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"News front Next Door"
JULY 6, 2011 - JULY 12, 2011
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Leak shuts off sewer, water to Camp Holiday
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
Residents in the camp
ing area of Holiday Island
have been without water
and sewer service for over
a week after a leak forced
the temporary closure of
the wastewater treatment
plant and water cutoff
June 28.
With temperatures in the
upper nineties, residents in
Section H, P, and R, many
of them elderly, have had
no water and were allowed
to draw water from their
faucets just 30 minutes a
day to collect drinking wa
ter after officials found a
leak in the problem-plagued
wastewater treatment facil
ity Residents in Section H
say their water was turned
off entirely Thursday after
a county water line was
found leaking water, in the
area as well.
Residents were advised
on Thursday to boU water
for one minute to kill any
disease-causing bacteria
prior to using the water col
lected for human consump
tion.
Temporary repairs are
expected to be made today
(Wednesday), but notice
from the Holiday Island
Property Owners Associ
ation’s (HIPGA) Board of
Governors indicate water
won’t be cut back on un
til the plant is back in full
working order.
HIPOA, which owns the
wastewater treatment facil
ity, rented three porta-pot-
ties to serve the approxi
mately 98 utility customers
without sewer or water
service. Two portable bath
rooms were placed in Sec
tion H with the third placed
in Section P.
Several residents rented
their own porta-potties
placed in their yards.
Residents say HIPOA
offered water to utility
customers when the asso
ciation’s office was open
and through a garden hose
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Celebrating the Fourth with a Bang
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Eley, Yates file for
re-election bids
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
Incumbent mayors for
both towns filed Friday to
seek re-election in the No
vember municipal elec
tions.
Both Sid Eley and Fred
Yates filed to be elected as
mayors of Hertford and
Wi]rfaU respectively
The filing period opened
Friday at noon and wfil
close July 15 at noon.
Perquimans County
Board of Elections was
closed Monday due to the
Fourth of July holiday As
of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, no
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STAFF PHOTOS BYTHOMAS.TURNEYAND CATHY WILSON
Fireworks, lots of food, fellowship and entertainment filled the
Fourth of July holiday celebration in Hertford and Winfall. From
the patriotic kids parade in Hertford to the Unity Day in Win-
fall, area residents celebrated the birth of our nation in grand
style. See more fireworks photos at DailyAdvance.com.
Summer
Breeze
Concert
is Sunday
From staff reports
Prepare to enjoy an en-
vening of bluegrass and
folk music.
Strings Attached, a
unique bluegrass acoustic
band, is the featured artist
during the second of three
Summer Breeze Concerts
slated for Sunday evening
at the Newbold-White
House.
If you go
• What: Summer
Breeze Concert
series presents
Strings Attached
• When: 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m., Sunday
• Where: Newbold-
Whte House
• Cost: Free
Bring your lawn chair
and enjoy the foot-tapping
music on the house lawn
from 6-8 p.m. In fact, danc
ing is encouraged!
In the event of inclem
ent weather or extreme
heat, the concert will be
moved inside the county
recreation center.
Strings Attached has
been together for over six
years and have played at a
variety of venues includ
ing the Chesapeake Jubi
lee, Chesapeake Heritage'
Arts Festival, Chowan
County Fair, Edenton Wa
terfront Festival, and at
Summer Breeze concerts
in the past.
Buddy Cooper plays just
about anything but con
centrates on mandolin.
He also supplies harmony
vocals. He is .self employed
contractor.
Jerry Morganv plays
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one else
has filed
to date.
In ad
dition to
the may
or’s seat,
other po
sitions in
Hertford
to be de
cided in the Nov. 8 election
include two council seats
currently held by Carlton
Davenport and Anne F.
White.
Two council seats are
also up for elebtion in
Winfall this year includ
ing seats currently held
by Eddie Fields and Cyn
thia Stallings.
If interested in run
ning for office, contact the
Board of Elections office
at 426-5598.
Support for bridge options varies
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
Based on official comments re
ceived to date, support varies for
the way to replace the historic S-
bridge.
Teresa Gresham, with Kimley-
Horn and Associates (KHA), said
out of nearly 40 official comments
received regarding the latest five
options for replacing the historic
S-bridge, no one option has taken a
clear lead as the citizens’ choice.
“The comments we’ve received so
far do not have a clear preference,’’
stated Gresham whose firm is try
ing to determine which alternatives
are feasible for the future bridge re
placement project.
According to Gresham, 40 percent
of the written comments received
to date support Alternative A (ei
ther rehabilitate the current bridge
or build a new bridge in its existing
location), 35 percent support Alter
native E (new route from Winfall to
South Edenton Road Street), and 25
percent support Alternative D (a
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STAFFF PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON
Chris Lane and Penny Byrd discuss the options for the historic S-bridge as presented
recently by the NCDOT. While they discussed other options, their sign indicates the
direction of their support.
high rise bridge from south of Lar
ry’s Drive-In to Church Street).
Comments were received recent
ly during a public meeting during
which all five alternatives were dis
cussed by officials with the North
Carolina Department of Transpor
tation and KHA.
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