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*afrentan7aa.Library X 17 S . M a i n St. iarrenton,! N.C. 27589 (She Harren Stentrb Volume 90 25c Per Copy Warrenton, County Of Warren, North Carolina Wednesday, April 8, 1987 Number 14 Eleven of the 20 charter members of the newly formed Littleton Jaycees were present for the presentation of the charter, banner and pins and installation of officers Thursday evening at the Warrenton Lions Den. The charter members in attendance are pictured above, seated, left to right: Tim Blackburn, state director; Linda Blackburn, treasurer; Clyde Johnston, president; Debbie Rightmeyer, secretary; Marcia Spragins; and Jimmy Crenshaw, management vice president. Standing, left to right: Craig Shearin, Donald Robertson, Tommy Rightmeyer, Janelle Robertson and Kenny Wilson. (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) Group Opposes Rezoning The third of three public hear ings held Monday morning at the Warren County Courthouse drew notable attendance as residents of S.R. 1203 near Kerr I^ake in Nutbush Township voiced their opposition to the request for rezoning submitted earlier by a fellow neighbor. Group spokesperson, Phil Daniel, read to Warren County commissioners a petition signed by 41 of the 48 residents of the dead end road zoned currently as Residential property. Letters from five otlier residents who were away and unable to sign the petition were acknowledged. "We want our quiet residential com munity to stay that way," he said. The public hearing had been called to receive citizen input on a request to rezone a one acre tract of land from Residential to Lakeside Business to allow the construction of a boat storage facility to house six or eight boats. Residents in opposition to the request feared that approval would result in increased noise and traffic. John Worsley, S.R. 1203 home owner since 1984, had concerns about the future if a precedent were set. Zoning administrator Chester A. Forrester, III confirmed that property zoned as Lakeside Busi ness could support activities other than boat storage facilities, among them commercial mari nas, hotels, dance halls and arcades. "We cannot support a change to benefit one individual to the detriment of all other property owners," Worsley concluded. County commissioners denied the request for rczoning during their regular monthly meeting held at the conclusion of the three public hearings. No citizen input was received during the other two public hear ings. Commissioners approved requests to rezone approximate ly 71.96 acres in River Township known as "Buck Springs Planta tion Property" from Resid>ni?ial to Lakeside Group Camp District for use by the Buck Springs 4-H Camp and to revise the Warren County Flood Prevention Ordi nance incorporating federal rule changes and new administrative procedures. Area Crafters Plan Appearance At Local Armory A number of area crafters are expected to take over the War renton National Guard Armory on Saturday for the Fourth An nual Crafts Fair which begins at 10 a.m. Chairman Karen White en courages shoppers to use the op portunity to shop for Easter and Mother's Day gifts as well as to add to personal collections. A wide assortment of crafted items will be available, including wood, tinware, ceramics, ironworks, basketry, jewelry, stuffed animals, dolls, Christmas items and clothing. The fair will continue until 4 p.m. Country ham biscuits will be available for sale at 7:30 a.m. and (Continued on page 9) Clayton Is Re-Elected Democratic Party Head Officers were elected at the Warren County Democratic Con vention held Saturday, April 4, at the Warren County Court House. T. T. Clayton, local attorney, was re-elected County Demo cratic Party Chairman. He was also elected as a member to the State Democratic Executive Committee. Other officers elected were Mrs. Emma Greer (first vice-chairman), W. Monroe Gardner (second vice-chair man), Michael Richardson (third vice-chairman), Mrs. Patsy T. Hargrove (secretary) and Mrs. Delores Hawkins (treasurer). In other business, a resolution was presented by representatives of the Shocco precinct requesting that a timely report be presented to citizens regarding monitoring of the disposal. Frank Ballance, local attorney, gave an update on pending legis lation. Items discussed were the environmental bill and location of disposal sites in North Carolina, the present prison situation as impacted by overcrowding, the Workers Compensation Act, the Comparative Insurance bill and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Mrs. Angie Elkins of Chapel Hill was guest speaker. The North Carolina aide to Senator Terry Sanford is one of four women who serve on the Demo cratic National Committee. Mr*. Angle IBM?, N. C. Aide to Senator Terry Mird, (standing, center) spoke to thor ttend Mg Ike recent Warren Coanty Det ;ocratic vJoavea tlsa held at the Warren County Court House. Shown al? (seated, left to right) are: Mrs. Patsy T. Hargrove, secretary; T. T. Clayton, County Demo cratic Party chairman; Mrs. Delores Hawkins, treasurer; and the Rev. Donald J. Wets, who gave the invocation for the event (Staff Photo by Howard Jones) New Subdivision Wins Approval Of Planning Board Only three items were presented for consideration by the Warren County Planning Board at the regular meeting last Thursday, according to Mrs. Cathy Wilson, economic develop ment director and secretary for the planning board. The board gave preliminary approval for 156 lots at Macon's landing subdivision on Lake Gaston. The property, which is owned by Ifelson and Harris developers, contains the Nathaniel Macon homeplace and is located in River Township. A hearing was given a variance request by Luther Stegall who is seeking permission to construct a shed on his Kerr Lake proper ty in Kimball Heights subdivi sion. Specifications for the shed are in violation of the zoning or dinance which states that addi tional structures may not exceed 75 percent of the intended use of the property. A dwelling already exists on Stegall's lot. The planning board recom mended approval of the variance and referred the decision to the Board of Adjustments. Sarah Jean Jordan's request for a one-acre lot on the Lindsey Hargrove property was tabled due to the lack of an easement to the lot. The board asked Ms. Jor dan to try to make arrangements for an easement and then to return for a decision. Traffic Violation Leads To Problems A Warren County man, who jumped bail and fled to New York, has been returned to the county by members of the War ren County Sheriffs Department. Anthony William Branch, 21, had been out on bail pending charges of forgery. He did not ap pear in court as scheduled last month and left the state. As is the case with all felonies, Branch's name was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIS), an information network of criminal activity in the United States. When Branch was stopped by State Troopers in New York on a traffic violation, a routine search of NCIS revealed outstanding warrants in Warren County. New York officers informed the War ren County Sheriffs Department that Branch was being held for transport back to Warrenton. Sgt. Lawrence Harrison and Deputy T. H. McCaffity returned this weekend bringing Branch back with them. He waived ex tradition and was returned to the Warren County Jail on a $5,000 bond. / Health Budget Increased By Vote Of 3-2 By THURLETTA M. BROWN Staff Writer Budget amendments increas ing the Health Department total budget to $665,214.28 were ap proved Monday morning by War ren County commissioners by a rote of three to two during their regular monthly meeting. Although the request for three additional positions had been granted at the last meeting, ap proval of the budget request sub mitted last month by Health De partment Director Dennis Retz laff had been postponed until con firmation of the department's financial status with regard to the Home Health program could be received from County Fiance Of ficer Susan W. Brown. Brown's report supported Retzlaff's assessment of the program. A total of "$99,698 was earned for a period of approximately five months (October through Febru ary)," Brown noted. She esti mated that actual program in come for the current fiscal year would be $230,000. "Compared to the current budget of $123,944 (Home Health fees plus State Home Health funds) this amounts to a $106,056 favorable variance, which more than supports Mr. Retzlaff's projected program in come of $665,214.28 as presented in his analysis," Brown con cluded. The additional funds will be used for equipment, maintenance and building, automobile ex penses, educational supplies and personnel. In other business, commis sioners: ?Approved with amendments a resolution for the establishment of a Warren County Fire Com mission, effective July 1,1987. ?Approved a contract with David M. Griffith and Associates, Ud. of Raleigh for preparation of the 1986 Cost Allocation Plan to detail overhead costs and facil itate reimbursement. ?Received the tax collector's report showing total March tax collections of $149,401.78, a three and one-half percent increase over collections at this point last year, and year-to-date interest in come of $105,972.11. ?Adopted Annexes F, G, I, K, U and W and received for infor mation Annex J of the Warren County Disaster Relief and Assistance Plan. Clean-Up Week Plans Outlined By MARY C. HARRIS Staff Writer Norlina's town board Monday night declared the week of April 20-25 as Clean-up Week and issued a plea for -the town's residents to become active par ticipants in the campaign to beautify their own and the town's property. Mayor Bill Perry and Conuius sioner Walter Newman made plans to survey the town Tuesday morning and to list clean-up priorities for the town's staff as well as extra personnel made available through the court system's community service program. The commissioners expressed hope that individual property owners would make an extra ef fort during the designated week to remove brush and limbs and (Continued on page 9) Emergency Management Coordinator Gary Robenolt, left, and Warren County Sheriff Theodore Williams inspect an abandoned well which was recently discovered in the Licksldllet community. TV wdl, which has since been capped, was reported by a concerned citizen. Robenolt encourages property owners 1 which are particularly dangerous to children, I and which invite groundwater pollution. Robrnsit t ter which is dumped into or i Into the water table < county's residents I often diffknit to i are In unfamiliar! to th.
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