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Member North Carolina Press Association Vol. 109 No. 17 (ie, i Thursday, April 24, 1997 «~9808¢ cont A | ea ilROW. 2 ian) WA , ON Niionaate 2unem LNOWE: 4 L. £ l Lx KRREE / » Kings Mountain citizens favor curbside garbage pickup The survey results are in and sanitation cus- the Council, not the staff, to review. tomers have voted 1,043 to 762 for curbside pick- up. The new program will go into effect after City Council takes a formal vote and after the city re- ceives the 90 gallon containers probably with the start of the new budget year July 1. : City Manager Jimmy Maney announced the re- sults to the sanitation committee meeting Thursday and again on Monday night to the full City Council's budget work session. Three of the four Council members - Norma Bridges, Jerry White and Ralph Grindstaff who had been outspoken about their concerns for changing the service said they would support the citizen vote and Councilmen Dean Spears, Rick Murphrey and Phil Hager, each of whom had ear- lier supported the change because they said the present system is losing money. Mrs. Bridges again voted against curbside pick- up at a special sanitation meeting Thursday and Councilman Jerry Mullinax stood alone Monday night in trying to keep back yard pickup and at no extra cost to citizens. Mrs. Bridges said after looking at comparison charts which showed that the city is losing money in this department said she had to go along with the new system. Bridges said she had continually received calls from citizens who wanted to keep backyard pick- up but didn't want to pay an additional $2 fee. Mullinax said he is still strongly against the change, saying that he fears that most people won't like it. He said the survey that went out to citizens should have been worded differently and that the survey returns should have been given to Maney said a form would be included in utility bills of every citizen for senior citizens who can't - roll their garbage to the curbside to get a doctor's statement saying they cannot for reasons of health. Maney said the sanitation department has been under budget for several years and that landfill costs continue to increase. With the implementation of curbside pickup, See Curbside, 5-A Petition seeks pay increase for policemen A petition is expected to be presented to City Council Tuesday night by citizens ask- ing for more pay for city police. Danny Buchanan, Kings Mountain resident, has been cir- culating petitions in several businesses asking customers to sign it if they think city police deserve more money. Roger Goins, of 400 W Mountain St., a Kings Mountain businessman, said he supports the petition 100 percent. "We have about 700 signa- tures now on these petitions and we expect to have more by Tuesday," he said this week. "Kings Mountain Police ome just a money," said Goins. See Pay, 4-A Hearing Proposed precinct line ‘changes by the Cleveland County Board of Elections will mean that Kings Mountain vot- ers would vote at four polling places, instead of two, in the November elections. Public hearing on the pro- posed changes will be conduct- ed by the Board of Elections Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Conference Room of the County Administrative Building, 310 E. Marion Street, in Shelby. The public is invited. Larry Hamrick Sr., Kings Mountain realtor, said he plans to raise the question of the va- lidity of making the changes. Four other Kings Mountain citi- zens, Kyle Smith, Ken Cook, Charlie Carpenter and Margaret Ratterree want local people who cannot attend the hearing to call them to voice their opin- her depart VICINITY MAP (4) LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS ui SITE ANALYSIS 1 ments where they make more PROPOSED INGLES - This is an architect's rendering of the proposed Ingles Market on Oak Grove and Scism Road. City Council will hold public hearing Tuesday night on Ingles request for an amendment to the new zoning ordinance. J 3 set on precinct changes ion on the proposed changes. Hamrick says the changes could confuse the electorate. "I am looking for more rea- sons to change than a few peo- ple standing in waiting lines," he said. Hamrick said that perhaps more staffing could be added at the polls to help take care of the crowds. "If more people voted on election day I might change my mind," he said. Hamrick envisions that in fu- ture years with new technology that a system will be devised so people can vote by fax or tele- phone by merely identifying themselves. Blanton said 3,028 people are registered at Bethware precinct; 3,192 at East Kings Mountain; 3,240 at West Kings Mountain; and 1,823 at Grover. A total of 2,470 people are el- igible to vote in Kings Mountain No. One which in- cludes part of Bethware; 2,750 in No. 2 which is divided be- tween ByPass 74 and Business 74; 2,550 in No. 3 which is that area of Business 74 following Battleground Avenue to Grover; 2,400 in No. 4 which runs from the Grover precinct line down Highway 85 and boundaries north of the bypass and busi- ness 74; 2,800 in Bethware; and 2,500 in Grover. Blanton said both Grover and Bethware will also exceed the 3,000 figure in a short time. She said in the November 1996 elec- tion four precincts exceeded 3,000 voters, including Kings Mountain's East and West precincts and Rippy precinct. She said Republican and Democratic Party chairmen were contacted for their input KMPD plans take shape A new Kings Mountain Law Enforcement Center will cost over $1 million dollars and if Council approves Tuesday the recommendation of a special committee the 14,000 square foot building would be built on the present site of the Kings Mountain Police Department. The preliminary sketch plans for the building were presented to City Council Monday night by Ken Newell, a partner in Stewart/Cooper Architects of Gastonia. Council members indicated they liked what they saw. The police committee had looked at a site adja- cent to the present City Hall but said the costs to build there would be excessive. If Council accepts the proposal, the present Police Department building would be razed and olice would occupy trailers at the back of the site until the building is up and ready. Newell described the building as simple in de- sign and said it would address the needs of the department for as many as 15-20 years down the road. Twenty-two parking spaces and support areas would be included. The brick and split face block veneer building would have a green metal roof and a round-shaped lobby with glass at the front, "something to be proud of," said the archi- tect. Newell said an enclosed area for four cars, four holding cells and interview rooms are projected. He said the present police department has 8,000 feet of floor space. City Manager Jimmy Maney said that the cupo- la from the present building could be used along with several other cosmetic items that would lend a historic flavor to the new building. Mayor Scott Neisler suggested that the one-sto- ry building decor blend with the neighboring businesses and churches on Piedmont Avenue. Police Chief Bob Hayes said he is well pleased with the proposed layout for the building and said in the future if a magistrate is obtained to work in the police department that this step would cut down on trips to Shelby for city police. He said interview rooms and holding cells are ‘necessary. The projected cost does not include equipment and furniture. Maney said that a rebate from Duke Power of $500,000 would be a good down payment for the building but that the city council must now delib- erate in work sessions how to pay the remainder of the costs. in drawing the lines and Isothermal Planning Commission drew the proposed precinct lines and determined the voting age population of these new areas using block census figures. Following this demographic study, a meeting was called of all interested persons to study the Planning Commission's re- sults. From this March 24 meet- ing developed the proposed precinct line changes and com- bining of some precincts with the resulting overall addition of one precinct for a total of 25 precincts. Blanton said she hoped the plan could be implemented in the fall elections but it must meet the approval of the U.S. Justice Department. See Precinct, 4-A Ingle's to ask City Council to amend zoning ordinance Ingles Markets Inc. will ask City Council Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. to amend the city's new zoning ordinance to ex- empt Ingles from requirements in the city's new zoning ordi- nance for new projects requir- ing trees in parking lots. Charles Murdock of Asheville, realtor handling the acquisition of 19 acres of prop- erty from Judy and Paul Scism, said it is Ingles contention that the Ingles building project is not a new project and should fall under the old ordinance be- cause Ingles had already asked for and got the Scism property rezoned and annexed by the city. The new ordinance was mber 10,1996. irector e DTC fo ion to gr k \/ sufficient site plan. "We advised Ingles of the changes in the new zoning ordi- nance,” he said. The city's planning and zon- ing board voted against the pro- posed amendment at a recent meeting. "No city or county is obligat- ed to issue a permit under an old zoning ordinance," said Killian. He said, however, there is a provision for vested rights in the new ordinance. Killian said that before any building permits are issued that the city must know how sanita- tion will be taken care of, whether a firm plans to use sep- tic tanks from the county or sewer from the city. "We had no commitment from Ingles and neither Ingles or the city has filed an applica- tion for a grant to help pay the $500,000 cost of running sewer to the property,” he said. "We made application to the city with information we had at that time prior to the new zon- See Ingles, 4-A ant ~ permits and that the city had _ not received a copy of the Ingles New Ingles Store would add 90 jobs The proposed new Ingles Market at Oak Grove and Scism Road would be a free standing store located on 19 acres at cost of $3 million dollars and gener- ate 90 new jobs. Robert P. Ingle, chairman of the board, said Ingles "Megastore" has been devel- oped around the central theme of "one stop shopping” and at 54,000 square feet allows for more departments, wider aisles and a greater selection of both food and non-food products, with an abundance of brand S SPE 0 C based firm, said Ingles Markets Inc. would be investing heavily in the future of Kings Mountain. Approximately $3 million dollars would be invested in land, improvements and build- ing. She said it is expected that annual sales would be in the neighborhood of $10 million dollars. A new Ingles store would generate an estimated 90 new jobs and would invest more than $500,000 in the new sewer extension, either solely by Ingles or in combination with a state grant that may be available. "All in all, Ingles would pro- vide a huge investment for Kings Mountain, that could on- ly be a positive for the city and would bring needed jobs and new tax revenues,” she said. Megastore "extras" include a full-service Deli, featuring spe- cialty meats cut to order and hot take-out meals for shop- pers’ fast-paced lifestyles, a bak- ery offering more than 50 kinds of fresh-baked breads, a Corner Cafe, Floral Department and Video store. The store will offer See Jobs, 4-A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER - This is an architect's rendering of the proposed new Kings Mountain Law Enforcement Center. City Council is expected to approve the site and the plans Tuesday night. an ie I a Sh rns OR rent sees in RT nn th, mi A
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