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Vol. 12, No. 32
Serving Pamlico County And Richlands Township
Thursday, August 16,1979
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Sign at Pamlico Furniture Store.
Joe Galloway Resigns
From Aurora Town Board
The Aurora Town Board, meeting in a delayed session,
accepted the resignation of council member Joe Galloway
and approved a contract offer to Rehabilitation Associates
of Durham, N. C. to finish supervision of the Community
Housing rehabilitation project. The need for new super
vision developed from the resignation of Charles Rivenbark,
Housing Rehabilitation Specialist for the town of Aurora.
Council member Joe Galloway submitted his resignation
to the board citing business pressures that made it im
possible for him to devote the time needed to town business.
Mr. Galloway was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board
and was serving his second elected term when he resigned.
The board was advised by Mayor Bonner to give thought to
appointing a replacement but no official action was taken.
The Aurora Town Board now consists of Mayor Bonner and
Councilmen Rowe, Hollowell and Paul.
Bruce Berhinger, Administrator of Community
Development for the town of Aurora advised the board that
due to the resignation of Charles Rivenbark, housing
rehabilitation activity was slowing due to a lack of super
vision and that HUD had recommended the town contact
Wayne.Hobgood of Rehabilitation Associates in Durham.
Mr. Hobgood, according to Berhinger, had visited the
project in Aurora and felt he could complete the project in
90 days. The board, after discussing Mr. Hobgood’s
proposal, approved a contractual offer to Rehabilitation
Associates whereby they would be paid $10,000 to complete
supervision of the project irregardless of the amount of
time involved. Rehabilitation Associates had estimated the
project could be completed in 90 days at a supervision fee of
$3,200.00 per month. However, the monthly fee, according to
their contract, was to continue if the project passed the 90
day mark.
In other CD action, Berhinger informed the board that the
proposal for the town marina had been submitted to the
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and that the Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development had
requested additional information. The additional in
formation, according to Berhinger, had been compiled and
the amended application would be submitted within the
next few days.
The progress of Section 8 housing was discussed and the
board was informed that an option had been secured on the
Broome acreage and that the contractor had requested a
. letter of support from the board be sent to HUD. The board
approved submitting a general letter of approval.
Marvin Jennings, Town Manager, requested and was
given permission, to hold a public hearing on September 4th
concerning assessments for paving of John Drive and 7th
Street.
Also, Jennings advised the board that certain
requirements concerning non-partisan municipal elections
had to be met. He informed the board that the voter
registration deadline was October 8th and that the filing
period for candidates was from 12 noon September 14th to 12
noon October 5th and that the election would take place on
November 6th. The board felt that notification of these
dates in The Pamlico News and a notice on the bulletin
board in the Town Hall would be adequate notification of the
election requirements.
The board also agreed to:
Review regulatory and warning road sign needs in ac
cordance with the Governor’s Safety program. It is an
ticipated that it will cost $1,000 to bring the signs into
compliance and the cost will be on a 50-50 basis. Available
r^owell funds should pay the-town's-share
Study a proposal to up-date street signs at a cost of ap
proximately $680.00.
Investigate a quotation of $1,300 to sandblast and repaint
the town water retention tank and tower.
Local Businesses Give Promotional Help
Ambulance Fund Passes $5,000.00
The Pamlico County
Rescue Squad could borrow
from a popular advertising
theme to describe its present
fund raising drive and safely
say “We’ve come a long way
baby’’-but, they would have
to add “Baby, we still have a
long way to go”.
On Monday, August 13th'(10
days into the drive) the squad
had officially collected
$5,172.06 of the $18,650.00
needed to purchase and equip
the new ambulance to state
certification requirements.
According to Dalton Har
dison, Captain of the Rescue
Squad, the fund has collected
more money but that it had
hot been deposited and could
not be credited to the official
tally. As a result, several
steps have been taken to keep
the momentum of the drive
alive and to make sure the
people of Pamlico County
knew where it stands and
what must be done.
Many local businesses have
devoted their outdoor ad
vertising space to the Rescue
Squad by using their
billboards to encourage
support for the ambulance
fund drive. Not only does this
type of promotion serve to
remind the Pamlico Comity
resident of the need for the
ambulance, it helps explain
to the weekend visitor a
county-wide need and point
out a Way they can help a
county they enjoy visiting.
Several of the businesses
devised their own
1 promotions to help the
Squad. Jerry Casey
to fiie drive
apd to announce that cokes
are now selling for 15$ each.
Jerry, when someone buys a
coke, suggests that they give
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Milton Brinson (Brinson's
Supermarket) altered both of
his signs so that east and west
traffic passing his business
could only read a message
suggesting that everyone
help the County Rescue
Squad.
Dallas Taylor, President of
the Pamlico County Chamber
of Commerce, informed the
Rescue Squad that the
business contact campaign
had been organized and that
the business drive would be
started this week under the
supervision of Dallas Taylor
and Shirley Cross.
In order to maintain
maximum publicity for the
drive and the need for the
new ambulance, Town ‘N’
Country Supermarket in
Oriental, Gatlin Oil Company
in Bayboro and Perry Mc
Cotter Realty in Alliance and
Aurora placed an ad
vertisement in The Pamlico
News encouraging everyone
in the county to support and
give to the ambulance fund.
Dalton Hardison explained
these activities in behalf of
the drive by pointing out that
the Rescue Squad doesn’t
want a new ambulance but
that the county needs a new
ambulance and that it can
only be purchased by con
tributions. Also, Mr. Har
dison stated that the Rescue
Squad members know the
people in the county will help
the Squad get its new am
bulance but, at the same
time, hope that volunteered
contributions will enable the
Squad to devote its time to
rescue service and training
instead of raising money to
buy needed equipment.
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Joe Galloway
A study be made by Councilman Paul and Manager
Jennings to determine if the town should replace the town
patrol car by state bid or direct purchase.
Transferring museum funds and 201 facility funds from
the CD account to the general fund to improve accounting
accuracy.
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Sign at Casey’s Corner.
Beaufort Co
11
missioners Get Up-date On CD Block Grants
Dale Holland, of Talbert
and Cox, was present at the
August 7 meeting of the
Beaufort County Com
missioners to describe and
answer any question per
taining to the HUD Com
munity Development Block
Grants.
Three areas of Beaufort
County have received the CD
Block Grants. They are
Aurora, Washington, and
Belhaven.
Holland said that the firm
of Talbert and Cox is a
private engineering and
planning consulting firm
which has become involved
with application and ad
ministration of the CD funds.
The Block grant funds,
according to Holland, are
designed primarily to help
and improve low to moderate
income neighborhoods.
Housing rehabilitation, one of
the some 2$ eligible
programs, Is the most widely
used. The housing
rehabilitation directs itself at
tbeehminitation of structural
problems, sewage disposal,
proper Insulation, etc.
Holland said that by way of
mi® vkjck gram iuijciBii dqumrb*
are preserved for housing
stock.
Holland told the com
missioners that each house in
the target area is inspected
and a work sheet prepared on
it. When the sub-standard
house is complete, it should
be an asset to the occupant
and the community.
If a house cannot be
rehabilitated, it' is
demolished. The occupants of
the house, if they own it, are
given up to $15,000 for
relocation. If the house is
being rented, the occupant is
given up to $4,000 to relocate.
The Community
Development Block Grant
program is a 100% grant with
no local match required.
The firm is on a con
tingency fee basis. The firm
writes the application to HUD
for the community. If funded,
the firm will administer the
program for a prespecified
amount which is included in
die application, if the ap
plication is not approved by
HUD for funding, the com
munity is not responsible’to
pay. Holland said that nor
Holland said that the most
that a community could
receive under the single
purpose program was
$500,000. A community could
receive as much as $1,000,000
in funds in the comprehensive
program.
MILEAGE
There was a bit of
discrepancy as to how much
money the board should pay
for travel, as a matter of fact,
a vote was taken three times.
The first time, Commissioner
Frank Bonner moved that the
county pay I9t per mile.
Bonner felt that the State,
which is paying 19t, is usually
looked upon as being a happy
medium. When the vote was
taken, Bonner and Boyd
voted for; Moore and Dilday
voted against. Bonner then
moved that the county pay
18c. The vote-Bonner and
Boyd for; Moore and Dilday
against. The motion then
went down to 17c per mile.
The vote, which passed
Bonner, Moore and Dilday
for; Boyd against.
Oriental Board Hears Sewer Report
Hie Oriental Town Board
met on August 7 and heard a
progress report on the sewer
Study from Tyndall Lewis
and Charles Joyner of Mc
David and Associates out of
Farmville.
The sewer study is roughly
75% complete and the
representatives appeared to
discuss some of the alter
natives regarding collection
and treatment.
Charles Joyner told the
board that then are two
alternatives to transport
sewage to the treatment site.
The first method is by gravity
flow. The problem with
gravity flow in the area of
Oriental is that the area is so
low that ftsc* would have to
De several lnt stations wmcn
would pump the sewage to
another area.
The second alternative, and
the one which seemed to be
the moat feasible is the low
pressure system. This
method is 92 1/2% funded.
Tyndall told the board that
the low pressure system is a
relatively new system but one
which is being used more in
coastal areas because of the
flatness of the land.
The low pressure system
uses more pumps than the
gravity system, or the
conventional system, but it
should be less expensive for
the user.
Lewis estimated that rates
for a grttvity system) in an
area such a* Oriental; would
be $10-13 per month,; Lewis
told the board members that
there is limited funding for
die low pressure method but
that if 92 1/2% funding were
received, rates should be
somewhere between $6-8.
There are several types of
different treatment methods.
Discharge cannot be con
sidered in this area because
of the large amount of
shellfish waters.
Land application, which is
92 1/2% funded has several
types of variations. The most
feasible method of land ap
: plication is spray irrigation.
Two, or > posBibly three,
lagoons wi|l be used in this
method. The sewage flows
int6 outof the ponds and after
a curtain amount of detention
tilde, it is allowed to flow into
the next pond, and so on. The
compiled detention time for
the sewage is 30-40 days. The
water from the last lagoon is
then applied to the land for
the final step.
By the time the lagoon
water is sprayed on to the
land, many natural and
biological processes have
occurred toward purifying
the sewage. This is one of the
reasons that the lagoons
require very , little main
tenance.
The site for the treatment
phase has to be well drained
and as high as can be found in
the area and preferably
within 11/2 miles from town.
There will be 60 acres needed
for this (Jhase of the sewage
system.
Lewis told the board that
cover crops, such as fescue
can be grown and harvested
on the land used for spray
application.
The mechanical aspect of
treatment requires only
electricity and an operator.
The lagoons would be
isolated by a 500 foot buffer
zone all around them, from
the nearest inhabitant.
The cost of the entire sewer
system was very roughly
estimated to be in the million
dollar range. The collection
system will cost roughly
$350,000. The representatives
told the board that at the next
meeting of the Oriental Town
Board, it was hoped that
more accurate figures could
be provided.