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ranked 48th in the U.S. in SAT
scores. I think it’s time to do
some innovative things. I do not
believe that making a system
larger would necessarily help. I
was very much against merger,
because I think that loses ac-
countability in our area. I want
the parents to have a say-so in
their schools, and not the bu-
reaucracy in Raleigh telling us
how we should run our
schools.”
4 - Reducing state eRe
tions:
Neisler said many of the reg-
ulations states impose on cities
end up with hidden costs that
result in higher local tax rates
and costs for services.
He spoke specifically of a law
requiring nitrogen removal
from wastewater discharge,
which he said will only remove
10 percent of the nitrogen run-
off from pasture land into
streams.
He charged that the require-
ment will cost Kings Mountain
an extra $400,000 to clean the
nitrogen out of wastewater “but
it’s only going to correct 10 per-
cent” of the problem.
“That's sort of like going to
get your car tuned up and the
mechanic only replaces one
spark plug,” he said. “It’s not
going to take care of the prob-
lem, but you're going to pay
full price for the tune up.
“Those are hidden costs that
+ end up hurting you in utility
bills, a cost that people on fixed
income have to bear every :
month. When they create legis--
lation like that it makes it hard- &
er to attract industry. We have
requirements that South =
. Carolina doesn’t have, and i in
many cases our environmental
rules are stricter than the na-
tional EPA.” FRM
. they need it.
Dalton, who is Co-Chair ot
' the Committee on
Education/Higher Education,
lists education as his top priori-
ty. He supports pay raises for
teachers, more support “for one
of the nation’s most effective
school accountability
programs,” and school safety
measures.
“I'm for Sonne to im-
prove our public schools and
keeping our community col-
leges and universities strong
and responsive to the people,”
he said.
Dalton said he pushed a pro-
posal to boost community job
training programs by changing
the unemployment tax laws.
The new changes will provide
employers in good standing
with reduced unemployment
rates and pump more than $98
million in the next three years
to community colleges for new
equipment and technology and
enhanced worker training pro-
grams, he said. He said he also
backed the bond referendum
that, if approved, will provide
$600,000 to NC community col-
leges to help them address in-
creasing enrollment and facility
needs.
2 - Economy:
Dalton said the General
Assembly must “make sure that
the prosperity that North
Carolina has enjoyed is enjoyed
throughout the state,” specifi-
cally citing rural areas.
“In order to do that, we have
to continue to invest in educa-
tion, and particularly our com-
munity college system,” he
said. !
Citing a down economy in
the textile business, he said the
. state must provide job loss as-
sistance. He said he pushed for
"extra funds for counties with:
the most business closings and
permanent layoffs during the
last fiscal year.
3 - Fiscal responsibility:
“We must take care of the
people’s money and make sure
we invest it wisely,” he said.
“4 - Protecting children and
~ families.
Dalton said governmental
agencies should be able to re-
quest only the essential infor-
mation it needs on citizens, and
only for the purpose for which
“I think sometimes we go
form happy and ask for far too
much information,” he said.
“We should also address laws
that give people the right to
their own information, such as
medical and credit reports, and
look at the possibility of not let-
ting that information being
shared with anyone else with-
out explicit permission.”
CONTRACT
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amount of $508,000; electrical
construction to Bryant Electric
of Gastonia, $154,000; plumbing
construction to Goforth
Plumbing of Kings Mountain,
$71,335; and mechanical con-
struction to Gastonia Sheet
Metal Works, $121,150.
Maney noted that all were
base bids without contingen-
cies, and any change orders
would have to come back be-
fore Council. He also noted that
donations of materials were not
considered in the proposals. If
donations come forth, that will
decrease the total cost.
The general contract includes
a $500 per day penalty if the
Center is not completed by
August 31, 2001.
Council had to approve sev-
eral budget amendments to
fund the project, however it
was pointed out that it is paper
transfers only and will not af-
fect any other planned capital
projects.
Maney said $500,000 initially
earmarked for a new fire station
will be used for the project dur-
ing this fiscal year since the fire
department project is running
late anyway. That project could
get under way in March but
most of the expenditures would
not occur until the 2001-02 fiscal
year, he said.
Approximately $550,000 from
the gas and electric department
funds that had been earmarked
for a warehouse will also be
used, thus delaying that project
until the next fiscal year.
Funding of the Senior Center
would come from the general
fund $115,000; gas fund,
$605,000; electric fund
$1,462,202; private donations
$432,798; and Cleveland
County, $150,000.
The city originally budgeted
$1.3 million for the Senior
Center, but many changes were
made to the original plans,
Maney noted. The only money
coming out of the 2001-02 bud-
get for the center is expected to
be approximately $150,000 from
gas, $150,000 from electric, and
$115,000 from the general fund.
“As the project moved along
it became a gateway to
Cleveland County and became
more of a conference center,”
Maney said. “Hopefully we're
accomplishing some real needs
in the community to be an all-
purpose facility.”
Councilman Gene White not-
ed that the city upgraded the
original plans for the new Law
Enforcement Center, “but we
have a show place that will last
for 200 years. This will put a
new face on Kings Mountain.”
Mayor Rick Murphrey
agreed, adding that the Senior
Center “will meet the needs of
citizens for many years.”
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said rifleman Mark Ewing of
Lincolnton.
Ewing and his fellow militia-
men were dressed in buckskin
and homespun clothes. Just like
the men who fought in the bat-
tle over 200 years ago, they car-
ried black powder long rifles
and Brown Bess muskets.
Also clad in similar garb were
the traditional Overmountain
Victory Trail marchers. About
30 marchers made this year’s
celebration. Leader George
Stephens spoke to the crowd.
“Listen, and you can still hear
the sounds of guns and smoke
on the mountain,” Stephens
said. “Those squirrels hunters
found their mark, protecting the
land they loved. They turned
the war around.”
Many other dignitaries also
spoke at the commemoration.
Among these were author Dan
Maxwell Taylor (standing at door of truck), Vice President of Sales for Carolina Environmental
Systems, Inc. teaches Kings Mountain Public Works Department employees how to operate
their new automated refuse collection truck. The truck should be in service this week.
Morrill, park superintendent
Broadbent, and Rich Sussman
of the National Park Service.
Kings Mountain mayor Rick
Murphrey also delivered a mes-
sage. :
“Our celebration today is to
reflect and show our apprecia-
tion to the memory of the
heroes of our great nation and
region who so unselfishly gave
of themselves to establish the
freedom and liberty that we en-
joy,” Murphrey said.
Later in the afternoon a
wreath laying ceremony was
held at the monumént on top of
Kings Mountain. Over 40
wreathes of laurel and flowers
were placed in tribute to the
Patriots who fought there.
Diabetes forum
il coming to Gastonia
The Gaston County Health
Department will sponsor a fo-
rum Saturday, November 4 for
diabetes patients and their fam-
ilies. Participants will learn how
to eat healthy and help control
their diabetes. Door prizes, re-
freshments and exhibits by dia-
GARBAGE
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long run.
When placing the item in
their 2000-01 fiscal year budget,
city officials said that after the
initial cost of the truck, going to
an automated curbside pickup
system should save the city ap-
proximately $160,000 a year.
That is possible, they stress, .
because the system will require
fewer employees, cover more
area in faster time, and result in
fewer trips to the landfill.
Taylor pointed out that the
Heil-manufactured DPF :
Formula 7000 truck, should av-
erage holding 10 tons of refuse.
Barnette said that is about the
amount collected in one day i in
Kings Mountain, thus requiring
only one trip per day to the
landfill.
It should serve approximate-
ly 1,000 customers a day, they
said.
The truck features a 72” auto-
matic arm, which at the touch
of a handle by the truck driver
can pick up the garbage at curb-
side, dump it into the truck, and
return the garbage container to
curbside. Because the entire
process is automated, only a
driver is required to run-the
route.
Barnette said the truck auto-
matically compacts the trash as
it is dumped.
Barnette and Taylor stressed
steps that residents should take
to make the system work effi-
ciently:
M Place containers two feet
away fromthe curb, and three
feet away from any fence, mail-
box, utility pole, etc. The auto-
matic arm needs three feet
clearance on each side of the
container to pick it up.
Clearance from power lines and
anything else above the con-
tainer, needs to be at least 7/4”.
MW If a resident has two con-
tainers, place them approxi-
mately three feet apart.
B The wheels and handles of
the containers need to face the
. residence, not the street.
Maxwell said the automated
pickup system has been in
North Carolina since 1984, and
each year becomes more popu-
lar.
“The system actually came
into being in the early 1970s in
the midwest,” he explained.
“Greensboro was the pioneer in
North Carolina, and it quickly
spread to other towns nearby.
Once you get it in one area, it’s
like a rocket science. Everybody
wants in on it.”
Barnette said the city plans to
add another automated truck in
the future. Until that time, one
of the old trucks that requires a
driver and two garbage pullers,
~ will also be on duty.
betes supplies vendors will be
on display.
For more information, call Jill
Sherron at 853-5139.
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