PageZA KINGS MOUNTAIN MIKKOK Thursday, March 2H, l!)74
Cline Blasis Board
(Kriim page IA>
this lake mailer straightened
uut. Yuu have une man around
here that chairs a lot of
aimmittees.”
He said he had been accused
of speculating on land in the
reservoir area and he traced
the land acquisitions to his
grandfather in 1876.
Cline said even though he
had been criticized, ‘Tve
never brought the matter into
the newspapers while they
were in litigation. I didn’t
think it was a matter for the
public then.”
Cline has spent six years in
courts battling over his land
and gone twice to the State
Supreme Court.
"Any ole dug will fight in his
backyard,” Cline said
speaking of his legal battles.
Even though he has been in
court many times, Cline said
une of his biggest mistakes
was “nut getting an injunction
and stopping construction of
the lake until the lands above
the dam site were acquired.”
Cline also mentioned
engineer Tom Cox and a check
he wrote Cox fur consultation
<xi a pier. He said that if he
took the adviceuf Cox, his pier
would cost $2000. (See related
story).
The dairyman said he had
“nothing against anyone
personally,” but that “rules
and regulations at the lake
should be coming quickly.”
Cline noted he was “the only
person on the lake guaranteed
access to the waters” thanks
to the consent judgement. He
spoke of the city-owned eight
foot contour for flood control
and pollution around the lake
and said “no property owner
at the lake has official access
to the waters.” He noted this
aspect prevented him from
developing the lots because
“who will buy on the lake if
they can’t get to it?”
After the meeting. City
Attorney Jack White said, “as
far as the eight foot contour
goes, the city is required by
State law to have some land
fur flood and pollution control.
It can be any amount but in
Kings Mountain’s case it
happens to be eight feet.”
White said, “we have been
in court many times with
Buford and I can’t understand
what he’s fighting about. The
business about moving the
. septic tank has tiUceh a long
time because Ihe State Board
of Health had to approve all
plans. Other than that I think
we’ve been exceptionally
generous with him.”
One of Cline’s statements
was that certain people had
perjured themselves when
testifying at some of his court
cases. He referred to
recreational facility plans.
Jack White said at one time
“recreation was not going to
be permitted but later it was
allowed. When the lake began
being talked, the main func
tion was fur water quality.
Recreation and other uses
were secondary. Since
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recreation is going to be
allowed now, 1 don’t see how
the city could deny access to
any property owner.”
On une point, White and
Cline agree. Both state the
lake should be a source of
pride and not a
“hodgepcxlge”, as White put
it, of rutting piers and the like.
In ending his remarks, Cline
said, “I still have land at the
lake and 1 believe in the take,
but don’t push me. I will fight,
fur my rights and the rights of
other taxpayers in the area.”
Cox Defends
His Collections
(From page lA)
available to five lake property
owners.
“Mrs. Charles Forney Jr.
called and asked if I could
come out and help him and
four others with problems
they were having. Along with
Forney there was Jack
Palmer, J.W. Schenck, Lamar
Young and Ed Young.
“We set the date fur Mar. 20
and they agreed on my fee of
$200 plus 25 cents mileage and
out-of-pocket expenses. Each
man was to pay me $40, which
they have done.
“Later I received a call
from John Hawkins, another
lake property owner who had
a problem concerning the
erection of a sea-wall. He
thought he needed one and he
wanted to consult me. He
asked if I could come out on
the 20th and I told hi.n I
would be busy all day. I did
agree to come out the 19th,
after 5 p.m. and help with his
problem. He didn’t need the
sea-wall he was anticipating
and after I spent a couple of
hours with him, he thanked
me and fur my professional
services I received $75 which
included mileage, etc.
“The next day I was
working with the five men and
was at the home of Lamar
Young around noon when
BufurdCline cam* up. He said
-he was having problems and
asked if I could come to his
home. 1 told Cline I was em
ployed for the day but I would
come out when I was finished.
I told him my fee was $25 per
hour and he told me to come
on out.
“When I finished with the
five men, I went to (Sine’s
home and spent about an hour
and a half with him. I finished
and told him the bill was $25
and he wrote me a check for
my services. It had nothing to
do with the city of Kings
Mountain or the Lake
Authority.”
How does Cox get paid and
what for?
“I will bill the City for the
services 1 have performed
such as gathering the
recommendations, and
reviewing the permits. I will
bill them at my usual rate of
$25 per hour. I was employed
to establish water quality
management and
regulations.”
Cox said, “I’m also
available to the city for half a
day, all day or a week if they
need me. So far however the
only thing they’ve needed me
for has been the meetings.”
Concerning the collections
he made, Cox said, “it would
be asinine fur anyone to think
the Lake Authority or any
body would retain me to be at
the beck and caU of 1500
property owners on the lake. I
Was consultgd .by; ttae-owners^/
on a one-to-one basis and not
as consulting engineer for the
Lake Authority."
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