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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 58, No. 49 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, December I, 19M 30 CENTS 4-H Achievement award winners announced Page 10 FEATURE David Evans to attend government seminar Page 2 COMMUNITY Hertford third-graders write stories Page 3 Barge landing site generates " public concern Several concerned citizens y??ced concerns about a proposed barge landing site in Winfall to Per quimans County commissioners this week, but commissioners said they had no Jurisdiction over the land being proposed for the site. "It is Winfall's problem, not ours," said Commissioner Thomas y Nixon. C.D. White cited environmental concerns, potential disruption of recreational activities ana traffic concerns when be told the commis sioners about the 19-acre site lo cated on Major Street off N.C. Highway 37 between Winfall and The Division of Coastal Manage ment is now reviewing the permit application submitted by the Outer v fMks Contractors Inc. for a 300 foot rock bulkhead planned at the site, and comments on the project are being accepted through Dec. 8. The property is within the Winfall zoning jurisdiction and it is zoned for commercial highway use. A barge landing would be an accepta ble use under that designation. White discussed the possible im pact of the project on wetland areas . which surround the site, and he s said recreational activity on the river will also be impacted. He said the barges would obstruct the use of the river west of the site where the river narrows. He also said traffic is a concern. He said additional truck traffic on N.C. Highway 37 could pose a threat to school bus traffic to and from nearby Central and Middle schools. . White added that the slow barge ? traffic along the river may cause a problem, but Commis sioner Lester Simpson and Nixon said that the river used to be used extensively in the past for commer cial uses and the barge traffic did not cause a problem. "What you are saying is the river can t be used for business any more," Nixon asked. White said if any use of the river endangers its use as a recreational resource and * may be an environmental concern should be looked at closely. "It takes business to help make pleasure exist," Nixon said. "We jjayrofl for these other tbuigs to White said though there is no in dication on the permit application that the company plans to build as asphalt plant at the site, that has a been a rumor circulating among f the community. * * Officials at the Outer Banks Con tractors Inc., as well at the engi neering firm of Bissell and Associates, could not be reached for comment at press time for com ments on the rumors of an asphalt plant. Reorganization Commissioners re-elected Lester Simpsonas chairman of the county I and Durward Reed was named as vice chairman. Committee appointments Wayne Winslow was appointed to the Emergency Medical Services Committee. Annita Tillet was ap S Dinted to the Private Industry ouncil. Bobby Jones was ap pointed to the Industrial Devel opment Commission. Welcome Center Commissioners agreed to pay 9 H.S65 for the operation during the first year of the Welcome Center on U.S. Highway 17. Simpson said the General Assembly will be to fund the operation of the system in subsequent years. Hertford Christmas Parade Some strange creatures were wandering the streets of Hertford during the annual Christmas pa rade last weekend. Mem bers of the Perquimans High School marching band were the hit of the show at the parade. Gail Godwin is sworn in by Judge John C. Chaffin. Godwin becomes clerk of court L. Gail Godwin was sworn in as Clerk of Superior Court of Perqui mans County at the office of the Honorable John T. Chaffln, Chief District Court Judge, at9 a.m., De cember 5, 1968 in Elizabeth City, NC. She assumed her duties immedi ately at 10:30 a.m. by swearing in the new County Commissioners, Wayne Winslow, D. F. Reed, Jr., Thomas D. Nixon and Lester H. Simpson and Harriette Dail, Assis tant Clerk and Annie Lou Chappell, Deputy Clerk. Later in the evening, she administered the oath of office to the new members of the Board of Education - Benjamin C. Hobbs and L. Wayne HoweD. Godwin was elected to this office Nov. 8, replacing Welly W. White. County action clears way for development Perquimans County commission ers approved a change in the coun ty's land-use plan Monday allowing for the 6S0?cre subdivision and golf course on the shores of the Al bemarle Sound. Commissioners then voted unani mously to approve the change of the land designation from "rural" to "transitional." A rural desig nation has a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet, and lot sizes in the Albemarle Plantation devel opment range from 6,000 to 10,000 square feet. All this came after a public hear ing last week in which more than 50 concerned citizens attended to voice concerns about the the im pact of the development on the en vironment and how the county will provide the additional services to such a large development. "It will be up to the permit agen cies to determine how the land is developed," said Chairman Lester Simpson, adding that the county planning board had no objections to the chaste in the land-use plan The development is located adja cent to Holiday Island in the Betbel Township at the mouth of the Yeo pim Creek. Plans in the initial phaae of development include a bulkhead. 914 housing units, an 1S hole golf course, a club house, and a land^ipplication sewer plant. There are 15 state and federal agencies now involved in reviewing the project, and two of the agencies have already recommended that the Division of Coastal Manage ment deny the permit until more in formation has been provided by the developers on the [Mans for the pro ject. Concerns about proposed ponds on the property and the impact of the ponds on the wetland areas were expressed by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the state's Division of Marine Fisher ies. Leary hired as new director of canal welcome center Penny Leary has been hired as the new director of the Dismal Swamp Welcome Center. Ms Leary resides in Camden with her two children, Cynthia and Kelly. She attended Kee's Coastal Business College and College of the Albemarle. She is chairman of tou rism for the Eliza beth City Area I Chamber of Com- 1 merce and re-" cently directed i*wy the F.A.M. tour in Elizabeth City and Camden. She is president of the Executive Women's Network, member of the board of directors of the American Cancer Society, Al bemarle Area Community Con certs, Elizabeth City Business and Professional Women's Organiza tion, Camden United Methodist Church and a "Rose Buddy . " The welcome center will begin operations in mid-spring. The North Carolina Department of Transportation built the 1,560 square foot facility for approxi mately $1.1 million. DOT will main tain the outside area including a 150-foot dock with boat slips on the canal in back of the center. Leary says she's looking forward to getting started. She said the cen ter will make a major contribution to the tourism industry for the an*. "We can all be optimistic that this visitors center will be the gateway to our area," she said. Sound study officials boost public involvement Officials of the Albemarle-Pam lico Estuarine Study want the pub lic to be more involved the study process. Low public attendence at a re cent project meeting has study offi cials concerned that not enough emphasis has been placed on in volving the public, including local and state elected officials, in the study process. Evaluators of the study also urged officials to involve the public more, and actions were taken this week to help study officials achieve that goal when Policy Committee members approved more funding for public participation projects. Meeting at the College of the Al bemarle on Nov. 28, the lead com mittee for the study agreed to increase allocations for public par ticipation by shifting 10 percent of the study funds from research to public participation projects, in creasing the allocation for public participation to 20 percent of the study funds. This is in conjunction with an effort in the third cycle call for research proposals to urge re searchers to submit proposals for public involvement projects. Proposals on five specific topics were are being sought in the call for proposals: ? Tne development of increased in teraction between the APE Study activities and local governments. ? Public meetings to generate dis cussion in a wide range of locations convenient to the public in the study area to obtain input from the public. ? A series of regularly scheduled radio programs m a "talk show" format. ? The development of secondary education programs specific to en vironmental issues in the study area. ? Increased involvement of the public in the development of future scenarios for, and evaulation of the costs and benefits in, various man agement options in the APE Study area. A public participation plan is also now being reviewed by study offi cials and other public participation activities may evolve from this process. Discussion at the annual review meeting included sugges tions of holding a festival promot ing the study, or devising efforts in conjunction with other festivals in the APE Study area. Horizons crowd cites little progress Slow progress was cited as one of the reasons for the low turnout of residents at a meeting last week held by Hertford Horizon officials to inform the public about what has been done in the plan to build a bet ter future for the town. The project is designed to ad dress three main issues; downtown revitalize tion, industrial recruit ment and development, and the quality of life. The town's project is being conducted in conjunction with with the state Division of Com munity Assistance. The division has established a Strategic Plan for Economic Progress, and Hertford is one of seven towns in the state selected to participate in the pro gram. documents. "Either you get off your butts and do something or sit down," said W.A. "Billy" White, referring to some plans in the past for the town to build a hospital or for the con struction of a hotel that were not pursued. "That is all there is to it." Program officials said they hoped what was presented last nignt was Just the beginning of many good things to come. We need all of your help to get the Job done," said Mary Harrell, director of the Chamber of Commerce and co-chairman of the Hertford Hori zons steering committee, adding that she invites and encourages residents of the town to inquire and show interest in what is going on in the project. "Preservation of Hertford aad orderly growth are our two main concerns," said Carl Terranow, owner of Apricot Industries aad co chairman of the Steering tee. "Hertford Horizons wants Is preserve what is best in Hartford and build upon that, but the seven people on this committee can't do it alone. Hertford Horizons is your program, and we need your hop," he told the audience. John Chris tensen, chairman of the Downtown Revitalixation Com mittee, said maintaining a viable downtown area is critical to the town's future. He said the goals of his committee, in order of priority, are: ? Renovation of the storefronts in the downtown area with an em phasis on restoring the original ap pearance of the buDdinp. ? Provide additional parking space by removal of the Broughton build ing on Market Street ? Conducting a survey to deter mine the feasibility of extending downtown store hours and attract ii^ additional biaineaaes. ? Kncourge more cooperation k PSQ> 10 Jason Harrell ... state winner in Swine Cumulative Record Harrell headed to 4-H Congress December 2-8 Perquimans County 4-H'er Jason Harrell will attend the 67th Na tional 4-H Congress December 2-8 in Chicago, IlT He is the son of Tommy and Sherry Harrell of Route 1, Hertford. Jason is the State Swine Cumula tive Record Book winner. His trip is being sponsored by Pfizer Inc. and the Gary Stott Memorial Fund. He is among some 42 delegates from 30 Nora Carolina counties who will attend the congress. The Tar Heel 4-H'ers will join about 1.600 delegates representing 4-H clubs across the nation. Each year the Natkmal 4-H Coun cil recognizes outstanding 4-H'ers by providing educational schol arships. This year some (384,000 in scholarships in some 40 program areas will be awarded to Z7V na tional and regional winners. The scholarships range in value from *500 to $1,500 each. The National 4-H Council coordi nates the annual 4-H Congress in cooperation with state extension services of land-grant institutions. About 60 corporations, foundations and other organisations provide funds to the council for trips, schol arships ftodotlMr support. This year's National 4-H Cod 4-H invotve ? in guiding youth toward being setf -greeting . ^roduc
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