March 5, 1998 J ;
Grover adopts new
‘water cut-off policy
GROVER - A new water service cut-off policy
“adopted Monday night by Town Board will mean
* that half of the town's water customers can't drop
. payments in a drop box after 5 p.m. on the 15th of
“every month without paying a penalty.
Town Clerk Barbara Barrett said 200 of the 2 380
“water customers attempt to beat the deadline that
“way and the result is that her computer adds a 10
* percent late fee which brings loud complaints.
» The board voted to notify customers that the
“deadline for payment of water bills without a
‘penalty attached is 5 p.m. on the 15th of each
smonth. If the 15th falls on a holiday or weekend
:the payment would be due the next business day.
In a related issue, the board doubled the cost
=of utility reconnect and service calls after normal
“business hours to $60. The $75 deposit fee for
-‘new service will remain the same.
ve
In other actions, the board:
© Appointed Bill Favell, Dave Chadwick, John
* Higginbotham, Bill Willis and Joe Rountree to the
; board of adjustment.
Set April 67 at 7' p.m. for a public hearing on
amending the zoning ordinance as it pertains to
signage. Town Attorney Mickey Corry will draw
up the ordinance which will delete one section
and clarify that signs not exceeding 32 feet are ex-
cepted if constructed with proper guidelines of il-
lumination, size, and setback regulations.
Mayor Ron Queen was authorized to move
ahead with renovations in the town office which
would move the collection window and install a
glass for safety reasons and continue with plans
to mark parking for employees, visitors and the
police department on the paved area of town hall
property.
Commissioner Jack Herndon reported that
paving would begin in early July at the Grover
Cemetery. The board voted to use money from
Powell Bill Fund to pay for the work.
Authorized $1,000 to the Grover Youth
Basketball League for uniforms and trophies, the
money coming from recreational grant funds.
The mayor reported that workers had replaced
a water/sewer line on Cleveland Avenue and a
valve in a line on Maple Street. He reported that
the water treatment plant would be paid off in 29
more years, noting that the monthly payment on
the water /sewer debt is $36,000.
The mayor was also authorized to order play-
ground equipment and light fixtures and oversee
bathroom repairs at the Grover Park. The mayor
said the park facilities had been vandalized three
or four times in the past five years and new locks
and keys would be made and those using the fa-
cility would be required to lock the facilities.
Benches are also to be constructed on the town's
walking track.
Queen reported that two police officers work a
total of 68 hours weekly. Officer Ed Pheagin has
been called out numerous times to investigate
vandalism by kids which elicited the comment
from Councilman Bill Favell that ' ‘perhaps Grover
should get a curfew for kids at 11 p.m.
The Kings Mountain Herald
Page 3A
'200-year-old cider rock
back in the Caveny clan
John Caveny's cider rock he
carved nearly 200 years ago has
now reached its final resting
place, the front yard at the
home of his great-great grand-
son Pete Caveny.
The senior Caveny, a stone-
cutter, used primitive tools at
rock quarries he operated near
the Kings Mountain National
Military Park and some of his
elaborate work is featured on
Masonic tombstones in older
cemeteries in the county.
Pete Caveny last saw the 800
pound cider rock 30 years ago
and over the years the slate rock
weathered. After the Caveny
homeplace in Cherokee County
was sold the rock was put up
for auction.
Caveny said his father, John
Caveny, told him that the rock
was used in cider making. The
rock weighs between 800 and
1,000 pounds and is five feet
long and three inches wide and
about five inches thick.
Caveny said he had lost con-
tact with the buyers of the heir-
loom rock until several months
ago when he learned that Bill
Conner had bouht the rock at
an auction. Caveny contacted
Conner and purchased the rock
for sentimental reasons and
hauled it home last week. His
wife, Shirley, already. has plans
for the conversation piece. She
plans to plant flowers around it
CLEVELAND
CONNECTIONS
Peggy Beach
Cleveland County
Public Information Officer
Numbers you should know
Cleveland County residents bring many of
their questions about the county to my office.
Here are the answers to some of the most fre-
quently asked questions:
M To register to vote, call the Board of Elections
at 484-5058.
HB To get the E-911 address on a property, call
Tanya Howell at 484-4975.
BW To find out about jobs with the county, call
Personnel at 484-4833.
HW To find out about services for veterans, call
Carol McCraw at 484-4803.
H To find out property lines, call Planning and
Zoning at 484-4979. Also, call Planning if you
need a print out of your property lines.
BM If you have questions about the amount of
tax you owe, call Tax Collections at 484-4845.
HM If you have new property to be listed, call
Tax Listing at 484-4847.
HM If you want to know the value of your prop-
erty, call Tax Appraisal at 484-4969.
HM Birth certificates and marriage licenses are
available at the Register of Deeds Office. That
number is 484-4834. Veterans are encouraged to
file their discharge papers with the Register of
Deeds for future reference.
HW For a septic tank inspection, call the Health
Department at 484-5100.
BM For a building inspection, call Building
Inspections at 484-4995.
If you have other questions about county gov-
ernment, call me at 476-3012.
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Grover girl attacked by family dog
GROVER - Although Sheree Camp, 12, com-
plained of soreness, she was in school Monday
after being attacked by her family dog Saturday.
“She was real lucky," said Councilman Max
Rollins during Monday's Grover Town Board
meeting.
Rollins reminded that although the pet chow
was in a fence and was let out of the fence by her
young owner that Grover has a leash law.
"We're just glad she got some help and was no
more seriously hurt but this should be a warning
to all of us," said Councilman Bill Favell.
Camp needed 29 stitches and a tetanus shot at
Cleveland Regional Medical Center Saturday af-
ternoon for puncture and tear wounds on both
arms and her leg.
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