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EAE RRS EEE a ——— CITY HALL BEAT KM gets $52,500 to renovate homes The City of Kings Mountain has received $52,500 to renovate seven substandard owner-occupied homes. The funds are part of $2.25 million in loans and grants that the N. C. Housing Finance Agency has approved for 1991 from the N. C. Housing Trust Fund. The $2.25 million will help 27 local governments and nonprofit organizations renovate 338 sub- standard homes and rental units statewide. "Because of the limited amount of money available, only housing in non-metropolitan areas of the state was eligible during this fund- ing cycle," said Willard Gourley of Charlotte, chairman of the N. C. Housing Partnership. Forty hous- ing sponsors submitted proposals for the funds. The money is part of the state's settlement under oil overcharge lit- igation and other funds appropriat- ed by the General Assembly in 1989 and 1990 for low-income housing. It is distributed by the 13- member Housing Partnership with staff management by the N. C. Housing Finance Agency. Governor Jim Martin said, "The Housing Trust Fund is an excellent example of what can be accom- plished when the state and local groups work together in partner- ship." Water break A construction worker acciden- tally hit a water valve Monday while working on the 5 million gal- lon water tank at Public Works and for nearly an hour the northern sec- tion of the city had water prob- lems. " Some residents were upset when the clothes they were wash- ing at that time became red-col- ored, said Tom Howard, Community Services Director. Howard said the city didn't lose a large quantity of water due to the break and it was fixed in a short time. The water outage affected about 1/3 of the city's water customers. What Is Your Bani "We had a lot of calls from citi- zens and were sorry it happened,” said Howard. Workmen are installing two big 30" pipe lines between the new 5 million gallon water tank and the existing 2 million gallon tank and installing pipes now to tie in to the existing system. In about three weeks, Howard said water will be put in the 5 million gallon tank for testing and cleaning. To review plans A preliminary design review of architectural plans for the new Kings Mountain Law Enforcement Center will be presented to mem- bers of the committee next Wednesday. Commissioner Jackie Barrett heads the committee. The former Kings Mountain Post Office is the site of the new Center but will be renovated exten- sively over several years to house the police department. The city withheld $90,000 for the renovation from next year's budget due to a tight budget and the recession. Drainage bids The city will let bids Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at City Hall for major drainage projects on Woodside Drive and Monroe Avenue. The project cost is $50,000. The bid-opening will be in coun- cil chambers. Beach blast Business has been brisk at Moss Lake since April 1, according to Lake Officer Phil Witherspoon. Reporting to the Kings Mountain Lake Authority Monday, Witherspoon said that total collec- tions since April 1 amount to $102,000. % The board approved the pro- posed budget for 1991-92 of $87,642.00 and authorized a letter to each occupant of the Lake Side Trailer Park that fees to use the wa- terfront will be $125 per trailer. Recreation Director David Hancock presented a proposal to have an individual rent the paddle boats on a percentage basis but no action was taken. Police Chief Warren Goforth presented a drawing showing a plan to grass a good portion of the beach area this fall to cut down on maintenance of the beach each summer. Groundbreaking Groundbreaking ceremonies for Kings Mountain's first Habitat for Humanity project will be held Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at the site on Tracy Street. Members of the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity board, of which city councilman Scott Neisler is a. member, will break ground for the $20,000 three-bedroom dwelling to be oc- cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Curry and family. The public is invited. Top of Day in KM ‘Top of the Day' crews from WBTV Channel 3 will be at Kings Mountain city hall Thursday to tape a special show. C.J. Underwood will conduct the interviews which will start in mid- morning and continue until noon. Request denied A request from Kamphone Sonvichit, of 403 Fulton Drive, for variance of 6 1/2 feet from the rear of his property line to add on to an existing structure which now en- croaches the rear property line was unanimously denied by the Kings Mountain Board of Adjustments at a called meeting Tuesday. Ken George, of 402 Scotland Drive, spoke in opposition to the request. Sonvichit was not present at the meeting to speak on behalf of his application. No record of a building permit was produced for the earlier struc- ture and building codes officer Chris Rossi indicated the existing building would remain but the ad- ditional improvements would need to be removed. No one appeared in opposition to the city's appeal that design stan- ‘dards outlined in Section 73 of the Kings Mountain Zoning Ordinance which permit parking in residential zones be met. The city purchased property at 201 S. Gaston Street for parking, beautification and for bet- ter ingress and egress and David Hancock, City Parks and Recreation Director, presented a plan for improvement of the prop- erty as a parking lot. The board unanimously ap- proved the city's request, noting that no adverse impact would occur to adjacent property owners. Grover budget GROVER-Town Board has adopted a $397,634.30 budget for 1991-92 which holds the tax rate at 29 cents per $100 valuation and is little changed from last year except for a 10 cents hike in water rates to cover increases from the supplier, city of Kings Mountain. The budget provides for general operations, general maintenance on water and sewer lines and oper- ation of town hall. The new water rate will go from $1 per 1,000 gallons to $1.10. In other business of the June meeting, the board made plans for the July 4th celebration to be held on Saturday, June 29, from 12 noon until 4 p.m. Crafts, foods, and games for children will be featured downtown. A street dance from 8 p-m. to 12 p.m. will climax the event and will be held in front of Grover Industries. Lynn Rowland is chairman of the festivities. Cr Doing On Saturday? 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