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A PHONE CALL AWAY: 2-1-1 helpline gets plenty of use. SUNDAY

HIGH POINT – City housing officials are eyeing a second federal grant to continue their work cleaning up lead-based paint in lower income homes.

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Council considers second grant to keep homes safe The Community Development & Housing Department will ask the City Council to adopt a resolution Monday authorizing it to apply for $3.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Lead Hazard Control grant. The city

October 2, 2010

ON THE LAM: Police seek 2nd suspect in homicide. 2A

LEAD HAZARDS BY PAT KIMBROUGH ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

SATURDAY

successfully sought the same grant, in the amount of $3 million, in 2008. As of Sept. 28, approximately $1.4 million of the money had been spent to renovate 129 housing units. As a result of the program, 56 children under age 6 now have

lead-free home environments, according to Community Development & Housing Director Mike McNair. City staff has partnered with the United Way of Greater High Point and the Guilford

LEAD, 2A

HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMINGS

Mike Crabb, Thomasville Medical Center manager of cardiopulmonary, cardiovascular, sleep disorders and neurological services, was named the 2010 Leadership Practitioner of the Year from the North Carolina Society of Respiratory Care.

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CITY MANAGER ROCKS: Thomasville official enjoys onstage hobby.

1B OBITUARIES

SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

DON DAVIS JR. |HPE

Wesleyan Christian Academy had its homecoming soccer game Friday against Calvary Baptist. The school kicked off the event with a parade Friday morning. Shown above are Jason McKinney, the Trojan, holding the flag. Standing beside him is Tammy Russell. Driving the chariot is Ricardo Viera, athletic director, and waving to crowd is Nip Pesayanavin, athletic trainer.

T. Wingate Andrews’ Nicholas Robinson and Antonio Jackson celebrate Robinson’s touchdown with five seconds left in the second quarter against the Lexington Yellow Jackets. Friday night’s football game during homecoming was at Simeon Stadium. See game highlights and final scores for both games on 1C and 4C in Sports.

PTIA plan a point of concern for some BY PAUL B. JOHNSON ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – Representatives of Piedmont Triad International Airport and some leaders of the city of High Point may have come to a point of agreeing to disagree about aspects of the recently updated airport master plan. The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to approve its first airport master plan update in 16 years. The revisions, which outline growth for PTIA during the next several decades, were put on hold while the airport expansion was completed with the addition of the FedEx Corp. national cargo hub. As public comments were being taken on the plan this

AIRPORT UPDATES

The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority is updating its master plan for long-range development of Piedmont Triad International Airport. It’s the first update in the past 16 years. The update anticipates needs for 30 years or longer and is divided into 10-year phases. Among the highlights of the plan are adding 2,300 acres to the nearly 4,000-acre PTIA property and raising the possibility of a fourth runway on the northwestern side of the airport. The proposed land acquisition doesn’t include any property in northern High Point. To see a copy of the master plan update, check the airport website – www.flyfrompti.com. A copy also is available for viewing at the PTIA administrative office on the upper level of the terminal.

spring and summer, several members of the High Point City Council expressed reservations about aspects of the proposal. The concerns

include whether the airport’s intended growth to the west and northwest in Guilford County would end up lengthening travel time to PTIA for

motorists from High Point and whether airport officials are putting enough emphasis on expanding passenger service. As the airport’s governing board approved the master plan update at its meeting Tuesday, authority member Dr. Earl Barbour of High Point said that the concerns of the city had been “addressed.” But Councilman Bill Bencini told The High Point Enterprise Thursday that even if some of the qualms of the city have been addressed, he doesn’t believe the concerns have been resolved. “The way we left it at our last discussion with folks from the airport is that we continued to express our concerns,” Bencini said. Following the meeting,

Barbour told the Enterprise that airport representatives had lengthy discussions with city officials and leaders before deciding to approve the master plan update. Barbour, reiterating the position of PTIA representatives, said he doesn’t believe that the concerns expressed by some High Point leaders will materialize into reality. Bencini remains skeptical, saying that the master plan update contains aspects that would short-change High Point. Councilman John Faircloth said he agrees with Bencini that some members of City Council continue to have reservations about the master plan update and its potential impact on High Point. pjohnson@hpe.com | 888-3528

Most business owners meet permit deadline BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

THOMASVILLE – About 700 business owners turned in applications to the city of Thomasville for business permits as the deadline arrived Friday. Businesses are required to purchase a permit from the city because the Thomasville City Council in April approved a business privilege license program. The city now will send out bills for business owners to

pay before they get a permit, said Chuck George, business license inspector for the city of Thomasville. “We done pretty good on applications that were turned in, based on what we sent out,” George said “We sent out approximately 1,000. We had a good return so far.” Businesses will have until Oct. 31 to send payment to the city. Those who did not turn in an application will get a visit from George.

“What I am going to do is go knock on some doors and see what’s going on,” he said. “Maybe they didn’t receive them for some reason, bad mailing address or so forth. Basically, I’ll go out and try to get them to fill out an application and get them in.” City Manager Kelly Craver said in August that those who do not return applications will receive a visit from the city, and could be subject to civil penalties if they don’t comply.

Under a fee schedule approved by the City Council, the annual business permits would vary. Depending on the type of business, fees range from $2.50 to $50. Accountants, architects, attorneys, banks, dentists, insurance agents, real estate agents, surgeons and veterinarians are some who are exempt from having to buy permits. The fees for the annual permits will not be prorated, George said. The city will mail out the permits

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on Nov. 1, according to George. City officials have said the business permits are meant to create a database so Thomasville officials know the business activities that are going on in the city. City officials previously said the permits were needed to know what is going on inside the business, such as illegal or other harmful activity. dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657

---- Margaret Bartley, 79 Josie Evans, 93 Myrtle Hathaway, 75 Roy Hilliard, 66 Nathaniel Hodges, 85 Thomas Hoskins, 68 Tosha Powers, 30 Norman Robertson, 69 Marietta Wright, 83 Obituaries, 2B

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