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YOL. 99 NUMBER & | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1986 Want Operating Expense Guarantee School Board Delays Action On Pool The Kings Mountain Board of Education Monday night delayed a decision on whether or not to accept funds from the Kings Mountain Pool Foundation for con- struction of an indoor swimming pool on the campus of Kings Mountain High School. Following a lengthy executive session, Chairman Bill McDaniel announced that the board had “discussed the terms” of the gift from the pool foundation and no deci- sion had been made. McDaniel then!ap- pointed school board members June Lee and Kyle Smith to meet with directors of the "pool foundation “to seek additional infor- mation” which is needed “in order to make a decision.” | The pool foundation, headed by Dr. Scott Mayse, has been seeking public funds for several months to construct the pool. At last month’s school board meeting, Mayse told Lunches Increase To Dollar The price of school lun- ches will increase to one dollar next Monday. The Board of Education Monday night unanimously apbroved Superintendent Bill Davis’s request to raise the lunch prices by five cents. Adult lunches will be $1.45. Davis said the move is necessary to “help keep us out of the red” for the 1985-86 school year. The board increased the price of lunches prior to the start of the school year and was told at the time that another increase may be necessary, Davis said. “We regret it,”’ he said, “but must have the in- crease to have a self- .sustaining operation.”’ Davis said the five cents increase will generate about $6,000 added revenue. He said 1,778 paid lunches are served each day, or about 56 percent of the total number of lunches served. Davis said breakfast costs will remain at 50 cents. He said most students who eat breakfast are on the’ free meal pro- gram and that increasing the price of the 336 paid breakfasts per day would not add a significant amount of money to the | food service funds. In addition to ‘granting the lunch increase, the board also authorized Davis to use his own discre- tion on whether or not to raise the price of a la carte items. Davis sdid they now range in price from five cents to $1.40. Davis said the school lunch prices “are still the best bargain in town. We hate to do this, but we real- ly have no choice,’ he said. lobby. “because my times. In other action Monday, the board: ; Received a request from parents of high school | drama students asking that ‘the board appropriate funds in future budgets for drama. Teacher Betsy \ Wells and parents pointed ‘out that the drama class this year would have operated in the hole if it hadn’t had funds in the bank from past produc- tions. They pointed out that other school systems in the area allocate funds to drama and asked the board for $2,000. Davis and Board Chairman Bill McDaniel more than 100 people jamine $105) but I wor Bill Little, the city’s consulting engineer, said that 80 percent of the utility customers of the city are comparing their current bills with the November bills and that the bills which went out this month are actually the December bills which reflect the new electric rate hike by Duke Power Company, uneven reading of meters dur- ing the holiday period and four times as many heating days when temperatures averaged 39.3 degrees and on at least one day when the high was 13. When comparison is made between current usage and last year, many paid more last year, he said. Mr. Ollis used a weather chart to point out the low temperatures dur- ing the billing period and posted a copy of his own utility bill for gas, water, lights from the city, along with his November bill and a copy of his bill for the same period last year. Ollis said his November bill was $74.71 but that the billing he received this month for the December con- sumption was $159.10. However, he said for the same period last year his utility bill was $177.50. Ollis said November temperatures averaged 59 de- grees but December temperatures during ‘heating degree days’ was 39.3. “If ou run your thermostat up and down your bill will be higher”’, he said. ‘The ci- the board that'the foundation had been ledged $521,000 of the $750,000 needed to uild the l. Mayse said the foundation would pledge $600,000 and would continue to work to raise the remaining funds if the school system would guarantee what funds up to $150,000 were lacking when construc- tion beings in January of 1988. The board held a public hearing last Mon- day at Barnes Auditorium to s ublic in- put on whether or not the system should use school funds to help in pool project. Twenty- one persons spoke with 19 speaking in favor of the project. Most of the school board members at Monday night’s meeting expressed a desire to see the pool foundation guarantee operating expenses. The board did not (in open session) discuss whether or not to give school funds to the construction of the pool. PRESENTS PETITION TO CITY BOARD—Kathleen Peterson, above, presents a peti- tion with names of 357 citizens concerned with increase in utility bills. Mrs. Peterson said she was aware of Duke Power’s rate increase, effective with this billing, but was not expecting her bill to double. City Utility Customers Unhappy With High Bills A petition of 359 names of utility customers concerned that their power bills had doubl- ed over the past month was Presented to the board of commissioners Tuesday night as the Council Chambers at City Hall and overflowed into the “How do you expect senior citizens and parents with small children to pay these bills?”, asked Mrs. Kathleen Peterson, of 607 Landing Street, who said she had been calling citizens on the tel¢phone and circulating a petition downtown after she received her December bill from the city. “I am really one of the more fortunate ones’’, she said, power bill went up only $60 (from $49 to third shift and cut my heat off but I have a son with two children whose bill for December went from $87 to $208. Two senior citizens told me they came to City Hall and got their power bill “fixed” and I, and others, expect the same treatment’’, she told the board. Acting Public Works Supt. Walt Ollis denied that anyone at City Hall has the authority to “fix power bills” and answered complaints from nine citizens, who spoke out during a lengthy discussion which at times developed into a shouting match from some citizens in the audience. Mayor John Moss rapped his gavel for order several Ab] ty’s bill from Duke Power was also up 11 percent, even though the mills were closed “I think we’ve passed the question of whether everyone wants a pool and need to discuss the operation of the pool,” hoard member June Lee said. “We need some written commitment from the party or par- ties responsible for operating the pool.” Mrs. Lee added that “the school system cannot operate the pool. We do not have the money. It’s been estimated that it would cost $80,000 a year to operate it and we can’t operate the pool without taking money out . of other projects. I don’t want to sacrifice the school children for a swimming pool.” Paul Hord Jr. agreed. “I'm not against it,” he said. “But I'm Board member Kyle Smith said he and Doyle Campbell were “on the fence” since both are members of the school board and the Kiwanis Club which was a driving force in the pool fund-raising efforts. I came here tonight with the strict inten- tion of voting no, and I still may,” he said. ‘But in all fairness to the 1 foundation, the school board members poe to consider their options.” Campbell agreed and said he felt it was the “genuine ground” of the school board that they would like to have an indoor pool “I think it could be an asset,” “without sacrificing the school et,” McDaniel, “but I have a little bit of concerned with the operation expense. We need more information. The children are our number one priority and until we get all blem with the day-to-day operation 23 the information we can, I don’t feel like I pool. If we can come to terms an 5° can make the right decision.” where we’re going, we can do somet » O Citi Call i 1tizens Ca 2 == } 33 Fulton Road @ : : NN O~ A Race Track ace rac 2 Calling the new improved the area had petitig Fulton Road a freeway and a curb and guttering, | racetrack, several property sidewalks, in 1977. Q owners objected to paying dent said that sidewalks are their share of street badly needed now with the in- assessments approved by the flux of walking traffic from board of commissioners nearby Kings Mountain Tuesday night. Senior High School. After a public hearing, the Another resident said that board assessed 50 property traffic is a problem and said owners with the cost of that a 35 m.p.h. speed limit materials, $4.31 per foot, or a should be enforced. ‘We have total of $50,597.94. The curb cars going by here at 70 and guttering improvements miles per hour at all hours of of Fulton from Phifer Road to the day and night,” said one Ark Street cost $109,036.58. resident. Acting Public Works Supt. “It’s a race track,” said Walt Ollis, who reviewed the Mrs. Clara Rhea. project, said the once 24 foot Property owners assessed roadway has been expanded for their share of the cost are to a 44 foot roadway with pro- Ruth Hoyle, Woodrow W. perty owners only paying Sluss, Jr., John Meeks, their share of paving for a James H. Melton, Karen normal-size street, 31 feet. Snow, Ray D. Fisher, Gary The city also provided the Stout, Charles Wilson, Kham- labor, said Ollis, and com- phone Sonvichit, Janice W. pleted the intersections. Mr. Putnam, William Martin, - Ollis said that city crews will Darvin Moss, Clyde R. return to several residences Goudelock, M.E. White, John at request of property owners Clemmer, Gilbert Brazzell, to recheck driveways. Tommy Parton, A.T. Why did it take nine years DeBruler, Melvin K. Moss, for us to get these im- Loretta Tindall, Edward provements, asked on resi- Hightower, William P. Mar- dent. tin, J.T. Jackson, Paul “The city had to wait until Owens, Charles W. Postell, it could pay for 72 percent of Steven Baker, Rebecca the improvements,” said Ollis, who said that citizens of Turn To Page 4-A It In U.S.A. Kim Hui Ware; 30, is proud to be an American and Wants to share her love and joy with everyone on Valentine's Day. A native of Korea, Mrs. Ware's American family told her they loved her in a special way Monday when she became a United States citizen and 25 family members surprised her at a red, white and Tie party. An All American hot dog supper with all the trimmings was served at the home of Kathy and Kenny Bridges in the Bethlehem Community, cousins, with Kum Hui’s sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don McNeely, co-hosting the party. The All: American menu also in- apple pie and ice cream and guests autographed a basebali. Red, Story And Photo promised the parents that Turn To Page 4-A for the holiday period”, said Ollis. : a “I don’t care what the meter says, if we don’t use power we shouldn’t be charged for it’, said C.G. Scruggs, of Princeton Drive, an all-electric customer who also uses a kerosene heater. Turn To ‘“‘Something’s wrong somewhere’, said Scruggs, who questioned how and when electric Page 4-A By Lib Stewart AYVYG IT TVIHONTN AINNYW a
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