
County Commissioner Alex Ke
hayes both indicated Saturday
they plan to take a close look at
the wind energy ordinance adopt
ed by Carteret County.
John Droz Jr. of Morehead City,
Leadership change at hospital continues focus on community health
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
The leadership transition
at Vidant Chowan Hospital is
part of a reorganization with
in the Vidant system aimed at
continuing the recent empha
sis on outpatient services and
community health, according
to local hospital officials.
As part of the reorganiza
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A vote on the plan could
come as soon as the coun
cil’s Dec. 9 meeting.
The proposal, funded by a
grant to six communities for
a pilot program through the
N.C. Solar Center Clean Fuel
Advanced Technology Proj
ect, would require the town
■
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PONDER
Perquimans County Commissioner Matt Peeler answers a question during a wind energy discussion
Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Edenton.
who was instrumental in the de
velopment of the Carteret County
wind energy ordinance, was the
principal presenter at a wind en
ergy event held Saturday morning
at First Presbyterian Church in
Edenton.'
Droz is a vocal wind energy
skeptic and also a leading skep
tic - and opponent - of the state’s
renewable energy portfolio stan
tion, Vidant Chowan Hospital
President Jeffrey Sackrison
has been named president of
Vidant’s Northern Division
and Southern Division, while
Vidant Chowan Vice Presi
dent of Operations Jeff Dial
has been named president of
Vidant Chowan and Vidant
Bertie hospitals.
March 1 is the official date
of the transitioa But Sack
rison said Dial already is
involved in a lot of decision
making, and in January Sack
rison will begin “in earnest” to
turn administration of Vidant
Chowan Hospital and Vidant
Bertie Hospital over to Dial.
“A lot of things he already
to provide space downtown
for electric cars to recharge
at no cost to them.
Electricities was awarded
$59,892 to defray the cost of
the stations.
The charging station costs
$3,250. The grant pays 80
percent - $2,600 - and the
dards.
While the Carteret ordinance
does not ban wind energy facili
ties, it apparently had the practical
effect of preventing a proposed
large-scale wind energy facility
from being constructed after the
company determined it was not
feasible to comply with the re
quirements of the ordinance.
“This is not an anti-wind law,”
has been involved in,” Sackri
son said. Sackrison explained
that while he will be maintain
ing an office in Greenville, his
main base of operations will
be at Vidant Chowan Hospi
tal
The Northern Division en
compasses Vidant Chowan,
Vidant Bertie Hospital, Vidant
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
and the Outer Banks Hospi
tal The Southern Division
consists of Vidant Duplin
Hospital.
Vidant also has a Central
Division, consisting of Vidant
Medical Center in Greenville,
See LEADERSHIP, 2A
town is responsible for the
remaining $650.
Town Manager Anne-Ma
rie Knighton recommended
to the council that the town
keep track of use by the elec
tric ears over a six-month
period and report back to
the council how much the
service was costing during
the pilot program.
She estimated the cost at
$35 per month. Town Utili
ties Director Glenn Andersen
said he believed on average
an electric car owner would
only use the station for two
to three hours. Only a car
Droz said of the Carteret ordi
nance during Saturday’s session.
“This is a pro-protection law.”
Droz said an adequate wind
energy ordinance should protect
citizens, local businesses and the
environment.
Such an ordinance should in
clude, he said, a property value
See ENERGY RULES, 4A
that had almost entirely lost
its charge would need the
maximum of eight hours, he
said. The estimated cost for
that length of time would be
$3.41, he said.
Council members Bob
See ELECTRIC CARS, 2A
Goodman
named
Advance
publisher '
■ Eure new managing editor,
Montgomery is news editor
From staff reports
Mike Goodman has assumed
the position of publisher and
executive editor of The Daily
Advance, Chowan Herald and
The Perquimans Weekly, John
K. Cooke Jr., president of
Cooke Communications ^orth
Carolina LLC, announced Fri
day.
“Mike has
excelled as in
terim publish
er since Ann
Hoffman re
tired last fall,”
Cooke said in
making the an
nouncement.
Goodman has served in the
interim publisher’s role since
October 2013, when Hoffman
left the newspaper. He’s been
with The Daily Advance for 36
years, starting as a copy edi
tor and reporter in 1978, then
working as news editor in
1979 before taking the manag
ing editor’s seat in 1981.
Before joining The Daily .
Advance, Goodman worked in
news, sports and photography
tor newspapers in Mount Airy
and Franklin, Va.
He is a native of Franklin
and a graduate of the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Cha
pel Hill.
“I’ve er\joyed and look for
ward to continuing the strong
relationship I have with the
outstanding managers and
employees at The Daily Ad
vance who are dedicated to
producing newspapers that
serve area residents and busi
nesses,” Goodman said.
“I credit my long tenure at
The Advance to my connec
tion to the area’s residents,
many of whom have become
my neighbors, friends, advis
ers and, on occasion, car
ing critics. I rely on all of
these relationships and our
See PUBLISHER, 2A
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE
PONDER
Vidant Chowan Hospital
President Jeffrey
Sackrison (left) and Vice
President of Operations
Jeff Dial already work
closely together In the
administration of Vidant
Chowan and Vidant
Bertie hospitals. Effective
March 1,, Sackrison will
be president of Vidant’s
Northern Division and
Southern Division,
and Dial will become
president of Vidant
Chowan Hospital and >
Vidant Bertie Hospital.
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