2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,2016
NEIGHBORS
FARMERS
Continued from 1
Monds noted he doesn’t
have a job with a retire
ment program. He has to
set aside money himself,
and that can be hard to
do when he’s putting ev
erything he has every year
into putting a crop into the
ground and then praying
for a good crop, he said, j
Joining Monds Monday
were fellow farmers Tim
White and Gene Jordan. All
three said they had looked
at the pros and cons of the
wind energy project and
concluded it would be good
for the community.
The Timbermill Wind
Project is currently in con
ditional use permit hearings
in Chowan and Perquimans
counties. The proposed 300-
megawatt wind energy gen
eration facility in the Cen
ter Hill and Bear Swamp
areas of the two counties
would include slightly more
than 100 wind turbines that
would be nearly 600 feet
high at maximum tip height
of the turning blades.
Opponents of the project
have expressed concern
about the visual impact of
the very large structures on
the rural landscape, the ef
fect on property values and
the possible health effects
of low-frequency vibrations
sometimes known as infra
sound.
“I’ve been living here all
my life,” White said.
Monds lives less than
half a mile from where
one of the wind turbines is
slated to be located. White
lives less than a mile from
three or four of them.
Jordan said he lives fur
ther away but farms in the
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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
PERQUIMANS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
A general election will be held on Tuesday, November 8,2016 in Perquimans County.
Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the day of the election, Tuesday, November
8. One-stop early voting will be held at the Perquimans County Board of Elections office 601
S. Edenton Road St. Hertford, NC 27944. One-stop early voting will be open from Thursday,
October 20 until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5. The hours are as follows: October
20-21, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. October 24-28, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. October 31-November 2,
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. November 3-4, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM. November 5,8:00 AM -1:00 PM.
Canvass will be held in the Perquimans County Board of Elections office at 11:00 a.m. on
Friday, November 18.
Absentee voting by mail is available. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made on an
absentee request form (available on the State Board of Elections website and at the county
board of elections office), and must be received in the Perquimans County Board of Elections
by Tuesday, November 1. Absentee voting requires the voter to complete an application on
the return envelope that must be witnessed by two qualified persons or a notary public.
Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the Board of Elections by 5:00 p.m. on
Election Day (ballots received by mail after this time will be considered timely if they are
received within three business days and postmarked on or before Election Day). Voters may
receive assistance voting a mail-in absentee ballot from a qualified person of their choice.
All persons who are registered to vote with Perquimans County may vote in this election.
Persons who are not already registered to vote in the county must register by Friday, October
14 to be eligible to vote in this election. Voters who are not registered in the county by that
deadline may register and vote during one stop early voting only, and will be required to
provide documentation of their identity and residence. Voters who wish to change party
affiliation or who have changed name or address must do so by the registration deadline.
Voters who fail to timely make a change in name or address in the county must update the
information when presenting to vote, and may be required to vote a provisional ballot.
Voters voting in person are entitled to assistance by an election official, or, if assistance is
needed due to disability or illiteracy, by a qualified person of their choice. Voting sites are
accessible to all voters. Curbside voting is available for voters who are not able to enter
voting sites.
Persons with questions about registration, polling places, early voting, absentee ballots, or
other election matters may call the Perquimans County Board of Elections Office at 252-
426-5598.
Board Meeting Dates: October 18, 25, November 1, and November 15 at 10:00 AM,
November 7 at 5:00 PM, and November 8 at 2:00 PM.
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area.
Monds explained that he
will be able to see one of
the proposed wind turbines
from the back of his shop.
Both Monds and Jordan
have farmland that is pro
posed to be part of the Tim
bermill project.
White has had land un
der lease with Apex but the
company currently has no
plans to locate turbines on
his property.
They denied the fre
quently made assertion that
all their information about
utility-scale wind turbines
had come from Apex.
Monds said that in his
role as a planning board
member he took a special
interest in all of the infor
mation that came before
him about wind turbines.
He said Mike Hamilton,
chief of the Center Hill
Crossroads Volunteer Fire
Department, went to Dela
ware to see large wind tur
bines firsthand. Hamilton
called him on the phone
from beneath one of the
turbines that was in op
eration “and you couldn’t
hear them running,” Monds
said.
Monds said he also
talked to people who live
near wind turbines in other
places. Those people told
him there was a lot of con
troversy about the turbines
initially but that after they
had been in place a while
people generally became
used to them, he said.
“Other than the fact of
looking at them I don’t
think there will ever be a
problem with them being
here,” Monds said.
Monds works the same
land that his grandfather
and father before him
farmed in decades past. He
noted his farm is providing
for six full-time people.
White said he sees the
project — and the opposi
tion to it — as an example
of progress.
“Progress is sometimes
hard — there’s no doubt it,”
White said.
Small gas stations and
small grocery stores have
been put out of business
by larger businesses, White
said. There are growing
pains with progress, he
said.
“But progress is some
thing that you’ve got to
have,” White said. “We need
it.”
White said it would be
good to have additional
revenue coming into the
county for public schools
and other needs the county
has.
“I remember back when
there weren’t any light
poles,” White said.
People didn’t want light
poles in their yards until ev
erybody got used to them,
he said. He said he could
remember not having elec
tricity or running water and
was glad to get both.
White said logging makes
a lot more noise than wind
turbines, and there are
people who want to get rid
of logging because of the
noise. But without logging
you won’t have toilet paper,
he said.
“Progress always in
terferes with everybody,”
White said. “But progress
is good.”
Monds, White and Jordan
all agreed that the county
needs industrial develop
ment in order to strengthen
the tax base. And the coun
ty doesn’t need a reputa
tion for trying to keep ev
erything out, they said.
“You’ve got to have
something in this county,”
Monds said. “If you keep
running people out nobody
is going to want to come.”
Jordan said he and his
family did their own re
search — and a lot of it
— before deciding to lease
land to Apex.
“We looked into it to the
fullest extent possible,”
Jordan said. He and other
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members of the family
went through the informa
tion with a fine-toothed
comb, he said.
“We see it as an oppor
tunity to diversify,” Jordan
said. “We need diversifica
tion. And it’s a perfect fit
for agricultural land.”
Jordan said he and his
family investigated the con
cerns expressed by oppo
nents of the project.
“The objections don’t
hold water when you only
look at the facts on the
ground,” Jordan said.
In addition to being a
farmer and a participating
landowner in the proposed
wind energy project, Jor
dan also is a member of the
Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education.
“Public schools are un
der tons of pressure,” Jor
dan said.
In recent years the local
board of education has had
to cut positions every year.
Some of that is because of
declining enrollment but
about half of it is because
of reductions in funding in
terms of real dollars.
“People in education are
losing their jobs,” Jordan
said. “That’s not good for
the county.”
And reductions in fund
ing for the public schools
don’t just mean loss of em
ployment opportunities.
They also mean a loss in
educational opportunities,
according to Jordan.
“What’s it doing to our
kids?” Jordan asked.
Jordan said Chowan
County is increasing tax-
base-poor. The wind en
ergy project would boost
the county’s tax base and
help prevent the county
from having to have an ex
tremely high tax rate such
as Gates County does just
to provide necessary coun
ty services.
“We’re headed in that di
rection,” Jordan said. “This
is an opportunity to turn
the tide. It’s not going to
solve the problem but it’s a
step in the right direction.”
Another way industry
can support education is
through programs such as
internships and job shad
owing, Jordan said.
“There needs to be in
dustry in the county that
supports education,” Jor
dan said.
STRIDES
Continued from 1
year.
Jayden White finished
first in the male division
with a time of 20:51. White
celebrated his 12th birthday
Saturday. Brett Fritts fin
ished second at 21:13 and
Eddie Fields took third at
23:01.
In the female division
Morgan White, Jayden
White’s mother, finished
first with a time of 23:11.
Shannon Winslow finished
second at 25:14 followed by
Meghan Shoaf with a time of
28:02. In the kid’s Fun Run,
Caden Winslow took first in
the male division and Lilee
Ann Estes finished first in
the female division.
The Perquimans club is
affiliated with the state Gen
eral Federation Of Women’s
Clubs. As such winners at
the local level are eligible
for an additional scholar
ship on the district and the
state level. There are nine
counties in the northeast
district. Last year’s Perqui
mans winner, went on to
earn another $1,000 at the
district level and another
$500 at the state level. The
ultimate state winner can
get a $24,000 scholarship
over a four-year college ca
reer.
Participating in the run
Saturday was Dottie Jen
nings of Elizabeth City and
her daughter. Jennings is
the president of the state
General Federation of Wom
en’s Club of North Carolina,
an off-shoot of a national
group founded in 1890. Ju
nior Women’s Clubs were
first incorporated in 1926 in
North Carolina
While it was only the sec
ond time the Perquimans
club held a 5-K to raise mon
ey for scholarships, it was
the fourth 5-K for the group.
“We get better each time
we do it,” Eure said.
What’s Happening
WEDNESDAY
■ Chamber Coffee
The Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce will
host “Conversations over Coffee” on changes in benefit
laws today at 8:30 am. at the Perquimans County Exten
sion Center.
■ Curious George
The Perquimans County Library will hold a special story
time on today at 11 am. to celebrate the 75th birthday of
Curious George.
THURSDAY
■ Bingo
American Legion Post 126 hosts bingo on Thursdays at
6:45 p.m. at their building at 111W. Academy St
■ Movies at the Library
Every third Thursday of the month, the Perquimans Coun
ty Library will offer a movie geared toward adults at 10 am.
■ Weight loss
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) holds weekly support
group meetings on Thursdays from 10 am. until 11 am. at
the Perquimans County Senior Center. Call 426-2022 or visit
www.tops.org.
SATURDAY
■ ALS Walk
The annual Jim “Catfish Hunter” ALS Foundation walk
will be held Saturday starting at Perquimans County High
School. Registration is at 8 am., an opening ceremony at
8:50 am. and the walk starts at 9 am. Contact Helen Hunter
at 426-7998.
MONDAY
■ Retirees Meet
The Perquimans County Chapter of North Carolina Re
tired School Personnel will host its first meeting at 6 p.m.
on Sept 26 at Captain Bob’s Restaurant. Any school retiree
is invited to attend.
TUESDAY
■ Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers will meet on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at
Hertford United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall. Call
331-5426.
SEPT. 3M)CT. 2
■ Softball Tournament
The 18th annual Jim “Catfish” Hunter ALS softball tour
nament will be held Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at the Jimmy
Hunter Fields in Winfall. For more information, call 252-
340-0210. A corn hole tournament will be held Sept. 30 at
7 p.m. Call 619-8136.
OCTI
■ Rotary Show
The band “The Difference” will present an evening of
Motown music Oct 1 at 7 p.m. at the Perquimans County
High School auditorium. General admission tickets are
$15 and available at the Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce, Carolina Trophy, Hertford Hardware or from
members of the Hertford Rotary Club. Reserve tickets are
$18 and are available by calling 426-5246. All proceeds fund
Rotary Club scholarships.
■ Plant Sale
The Chowan, Gates, Perquimans Extension Master Gar
dener Fall Plant Sale will be held Oct. 1 from 8 am. until
noon at the Edenton Fanners Market, 730 N Granville St
For more information call 482-6585.
OCT. 5
■ Shag Lessons
Free shag lessons for beginners will be held starting
Oct 5 at 7 p.m. at The Pines in Elizabeth City. No partner is
needed. For more information call 232-3044.
OCT. 13
■ Chamber Expo
The Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce will
hold Expo 2016 on Oct 13 from 10 am. until 4 p.m. and
then from 5-7 p.m. at the Recreation Center.
OCT. 14-16
■ Carolina Moon
“Hallelujah Girls” will be performed at Carolina Moon
Theater, Oct. 14-15 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 16 at 4 p.m. Tickets
$18 are on sale at Carolina Trophy, 109 N Church St, Hert
ford and online at carolinamoontheater.org.
OCT. 27
■ Life Line Screening
Hertford Baptist Church will host Life Line Screening.
Call 888-653-6551.
OCT. 21
■ Lobster Sale
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will hold a lobster sale
Oct. 21 from 1 to 6 p.m at the church office. Tickets are
sold in advance at the church office from 9 am. and noon
Monday through Friday or by calling 426-5542.
NOV. 19
■ Spaghetti Dinner
A spaghetti dinner will be held Nov. 19 at the Perquimans
County Recreation Center to raise money to furnish the
new library. Eat-in tickets are $10 and will be served from
5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Take out orders will be $7 and avail
able from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Call Doug Layden at 297-2875
or Muriel Harmon at 312-6348.
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