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The Kings Mountain Herald
July 12, 2007
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Completing the main water
"line project from Moss Lake to
town and back, as well as down-
«1 town revitalization, and eco-
- nomic development are among
the top priorities of the office-
i. seekers.
“My main priority for a long
time has been the water line,”
Spears said. “We have a five-
«rl year plan now. If we can get
some of that in place it would be
i. big. Then, I'd like to see the
-+. downtown grow and do better. I
1¢/ don’t know how we can help
i that a whole lot, but it can be
«1 helped by the merchants associa-
tion. Then, I'd like to see us
i. maintain the same tax base.”
“I'd like to see the water line
completed,” Shipp said. “That's
ii. right up there with downtown
«, revitalization as my major proj-
ects. And I have some people in
Ward 1 that live on Lake
.i Montonia Road. We were able to
. get them water down there but
\
we haven't been able to get them
their sewer and I'd like to see
that happen. I'd also like to keep
1, the city’s economy on firm foot-
ing. We've been getting a good
budget report ever since I've
been on the Council and I'd like
to see that continue so we can
keep the city financially stable.”
Moore, who previously served
four years at-large, said one of
the reasons he is running in
Ward 5 is to fight for sewer serv-
ices on the west end of town.
“There are people still on sep-
tic tanks and the city needs to go
ahead and run sewage out
"= there,” he said.
Also, Moore advocates a lower
property tax, lower utility rates
and annexation of the Cleveland
". County Industrial Park.
“When I was on the board pre-
viously we looked at that and
the county came in and asked us
to give them a five-year option
on not doing anything so they
*. could get the industrial park
going and filled up. It looks like
it’s time to start looking at that. If
we don’t, then eventually to
have the services that people
expect in this town they're prob-
ably going to raise fees and
taxes, and I'm against that. If the
city is going to run services out
there, then everybody that’s in
the city limits should receive
those services too.”
Butler, completing his first
term representing Ward 2, spoke
highly of the success the current
Council had creating jobs during
the past two years.
“I'd love to see Chris Craft,
Indian Motorcycle, Telerx and
the other industries get going
good,” he said. “It’s been a good
two years. I've learned a lot and
there's a lot more I'd like to do
for the next two years. I believe
we're getting in good shape and
I just want to keep it going.”
Mullinax, © completing his
fourth term in Ward 3, said even
though employment opportuni-
ties have increased during the
past two years “I hope it can be
even better to create a better
quality of life for the citizens of
Kings Mountain.”
Mullinax said he stands on his
record. “I pledge to keep a close
count on wasteful spending and
improve the quality of life and
infrastructure...make things
work for the citizens and not
against them. I pledge to contin-
ue moving forward with
progress and continue the
growth of Kings Mountain.”
Continuing a strong economic
program is important to Gordon,
who is completing his first term
as Ward 4 representative.
“When you start talking about
economic development and
making Kings Mountain a better
place to live, it takes time,” he
said “Two years is really not
enough time, in my opinion, to
close out a lot of deals.
“A lot of things have changed.
Kings Mountain is not a textile
town anymore and finding our
place in society and in the com-
munity is really what we want to
do - try to move in the right
direction. A lot of good things
are happening.
“I feel honored to be able to
serve,” he said. “I've always said
I'm a businessman. I'm not a
politician. The city is big busi-
ness and I'm committed to run
the town like a business.”
He said he feels the current
board is proactive, not reactive,
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offset the costs of rent over the
next three months. MPI is offer-
ing two grants to the downtown
business sector. One grant is
worth a maximum of $1,500 and
will be used to pay the business’
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rent over a three month period.
The other grant, worth a maxi-
mum of $500, will be used to
pay the business’ utility bills
over a three month period.
“It is the Mountaineer
Partnership’s way of saying that
downtown wants new business-
es and that we support their
endeavors,” said MPI Executive
Director Caroline Dover. “Not
only is it an important recruit-
ment tool, it gives downtown
Kings Mountain the edge over
other downtowns in the area.”
According tothe Rent &
Utility Grant Incentive Program,
it is designed to “encourage a
mixture of professional, retail,
and restaurant/entertainment
businesses that compliment the
daytime work force, as well as
nighttime visitors. Any appli-
cant is eligible for the Rent &
Utility Incentive Program; how-
ever, they must be located in the
MSD.” Details of the program
further state that, if approved,
“the applicant must sign a letter
of intent to remain in the down-
town district for at least one
year.”
If the contract agreement is
broken by the business, for
instance they decide to close
down before 12 months, they
may be liable for repayment of
the grant. Although the grant
will provide monetary assis-
tance, no money will change
hands between the grant-recipi-
ent and MPI. According the
guidelines of the grant program,
MPI will make the rent pay-
ments directly to the landlord or
mortgage company and will
make the utility payments each
month directly to the city of
Kings Mountain.
The Grapevine Marketplace
sells gently used teen and 20-
somethings clothing, as well as
handmade jewelry, pottery, and
vintage recycled decor.
Grapevine owner Wanda Garcia
said, “I am very pleased with
the reception that I have
received from the Kings
Mountain community, and, with
the Partnership’s help, I will
continue to thrive as I expand
my business.”
For more information about
Grapevine, visit grapevinemar-
ketplace.com. To apply, pick up
an application on-line at
mtnpartnership.com or swing
by: the. MPI office’ on
Battleground Avenue.
According to MPI, “The city of
Kings Mountain offers three
separate grants for properties
located in the Downtown MSD:
a Facade Grant, Utility
Abatement Grant, or a
Downtown Incentive Grant
(based on job creation).” For
more information, contact city
Director of Planning Steve
Killian at (704) 734-4596.
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