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P Tiie ERQUIMANS K kWE E K LY "News from Next Door" JULY 4, 2012 - JULY 10, 2012 JUL 0 5 2012 50 cents Suspect sought in Woodville rape SUBMITTED PHOTO The suspect reportedly has a tattoo similar to this on an inside wrist. The Perquimans Coun ty Sheriffs Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect want ed in connection with an By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Public help sought to solve June crime alleged June 11 rape in the Woodville area. Sheriff Eric Tilley said his department has spent the last three weeks trying to track down the suspect without success. “We have no leads at this time,” he said. According to Investi gator Shelby White, the alleged attack occurred around midnight at a Woodville-area residence just after the 30-year-old victim arrived home from- work. Police said she had entered the shower where she was grabbed from behind, pulled out of the bathroom to the floor, and raped. Once the attack was over, investigators said the victim ran back to the bathroom and called po lice after the suspect fled the scene. The victim was threatened by her alleged attacker that he would kill her if she called the au thorities, according to the sheriffs department. The victim, who See SUSPECT, 5 Process to tap Pasquotank water begins By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Hot! County commissioners are taking the first steps to connect to the reverse osmosis wa ter plant currently operating in Pasquotank County. Monday night, commissioners approved a resolution giving the go-ahead to begin the PHOTOS COURTESY C. PAGELS process of financing a waterline that will even tually provide Perquimans with up to 150,000 gallons of water per day. The project actually began five years ago when the county was growing in housing devel opments and before the econ omy turned sour. The county originally sought up to 350,000 gallons of water per day from the plant that just began oper ating earlier this summer. But, after housing develop- Heath ment growth in the county slowed, commis sioners reduced the number of gallons sought, Temperatures in the upper 90s and a heat index in the 100s made working outside very unpleasant for local folks last week. Despite the heat and humidity, these fellas kept on working and doing their jobs. Percy Davis Sr. (lower photo), of Davis BP in Hertford, changed the oil underneath a big rig, while Billy Mulhearn, of Mulhearn Lawns (top), trimmed the grass outside Hardee’s.The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will reach the lower 90s for the remainder of this week. Local is finalist in pretzel coaster contest By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer A Hertford man is one of six finalists nationwide to compete in the Pretzel Goaster Build-Off at Busch Gardens on July 10. . Brandon Venery of Hog Neck Road will head to Wil liamsburg next week for the final round of competition. His creation made earlier in his Perquimans County home was deemed the fan favorite in the online compe tition sponsored by Snyder’s of Hanover and Busch Gar dens. He constructed a “Dive- style roller coaster” com pletely out of pretzels with a “Hydra” head as the main fo cal point. It took him about three months to build it al though he admits about 80 percent of the project was completed in the last week. SUBMITTED PHOTO 39076 47144 Brandon Venery of Hertford built a replica roller coaster out of pretzels and is one of six national final ists who will compete for the grand prize at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg on July 10. He used 10-15 bags of pret zels and lots of hot glue! “I’m very excited for the contest, but there is going to be some tough competition,” wrote Venery in an email. “I have been doing my research and I believe I’m ready I am very nervous though. The time frame is what I fore- See COASTER, 5 and in fact, have still not actually signed the contract to buy the water from neighboring Pasquotank. But that signing is expected to take place next month. Once the contract is signed, Perquimans will begin paying for water one year later. Bill Diehl, the engineer handling the water project for the county, presented bid recom mendations to commissioners Monday night for the four-mile waterline, county water plant improvements and upgrades, laying waterline pipe underneath a railroad crossing on Chapa- noke Road, and necessary computer software. The entire project is projected to cost around $1.5 million and will be financed entirely by county funds. “The board approved a resolution authoriz ing borrowing up to $1.8 million for the proj ect, so we are a lot better off than we thought,” commented County Manager Frank Heath. The county has requested proposals from eight lending institutions seeking the best fi nancing package. Those proposals are due to be returned to Heath next week. In addition, the county is applying to the state’s Local Gov ernment Commission for approval to borrow the money necessary for the project. Once that is obtained, county commission ers expect to sign on the dotted line with Pas quotank and begin constructing the four-mile waterline from the intersection of Hurdletown See WATER, 5 Winfall signs off on budget By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Winfall Town Council has approved a $460,700 general fund budget for 2012-2013 that includes no tax hike or rate increases, accord ing to town officials. A sewer fund budget was also approved to taling $184,300 for this fiscal year. According to the town’s budget ordinance approved last month, the town’s general fund is expected to receive almost $187,000 in rev enues from property taxes, almost $100,000 in sales tax, and $36,000 in solid waste fees this fiscal year. Expenditures for 2012-2013 include $181,825 for general government, $172,325 for public safety (police and fire), and $70,550 for roads/ grounds. Sanitation costs are predicted at $36,000. The town’s sewer fund is projected to bring in $180,000 in sewer receipts and over $4,000 in sewer penalties.
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