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PERQUIMANS COUNTY LIBRARY
110 W ACADEMY ST
June 11, 2003
. Vol. 71, No. 24 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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HERTFORD, NC 27944-1306
Perquimans
Weekly
Hertford approves
$1.7 million budget
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Hertford Town Council
approved its budget ordi
nance Monday night after
receiving no opposition
during a public hearing.
The budget contains no
ad valorem tax increase
nor increases in utility
rates. The only fee that will
change is the solid waste
collection fee, which will
rise from $4 per month per
90-gallon container to $5
per month per container.
The tax rate will remain
at 48 cents per $100 valua
tion.
The town budget is bro
ken into several funds. The
general fund is the town’s
basic operation fund. The
budget'for that fund is over
$1.7 million.
Enterprise funds include
the water and sewer fund
and the electric fund. The
water and sewer fund bud
get is just over $600,000,
whUe the electric fund is
almost $2.5 million.
The police department
win get the lion’s share of
the town budget, at
$454,905.
The TEA-21 project,
which wiU put period light
ing on portions of Church
Street and is funded in
large part by grants, wUl
cost $441,120.
The street department
wUl get over $258,000, while
the fire department will
receive almost $217,000.
Administration will cost
taxpayers almost $186,000,
with sanitation running
just over $93,000.
Other general fund
expenses include DMV-
license plate agency, ceme-
Senior Health Fair
tery and Main Street pro
gram.
The, largest portion of
town revenues - $571,245 -
wiU come from grant funds.
State shared revenues
are expected to be just over
$452,000, and ad valorem
taxes will bring in about
$364,000.
Sales and services will
generate $166,200 in rev
enue, and payments from
other funds will total
almost $142,000.
In the water and sewer
fund, the water department
will cost $243,485 to operate;
the wastewater treatment
department, $212,736; and
the wasterwater collection
department, $162,279.
The budget also includes
ice plant renovation funds
and the water and sewer
system upgrade project.
Town officials expect to
see over $1 million run
through the ice plant reno
vation fund, which wiU be
paid for by $146,600 in grant
funds and over $950,000 in
loans.
The water and sewer sys
tem upgrade project budget
is $8.4 million, only $2.8
million from borrowed
money. The rest of the pro
ject is covered hy grant
funds and a $455,000 tap fee
from the Town of WinfaU.
The upgrade project will
result in over $6.6 mUlion
in system improvements,
including expansion to the
commerce centre.
The design will cost
almost $438,000; land acqui
sition, $35,000; and con
struction observation,
$318,720. Almost $350,000
will be kept in a contin
gency fund.
Marcia and Lon Humphreys (right) visit with Rose Monroe at the Albemarle Home
Care exhibit at the Senior Day Health Fair, while Hattie Williamston (left) waits for
a workshop to start.
Health fair
draws 70
Perquimans senior citi
zens enjoyed a fun and
informational day in the
park and at the senior cen
ter recently, taking advan
tage of the Senior Day
Health Fair.
Health screenings, infor
mational displays and
workshops presented
important health and weU-
ness information to seniors
in a relaxed and informal
setting.
Sponsors of the event
were the Cooperative
Extension Center,
Albemarle Regional Health
Services, Senior Center,
Area AGency on Aging and
Chowan Hospital.
About 70 seniors partici
pated.
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Summer
Grover Morton gives Maxine Cherrix (center)
Margaret Christgau shuffleboard pointers.
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The l£izy days of summer
are here, and parents
should remind children
about basic safety rules,
according to Sheriff Eric
Tilley.
Tilley said children often
have increased unsuper
vised time on their hands
during the summer, which
requires special care by
chUdren and parents.
Parents should know
where children are and who
they are with at aU times,
and should caution chil
dren about contact with
strangers. Children should
never enter a stranger’s car
or house, accept money or
gifts from strangers or let
strangers touch them or
join in play.
Children should play in
groups, never alone or in
vacant buildings or alleys.
They should always walk,
skate or bike with a friend.
Parents should check out
babysitters and know the
character of adults who
become friendly with their
children, Tilley said.
Parents should tell chil
dren to report any unusual
actions of grown-ups they
may encounter. They
should report license num
bers and descriptions of
anyone whose behavior
they find unusual.
Children should also be
taught to follow basic water
safety rides, such as swim
ming in groups, wearing
life preservers and not div
ing in shadow water.
Communities in Schools brings the community to school
Communities in Schools
does just what its name
suggests; CIS brings
resources from the entire
community into the
schools to help young peo
ple successfuUy learn, stay
in school and prepare for
life.
The nationwide, non
profit organization helps
communities take more
responsibility for their
chddren and education. It
is a process that engages a
wide range of private busi
nesses, public human ser
vice organizations and
community residents in a
collaborative action to
identify and meet the needs
of students and their fami
lies.
CIS works on the premis
es that all children need
and deserve five basic life
tools:
• a personal, one-on-one
relationship with a caring
adult;
• a safe place to learn
and grow;
• a marketable skdl to
use upon graduation;
• a chance to give back
to peers and community;
and
• a headlthy start and
healthy future.
In Perquimans County,
Barbara Gustafson heads
CIS.
Gustafson presented the
organization’s annual
report to the school board
in May Highlights of the
Communities in Schools matches volunteers with
opportunities, such as after-school programs.
report included:
• assist with Great
Leaps remedial reading
program at the middle and
Central schools.
Nine active tutors
worked throughout the
school year with 35 stu
dents to help improve read
ing and comprehension
skills. CIS recruited and
trained volunteers, provid
ed some curriculum,
worked with school coordi
nators to place and oversee
volunteers, provided some
incentives for students and
recognized volunteers and
staff for their service.
• strong collaboration
with National Guard to pro
vide educational/develop
mental programming.
Fifteen students had the
opportunity to attend the
Ft. Bragg Youth Leadership
Camp and eight participat
ed in the ongoing mentor
ing programming.
CIS is also planning to
facilitate a National Guard
Starbase program for the
upcoming semester, and is
developing procedures for
Perquimans County to par
ticipate in the Tarheel
Challenge Program.
• Judicial Attendance
Council.
CIS serves as the liaison
to the agencies involved in
the Council, which address
es truancy problems and
helps to solve family issues.
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Participants in the Ft. Bragg Youth Leadership Camp
look on as a member of their delegation accepts a
challenge from military personnel to test physical fit
ness and endurance.\
Case plans for the families,
monitoring progress and
evaluating program effec
tiveness are also a part of
the program.
Agencies involved
includ the 1st Judicial
District System,
Department of Mental
Health, Governo’s One-on-
One, health department,
Hertford Police, depart
ment of social services.
Juvenile Detention Center,
Sheriff’s Department and
WinfaU Police.
• Community after
school programs.
To assist with after
school programs, CIS
works with the RHEMA,
Central School 4-H and 21st
Century programs, and
with sponsoring agencies
leaders
CIS has worked with
members of the Ministers’
Council, trained and
encouraged the Hertford
Grammar Fan Club, coUab-
orated with and promoted a
county-wide volunteer net
work in aU schools, trained
and coUaborated with the
Office of Aging to imple
ment the Senior Volunteer
Service Corps and acted as
a liaison with local commu
nity residential develop
ments to match volunteers
and their interests with
needs in the schools.
including HUD,
Cooperative Extension,
Snug Harbor Community,
the school system and local
churches.
Some sites have asked
CIS to provide Great Leaps
training and for others,
materials and incentives
have been requested.
CIS also assists with
grant writing to mobUize
resources for these pro
grams.
Books and craft projects
for use by volunteers have
been provided at Central
and Hertford Grammar
schools.
• Act as a liaison agency
to coordinate community
wide volunteer efforts of
agency and business repre
sentatives and community
Weekend
Weather
THURSDAY
High: 89
Low: 69
Isolated T'Storms
Friday
High:83
Low: 69
Isolated T'Storms
Saturday
High: 83
Low:69
Sgvttered T'Storms