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The News record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY "V * . 79th Year No. 50 ~On tho Inside Norman Baker Bags Unusual Deer. See His Story On Sports Pages PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C. THURSDAY, December 11, 1980 15' Per Copy Barnhill Resigns As CETA Coordinator / After only three months as full-time CETA coordinator for Madison County, Taylor Barnhili is resigning from the position to devote more time to his architectural and consulting firm. Presenting Barnhill's letter of resignation to the county commissioners last Friday night, new ly elected commission chairman James Ledford told the board the letter stated Barnhili "has other things he wants to do." A motion was made to ac cept Barnhill's resignation, which is effective Dec. 19, and board members Virginia Anderson and Ervin Adams voted unanimously to accept the resignation. Contacted Monday Barnhili, who is an ar chitect and planning consultant, said he "needs to make a full-time commitment to his private business. Barnhili said that at the time he was hired as CETA coordinator, the county was in need of a full-time administrator to coordinate the various CETA programs throughout the county. He said he took the Job as coordinator on a 90-day commit ment in order to see that the CETA programs in Madison were in compliance with state and federal guidelines. "Every CETA program in the state has pro bably some areas of non-compliance," Barnhiii said. "And at tbe end of tbe fiscal year, they are sent a letter which states that in order for us (the N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Development) to continue our commitment, and to proceed with funding for our next fiscal year, will you please fill out this information and send it back to us so your program can be in com pliance." Barnhiii said that by Dec. 19, he will have ac complished what he set out to do as coordinator, specifically "to carry out the list of items to bring the program into compliance." Commissioner Ledford said Monday that there was no designated replacement for Barnhill at this time. Ledford said he would be acting director of the county's CETA program until a person could be hired as coordinator. "I ran the program for four years before," Ledford said, and he added that he and his fellow commissioners would be looking for someone who would be a good administrator for the program and be paid with CETA funds. Ledford said be would have some recommen dations for the position of CETA coordinator at the Jan. 2 meeting of the board of commissioners. Mwtobr Scott Lumferd MARS HILL LIONS reluctantly gave up NAIA playoff game to Nebraska's Kearney State 6-9 in overtime action Saturday. See details on today's sports pages. Sewer Project Mars Hill Town Council The Mars Hill Town Council reviewed a water and sewer project at its regular meeting on Dec. 1. The project concerns providing sewer and water service to the community of Mars HUl. The project also includes a plan to connect onto the ex isting treatment facilities located on the Mars Hill College campus. This project, dubbed by the council as Project 201, will cost approximately $3.5 million to be fully completed. It will provide water and sewage ser vice to all the residents and businesses of the Mars Hill township. The project will consist of a treatment plant, several pump stations, and con necting lines throughout the area. Its projected completion will be in the Spring of 1964. Project 201, which began design in 1977, has just passed state approval and is now pending ap proval by the Environmental Protection Agency. A majority of the funding for this project will be provided by government grants which will amount to approximately $2 million of the total 18.5 million. The remaining $1.5 million will have to be generated through local funds. The council plans to build this project in By G.S. FITZGERALD Ledford Elected Commission Head EDITOR'S NOTE: This report of the board of commis sioners meeting contains few detail* of the matter* discuss ed because of the reporter's difficulty in hearing under the circumstance* at the meeting. The Madison County Board of Commissioners met Friday night, Dec. 5 and elected Com missioner James Ledford as Chairman and Ervin Adams as vice-chairman as their first order of business. The three member board went into executive session at 7:48 p.m. and emerged from the conference room at 7:58 when they proceeded to elect officers for the coming year. Jena Lee Buckner was retain ed as clerk as were county at torney Larry B. Leake and county finance officer David Caldwell, all by unanimous approval by the board. Ervin Adams stepped down from the chairman position during the transaction while Ledford expressed a simple "thank you" to his fellow board members.^ After all board officials had been elected or appointed for the coming year, the commis sioners proceeded to attend to 10 items on the evening's agenda: ?Sam Parker, Madison County Community Develop ment Coordinator, reported to the board that the county had complied ? with all but two items on a recent community development grant. Parker mentioned that the bookkeep ing for the county community development program was be ing dam in h? jwd there was some discussion concerning the newly elected chairman of the board of com missioners signing the checks. Chairman Ledford stated he would straighten out the mat ter immediately, adding, "We go by state law here in Madison County." ? The commissioners went into executive session with Mr. Phillip R. Elam, representative of the in dustrial development commit tee of the Greater Asheville Chamber of Commerce, at 8:06 p.m. They returned to the open meeting at 8:27 p.m. with no comment to the audience as to the nature of the private discussion. ? Mr. Ed Norton, director of the county health department, informed the commipNoners he was reviewing applications for the psition of nurse practi tioner in the department and recommended Rene Stoveli for the position. No action was taken on Norton's recommen dation. ?Hie board heard a recom mendation from Anita Davie, director of the Department of Social Services, for hiring Mary Jane Pressley for a va cant homemaker position. The board approved Ms. Pressley for the job. Ms. Davie also recommended Amy Rabb for a day care teaching position at the Laurel Cay Care Center. The commissioners approved the hiring of Ms. Rabb. ? Ernest M. Surles brought a road petition before the board requesting the board's assistance in getting an un maintained road, once knows as "Old Big Pine Road,'' pav ed so that he can continue to develop property for housing. The commissioners suggested to Mr. Surles that he in vetigate proper and legal pro cedures for his development in the county and tabled the road petition until a later date. ? Mildred West, county tax supervisor and acting am bulance service supervisor, reported to the commissioners that some taxpayers were re questing a change of tax listing locations. The board said they would look into the matter. ?Chairman Ledford read a letter from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation which st&Wff the county would be receiving a $5,000 grant from the foundation to renovate the nutrition site at Laurel. ?Chairman Ledford told the board that plans were underwqy to move the county landfill a short distance from its present site and construct an access road from the Highway 25-70 bypass into the county-owned land. ? Charles "Tubby" Deaver went into executive session with the commissioners at 9:26 p.m. to discuss a matter involving ambualance service personnel. The board returned to open meeting at 9:49 p.m. with no comment about the private session. ? County Finance Officer David Caldwell reported to the commissioners that the coun ty needed to set a salary for Ester Pranks. The board ap proved setting Ms. Pranks' salary at $10,000 including fr inge benefits. State Must Approve Contract By NICHOLAS HANCOCK The Madison County Board of Education approved a four year renewal of Superinten dent R.L. Edwards' employ ment contract on Dec. 1, but according to Edwards, final approval by the State Board of Education must be obtained before he can officially con tinue his duties as school superintendent in the county. "The state board will meet early in January, around the seventh or ninth," Edwards said recently. "I don't forsee any problems with the state board. They usually go along with the decision of the local board," be added. Edwards has been superintendent of the county school system far IS years, getting his first four-year con tract in 1963. His contract ap proved by th local board this month continues his employ ment from July 1, 1981 to June 90, IMS. The local board approved Edwards' contract with a base salary of 12,200 per month plus a $200 per month local supple ment and a monthly $200 for expenses. That adds up to 12,600 per month or $31,200 per year as superintendent. Edwards explained that the State Board of Education reviews a superintendent's qualifications and the size of the administrative unit he must supervise in determining the salary from the state and the approval or disapproval of the employment contract. Supt. Edwards said a North Carolina General Statute passed in 1980 gave the local boards of education the right to elect a superintendent. The N.C. law states: "The county board of education may with the written consent of the cur rent superintendent exend or renew the term of the superintendent's contract at anytime during the final period of the term." Robert L. Edwards Inauguration January 10 RALEIGH - Noon, Satur day, Jan. 10, hat been act as the time for Governor Jim Hunt's inauguration to a se cond term as Governor. The 1900 Committee on In augural Ceremonies today ap proved a schedule of in augural events that includes the inaugural ceremony and parade and public reception The committee also elected Senator Jamas Garrison of Albemarle as its chairman. We want this to be a people's inaugural,' " Gar Raleigh Governor Hunt, Lt. Governor Jimmy Green and Members of the Council of State will be sworn into office by Chief Justice Joseph Branch and Justices of the State Supreme Court. The inaugural ceremony will be followed by the tradi tional inaugural parade featuring bands, floats and marching units from around the state The parade will move South on Wilmington Street from the Archives Building, turn West on Martin Street, and then North on. Salisbury Street. Governor Hot Spring8 PTA Rolling By KEVIN MORLEY Around 25 people came to the Hot Spr ings Elementary School auditorium on Dec. 2 to pick up where they left off a month earlier in their quest for a PTA. The first meeting ended with the general agreement that Principal J.C. Wallin would send for information from the national PTA on the formation and meaning of the local PTA. Wallin spoke to the second assembly after the meeting was called to order by Paul Sawyer. He descnbed the material sent to him by the PTA and reviewed the ob jectives of the Parent and Teacher Associa tion. He emphasized the worth of affiliating with the state/national organization and cited training sessions and workshops for local groups as one of the benefits. For a "working, coherent" PTA, Wallin spoke of the necessity of guidelines and by laws and the strict adherence to them. He suggested that the assembled parents choose a temporary chairperson whose Job it would be to form the committees needed to get the organization off the ground; the membership and by-laws committees. After the Hot Springs principal took his seat it was several minutes before Mrs. Susan Wrerm was nominated and elected to spearhead the formative efforts of the group. After her selection she took some time to familiarize herself with her tnH then wiM upon the i six people to fill the two By-law Paul
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