Hoke adds funds to budget
Staff'wrter”™ ''^"•ative program for young children Literacy Council — met with com-
that was cut this year from the Com- missionersoncemoreon Monday night
munity Based Alternative programs, in a final plea for funds.
Hoke County commissioners made county’s budget “We have a problem,” said Lauchlin
no final decisions but recorded several •^^''^Muest of commissioners. Sala- MacDonald, board of director chair-
changes during its second workshop fringes of more than $ 19,000 man for the Literacy Council. “You
tobalance the proposed 1996-97 bud- "''h fall on the county if commission- have allotted us $12,000. We need
get Monday night. crs decide to include the program in twice that.”
If adopted, the board additions and *he budget. MacDonald tried one last time to
other changes made to more accu- WhenthegymnasiumatTurlington explain to commissioners the need for
rately reflect spending in certain de- '^'•ernative School was recently con- services the Literacy Council offers,
partments amount to $112,(M)0. That ‘^•^'^ined by the city, the county was “They struggle and pretend and get
$112,000 must be taken from the ^^^^ed to add more than $26,000 into through....But once they learn to read,
county’s contingency fund, said 'll® lo tear it down. it’s like someone turned a light on,”
County Manager Mike Wood, reduc
ing it from more than $68«,0(MI to less — -
than $576,000.
Throughout the budget, amend
ments were made in several depart
ments to increa.se areas such as tele
phone and ptrstage costs. Wood said in
kxrking at this yetir’s binlget. Bernice
McPhatter, the county's tmanee di
rector. felt there w asn t enough monev
set aside tor those irems nest year
Rtither than amend the budiret later to
make up lor these costs, she dev ided to
add them to the pro[>osed bmlt’ct be
lore it’s decidevi
Also, m some departments rn
creases were seen lor vehicle inainte
nance. In the sheritt'sdepirtment. lor
example, more than '.(MMlwa > uKled
to account lor antic ip lied rn.iinteri iiue
and repair ci'sts o| loinilv own, d \.
hides
I hit v other in •. ol the bluL’i t
June 12,1996
THE NEWS-JOURNAL Kaeford, N.C.
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“The budgets are estimates, obviously, but hopefully
you can see you ’re making progress. The worst thing
YOU cun do is assume we’re over the hump...I think
YOU need to continue to make very tough decisions. ”
—Mike Wood
Another larue chunk ot the budget
was leali/eil when S ID.OOO was taken
out ot the school capit.il reserve fund
and plat cil in the school capilal outlay
buvigei VSinKls.iid.illhoughlhcmoney
in the school capil,il reserve fund is
t.irm.liked tor ediic.ilion, it's still part
ot ilic toiiiilv's budeel
I nil th.'iic’h noiii ol trie changes
ire tin.il ind eoinmissioners have vet
■i.dc . ■ ^e^r.'ie dcii-.ioiis on any ol
m.idc iipl.irge jv'rlioiisot 111, Ml '.inct itn 'nj,leel leijiic sis, t .vo gnnijis the
increase, i! id-lid Ivliii .■■me- lloketounlv (ommu-
I he I II I itcSkill proei mi ipn i uv lUvi lopnicnlt oi[i,itationanillhe
Students reiiieiiiber fathers
MacDonald said.
After their regular meetingon Mon
day night, commi.ssioners are expected
to make lintil revisions and/or deci
sions on the 19%-97 budget. Wvxxl
told commissioners even though the
budget is in good shape, it’s still tight.
‘■'I he budgets are estimates, obvi-
ouslv, but hopefully you can see you’re
making progress.'' Wood said. “The
vv orsi I h I ng y oil can do is assume we 're
over the hump I think you need to
.’onimue to make very tough deci-
vlolls '
Phoio by Kristin Guthrie
New traffic light
Workers finish connecting the electricity to a stoplight on Business 401. The light will make it easier for
trucks coming from the new House of Raeford expansion to gain access to U.S. 401.
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pi-ei would sciul me acardvviib money
Milt rndwishiHc c’l’Oil hick." Brittany
Divie Slid ot tier cr.indf.itber, Rich-
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like mv d id.' I).iv id Burns said of his
cr.mdlathct. Sidiiev "He goes tistimg
wiihmc
• He |i|.ivscops w ith me and he lets
me Use his haiulcutts," Lamar Payne
s lid ot his cr irultather, 1 eo.
• When mv granctcl.iddv l.ikcs me
lishing wiih him. I |ust have tun."
Charles Brown said of his grandfa
ther. Juhnny
• He gives .dl ot his grandchildren
$*1 every d.iy he sees them," Desi
livingston said ol her grandfather,
Donald-
•■\ly grandpa taught me how to
halt a th*ok," D.ivid Burns said of his
grandlaiher, Doug. "It’s imfiorlant
because I like logo lishing "
• HetakesiistoToysRl s."Marter
Scoiiieissaicliit her grancibither, Steve.
■| can get toy s but he doesn't let me gel
whatever I want "
Keane
Che’k i
11'.' Fuk „ 11, *iats G-Air.g 'On In Fioke Couniy
(Coiiiiitiieii from pa^c I A)
and introduced county leaders — Mike
Wood, county manager and Commis
sioner Jean Hodges,
About 50 people gathered in the
council chambers to greet the general.
I'or his part, Keane said he has been
liv ing around small tow ns like Raeford
for most of his Army career.
"1 appreciate your values, your
strength of character.” Keane said.
"You are a part of the soul of this
country and represent the best this
country has to offer."
Keane acknowledged that life near
an Army post can be “a bruising expe
rience," but said for the most part.
Army .soldiers arc Ihe besi thc country
has to offer.
“I know there are bad things that go
on around post," he said. “There are
young men, aggre.ssive, full of life.
But for ail the terrible things a few
soldiers have done, there are thou
sands more who represent the best the
country has."
Keane noted that about half the
people who apply to enter the Army
are turned dow n — most of them be
cause of intelligence or conviction of
a crime. He said he was proud to be
associated with the soldiers at Fort
Bragg and noted their involvement in
A.
Photo by Jen Osbom
Lt. Gen. John Keane speaks with Judy Sheets, past president of tt\e
Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce. ^
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your schools,” he said. “Many of them of experiences and we want them to be
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