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Easterling said.
Pulliam took the occasion to
praise the leadership of the
Consortium for Progress in the
venture.
"You should be proud to be a cit-
izen of Kings Mountain," he told
the 45 people in the audience at
City Hall for the press conference
: called by John Moss. J
Pulliam said when he jwas first
‘approached by banker Gary
| Whitaker and other Consortium
- members he said this community
| was too small for a facility of the
‘type he builds but he said
: Whitaker, Moss and others would
| not take no for an answer.
"It's a whole lot easier to devel-
. 0p a facility i in a place where you
are wanted," he said.
Matthews said the developers
are the leaders in the nation in the
development of assisted living fa-
cilities. He said their reputation
was solid. "You can't buy a reputa-
tion," he said.
Pittman, a resident of Kings
i: Mountain, echoed her praise of the
co-sponsors of the project, the
: Consortium members.
"This is a great community to
grow old in and this facility will
: keep people at home rather than in
: : adjoining cities like Gastonia and
~ Charlotte," she said.
Dean Westmoreland, «chairman
= of the committee heading up the
: assisted living center project,
t called Tuesday "a great day for
¢ Kings Mountain."
"This is a shot in the arm for
t economic development in the two
: state-four county area which com-
i prises the Consortium," he said.
i Westmoreland commended Moss
: for his leadership in the success of
: the project.
i Libbie Shipley of the Cleveland
: County Council on Aging said
housing i is a major need of the old-
Ler population. She said one out of
five elderly residents in the county
live in inappropriate housing. She
i said 300 units of housing are avail-
1 able in the Shelby area but there is
‘a long waiting list.
Moss said after the meeting that
48 units of new housing are pro-
posed in the Kings Mountain area
with a site to be determined. He
said the committee is also in the
process of selecting a site for a new
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jealled it a must for th
£" "Mayor Scott Neisler ie ”
ithe Consortium group for seeing
v tthe needs of the community.
"The work you've done’ the past
“year only underscores the fact that
Epeople other than government have
ito become involved to get things
“done, " he said.
He said the committee looking
Fat sites for a multi-recreational fa-
“eility have not settled on a location
“but have looked at similar facilities
“at Cherry Park in Rock Hill, SC
‘where four or five Llttle League
‘fields and a softball complex are
‘housed. He said the present
‘Community Center was designed
‘in the 1950s. He said today “that
kids are at risk for traffic. Neisler
‘said a 45-50 acre complex would
be sought for the complex which
would meet the needs of people in
the 21st century.
"This will be a challenge for
both the city and the Consortium,"
said Moss. He said such a facility
would have dramatic impact on the
recreational opportunities as well
as impact the economy. It would
accommodate little league, softball,
baseball, soccer and a wide range
of opportunities.
Membership chairman Tony
Ruppe invited new members to
join the organization which meets
monthly. He can be contacted
about membership details at Ruppe
Hosiery, 739-4537.
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McKeller said plant officials
opted to donate the property valued
at close to $1 million to keep the
cost of the retirement units down.
The acreage adjoins the old Park
Grace School which is now owned
by Consortium members Jim
Childers and Kelly Bunch.
McKeller said he envisioned the
mill could be used as a shopping
center complex or community
gathering place.
Moss made the announcement of
the donation at a press conference
Tuesday at City Hall and took the
occasion to present a plaque to be
mailed to Glen Raven officials.
Project chairman Jim Childers and
his committee, including Hubert
Johnson, Tony Ruppe and Kelly
Bunch, said a consultant would be
hired in 10-15 days to begin work
on the private development.
Moss said the complex would
include 125-140 homes which
would face the mountains with ap-
propriate buffers and roads and
landscaping separating the devel-
opment from the mill. The homes
would include patio homes, con-
dos, etc.
The homes would cost in the
$55,000 price range and would in-
clude 24-hour security with a gate
and full services.
Moss said the Consortium will
petition the city for voluntary an-
nexation.
Park Yarn Mills, which at one
time operated with 450 employees
ANNEXATION
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101 which allows permits to be
granted for the sale of beer and
wine. Councilman Ralph
Grindstaff had served in this posi-
tion.
Appointed Herman Greene of
Maner Road to the board of adjust-
ments.
Approved a budget amendment
for the water and sewer department
regarding additional chemical use
due to new state requirements.
"Adopted 1 resolutions for possible
A ent of expenses
fan after the
February 1996 ice storm, $30,000
to the street department and
$30,000 to the electric department.
Awarded the low bid of $46,583 to
Consolidated Pipe of Charlotte for
materials for the Southside gas line
expansion on recommendation of
Utilities Director Jimmy Maney
and approved $15,000 for repairs
.to a line truck.
Set April 30 at 7:30 p.m. for
public hearing on a $8.5 million
bond order refund which would
save the city $25,000 a year over a
10-year period.
Set public hearing for April 30
to consider a text amendment
which allows the building inspec-
tor rather than the city engineer to
approve alternative materials for
boat piers and floats.
Approved a budget transfer for
the planning department for an ad-
ditional computer.
Tabled a lease request by the
Kings Mountain Historical
Museum Foundation for the old
Post Office until a meeting can be
held with the Museum officials and
Attorney Mickey Corry to com-
plete the paperwork concerning
terms of the lease.
The board committed $14,000
to the Museum for the old Post
Office building roof repairs.
UTILITIES
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"I have been patiently waiting
for you commissioners to do some-
thing about these utility problems
and I guess we will handle the
problem at the polls the next elec-
tion," she said." Two other citi-
zens spoke during the citizen
recognition portion of Tuesday's
meeting.
Former Councilman Jim Guyton
said he had been asking for certain
pieces of financial information
which are public record and had
not received copies nor answers to
his questions. He wanted to know
the policy on collecting utility bills
from customers the city under-
charged and the number of con-
tracts that utility customers have
made with the city of Kings
Mountain.
He also said the city had paid
penalties on late payment of sales
tax for two months last year and
late fees in employee pension pay-
ments to the state.
Moss Lake resident Bob Colin
said he is concerned that the Moss
Lake budget had not been made
available to Moss Lake
Commission members and that the
city was not using $60,000 from
revenues for upkeep of the lake.
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during its heyday in the 1950's and
1960's and had 48 village houses
on the property and a company
store, is located outside the city
limits.
"I was born and reared in a
house on this mill village," said
Moss as he and other members of
the Consortium visited the site
Tuesday afternoon.
Moss recalled that 200 former
residents of the Park Yarn
Community attended a reunion in
August at the Depot Center. He
said the mill closed several years
ago and Glen Raven Mills, head-
quartered in Glen Raven, NC near
Greensboro, has been renting the
facility for warehouse space.
Moss said Consortium members
would begin dialogue with private
developers within the month.
"It isn't often that a group is
handed a million dollars to begin a
project and we are just delighted,"
he said, noting that the donated
land is valued at $222,000 on the
county tax books and the mill is
listed at $912,822.
"This will be a new retirement
neighborhood which will enhance
this area," said Moss.
The mill is a 150,000 to 200,000
square feet facility and Childers
called it a building with "great po-
tential and flexibility." He said the
building is in excellent shape struc-
turally.
Vice-chairman Hubert Johnson
said the committee welcomes ideas
from the public as to what they
would like to see in the building,
whether small shops, commercial,
manufacturing, etc.
DIXON
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fear of AIDS.
Both women fear that the fear of
AIDS keeps people away from
tloodmobile visits and has hurt the
large numbers who used to give
blood at Kings Mountain visits.
"AIDS can't be transmitted
through giving a pint of blood,"
says Bolick, who said federal regu-
lations in 1994 prohibits volunteers
from doing such important things
as helping with the donors and
even registering them. Now volun-
teers are used in the canteen area
and not as many volunteers are re-
quired for each visit and that in it-
self keeps the volunteers from re-
porting and donating blood.
If you are 18 years of age, in
good health and weigh at least 110
pounds you can give a pint of
blood.
Dixon remembers how good she
felt the first time she gave a pint of
blood.
"It's such a good feeling to know
that you helped someone and you
are really giving life when you
give blood," she said.
Dixon says healthy people even
70 and older can give blood and
volunteers can return after eight
weeks to give more blood.
Bolick said the Red Cross is
open to suggestions from the pub-
lic on how to improve local visits.
Dixon has chaired the volunteer
program here since 1988 and be-
fore that volunteered in about ev-
ery aspect of the blood program for
the Red Cross. Because she loves
people, her personality blends well
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in the role, according to Bolick.
Dixon and her husband of17
years Delbert Dixon love volun-
teering. Delbert was one of the or-
ganizers of the Kings Mountain |
Rescue Squad and retired after a
long career at Lithium Corporation.
"The blessing of my life was
when I met Delbert," said Mrs.
Dixon, the former Hilda Hamrick,
daughter of Mrs. Helen Hamrick
Kiser and the late Leonard
Hamrick. Hilda's father was one of
the first deputies in the Cleveland
County Sheriff's Department.
Hilgda started volunteering
when her daughter was three years
old running errands for her neigh-
bors. After that when she
worked as a sales clerk she often
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delivered the merchandise to her
customers if they didn't have a car
to pick it up.
A native of Kings Mountain, she
graduated from Kings Mountain
High School and took a business
course at Cleveland Community
College.
She's a full time homemaker and
volunteer. She and her husband en-
joy working in their yard on Sims
Street and she's into crafts, fashion-
ing shirts for her grandchildren, her
pride and joy. They are active in
Central United Methodist Church
where husband and wife sing in the
choir.
Volunteering is a labor of love
for Dixon and she finds it the most
gratifying experience.
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