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The Kings Mountain Herald, Thursday,
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August 10, 2006
| Grover delays discussion of hearing orn zoning
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
The Grover Town Council met
Monday night, August 7, to accept
a quote for purchase and setup of
office computers, software and net-
work from Southern Software
priced at a state contract value of
$3,052.72, cheaper than the original
quote of $3,984.70 (without the state
contract). Councilman Calvin
Huffman told the board that he
believed they could obtain the
. equipment at a lesser price. But
Town Clerk Barbara Barrett said
that if they waited to purchase the
equipment and especially the laser
printer and made a mistake on their
forms, then it would cost the coun-
cil about $750 to order new forms.
With the new printer, they can
make the forms and not have to pay
an outside source for them. After
some hesitation and disagreement,
the qbte was unanimously
approved. They also unanimously
approved the purchase of a laser
printer for $500, from the Office
Equipment Maintenance and
Repair portion of the General Fund.
But the hotbed issue on the agen-
da for Monday night was the dis-
cussion and setting a date for a
public hearing on zoning within the
town. Since two members of the
council were absent (Jackie Bennett
and Mayor Pro-tem Adam Green)
the council agreed to take the item
off of the agenda, which left the
unusually large public audience a
little concerned.
“Taking off the public hearing on
the zoning, does that mean that is
not going to come up again?” asked
a lady in the audience.
“It will probably come up again,
we're just removing it tonight,”
said Mayor Robert Sides. “There
will probably be some further dis-
cussion on it.”
“On the 28th (of August)?” sh
asked.
would have to have more discus-
sion on the 28th and then set a pub-
lic hearing for the following month,
if that is what the council decides to
do.”
“Before any action can be taken
on this, the public will be notified
won't they?” she asked, as Sides
agreed. “The last time a group of
elected officials did something that
a majority of the people weren't in
favor of, we wound up with a coun-
ty-wide school system.” She was
worried that the council could
make decisions and do things
against the desires of the town’s
majority. Sides informed her that
decisions of that nature can only be
voted on after a public hearing has
been conducted. “It’s required by
law,” he said.
Copies of all of the zoning regula-
tions set forth within the town of
Grover can be obtained at the
Cleveland County Zoning Office in
Shelby.
The Council was asked how
much the Beer and Wine
Referendum cost the town. “It came
down dramatically. It was $5,000,
instead of the original $12,000 we
estimated,” Sides said.
Another concerned townsman
asked Huffman what his thoughts
and intentions were regarding the
zoning matter. “What I want is zon-
ing to be enforced properly,”
Huffman said. “Zoning is not set
out here to abuse people. It’s set out
here to protect your neighbors.”
But he continued by saying that the
only way that zoning seems to be
enforced in Grover, is if a neighbor
tells on you or complains to Shelby.
The council agreed that the issue
will need more discussion when all
members can be present and the
public has a chance to say their
peace.
A private business owner in the
community brought paperwork he
just received from City Hall regard-
ing his business, which he has not
yet obtained a permit or license for.
The council told him that he has to
get a business license if he wants to
run a business. They told him that
he would also have to pay for the
water to be turned on. The citizen
said that once he does all of that, he
is going to turn it into a car wash
where girls will wash the cars.
“Well for every type of business
that you want to operate, you're
going to have to have a license for
each one,” Sides said.
“He failed to mention that the
women would be in bikinis,” said
Police Chf. Shane Davis.
“I figured as much. I'll let him
handle that one,” Sides told the cit-
izen, motioning to Chf. Davis.
From the Mayor's report: in
regards to water and sewer, there
was a break in the line out on Gold
Street, the other day. “But we've got
that fixed,” Sides said. The slide at
the park will be torn down shortly
and the last needed signature to
complete the right-of-ways will
probably have to be obtained
through legal action, as the resident
“Yes, probably,” he said. “But we
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Miss Bethware Fair Spencer Burton talks with her cousin Kimberly McDaniel, who was Miss
Bethware Fair in 1990.
Bethware Fair continues
through Saturday night
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Bethware Elementary opened up their
grounds to the 59th annual Bethware Fair,
Tuesday night, August 8. It will run until
Saturday night, August 12. The operating
hours are Tuesday through Friday 6 pm-10
pm and on Saturday from 6 pm to 11 pm.
Entry to the fairgrounds is free, but there is a
$3 parking fee.
The event is seen as a community reunion
and reminds young and old the simple joy
that a summer night at the fair can bring.
Children remind their parents and grandpar-
ents of the fun they used to have, stuffing as
much cotton candy in their mouths as will fit
and wanting to go on every ride at least
twice. The annual fair reunites faces that
have since been lost, smiles that have since
been forgotten, and a feeling of homecoming
that never seems to die away.
Exhibitions of antique tractors, bulldozers
and hit-and-miss engines are located on the
. fairgrounds and some were constructed by
students from Bethware Elementary.
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to the best in each category at the end of the
fair.
The event is sponsored by the Bethware
Progressive Club, which has raised thou-
sands of dollars for the school, scholarships
for deserving graduates, and donations to
other worthy causes. The club provided hot
dogs, hamburgers, fries, corn dogs, ham bis-
cuits and drinks. Other vendors provide the
tasty traditional fair treats: funnel cakes, cot-
ton candy, candy apples, and popcorn.
Smokey Mountain Amusements are provid-
ing the rides and attractions for the midway.
This year’s reigning fair queen is Spencer
Marie Burton, daughter of Carl and Annette
Burton. As fair queen, she received a $100
savings bond, free arm bands for free rides
throughout this year’s fair run, and the
honor of representing the Progressive Club
in the Kings Mountain Christmas parade.
Bethware Elementary’s gymnasium is
housing many displays and exhibits this
year, including arts, crafts, canned and fresh
produce, antiques, and commercial and local
display booths.
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McHenry to tour Lithium,
Ultramachine Thursday
Congressman Patrick McHenry will tour
numerous businesses and other places in
Cleveland County on Thursday, Aug. 10.
The schedule:
8:30 a.m. - FMC Lithium Corp., off
Highway 161 south, Bessemer City.
10 a.m. - Ultramachine, 709 Broadway Dr.,
Kings Mountain.
12 noon - McHenry will speak at the
Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce
Annual Congressional Luncheon,
North Lake Country Club, Shelby.
2:30 p.m. - Meeting with Gardner-Webb
President Frank Bonner and administration
at Webb Hall, GWU campus, Boiling Springs.
7 p.m. - McHenry will host the Cleveland
County “Open Door to Congress” Town
Hall, at the Cleveland County
Administration Building, 311 East Marion
Street, second floor, Shelby.
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