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ESSERE EI Fo 2 2 PY Page 12A BY ALAN HODGE Staff Writer The City of Kings Mountain won approval from the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night for a two mile Extra Territorial Jurisdiction, but it took a fuss and some confusion to get it. ‘On hand for the public meet- ing on the subject were over two dozen residents of the Oak Grove community who were under the impression that the ET] was a thinly veiled precur- sor to annexation by Kings Mountain. The thought of be- ing forced into the city, and having to pay city taxes, didn’t sit well with the group. When it came time for folks to speak their mind on the subject, sever- al stepped to the podium. “I'm a country boy,” said Perry Davis. “We don’t want city taxes. It seems the city can annex areas even when the peo- ple don’t want it. This is just an open door to annexation.” ‘Oak Grove fire chief Diane Davis also spoke against grant- ing the ET]. She felt that Kings Mountain had been less than honest last year when city di- rector of planning and develop- ment Steve Killian had attended a community meeting i in Oak Grove. “Oak Grove is opposed to this,” she said. “Last year we were told the city had no plans to annex Oak Grove for at least 15 to 20 years.” Relative newcomer to the area Charles Williams said he had moved here to get away from Hurricane Floyd's devas- tation. Williams also said he never received a copy of the let- ter that Kings Mountain sent out to residents in the ET] area explaining what was to tran- spire and why. “I think this is a prelude to annexation,” Williams told the commissioners. “/I came here to live in the country and don't want more taxes.” It soon became apparent that a cloud of misunderstanding about exactly what the purpose of the ET] was and, if Kings Mountain wanted to annex the area what procedures and crite- ria they would have to follow, had some folks confused. Commission chairman Jim Crawley tried to clear the air. “The city can annex with or - without the ET],” Crawley told the crowd. “The ETJ question has no bearing on annexation. “They are two separate things.” Killian took the podium again to shed some light on just what a city has to do to annex new area. “By state law a city has to KM students attend Summer Ventures Several Kings Mountain High : School students are attending “Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics at East Carolina University. "They are Carrie E. Brinkley, 3 Timothy Lane Echols, Amit Paul Shergill, and Maegan N. ‘Spicer. “Brinkley is studying en Echols is interested in matrix algebra, chemistry and problem solving, Shergill is ‘working with chemistry, prob- lem solving and computer pro- gramming, and Spicer is in- volved with archaeology and ‘matrix algebra. + Summer Ventures is a state- funded project involving ECU, ‘ Appalachian State University, ‘N.C. Central University, UNC- ‘Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington, ‘and Western Carolina ‘University. The program, in its 16th year, provides academic enrichment for highly motivat- ‘ed students with a career inter- est in science and/or math. Among the activities for the students are medical research projects at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, computer pro- gramming, DNA fingerprint- ing, mathematical modeling with matrix algebra, chemical analysis, problem solving and an archaeological dig at an 18th century Indian fort in Greene County. The program began on June 18 and ends July 15. Thirty-six counties rae represented. Participants live in campus resi- dence halls. prove it has the financial where- withal to provide services such as sewer, water, and police to an area before it can be annexed,” Killian said. “There has to be a certain level of development, especially residential, before an- nexation can be considered. You can’t just go out and cherry pick.” Crawley said he had received at least two calls on the ET] sub- ject. Killian replied he had got- ten over 50 calls. Most were concerned about potential tax increases. Killian stressed that SAVE UP TO *1,800 SAVE UP TO *2,500 SAVE UP TO *1,500 50 SAVE up 10 The Kings Mountain Herald County approves KM’s ETJ expansion approval of the ET] would not affect anyone’s taxes. The area that Kings Mountain was seeking is known as the Highway 29 Industrial Corridor and extends from a point about 2,000 feet east of Dixon School Road down to Town and Country Barbecue. Knowing that the area will see increased urbanization and development, the City of Kings Mountain has already spent $50,000 on maps and planning to ensure that the growth is in an orderly and log- ical fashion. After the public hearing con- cluded, commissioner Charlie Harry moved to approve the ET]. Just before the vote, com- missioner Willie McIntosh- who called himself a “country boy”- expressed concern that given the level of misunderstanding over what the ET] actually was, perhaps the vote should be put | off while more study on the subject was undertaken. This comment brought coun- ty attorney Julian Wray into the -discussion. Wray consulted his books on governmental proce- dure and said that McIntosh could only amend the main mo- tion with his motion as a com- plimentary addition. That issue settled, the commissioners vot- ed unanimously to approve the ET], with the stipulation that some form of program be im- plemented to educate the public about the issue. 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