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Rb A A a. __ April 3, 1997 Citizens say housing code attacks mobile home parks By vote of 5-0, County ‘Commissioners Tuesday night “approved a county-wide mini- mum housing code over the ‘loud objections of dozens of “mobile home park landlords- “and tenants during a lengthy ‘public hearing in Shelby. ~~Gene "Lovelace, - Vice- President of the county's Mobile ‘Home Park Association, also a ‘leading opponent of a rezoning ‘plan he says targets mobile ‘home parks, said the new code ~would waste taxpayer money. "We don't need more interfer- “ence from county government," he said. "Don't chase ghosts “around the county, spend the “money on law enforcement in- * stead on enforcing a code that * will make landlords go up on rent." Jim Hefner, of Double Shoals "HEARING ~ From 1-A from fines; and $129,111 from . Community Schools. In addition to a review of the proposed budget, the board will discuss long range facilities = plans for the system with possi- : ble action regarding the use of : bond monies and other avail- : able resources. The board will be presented a recommendation regarding changes to the 4-5 report card. GRADUATION : From1-A '99 total 32. The policy states that for the : class of 1998 and thereafter stu- awnmw dents must earn passing scores ‘of 156 in reading and 165 in : math on the N.C. Competency : tests. Students must have a : performance score of 49 and a : composite score of 46 on the : North Carolina Test: of : Computer Skills. Students who complete the ! requirements for an academical- : ly challenging high school pro- : gram will be named North i Carolina Academic Scholars : and receive special-recognition. a Fey Thoseinamed must have an = ¢ overall four year grade point : average of 3.0. Students who choose early : graduation are expected to have PERET FREES EEASBENEY aa ii 2 3: $ IERRERLL iH Eur EFRSYERETREIISRES EXTEREERREN 43 = > we wr presi a we igiadd 2 age yields MEIER iit dHpfunnnnn HERAT FFE BIZ § i HEHE 4 IEEELAE IAS ERRT RE FR ERS] NEATTERIEsLs sREdEdEdRiind Road, charged that the aim in the new code is to eliminate the poor in the county but if the code passed that the homeless “rate would triple and more peo- ple would be on the streets. "You are attacking mobile home parks again,” he told the board. Mark Philbeck, another mo- bile home owner, said that peo- ple have to live in houses they can afford. "They see these homes before they move in and many can't afford anything else.” Sam Craig, of Metcalf Rd., who serves on the planning board, said that representatives on the board include mobile home park owners. "This is not directed to mobile home parks but concerns the welfare of all county residents and you'll be Jean Thrift will present plans for the 1997 summer school pro- gram to the board for approval. Fourth and fifth graders in the North School Honors Chorus will perform for the board. Members of the chorus are Patricia Avery, Jennifer Baxley, Harrison Bumgardner, Alex Dahl, Megan Dixon, Lindsey Hawes, Jessica Kanoy, Mary Malaythony, Erin McCauley, Elisabeth McDaniel, Elizabeth Robbins, Amanda Shannon, Donna Tackett, Ashton Teague and Josh White. a plan to be implemented im- mediately upon leaving high school and applications must be signed by students and par- ents. The student must declare, upon registering for the senior year, the intention to graduate early and meet all graduation requirements by the end of the first semester of the senior year. Early graduates may participate in all graduation activities but would no longer be considered enrolled in high school and in- eligible to participate in school related activities but have spe- cial permission to attend the school prom. "The establishment of the ad- ditional level of diploma should be an encouragement for stu. dents who are academically - motivated and willing to chal- lenge themselves in the class- room," the policy states. THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD able to see improvement in stu- dent grades and in the work- force when new housing stan- dards are in place." Lovelace argued that welfare payments and food stamps haven't raised the standards of life in Cleveland County. "What you are doing is making it tough on the average citizen," he said. Karen Howell, who rents two apartments and one house, said she was 100 percent in favor of housing codes. "We need the or- dinance and I don't feel it's di- rected to mobile home parks. Landlords need to tell their ten- ants to clean up." Tina Poteat said she was con- cerned about older homes. She said in some areas of the county there is no indoor plumbing and people can't pay high rent and often have to rent by the week. Poteat charged that the coun- ty's regulations are stricter than the City of Shelby but Planning Director Bill McCarter said Shelby's is more stringent. She questioned the section in the or- dinance which says if needed repairs cost more than 50 per- cent of the value of the home the owner will have to remove it. She said this requirement would result in the removal of most mobile homes which are 20 years old because the older homes have the most problems with meeting structural require- ments. Hefner said the City of Shelby had amended its hous- ing codes to permit home own- ers to do repairs if 50 percent of the residence is damaged or de- clared unfit for habitation. Several people questioned the size of rooms in a mobile home, one of the eight criteria in the ordinance. But Commissioner Ray Thomas defended that por- tion of the ordinance, noting that was only one criteria and it was highly unlikely that a dwelling would be declared un- MEACHAM From 1-A member or Piedmont Baptist Church and Tom is Presbyterian but they usually attend Piedmont Church together. Tom retired over 20 years ago from Lackey-Falls Pontiac and Martha retired eight years ago from Sadie Cotton Mill. Mrs. Meacham is the daughter of John and Stella Foster and widow of Winfred Hope who died in 1965. Tom was married for 25 years to the late Lafaye Davis Meacham Smith, a for- mer Kings Mountain Herald ad- vertising saleswoman, who died in 1988. "Martha and I had both de- cided we'd stay single but then we changed our minds," said Tom, a big grin spreading on his . face as he and his wife relaxed in one of several swings in their yard. SIGN From 1-A from the street right of-way and no higher than three feet. The architects drawing of the sign projects it to mounted in a 10- inch flower bed. Lou Ballew said it appeared the new sign would be perpen- dicular to Piedmont and it could obstruct the oncoming traffic pulling out of Piedmont Avenue. She suggested that if visitors to the Center used the proper entrance and exit there would be no problem and that the no entrance sign at the light should be enforced. The Senior Center is asking 6.10% APY On A 31-Month Term 0.10’ 5.65% APY On A 13-Month Term ° If You Think You've Seen A Better (D Yield, Ask Yourself, “When Was The Last Time | Had My Eyes (hecked?” $12 (APYs) that will have you wondering if your eyes are AZ Stop rubbing your eyes. This is for real. Central Carolina Bank has some incredible new CDs and IRAs with annual percent- playing tricks on you. For a hind time only, CCB is offering special APYs on 31-month and 13-month terms. 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"This has been an ongoing project by senior citizens be- cause they want people to know that the Depot is the Senior Center and want to have a place to advertise events at the Center and a sign that is vis- ible to passersby,”: said Thornburg. fit for habitation for that reason only. Lovelace said it's very diffi- cult to evict tenants. "A tenant can get ticked off at you be- cause you tell him to move and he'll tear up your house and you can't do anything about it because the law protects him," he said. "But you have a choice of who you rent to,” said Thomas. Sandra Huntsinger said land- lords have a choice "within rea- son." She said landlords were not allowed to discriminate. "Landlords should keep up their properties and these are rules to help them do that," said McIntosh. Page 3A Faye Howell said she screens applicants and they sign a con- tract. "I have no problems," she said. Hefner said it wasn't fair for the county to tell homeowners the size houses they should live in. 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