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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,2017 DEBATE Continued from Al every penny of it,” Lane said. Lane was one of the Per quimans County residents who intervened with federal and state officials to have a say because of the impact on any new bridge and the entrance from Winfall to downtown. She insists keeping a similar looking bridge was important. “It’s our gateway. I want something that is going to reflect the kind of com munity we are. A high-rise bridge would not do that. “We don’t need another high-rise bridge,” Lane said. “In a storm, there is no place for the kids to go.” The school system limits traffic over the US 17 By pass bridge during periods with high winds when buses would pass over. Lane maintains the cost wouldn’t have been as much if DOT had listened to what Perquimans residents were saying. “They (DOT) created the problem for themselves. If they hadn’t waited, I know it would it have been cheap ¬ er. After looking at the poor shape of some of the struc tures of the old bridge, Lane is convinced it simply can’t be repaired forever and needs to be replaced. Frank Jaklic isn’t buying it. Jaklic maintains that for nearly $57 million, DOT could have simply kept re pairing the old bridge. “It’s your money and it’s my money,” Jaklic said. “Figure that bridge was built in 1928 and cars were smaller and trucks had two or three axels at most and the rate of traffic was prob ably far less, but it’s still in use today. For $50 million you could keep it open for a long time.” DOT maintains it’s time for the bridge to go. It was built at a time when cars and trucks were far small er. It’s too narrow by mod ern standards and even if the bridge could be kept working, it’s a never-ending battle to keep the causeway open because of the poor soil under it. Jaklic, a who will lose some property but not his house with the bridge plan, was shocked at the price. “You could buy every building in Hertford for that much money,” Jaklic said. Jaklic favored building a new bridge at the foot of Edenton Road Street. That was one of the three final options. Jaklic thinks the Edenton Road Street route would have been best because it would require the demoli tion of a vacant shopping center that has fallen in dis repair. “People could still go through the historic district and if the state is willing to spend $57 million, the cost savings of the Edenton Road Street version would leave plenty of money to provide signage.” Cox and other downtown merchants, were against di verting the traffic away from Church Street and down- town to another bridge lo cation down Edenton Road Street. She also didn’t favor another high-rise bridge from the area where the cur rent bridge is. “We want the bridge like what is there,” Cox said. Hertford Town Manager Brandon Shoafs response was “that’s great news about the closure (time.)” But he added “wow, that’s expensive.” STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Amy Parker (right) congratulates Kaley Kiffner on being named the regionOs Teacher of the Year last week at Perquimans County Middle School. Parker, a teacher at Hertford Grammar School, won the award last year. BRIDGE Continued from Al lot of that involved limiting the time traffic is disrupted between Hertford and Win fall. Herring suggested that comparing the cost of this month’s bids with previous estimates of it and other op tions might be wrong. Planning on the Hertford project has gone on for a decade and while estimates were updated over the years, NC DOT didn’t have a lot of history in building a swing bridge. “It’s been 30 years since we built one. A lot of some of the estimates we re ally didn’t have anything to compare it to,” Hering said. 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A law prevents working in the water (for things like driving pilings) from Feb. 15 through the end of June. That’s the period when some types of fish spawn. The moratorium is aimed at fish that are born in fresh water and live their lives in salt water and come back to fresh water to reproduce. KIFFNER Continued from Al top school officials, Amy Parker and Kiffner’s hus band, Randy, and son, Wil liam, emerged from a back room. Parker, a teacher at Hertford Grammar School, was the regional winner last year. Once the blindfold came off and Kiffher got the news from Godwin who was still wearing the tiger suit. Godwin hugged Kiffner and young William, who will turn three years old in Janu ary, broke in a run to get to his Mom. “He was upset. He thought the tiger was eating me,” Kiffner said. Kiffner said it was a fan tastic moment. “My students have been so supportive. A couple of girls said they started cry ing. It’s so cool to work in such a loving environment.” Superintendent Matthew Cheeseman thinks Kiffner will go all the way when the STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS William Kiffner runs to his mother Kaley at an awards ceremony at Perquimans County Middle School. state winner is announced next year. “I honestly believe that in all my 20-plus years in edu cation, Ms. Kiffner is in line to be the next teacher of the year,” Cheeseman said. Kiffner’s drive to make the most of her instructional time just speaks to the kind of teacher she is, Cheese man said. “That’s her mindset. It’s always instruction first.” This is not the first time a school district has won back-to-back regional teach er of the year honors. The Edenton-Chowan Schools did it when Sonya Rine hart repeated the win after James Bell won. Reinhart won in 2008-09. Bell went on to win the state Teacher of the Year Award. Kiffher is now in the run ning with one teacher from the state’s charter schools and the eight regional win ners from public schools. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Town of Hertford finalized the acquisition of three new pickup trucks last week through the USDA. Pictured are Councilman Sid Eley, Mayor Pro Tern Archie Aples, Mayor Horace Reid, Attorney Andrew Howie, USDA Rural Development Specialist Monica Thornton and Councilman Quentin Jackson. SATURDAY, December 30, 2017 AT 10:00am The Meeting Will Be Held at 139 Treasure Lane, Hertford J Chowan Perquimans Habitat Mil for Humanity' Restore Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ** Town of ** Winfall Offices ; are Closed: * Monday, December 25, 2017 . Tuesday, December 26,2017 * Wednesday, December, 27, 2017 and January, 1, 2018 * * * In case of an Emergency * call 426*5751 We pick-up large donations! 1370 N. Broad St., Edenton 482-2686 REPAIRS Continued from Al “That’s what I’m hoping, but we’ll be dealing with winter weather. The town also took deliv ery of three new F-250 four- wheel drive pickup trucks last week. The total price was $107,200, but the USDA grant will pay for $70,000 of that. Shoaf said he heard USDA had some unspent funds so he applied for the grant last summer. USDA will hold the loan on the one truck that town is paying for. The town will make payments for six years. One of the trucks be ing replaced was a 1997 model that was beyond re pair. The other two trucks being replaced are 1999 models. The trucks are used by the public works depart ment. Cavanagh Ringelman CwiUwU Public. Acmunwis K CAVANAGH RINGELMAN Certified Public Accountants PC Tax Return Preparation Planning & Budgeting Accounting & Auditing Services Business Effectiveness Business Coaching "One good idea... ...every time we talk!” P.O. Box 642 106 East King Street Edenton, North Carolina 27932 Phone: 252-482-1994 Fax: 252-482-1721 mcavanagh® cavanaghringelman.com CavanaghRingelman.com HUNTER Continued from Al positions, but said her three priorities are infrastructure - including increasing ac cess to broadband internet - education, and jobs and the economy. She’ll release details on her issue posi tions next year, she said. “We can’t just continue to have children educated and then have brain drain” as they leave the area for bet ter opportunities, Hunter said. Parents today want jobs that will give their chil dren a reason to stay here, she said. Hunter also declined to express her views on Stein burg, saying she’s “not in the business of rating peo ple” and is focused on the present and the future. She also declined to discuss two of the issues Steinburg has been vocal on: renewable energy and, more recently, prison re form. Asked about renew able energy’s impact on in frastructure and economic development, Hunter said “everyone has an opinion NOTICE Perquimans County Tax Department All unpaid 2017 County and Municipal Property Taxes will become delinquent after January 6, 2018. Enforced collectons will begin after that date. The Perquimans County Tax Department will be complying with the N.C. General Statutes for the collection of all delinquent taxes. The following procedures will be implemented to collect the delinquent taxes: 1. Garnishment of wages 2. Attachment of bank accounts 3. Levy on personal property 4. File foreclosures on real property 5. Attachment of Income tax refunds Bill Jennings Perquimans County Tax Administrator Perquimans KbyVEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 85 No. 51 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 $26.25* All other continental U.S $32.50* ♦Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. on that.” Goodwin, who served as ferry chief under for mer Gov. Pat McCrory and before that served as chairman of the Chowan Board of Commissioners, announced his candidacy for the new House District 1 seat last month. Like Hunter, he described infra structure and transporta tion funding as priorities of his. It’s not clear yet if any Democrats will run for the House District 1 seat. Washington County Com missioner Cole Phelps said he considered running but ultimately decided not to. 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