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Faunce rezoning sent back to city staff - again
== ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald@gmail. com
By vote of 6-1 the Kings Moun-
tain City Council Monday night
continued public hearing and sent
the Faunce rezoning request back
to city staff to continue working
with the developer on his site plan.
Councilman Tommy Hawkins,
Ward 3, voted “no.” He said after
the meeting that it’s time council
takes action. “This has been going
on too long,” said Hawkins.
Four members of the West End
Neighborhood Association — Helen
Hatch, Pucky Lewis Nance,
Melvin Ware and Lewis Nance -
spoke in opposition to the request
by David Faunce of Faunce Prop-
erties to rezone his property at 813
W. King Street, formerly 814 W.
Mountain St. from RS-8 to Condi-
tional Use Office.
Four of the seven members of
city council raised questions during
an hour of discussion, their obvi-
ous concerns focusing on the pro-
posed size of the building that
Faunce is looking at for his .7 acre
property, now the home of a child
day care center which wraps
around three streets at the west en-
trance to the city — West Mountain,
King and Phifer Road.
“Would you be willing to
change the size of the building, I
have a problem with that?” asked
Serving of beer and
wine approved at
3 city properties
w= ELIZABETH STEWART
i lib.kmherald@gmail.com
By 5-2 City Council Monday
night authorized the consumption
of wine and malt beverages on
three city properties — the old rail-
road depot, the old US Post office
building and the H. Lawrence
Patrick Senior Center.
‘Their action amends Section
130-10 of a city ordipance in effect
since 1988 which had prohibited
any kind of consumption of alco-
holic beverages on city property.
In a second motion, which
passed unanimously, the board
stipulated that the Patrick Center
staff,-before renting that facility for
a social function, check for proper
insurance of the person renting the
property because he/she would
have the legal liabilities, not the
city. Southern Arts Society and
Kings Mountain Historical Mu-
seum lease both the other proper-
ties and non-profits are adequately
insured.
Councilmen Mike Butler of
Ward II and Keith Miller, Ward 5,
voted against the amendment. Ap-
proving were mayor pro tem Rod-
ney Gordon, Ward 4, Howard
Shipp, Ward I, Tommy Hawkins,
Ward 3, and at large commission-
ers Rick Moore and Dean Spears.
. “I vote No,” said councilman
Butler before Mayor Rick Mur-
phrey called for the official votes
tabulated electronically on a wall
board in Council Chambers at city
hall.
City attorney Mickey Corry
said that beer and wine could be
served, not sold, at only the three
properties. The tenant, or lesse€,
must first apply for the appropriate
permits issued by the N. C. Alco-
holic Beverage Control Commis-
sion, the permits provided to. the
City of Kings Mountain prior to
the event occurring for which the
beverages are to be served.
The amended ordinance allows
the serving of beer/wine at special
events, no mixed drinks, Corry
pointed out. He said the inquiry to
See ORDINANCE, 6A
County approves grant
The drive for capital funds for expansion of the H. Lawrence Patrick
Senior Life & Conference Center got a boost from Cleveland County
Commissioners last Tuesday.
By unanimous vote, commissioners approved a $150,000 donation to
be paid over a four year period, adding that they welcomed a return visit
from campaign leaders as progress gets underway.
Saying the county would be in a budget crunch to donate the requested
$300,000, commissioner Johnny Hutchins made the motion, seconded by
commissioner Jason Falls, both of Kings Mountain, to make the grant
and come back at the end of the campaign, if needed, to make another
request for funds.
“The county needs to scale back at this time,”
said Falls.
Holy Week
is underway
A cross draped in purple is
| a symbol of Holy Week
“ which began for Christians
on Sunday. This cross is
outside Central United
Methodist Church in Kings
Mountain.
Photo by LIB STEWART
For Christians, the Holy
Week that began Sunday
with Jesus’ Triumphal entry
into Jerusalem will end on
Good Friday with His public
execution by the Romans.
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Easter Sunday is the high-
light of the Christian life.
Because He lives, that is the
Hope Easter brings.
Kings Mountain citizens
at several churches will
See SERVICES, 3A
Mayor pro tem + Rodiey Gordon.
Faunce said that he has “wres-
tled with two stories versus one
story but it has to do with parking
places.” He added that he could
consider a 6,500 square foot one
story building if other things could
be eliminated, shingles on the roof,
etc.
“I think there could be a resolu-
tion if you tweet a couple of
things,” said Gordon, adding “I
think we are the closest to a com-
promise than we’ve been in a long
time.”
Councilman Mike Butler asked
Faunce if he would reduce the
hours of operation, also a major
concern since the Faunce property.
adjoins a residential neighborhood.
Faunce said he wants whatever
business is located there to be open
24/7. Neighborhood residents are
suggesting 7 a.m.-9 p.m. “I do not
agree to changing the hours of op-
eration,” he said, adding that
buffering would segregate his prop-
erty from Mountain Street as well
as additional fencing. Responding
to questions of commissioners, he
said that all four sides of the pro-
posed building would be 90% stone
or brick construction. “A lot of uses
David Faunce addressed the coun-
cil in regard to his request for re-
zoning his property located at 813
W. King Street.
Photos by LIB STEWART
have already been eliminated and
the office use I am proposing is the
least combative,” added Faunce.
“Are you just hoping for a ten-
ant or do you have one?” asked
councilman Dean Spears. Fauncé
said the zoning change had to come
first. A retired building contractor,
Spears also questioned the size of
the building as presented on the site
plan.
Councilman Keith Miller asked
city planning director Steve Killian
to research the question of 24-7
hours of operation of similar busi-
Helen Hatch was one member of
the West End Neighborhood Assoc.
that spoke in opposition. to the re-
quest for rezoning.
nesses in town. “’Does this need to
be tweaked?” he asked Miller
made the motion to direct the re-
zoning matter back to staff for fur-
ther .work with the developer.
Miller said he could see positive
progress.
While the latest site plan in-
‘cludes certain items that are bene-
ficial and serve to soften the
transition between the West End
Neighborhood and commercial
use, the four members of the
See FAUNCE, 6A
KMPD investigating stabbing death
Octavius Leon
Thomas, 26, 936 Shan-
“in reference to a black
officers learned during
and his girlfriend’s
non Bradley Road, Gas-
tonia, died last
Wednesday, March 20,
from a stab wound that
police say he got while
horse playing with
knives.
Kings Mountain’ Po-
lice were called at 26
minutes after midnight
male lying in the front
yard of 1106 Groves
Street and unresponsive.”
According to Det. Sgt. C.
N. Moore the officers
began CPR and the man
was transported to Gas-
ton Memorial Hospital
where he was later pro-
nounced dead.
According to Moore
preliminary investigation
that two black males at
the residence were horse
playing with knives at
which time Thomas re-
ceived a fatal wound.
Thomas was report-
edly visiting his girlfriend
at the residence and the
horse playing incident al-
legedly involved Thomas
teenage son.
No arrests have been
made and the incident re-
mains under investiga-
tion.
Anyone with informa-
tion is asked to contact
Det. Sgt. C. N. Moore at
the Kings Mountain Po-
lice Department, 704-
734-0444.
The Kingsmen Quartet
The Kingsmen Quartet head-
lines the Gospel Friday night pro-
gram for Music Fest 2013 on April
12. Inducted into the southern
gospel music hall of fame and the
Christian Music Hall of Fame, the
Kingsmen started off 2012 with the
top song on the southern gospel
charts, “That’s all I need”. .
Men Standing For Christ - like
the Kingsmen - was formed in the
1950’s and continues the tradition
of black quartet singing. Voices rise
The City of Kings Mountain will host the an-
nual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 at
10 a.m. at the Children’s Playground at the
YMCA on Highway 161 (Cleveland Avenue).
Activities will include a petting zoo, games,
storytelling, baby bunnies and peeps, and activ-
ities for the children. For the egg hunt, one gold
egg will be mixed in with the other eggs in each
age category. Each child that finds the golden
egg will receive a $25.00 gift certificate from
“Toys R’ Us”. The Easter Bunny will arrive by
fire truck to begin the egg hunt. Mauney Memo-
rial Library, the YMCA and Cleveland County
See EASTER, 3A
Gospel groups at Music Fest Fri., April 12
in rich four-part harmony, accom-
panied from time to time by key-
board.
Sharp-eared listeners will hear
the roots of doo-wop and falsetto
from smooth-voiced vocalists rang-
ing in age from mid-twenties to
mid-seventies.
Darin and Brooke Aldridge will
bring a style of country/bluegrass
gospel that has been described as
“Contemporary traditional”. They
have been nominated for national
and international music awards in-
cluding Best Gospel Song and Best
Gospel Group.
Tickets for the Friday night
show are $20, and are available at
the Joy box office at 704-730-9408,
the Kings Mountain Herald office
at 704-739-7496, or on-line
www. TicketsNC.com. The show
starts at 7:00 p.m. and is sponsored
by Summit Place of Kings Moun- °
tain and the Kings Mountain Her-
ald.
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