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Brew pub still on tap for waterfront
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Members of the
council deadlocked
town
in a
3-3 vote Monday night on
whether a previous ap
praiser should be retained
to conduct a reappraisal to
determine the current value
of the former Northeast
Commission building, the
proposed location for a new
microbrewery and pub on
the downtown waterfront.
The tie, which came dur
ing a special meeting held
prior to the start of the
work session, was broken
by Mayor Roland Vaughan,
who voted in favor of keep
ing Andy Piner of Green
ville, who had performed a
2014 appraisal at the site.
Town Manager Anne-Ma
rie Knighton reported to the
council at the meeting that
Piner had told her he could
complete the appraisal re
port by Jan. 5 which would
give council members time
to review the appraisal
prior to their Jan. 9 regular
monthly meeting.
“Depending on the up
dated values, there will have
to be discussions with Mr. audience listening to the front after Gill Burroughs
Glover (the proposed buyer) discussion during Monday questioned the land’s ap-
and then a detennination of . night’s meeting. Miller is
economic impact,” she said
after the meeting. “The eco
nomic impact assessment
will then be considered
when the council considers
selling the property.”
Knighton estimated it
could be February when the
council considers whether
to sell the property to Glov
er.
The two newly elected
council members, Craig
Miller and Rev. Roscoe
Poole, were both in the
known to favor the brew
pub proposal. Poole’s views
on the issue remain pub
licly unknown. Miller was
elected to Bob Quinn’s at-
large seat while Poole was
elected to Norma Simpson’s
Third Ward seat. Miller and
Poole will be sworn-in Dec.
12. While Quinn favored the
sale of the land for the brew
pub, Simpson opposed the
measure.
As to a new appraisal,
the issue came to the fore-
praisal value in a letter to
the editor with the headline
“Comedy of errors” that was
published Nov. 22 within the
Chowan Herald. Prior to the
Town Council meeting, an
announcement was made on
social media that a planned
public hearing scheduled to
take place Monday night in
the auditorium at John A.
Holmes High School had
been canceled due to a dis
crepancy in the amount of
land included in the pro
posed brewpub site. That
discrepancy was uncovered
by Burrough’s letter.
In a memo to the town
council dated Nov. 22, Knigh
ton said that Burroughs had
questioned “the legality and
fiscal soundness of the town
selling .34 acres of land for
$282,000 when the original
appraisal was based on the
tract including .27 acres.”
“I consulted with Town
Attorney Hood Ellis and
subsequently I spoke with
the appraiser about Gil’s
questions,” she added.
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Send
Santa
letters
From staff reports
We are seeking letters
to Santa.
On that note, letters to
Santa are special, very spe
cial. We are running a spe
cial section in December.
If we can get them e-
mailed to mlayton@nc-
weeklies.com — all the
better. Paper copies work
too, but email is best.
Also, if you want to sub
mit poems, short stories,
art work, etc., we’re good
with that too.
Deadline will be Friday,
Dec. 1 so that we can pro
cess the letters in .time to
create graphics and do the
work needed to make this
something that would in
spire Santa.
Email is important be
cause penmanship is criti
cal. No kid wants a doll
when he spelled out Ipad.
All that said, when we get
a letter that we can’t read,
we’ll do the best we can
to decipher it. Name spell
ings are essential — we
can’t fake that here at the
paper.
From what we’ve been
told, Santa likes reading
the Chowan Herald be
cause it’s not fake news.
Lots of kids at Chow
an County elementary
schools have been busy
writing these letters to
Santa. However, if you
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SUBMITTED PHOTOS
gold memories
See MEMORIES, 3A
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Bulldogs bleed
maroon and
Three banners hanging from the bleach
ers within the Northern Chowan Commu- .
nity Center read “Lights, Camera, Action”
— words that accurately summed up the
mood Saturday of Chowan High School’s
multi-class reunion.
“This is going to be everything we want it
to be,” said Steve Evans, class of 1979. “We
had 419 signed up and it looks like most of
them came to the reunion. When we started
kicking this idea around, we had no idea it
would turn into this. This is awesome.”
Photos and interviews with Willie
Koonce, Rob Boyce and many others ap
pear on page B2.
Also, check out a video by from Hannah
Banana Photography on our Facebook page.
Since 1922 when 11 seniors graduated, the
school produced many successful alumni
that included doctors, lawyers, journalists,
nurses, educators, scientists, missionar-
Locals
stay home
to shop
BY REGGIE PONDER
For the Chowan Herald
Area businesses re
ported a strong response
from shoppers Satur
day to the Shop Small
promotion on what is
known as Small Busi
ness Saturday. ,
Small Business Satur
day is a national event,
sponsored by American
Express, that promotes
local businesses using
the slogan “Shop Small.”
Elizabeth City Down
town Inc. Supports Small
See SHOP, 3A
GAME TIME:
ACES’ TICKET
INFORMATION
Edenton travels
to Tarboro this com
ing Friday to play
for the 1AA Eastern
Regional Champi
onship. The winner
will travel to Carter
Finley Stadium in
Raleigh on Dec. 9.
to play for the State
Championship.
Tarboro and
Edenton are ranked
#1 and #2 in the state
polls, so attendance
will be high.
You can avoid
the anticipated long
ticket lines by buy
ing your ticket on-
line. Go to this link
https://gofan.co/app/
events/19043 to pur
chase your ticket. A
digital ticket will pop
up for purchase and
will downloaded to
your mobile device
when purchased. All
See TICKETS, 4A
Law enforcement seeks to keep congregations safe
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Close to 200 area resi
dents attended a special
meeting last week on keep
ing churches and their con
gregations safe from harm.
The gathering, which took
place at Edenton United
Methodist Church on Nov.
21, was hosted by members
of the Chowan County Sher
iffs Office.
Sheriff Dwayne Goodwin
welcomed those in atten
dance. Deputy John McAr
thur served as moderator for
the event. Also taking part
in the program were Chief
Deputy Andy Bunch, Lieu
tenant Edward “Scooter”
Basnight, Sergeant Justin
Saez, Deputy Brian Callon
and retired Sergeant Buddy
Bunch.
Goodwin opened the pro
gram by emphasizing the
See LAW, 3A
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The North Carolina
Sheriffs’ Association
recently convened a
group of sheriffs and
sheriffs’ personnel
from across the state
to develop training
materials that will
help places of worship
create security plans
to keep citizens safe
recently at Edenton
United Methodist
Church.
Ruritan’s Relay for Life Team
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 7:00PM
erquimans Co. Higli
School Auditorium
$10.00
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 7:00PM
Hertford, NC
Tickets Available at various locations or call 252-221*4875 or 252-333-8567. Email rockyhock opry@live.com