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Dickey said the tower
would be a 15x15 foot facility
with steel bars designed to
keep trash out and was
assisted by the engineer in
elaborating on mechanical
workings of the hydro plant,
indicating the devices that
would be used to ensure the
stability of the lake environ-
ment by drawing water from
various depths, by mixing ox-
ygen in the water and by
avoiding temperature
changes. The engineer said
that without the devices there ding the meeting that “Kings drainage in some areas is a cooperated with the city in surface drainage. ;
would be a fishkill for up to 10 Mountain is not in the land- similar problem and must be this effort. The City asks that citizens
miles downstream but with T h scaping business apparent- corrected as well. Other ditches which are observe and report situations :
the devices fishing 1 €aCNErs ly referring to threatened The City is presently causes for greatest damage where drainage problems
downstream from the lake lawsuits due to problems engaged in" a multi faceted potential are being surveyed may occur; such as
would be greatly enhanced. Att d created during heavy August program in an all out attack and scheduled for corrective obstructed ditches, stopped :
en rainfall of seven inches and
Responding to questions
from Mayor John Moss,
Mierck said that people had
voiced concerns that possible
fluctuation of the lake level
would have impact on piers
and docks on Moss Lake.
“There will be virtually no
fluctuation in the level of the
lake,” said Mierck, who said
that “any fluctuation in the
lake should be limited to 6 to
10 inches, not dramatic drops
like Duke has at Lake Nor-
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SENATOR HELEN MARVIN
Workshops
A crowd of 230 retired
teachers and school person-
nel including 16 from the
Kings Mountain area attend-
ed a workshop Tuesday in
Shelby which emphasized
security for retiresees and
older adults.
Five-term Senator Helen
Thursday, September 26, 1985-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3A
City Tackling Drainage Problems
‘“The city is doing
something besides studying
the problem of surface
drainage.” :
This was the statement of
Commissioner Humes
Houston in a progress report
to the city board of commis-
sioners Monday night.
Houston chairs the commit-
tee.
Describing what he called a
“multi faceted program,”
Houston told citizens atten-
cited a N.C. statute that
“flow of water in its natural
direction from the higher to
lower elevations must be
allowed to do so.”
He said that most areas of
housing (subdivisions) pro-
vide legal drainage
easements along side, back
and/or front lot lines but that
many property owners are
not aware of these easements
and block the natural flow of
resulting in damage and ex-
pense. This was clearly
demonstrated August 18,” he
said.
Other factors during the
past 40 to 50 years have con-
tributed to drainage pro-
_blems, Houston pointed out.
* Piping was put into place
many years ago which ade-
Juately carried existing
ows, but which presently
may be inadequate in severe
-and sudden rainfall. Railroad
on the drainage problem,
said Houston.
A fundamental examina-
tion of the problem is being
carried out to obtain a per-
manent solution.
This means that all major
flow areas will have larger,
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better engineered, and better
maintained drainage pat-
terns which will handle sud-
den large water volumes.
Houston cited two visible
examples of this program
may be seen on both sides of
Cleveland Avenue between
King Street and the Com-
munity Center. Old inade-
quate pipes were removed
and the drainage ditches
have been properly con-
structed. Property owners
action.
Sewer lines in areas where
known backups into struc- :
tures have occurred are be- :
ing fitted with check valves to
prevent future backups. !
City administration asks :
for and welcomes citizen in-
put.
City administration will :
continue to address this situa- :
tion and follow up with action :
until drainage problems are
under control.
The city will work in com- ;
pliance with N.C. Statutes on |
up storm drainage grates, or
broken pipes, added Houston.
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Comm. Dickey said that he
had worked with textile
lants run by hydro and
ound there was low
maintenance involved in
their operation. Mierck em-
phasized that equipment,
when run properly, should
last for years and said there
was very little wear to the
- turbines. Dickey. pointed out
that Duke Power had
operated hydro plants in
Marion and on the Yadkin
River as early as 1898 and
1921 with very low
maintenance.
The engineer estimated
that it would require up to six
months to construct the
power house and then about
14 months for the unit. He
said that with turbine prices
dropping, he felt that the cost
would be reduced. As soon as
the license is filed, the
engineer suggested that the
city begin steps to locate
financing of the project,
decide whether or not to pur-
sue construction of a used
unit, and let your con-
gressman know you have fil-
ed, he added.
Comm. Norman King ask-
ed if the city would build the
transmission line and Mayor
Moss replied that the city
would run the line. Moss
estimated that levels of
energy efficiency would ap-
proximate 85 to 86 percent
and that costs could be reduc-
ed with equipment selection.
Dickey pointed out that the
reservoir at Moss Lake con-
tains 1350 acres with 55 miles
of shoreline and 13 billion
gallons of water. The lake is
840 feet long with 99 feet of
water.
The licensing application
will be submitted by the city
to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission as
soon as the one remaining
downstream study is com-
pleted.
North Carolina and that the
General Assembly also took
care of the disparity in the
masters pay schedule of
teachers and unthawed a
freeze which gave most
teachers a four half-step 9.6
increase in pay while funding
basic education programs
giving equal access to educa-
tion to all students and
developing a CORE cur-
riculum for all students
which set the standards for
students and staff promo-
tions.
Attending the meeting
from Kings Mountain were
Margaret McCarter, Annie
Roberts, Lib Gamble, Picolla
Blalock, Mrs. Lewis Hovis,
Julia Plonk, Mrs. W.T. Weir,
Myers Hambright, Juanita
Goforth, Merle McClure, Ann
Corry, Ruth Mitcham, Lina
Owens, Mrs. Carl Logan,
Ethel Crook, Mrs. E.W. Neal,
and Mrs. Helen Van Dyke.
The Legislative Committee
of the Cleveland Count
Chapter, an affiliate of 54
the N.C. Retired School Per-
sonnel and the American
Association of Retired Per-
sons, sponsored the workshop
at Shelby Elks Club on the
theme, ‘‘Shouldn’t We Be
Looking Ahead?” Miss Ezra
Bridges presided at the mcr-
ning session and Rev. Dwight
A. Costner, president of the
Cleveland County Chapter,
presided at the afternoon ses-
sion. Beverly H. Morrison,
Regional Field Manager for
‘Prudential AARP Insurance
Program, Washington, D.C.,
led a morning seminar on
group health insurance. Also
on the afternoon program
were Robert C. Ogden, Direc-
tor of Social Work, Linda
Rudicil, registered nurse,
and Vickie Borders,
registered nurse, all on the
staff of Cleveland Memorial
Hospital.
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