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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27,2016 RAMP Continued from 1 next to the Albemarle Com mission. The library in Hertford is the smallest one in the Pet tigrew Regional Library sys tem and is housed in what used to be a school cafete ria. The new library is expect ed to cost about $3 million and the county has agreed to use $500,000 in reserves and borrow the rest. BB&T has agreed to han- * die the financing of the proj ect, but the state requires LGC approval before local governments go into debt. Perquimans County Man ager Frank Heath said he expects to BB&T will hold the closing on the loan on Wednesday. The interest rate on the $2.5 million loan will be 1.88 percent. Once the loan is finalized the county STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Where the road ends on North Granby Street ends is the site of a proposed new industrial-sized boat ramp. County and state officials had hoped for construction to start July 1, but the project has been delayed. can meet with the contractor and get ready for construc tion. Heath hopes that can happen in August. The county spent years trying to determine if they needed a new library. Once the decision was made, com missioners agreed to put it on the 10-year capital im provement plan in 2014. That’s about the same year the county got a $1.2 million grant from Golden LEAF. The bulk of the money was earmarked toward providing each student in grades three to 12 with a tablet computer. The computer grant totaled $860,000 and will require county funds in the future to keep the computers up to date. There was also $360,000 earmarked for an industrial- sized boat ramp near the Perquimans Marine Indus trial Park. The ramp will be 41-feet wide and 176 feet long. About 100 feet of that will be under water. The county wanted to start construction on the boat ramp on July l.That didn’t happen and local and state officials can’t say just when the work will start. The engineer for the Wild life Commission said pretty much the same thing. “We’re still working through the process,” said Sara Sherman, an engineer with the N.C. Wildlife Com mission. “We obviously didn’t make the target that we hoped for.” The ramp, which could be used by recreational boats, serves the dual purpose of being able to handle medi um-sized commercial boats as well. Supporters see the boat ramp as a way to jump start the overall $20 million boat basin that would be the centerpiece of the Marine In dustrial Park. The hang-up on the board ramp project appears to be related to bonding and con struction documents. Chris Mears, a spokesman for the NC Department of Administration said the State Construction Office has ap proved the project and the contractor is preparing con struction documents. “Progress is being made,” Mears said. SCHOOLS Continued from 1 learning and/or behavior problems, children with physical disabilities or sen sory impairments, and chil dren who are intellectually gifted or have a special tal ent. Tillett got started as a teacher’s assistant working with EC students. She has a daughter, now age 40, who jias a learning disability. “God gave me her for a reason,” Tillett said of her daughter. For Tillett the first 25 years was spent as an EC WIND PROJECT Continued from 1 county has received Es- sick’s letter and lawyers for the county are reviewing it. An outside consultant, ‘Clarion Associates, re viewed the Apex applica tion for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), and deter mined the document con tained all the required ele ments. It went on to say the firms cited by Apex had the “relevant expertise and competencies and suffi ciently offered information as required.” The study cited in the teacher’s assistant at Per quimans County Middle School. After getting certi fied, she taught at Hertford Grammar School where she remained until she retired. She said the home experi ence helped her be a better teacher at school. Teaching EC students has its chal lenges and rewards, she said. “You’ve got to have pa tience and love,” Tillett said. “There are days you go home and think about a child that didn’t quite get what you wanted. Then there are days when you’ve reached that one child you’ve been Apex application used a sound modeling study pre pared by Mark Bastasch of CH2M. One complaint is Apex did not do background studies of existing sound levels in the area. That would provide a baseline to compare the noise level now compared to what the noise level could be if the turbines were built. “To our knowledge, this is the only sound or noise memo or report Timbermill has submitted to date.” Es- sick said in his letter to the county. Essick went on to say that the Apex application failed working with. The one thing that’s helped is I’ve tried to put myself around positive people. “ The fact that she’s retired hasn’t totally sunk in yet, she admits “It’s like I’m on summer break. Of course it will hit me in a couple of weeks when I realized I don’t have to get my classroom set up for next year. I am going to miss it I’m sure.” Teresa Beardsley, the coordinator of community relations for the school sys tem, said each of the retir ees has played a key role in education. “It is so important to re ¬ to include all the informa tion required to satisfy the Perquimans rules regard ing ice drop/ice throw and blade drop/blade throw. Apex officials had no immediate comment on Essick’s letter. In his letter to the county, Essick said his clients in clude, but are not limited to Leary and Allison Winslow, Paul and Kristi Copeland, Clyde Elliott and Tommy and Sherry Harrell. All of them own and live on prop erty that adjoin and abuts the proposed project. According to the Clarion report, the amendments to the zoning ordnance in member that every single employee has an essential role within our school sys tem that makes a difference in the lives of our students. From our bus drivers that greet each student every single day to our child nu trition staff that feed them, our custodians that develop amazing relationships, our teachers and assistants that work with every student every day, and our district personnel that make diffi cult decisions regarding the education of our students. Every single role has a large impact on the success of our students.” The following is the full February require the noise report to calculate the pro jected maximum levels of infrasonic sound, ultrasonic sound, impulsive noise, and prominent discrete tones. Infrasound is similar to ocean waves. Ultrasound frequencies are readily absorbed by the atmosphere and do not travel well Impulsive noise sources are things like gunshots, blasting, and hammer mills Prominent discrete tone examples include noise from sources such as me chanical systems for venti lation, and machinery with rotating parts such as mo- list of retirees this year, their role and the years of service. Jessica Adams—30 years — Child Nutrition Assistant Claudia Bunch — 11 years — School Nurse Betty Byrum — 19 years — Distance Learning Facili tator Victor Eure — 27 years — District Director of Tech nology Donna Harris — 28 years — District Child Nutrition Director Betty Hartley — 24 years — District Director of Test ing and Accountability Brenda Hurdle—26 years — Teacher Assistant tors and fans In its report to the county dated July 9, Clarion con cluded that the turbines un der consideration by Apex are not expected to exceed the stated thresholds for maximum sound genera tion levels. Leary Winslow, a turf farmer who is one of the residents opposed to the Apex project, said the coun ty isn’t doing enough to pro tect residents. “As I stated before, the Clarion report did not do any technical studies but simply repeated the Apex application,” Winslow said in an e-mail response. Belinda Long — 25 years — Child Nutrition Assistant Nancy Maitland — 28 years — Child Nutrition Manager Celeste Maus — 31 years — Earth and Environmental Science Teacher Eassie Revell — 10 years — Custodian Yvonne Stallings — 22 years — District Purchasing Clerk Catherine Tillett — 32 years — Exceptional Chil dren’s Teacher . Lynwood Winslow — 30 years — Choral Music and Theatre Arts Teacher Sandy Winslow — 29 years — Teacher Assistant “These deficiencies are exactly what Clarion was hired to find. I suppose that $5,900 was a complete waste as we had to find the deficiencies ourselves.” “It appears that the coun ty and Clarion are satisfied with taking Apex’ word for everything and not doing any independent studies,” Winslow said. “I am disap pointed that the county has $50,000 in an escrow ac count for this exact thing yet our attorney and experts had to point it out. The ap plication is incomplete and has not met the require ments of the county’s wind ordinance.” GRAFFITI Continued from 1 so they can “catch,” “train” and “battle” the creatures. Hertford Police Chief Douglas Freeman said at least two cases of van dalism have occurred in Hertford as a result of the game. Freeman said the spray painted graffiti was related to one group of Pokemon players saying they were the best. “It’s like a gang thing,” Freeman said. The vandalism has been repaired and signs and video cameras are now in place at both locations in the event the Pokemon groups try and attempt more vandalism. “Hopefully by getting it out there were can head it off,” Freeman said. “While we are glad that people are taking the opportunity to increase their physical fitness by getting outside while playing this game, please be mindful to neither trespass nor give anyone a reason to think you’re doing something other than play- , ing a game,” Freeman said. Freeman said since July 14, the department has received several calls throughout the town per taining to trespassing or suspicious activity. A ma jority of those were attrib uted to the Pokemon Go game. Perquimans County Sheriff’s Deputies tend to patrol more rural areas and Pokemon isn’t as much an issue. But one sheriffs deputy said a group searching for Pokemon in the area of Bethel Fishing Center in stead found a man walking around wielding a machete. They called that in to 911. Read more Perquimans news and feature stories online at DailyAdvance.com... 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The meeting will take place on the 2nd floor of the Perquimans County Courthouse Annex Building located at 110 North Church Street, Hertford, NC, next door to the Historic County Courthouse. Property owners, residents and other interested parties may review this item during normal business hours before the public meeting at the Perquimans County Planning & Zoning Office, 104 Dobbs St, Hertford, NC, or email dgodfrey@perquimanscountync.gov or call 252-426-2027 for more information. You may make comments at the meeting and/or provide written comments. If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to make comments for the Board's consideration, please do so in writing by 4:00 PM the day before the meeting. PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Town of Hertford will hold a public meeting at 8:30 am on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Hertford Town Hall to receive comments pertaining to the proposed purchase of a ladder truck for the Hertford Volunteer Fire Department. Funding for the proposed project will be provided by USDA Rural Development. Immediately after the Public Meeting, the Town Council will discuss the proposed project. VACANCY © PERQUIMANS COUNTY COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Seeking to fill one position for the Perquimans County Community Advisory Committee from 8- 24 hours per quarter - Major Responsibility: To uphold the intent of the NC Resident Bill of Rights. Applicant must reside in Per quimans County and cannot live in, work at, or have a financial interest in the long-term care facilities that he/ she will serve. You may also not have an immediate family member in the facilities that you serve. To serve, you must be 18, live in the county and be willing to give your time. The estimate of time spent performing required duties in cludes attendance at meetings, conducting both official and friendly visits to the facilities, and other activities to benefit long term care residents. This is a volunteer posi tion. If interested, please contact the County Manager's Office at (252) 426-8484 to obtain an application. ARREST Continued from 1 said at the time Askew was also a teacher’s assistant at the school. “She was basically us ing the debit card for some on-line gifts and not pay ing them back,” Tilley said Tuesday. Some of the on- line gifts were legitimate. The sheriff’s office start ed the investigation in late 2015. Tilley said someone approached Candy Tilley, the finance officer for the school system with ques tions about some of the purchases. The sheriff said Tilley tinned over the in formation to the sheriff’s office. The purchases were made during the 2015-16 school year, Tilley said. Teresa Beardsley, the school system’s spokes man, said Askew no longer works for the school sys tem. “Her employment was up in June,” Beardsley said. “We are allowing the judicial system to take its course.” Tilley said a court date for Askew has yet to be set. Perquimans BIWEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 84 No. 31 Published each Wednesday. A publication of Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Mike Goodman Publisher Peter Williams News Editor Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Daily Advance home delivery area $25.25* All other continental U.S $31.50* *Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944
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