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far r« n toriMea . Library X 117 S . Ma In St. Vtrrsntoni N»C• 27589 ®Ije Parrot lEecnri Volume 88 25* Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, June 5, 1985 Number 24 Warren County High School students recognized for their academic achievement during last week's second annual Scholar's Banquet are, left to right, back row, Natasha Boyd, Elizabeth Carroll, Maurice Crump, Rachel Harmon, Jasmine Hightower, Melissa Holcomb, and Mildred Kear ney; second row, Helen Pierce, Enola Richardson, Laura Scott, Melissa Draff In, Alan Ellington, and Evelyn Hall; third row, Trlcla Young, Renae Alston, Sharon Hawkins, Holly Howell, Tammy Rodwell, Davida Lynne Scott, and Sharon Crewa; front row, Adrian Davis, Sallie Durham, Robin Fnuder, Kelly Henderson, and Aretha Richardson and Richard Roddy, N. C. School of Math and Science. Not pictured were Leonard Daeke, Christina Israel, Tracy Robinson, Kathy Schoonover, Laurie Barker, Jennifer Burton, Stephanie Clifton, Lisa Wilson, James Eric Covington and Monlque Hawkins. (Community Schools Photo) Warren County's seventh and eighth graders honored at last week's Scholar's Banquet are, left to right, back row, John Graham students Timothy Evans, Steve Odom, Toree White and Angela Ballance, and Riley Klnlaw and Michelle Caulder, Nor Una Middle School Students. On the middle row are Norlina students Dana Clary, Stacie Dickerson, Opherral Eaton, Kimberiy Fuller, Dawn Howard and Terry Light On the front are Leigh Anne Perklnson, Angela Richardson and Michael Sink of Norlina. (Community Schools Photo) Students In grades four through six honored at the Scholar's Banquet are, left to right, back row, from Hawkins Elementary School, Pamela Ayscue, Tamela Ayscue, Jamie Evans, Angela Francis, Rolanda Hedgepeth, Pamela Richardson, Corey Terry, Maria Goode and Loretta Goode. On the second row, from North Warren, are Carla Nor wood, Laketisha Bryant, Christine Jerman, Tar ma ra Coleman, Alvln Shearin, Melanle Bender, Tonya Terry, Cbertlyn Hendrick and Laurie Holloway. North Warren StudentB not pictured were Martha Barker and Christy Harmon. On the front row, are Lakesha Palmer from Vaughan Elemen tary School and Phyllis Alston, Tabltha Williams, Bobby Alston, Thaddeus Alston and Shornlka Royster from South Warren Elementary School. (Community Schools Photo) Limited Zoning Ordinance Passed As Objections Of Farmers Heeded By KAY HORNER Newi Editor Warren County com missioners Monday unanimously adopted a new 65-page toning or dinance designed to ad dress anticipated res idential and industrial growth In Warren Coun ty, but a contingent of Warren County farmers and Commissioner J. T. Fleming were successful in their efforts to get the ordinance limited, at least temporarily, to the currently toned Kerr and Gaston lake areas of the county. Although four of the county's Ave commis sioners are on record in favor of countywide ton ing and could have car ried such a motion, Chairwoman Eva M. Clayton suggested that they limit the scope of their action to allow the farmers an opportunity to diec«S8 their concerns with the Planning Board, which formulated the or dinance along with the N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Community Develop ment. But Mrs. Clayton was adamant that the board again consider the issue in the near future and cautioned that Monday's action was not to be in terpreted as final. "My concern is that we still want to revisit coun tywide toning," she said, "because it's the right thing to do." Several of the farmers who spoke have farms along UJS. 1 south of Norlina, a corridor that has been targeted for in dustrial zoning because of the county's Invest ment in water and aewer service to the area. They seemed to find little consolation in the fact that state law for bids toning of bona fide farmland. "I've come to bag you to consider the whole situation," Qua Daeke told the baord. "At this time we have ample soo ing to meet the need and we don't need coun tywide zoning...I think this is the thought of the majority of the people in the county...It's Just premature." Commissioner Flem ing agreed. "At the time of the (public) hearing (on the zoning or dinance), I didn't com mit either way," Flem ing said. "But I have talked to a great number of people in Warren County since then and at least two-thirds of them are against countywide zoning. Many of them didn't even know about the public hearing...I'm going to take a stand against countywide zon ing... We're taking too many rights away from the citizens." It was Fleming's nay vote on countywide sott ing at last month's board meeting that put the matter back on the agen da this week. By state law, atoning ordinance cannot be adopted on the initial vote unless that vote is unanimous. Thereafter, a majority can carry the motion. Planning Board Secretary O.L. "Butch" Meek charged that the rights of the small land owner were being over looked by the farmers. "As it stands now, you're not protected against somebody put ting up a honky-tonk next door," Meek said. "Not everybody has a 1,000 acres and lives in the center. Those with small acreage need pro tection." A disgruntled Selby Benton, chairman of the Planning Board as serted that some of the farmers were misin formed about the or* dinance. His request that those who had read it raise their hands brought no responm. "I don't want to seem judgmental," Mrs. Clayton said. "But when I bear a farmer say he wont be able to handle his produce in the way (Continned on page 10) Employee Raises Are Included Proposed Warren Budget Calls For 72-Cent Rate By RAY HORNER Newi Editor A 1985-86 Warren County budget calling for a 28-cent reduction In the county's ad valorem pro perty tax rate of $1 per 1100 valuation has been proposed by County Manager Charles J. Worth. The reduction to 72 cents reflects an in crease from $224 million to $412 million in the county's tax base, gen erated by the recent pro perty revaluation. For the first time, salary increases ranging from 5 percent to 15 per cent are being proposed for county employees as opposed to the cust omary across-the-board salary increases. While the budget calls for the majority of coun ty employees to re ceive a 6 percent raise, some clerical workers were singled out for 15 percent raises in an at tempt to eliminate inter departmental inequities in pay. Worth said the move could be considered a precursor to a merit pay system. "We strongly suggest that the commissioners consider a review of the pay plan to determine if there are inequities within our system," Worth wrote in his sum mary to the board. The budget also pro poses funding for eight new positions, including two ambulance service attendants, a deputy sheriff, recreation direc tor, administrative assis tant/grants facilitator for the county manager's office, and a building in spector and secretary. Total funding for all eight positions is $85,000. Because of the uncer tainty over whether the federal Revenue Sharing Program will be extend ed for another year, Worth budgeted only one quarterly payment of that funding totaling $90,438. Of that amount, the proposed budget, al locates $50,000 to War ren County Schools to be held in reserve for capital Improvements with the balance to be us ed for repairs to the roof of the courthouse. The schools requested a total of $1,381,478 in funds for 1986-88. Fun ding of $1,108,833 Ls being recommended, a 13.5 percent increase over last year, Worth said. If Revenue Sharing - Ends Course Marine Pfc. Xavier T. Hargrove, son of Law rence A. and Yvonne £5. Hargrove of Rt. 2, Norlina, has completed the Basic Automotive Mechanic's Course. Daring the 12-week course at the Motor Transport School, Camp Lejeune, Hargrove received instruction on the procedures to in spect, service and repair the wheeled vehicles used by the Marine Corps. funds are approved for the entire year, Worth has proposed that the schools receive an addi tional |2S,000, with the remainder earmarked for courthouse renova tions, Jail repair and con struction, county offices repair, purchase of an ambulance, and up grading of the county communications system. Only the county manager's summary of the proposed budget was available at presstlme yesterday, however Worth said the board was scheduled to receive the entire budget pro posal at a meeting last night. Public hearings on the Revenue Sharing and General Fund portions of the budget have been scheduled for 7 p.m. and 7:15 p.m., respectively, on Tuesday, June 18. The 1985-86 budget must be adopted by July 1. Some 200 WCHS Seniors To Graduate On Friday Approximately 200 seniors are expected to receive diplomas during commencement exer cises at Warren County High School on Friday, June 7, at 7 p. m. Mrs. Valeria J. Alston, a chemistry teacher at Vance Senior High School in Henderson, will be the commence ment speaker, accor ment speaker, accord ing to J. T. Wilkerson, principal. Mrs. Alston, who received a Bachelor's degree from Shaw University and a Master's degree from North Carolina Central University, has done graduate work at East Carolina University and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was recently chosen as one of 50 outstanding chemistry teachers of the United States se lected to attend the Dreyfus Chemistry In stitute held at Princeton University this summer. She is the wife of Roose velt Alston of the WCHS faculty. Others appearing on the graduation program are Robin Lynn Frazier, WCHS Female Athlete of the Year; Monique DeShea Hawkins, salutatorian; Adrian Brantley Davis, vale dictorian; J. T. Wilker son, principal; Michael Williams, superintend ent; and Reginald Somerville, class presi dent. The WCHS Band and Eagles Chorus will provide the music. Due to the limited seating capacity, at tendance is by ticket only. Four Requests Are Considered Four requests were given consideration by the Warren County Planning Board during their 7:30 p. m. meeting on Thursday, May 30. John U Hamme, sur veyor representing the Mabel H. and William Williams property, asked for permission to appear before the Board of Adjustment in behalf of a plan for use as building sites three lots of the property. The Planning Board had pre viously disapproved the plan as the lots in question do not satisfy the requirement of 200 feet for building sites. The Planning Board later reviewed the sub division regulations and determined that the matter was one for con sideration by the County Commissioners and not the Board of Adjust ment. Hamme has been so advised, according to Mrs. Cathy Wilson, spokesperson for the Planning Board. Final plats were ap proved for seven lots in North Wise Subdivision, for which Wallace Caw thorne represented Ivey Bolton. Benjamin Franklin Spruill presented a sketch plan for two lots on Highway 43 near Pitt man's Store. The Plan ning board informed Spruill that additional information was necessary before the preliminary plan for the lots could be considered. Request for the change of a well site on property owned by Nelson and Harris Developers at Spin naker Pointe was grant ed. The site was ap proved for Hunter's Creek Section Three ad joining Spinnaker Pointe.
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