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The 2nd N.C. Regiment of Foot
Commissioners Say No To
Increasing School Funds
Despite a tetter from the
superintendent of the Pamlico
County schools requesting addi
tional funds for the coming year,
the county commissioners Mon
day night, June 30, held the school
system’s appropriation to the
level approved when the budget
ordinance was adopted.
The letter from superintendent
George Brinson stated that the
school system’s i budget and
finance committee,! which met on
June 19, was “somewhat perplex
ed and disappointed that the
school budget appropriations are
reduced considerably while the
County Budget ordinance shows
significant increases. This is not
to imply that increases in other
departments are not needed and
Justified, but that the level of ap
propriations for educational pur
poses will seriously affect current
programs and eliminate several
vital capital improvements.”
Brinson added that since no ap
propriations were made this fiscal
year to the capaital reserve ac
count funded for the last two years
“...it leads us to believe that fun
ding for Capital Outlay is to a
great extent dependent upon the
availability of surplus funds. This
leaves the provisions for capital
improvements in a rather weak
position and dependent upon
whatever the state might provide
to supplement.”
The letter stated that with the
amount appropriated by the com
missioners to capital outlay the
schools would be unable to fund a
number of projects this year, in
cluding paving at Pamlico Junior
High School and the purchase of a
maintenance vehicle and activity
bus. In addition, eighty percent of
the renovations scheduled for the
old classroom “T“ AT Pamlico
County High School would have to
be deleted.
Brinson said, in his letter, that
these improvements can be
deleted from the budget but that
the $87,198 difference between
what was requested for current
expense and what was approved
could jeopardize instruction.
He presented reductions total
ing $30,000 that “would least affect
our current programs. ’ ’
The letter said that to go beyond
the $30,000 reduction “would re
quire cutbacks in instructional
areas, eliminate $100 supplemen
tal pay to all certified personnel,
instructional supplies, clerical
assistance, custodial services,
maintenance, plant operations,
etc. We believe that further cuts in
these areas will seriously affect
our local effort toward educating
our youth.”
Brinson also noted that the local
appropriation of $50,000 in capital
outlay monies will probably be
needed for the gymtorium at
Anderson School which, at the pre
sent time, is estimated to cost
$515,000, $115,000 more that was
available.
County manager Bill Rice
reminded the commissioners that
any change In the board of educa -
tion’s budget would require a
change in other budgets.
Commented commissioner
Brad Rice, “Again we’re faced
with something similar to last
year when the (school) boar asked
for a change in the designated
funds.” Since the board of educa
tion says they can’t use the funds
as designated, Rice said he sug
gested allowing the school board
to budget the appropriated funds
at their discretion. “It seems we
get the blame on how the school
(See SCHOOL, Page 16)
Two Accidents Last
Week On NC 304
Two automobile accidents oc
curred last week, both on
Highway 304.
On Tuesday, June 24, according
to the highway patrol’s report,
Clarence Pernell Smith of Ht. 1
Bayboro, 38, driving a 1967 Ford
truck was traveling east on
Highway 304 when he ran off the
right side of the road. He lost con
trol of the vehicle after returning
to the roadway and ran off the
road to the left, struck a ditch and
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Smith was transport
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of center
license by
On Friday, June 27, Charles
Drewery Sawyer, 17, and Loretta
Brothers, 18, both of Lowland,
were reported injured in an acci
dent that occurred abot 7:90 pm
Hie report did not indicate if they
were transported to the hospital.
According to the report,
Sawyer, who was operating a 1964
Ford truck, said he was traveling
west on Highway 904 when the
driver in front of him stopped
abruptly. Sawyer said he swerved
to avoid hitting the other vehicle
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Towns Adopt Budgets For New Year
Most of the towns in Pamlico
County have now adopted budgets
for the coming year. Mesic was
scheduled to do so Monday night
and the Bayboro board intends
adopting their budget later this
month, having passed a continu
ing resolution last month that will
allow the town to operate beyond
the July 1 deadline. The new fiscal
year began July 1.
Stonewall estimates that $11,953
will be spent this year with
revenues totaling $18,099.
Approximately $6,621 in
revenues will be carried over
from the 1985-86 year from the
general fund and revenue sharing
accounts. Other sources are ad
valorem taxes (10 cents per $100
valuation), $3,438; franchise tax,
plates, $28; intangibles tax, $149;
$4,095; sales and use tax, $1,014
beer and wine tax, $1,467; license
and revenue sharing, $1,286.
Trash pick-up is the single
largest expense and, at $3,600, ac
counts for thirty percent of the
town’s expenditures. Street lights
will cost $2,145; clerk’s salary,
$1,884; office supplies, $153;
janitorial services for the town
hall, $450; utillities, $383; audit,
$600; advertising, $83; payment
for the Triangle VFD truck, $704;
Insurance, $67; license plates, $44;
membership dues for the League
of Municipalities, $144; cost of
election for the sewerage district
$332; Triangle VFD, $1,364.
The budget indicates that
Stonewall has $22,954 on hand in
Powell BUI funds for street
maintenance and repair.
Arapahoe’s budget Indicates
that the town, one of two in the
county that does not collect pro
perty taxes, wUl have $15,080 In
operating funds this year with
$7,407 in expenses.
Approximately $8,000 wUl be
carried over from 1985-86 and wiU
be added to an estimated $7,000 in
state taxes (no breakdown was
provided in the budget) and $80 in
donations from a bunting club for
use of the town hall.
Street lights, at a cost of $3,430,
represent the town's largest ex
penditure. Arapahoe does not pro
vide garbage coUection.
Other expenses include:
utilities, $630; maintenance, $300;
ularies, $720; advertising, $60;
donations to the Girl and Boy
Scouts, $80; entertainment, $175;
payment to the Pamlico County
Board of Elections for services,
$304; membership fee, League of
Municipalities, $191; travel, $100;
audit, $800; and insurance, $$50.
Revenue sharing is estimated to
total $5,234, including the last pay
ment, which is due in October, of
$454. From these funds, donations
to the Arapahoe Volunteer Fire
Department, $500, and Pamlico
County Rescue Squad, $250, will
be made.
The 1986-87 budget for Minnesott
Beach was adopted just last week,
on June 24, and calls for expen
ditures of $125,812.
Most of revenues will come
from two sources, ad valorem
taxes, $30,000, and general fund
balance, $58,840.
The town also anticipates
receiving $7,000 in sales tax
revenues; $800 from the beer and
wine tax; $1,245, intangibles tax;
$3,700, franchise tax; $1,000 in fees
for garbage collection outside the
town limits; $7,000 in interest in
come, $8,911 in Powell Bill funds,
and $6,336 appropriated in surplus
revenue sharing funds.
Major expenses are: profes
sional services, $2,000; salaries,
$12,795; insurance and bonds,
$1,600; donations, $1,000; street
lights, $3,000; and sanitation,
$6,336.
The town budgeted $25,011 in
Powell Bill expenditures and
$5,800 to contingency leaving
$61,409 for the fund balance ac
count.
Water sales are estimated to
generate $28,000 of the $45,943
water works budget, with the re
mainder coming from meter in
stallation ($3,000), interest
($1,057), miscellaneous ($25),
restricted portion of the half cent
Mies tax ($2,150) and surplus
($11,718).
Expenses will leave $6,000 for
the contingency fund and fund
balance. Major expenditures in
clude chemicals and supplies,
$4,700; maintenance and repairs,
*4,000; salaries, $5,849; bond pay
ment, $12,750; capital outlay,
*0,750; and water tank
maintenance, *1,400.
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A tall antenna marks the new Alliance beadcnd site now
providing parts of Pamlico County with cable television.
Cable Television In
Alliance, Bayboro,
Stonewall And Aurora
Cable television has been
available in Oriental since early
1984 and now residents of other
areas of Pamlico County as well
as Aurora can sign up this week
for the service.
According to Janice Shorey of
CMA Cablevision in Bayboro,
‘We’re on the verge of turning it
>n up here.” Equipment was mov
5d from Oriental last week to the
lew head-end site behind Har
•ison Electronics in Alliance
Shorey said that employees c'
CMA Cablevision, which is based
in Hershey, Pennsylvania, will be
going door to door in Alliance,
Bayboro, Stonewall and Aurora.
Residents along Highway 55 from
Merritt to Stonewall can also sign
up for the service. Aurora
subscribers can call 1-800-331-3752
for information.
The installation of cable televi
sion services are scheduled to
begin the week of July 7.
Break-In At Tavern Nets
Over $3,600
A break-in at the Flamingo
-ounge at Cash Corner netted a
eported $3,644 in various items,
tccording to a report filed
Vednesday, June 25, with the
’amlico County Sheriff’s Depart
nent.
The tavern’s owner, William E.
Credle, told the sheriff’s depart
ment that beer, cigarettes, food,
stereo equipment and other
miscellaneous items were remov
ed.
Entry to the building was gained
by knocking the back doo^off its
hinges using a concrete block.