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Missing water remains a mystery
If solved, income from lost water would put municipal water system in the black, mayor said by STEVE MANN
STOKESDALE – The Town of Stokesdale is looking for water that can’t be accounted for and the revenue lost.
Missing is 16 percent of the water purchased from Winston-Salem – an average of 17,000 gallons daily, about 6,248,800 gallons annually. That’s almost $37,000 a year in lost revenue.
dale Fire Department and attended by firefighters, members of Stokesdale Fire District’s board of directors, fire district commissioners, the Stokesdale Town Council and several citizens.
“That money would make us break even,” Mayor Randy Braswell said about the town’s water system. “That 16 percent is what our town is after.”
Braswell was joined by Marty Wilson, a management assistance specialist with the nonprofit North Carolina Rural Water Association. It was a meeting almost seven months in the making.
Braswell’s remarks came during a March 16 meeting held at the Stokes-
During the Aug. 11 town coun-
Temple for worship, cultural events planned for Alcorn Road by PATTI STOKES OAK RIDGE – If all goes as members of Triad Hindu Temple hope, they will purchase 8.9 acres off Alcorn Road in Oak Ridge this June and move forward with plans to build a temple on the site. In a later phase, a concert/cultural hall as well as a kitchen for serving food at special events will be added. Summerfield resident Chander Anand is a member of Triad Hindu Temple’s board of directors. He said he and other members of the Temple, which is currently located on Huffine Mill Road in McLeansville, have been looking for a new location that is more central to the Triad and also close to major highways. The existing temple in McLeansville came about over two decades ago, | This 8.9-acre site on Alcorn Road in Oak Ridge may be the future home to Triad Hindu Temple.
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cil meeting a proposal to ask the fire district to pay for water was discussed. Braswell said efforts to schedule a meet-
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Clarification An article last week about Bryan Boulevard closing April 29 and re-opening May 28 may have resulted in confusion relating to the subsequent opening of I-73. Although Bryan Boulevard will reopen on May 28, the I-73 connection to
In other business, PJ Village Woods’ rezoning request for property located on the south side of Quiet Place, about 700 feet west of N.C. 68, and consisting of the Village Woods development, also got a recommendation of approval. The property had been zoned RM (Residen-
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tial-Multi-Family) over 11 years ago, but only three of the 21 proposed townhomes were built. Jerry Cooke told the board he is ready to move forward with developing his property for the remaining 18 townhomes, but the town’s RM zoning has since been replaced by a TC-R zoning (Town Core-Residential), thus the request to rezone. Cooke said the first group of three townhomes had not sold as hoped, and although he and his wife have enjoyed living in one of the units for the last several years and one has been rented, the middle unit has never been occupied. D. Stone Builders has agreed to market and develop the property for 18 additional townhomes priced in the high $300,000/ low $400,000 range, and each group of three homes would consist of two connected units and one unit separated by 15 feet. Although the board recommended approving the rezoning, a text amendment to the town’s development ordinance is needed to make a distinction between single-family homes and townhomes that are not connected; on that note, the board felt the proposed wording the planning director presented for the necessary text amendment needed more “wordsmithing” and asked that the language be made less ambiguous and also to discuss the 15foot unit separation with Oak Ridge Fire District’s chief.
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During a recent Stokesdale Town Council meeting, council member Bill Jones said adding customers to the town’s water system increases the cost of running the system.
If customers are paying for the water and meters, how is that possible? What Jones said at the Jan. 12 monthly council meeting was, “Believe it or not, every time we add a customer to the (water) system, it costs us money.” The point he was trying to make is that since Stokesdale doesn’t have a property tax, Guilford County – not Stokesdale – benefits when new subdivisions are developed. Since 2003, the county commissioners have annually voted to use the ad valorem method of sales and use tax dis-
tribution, meaning only those towns that levy a property tax will get a portion of sales and use taxes paid by their citizens returned to the municipality. “I’m at the county commissioners trying to show them when you get these subdivisions built, (depending on the values of the houses) you got $15 million more per year in property tax receipts than they did before the subdivision came in,” Jones said. That doesn’t count the sales tax paid on the materials that went into the house or the permit fees, Jones added. “We get the expense of running the water system,” Jones said. “We basically get just enough to cover the water meter and installation.” Jones said the town normally receives four or five requests per house to mark waterlines before excavation by contractors or homeowners, at a cost of $125 per request. And more customers mean additional water meters that must be read. Both are duties the town is outsourcing. In addition, Stokesdale is selling water to
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its customers for $6.24 per 1,000 gallons, which is only slightly above what it pays Winston-Salem (about $5.85 per 1,000 gallons), he said. The $30.50 monthly accessibility fee that customers pay covers operational expenses, Jones said, and some of the availability fees have been increased in an attempt to recoup expenses. “We are getting close to finally operating in the black,” Jones said. “With added customers in the future, we should get to that point.” The town’s tap fee schedule is on the town’s website, www.stokesdale.org.
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“When there is a big event, the hall is full,” Anand said.
after a small group of Hindus began worshiping together in their homes; when the group grew in size to about 40, they decided to build a temple where they could extend their worship traditions, have children’s educational classes and host cultural events.
Members of Triad Hindu Temple now come from all over the Triad, which has prompted the search for a more centrally located site for their temple.
Some residents in the Golden Acres neighborhood, which adjoins the prospective temple site on Alcorn Road, have concerns about plans for the property.
Hindus do not congregate on specific days or times of day to worship, and on any given day the amount of people coming in and out of the temple might be no more than 10 to 15, Anand said.
Rita Lewandowski is a spokesperson for those residents. On their behalf, she cites a list of concerns ranging from added traffic to light pollution, runoff and impact on the water table.
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“The Hindu religion is one of convenience – everyone has a temple in their home and small idols,” Anand said. “I go to temple to see others.”
As members began looking at prospective sites on which to build a new temple, their search eventually led them to the property on Alcorn Road. The 8.9 acres would give them ample room for a temple, which would likely be developed and built in phases, and parking; it would also provide the possibility to add more features in the future, including a walking path around the temple, and maybe even a tennis court and basketball court.
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amount of traffic to this area will increase the struggle to safely access Alcorn Road from Golden Acres.” Lewandowski also said that during the construction phase of the new bridge on Alcorn Road for I-73, Golden Acres was heavily used as a turnaround area for construction equipment and tandem trucks and she and neighbors dread the thought of that scenario repeating itself. Anand said he hopes the exact location of the temple on the site will be as close to the interstate as possible – and, for religious reasons, it will face east. With a 68-foot easement required by Duke Energy, Lewandowski questions whether there is enough room to build on the east side of the powerlines located on the property. And if not, she fears the temple will rest closest to her own backyard as well as many of her neighbors’ backyards, consequently bringing unwanted noise, lights and a loss of privacy. Oak Ridge Planning Director Bill Bruce said the potential temple site is zoned AG and churches are among the institutions that can be built on AG-zoned
property, so no rezoning process is necessary nor will there be public hearings. However, Bruce said places of worship are required to comply with all standards in Oak Ridge’s development ordinance, including landscaping, lighting, tree preservation, parking, maximum building height, etc. “I think there is a misconception that because they (churches) are allowed in all zoning districts, they are somehow exempt from zoning standards,” Bruce said. “Interestingly, police stations, fire stations and schools are also allowed in all zoning districts, including AG.” A detailed building site plan would have to be approved by the town before construction can begin. According to the “2020 Vision” on Temple Hindu Triad’s website, the group hopes to construct the first phase of the temple in August 2018, provided they are successful in raising $500,000 by then; a cultural hall and kitchen would be in the next phase of development, with hopes to complete that phase in 2019-2020.
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Jake Moore (right), shown with his escort, Sophie Ritchie, was among 10 Northern Guilford High School students who participated in the Mr. Northern “beauty” pageant to raise money for local charities. As part of the competition, contestants sang, danced, performed and answered questions. Moore and Ritchie raised over $500 for Camp Carefree. Photo courtesy of Laurie Moore
NORTHERN GUILFORD HIGH – Northern Guilford High School’s Battle of the Books team competed against 13 other high school teams at the countylevel competition on March 17, where each team fielded questions based on 15 books. Scores were extremely close after the final round, with Northern and Page
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NORTHERN GUILFORD MIDDLE – Northern Guilford Middle School’s Fuel Up to Play 60 student club and PTSA will host the Nighthawk 5K and 1-mile Color Run in conjunction with a health and fitness carnival on April 28. The 1-mile color run will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the 5K color run at 6:30 p.m.
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(Top) Fifth-grade students at Oak Ridge Elementary show off the scarves they made in art class this winter using yarn and straws. (Bottom, left and right) Fifth-grade students at Oak Ridge Elementary work on knitting around straws to create warm and wearable works of art.
Each winter fifth-grade students at Oak Ridge Elementary look forward to the school’s longstanding tradition of using straws and yarn to knit scarves in art class. In this project’s over 10-year history, McDonald’s in Oak Ridge has donated thousands of straws for the students to use in their scarf projects. After working until they can finally tie the ends of their scarves, the students then wear their completed scarves with pride.
STUDENT PROFILES Thanks to the coaches and teachers at Northern and Northwest High Schools for their student recommendations and input, which make it possible to recognize these talented, dedicated students for their accomplishments in academics, athletics and cultural arts.
NORTHERN GUILFORD J.T. Jarrett, baseball by MARC PRUITT Being around baseball kind of comes with the territory for Northern Guilford senior J.T. Jarrett, whose father, Link, has been UNC-Greensboro’s head baseball coach since 2012 and a college baseball coach for several years prior to that. Jarrett, who plays shortstop and bats leadoff for Northern, has spent the last three seasons on the school’s varsity baseball team and has signed to play at N.C. State next fall. “Some of my earliest memories are of my mom putting me inside a batting cage while a game was going on and me messing around in there,” Jarrett said. “I’ve always been around baseball, following my dad wherever he has gone. He’s known as one of the best hitting coaches in the country.” If you thought the son might join the father in playing at UNC-Greensboro next year, however, think again. “It never really came up about me playing for my dad,” Jarrett said. “We agreed it was best that I go and do my own thing rather than just being the coach’s son for another four years. He hasn’t been able to come to a lot of my games or practices, but stays as involved as he can by always asking me how this game was or what we are doing at practice. He’s my coach at home, if that makes sense.” When he feels he needs some extra work, Jarrett said he often tags along with his dad to practices. “He’ll put me in a batting practice group and let me hit with those guys for a full
session,” Jarrett said. “I can do pretty much everything during the practice except for scrimmage. He treats me like I’m one of his own players and is hard on me like he would be one of his players – sometimes harder.” Jarrett was inducted into the National Honor Society at the beginning of the school year and is also in Beta Club. Along with the rest of Northern’s baseball team, he has enjoyed volunteering with Miracle League in High Point, a baseball program for kids with disabilities. “One time I was paired up with someone in a wheelchair and I got to push them around the bases after they hit the ball off a tee,” Jarrett said. “It’s a great program to help out with.”
NORTHWEST GUILFORD Emma Nowlin, track by MARC PRUITT You’d better be quick if you want to catch up with Northwest Guilford sophomore Emma Nowlin. That’s because Nowlin, a sophomore on the high school’s track team, likes to stay on the run. Whether that’s a longer run, such as the 5K distance that keeps her occupied during cross country season in the fall, or by running the middle distances as a member of the indoor track team in the winter and the outdoor team in the spring, Nowlin enjoys being in motion. “I come from a family of runners and we’ve always enjoyed it,” Nowlin said. “I ran my first 5K when I was in middle school.” Nowlin currently runs the 800 and the 4x400 and 4x800 relays. Coach Marla
Lindsay refers to her as the captain of the “D” team” at Northwest, with the “D” representing distance. “I love running the 4x400 relay,” Nowlin said. “It’s always the last event at a meet and there are usually a lot of people around watching it. Everyone is excited and cheering you on. It’s a lot of fun to be part of a relay.” But it wasn’t always fun for Nowlin, who admitted she was a bit uneasy when figuring out how to pass the baton that is required at all four legs. It was only after she volunteered to run the 4x400 at a meet last year that she realized she had never passed a baton before. “I’m standing there with all these sprinters who look really fast, and I was sure they had all practiced handing the baton off before,” Nowlin recalled. “Then I realized
that all I needed to do was just go out and run as fast as I could to get to the next leg. After that first race, I think I had it down.” Nowlin is also active in Key Club, Latin Club – and Fishing Club, which is exactly what it sounds like. “It’s just a group of us who get together and go fishing,” Nowlin said. “I love to go fishing with my family. My father and grandfather are big fishermen. For the last five years, we’ve gone to Jack’s Beach in Jacksonville, Florida, and done some offshore fishing. Last summer, we all caught a barracuda. Mine was between 40 and 45 pounds. I’ve caught bull reds and a few sharks, including a black tip. I’d still love to catch a mahi mahi, but that kind of fish really isn’t in the area I like to fish in in Florida.”
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March 21 | A resident of Royster Road in Greensboro reported an unknown suspect used her daughter’s debit card information on March 19 to charge $61.52 at a Shell gas station in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
March 25 | After a man was arrested at Pick N Go on N.C. 68 in Stokesdale at 6:40 p.m. for being intoxicated and disorderly, he was taken to Greensboro Jail Central.
March 25 | A resident of Scalesville Road in Summerfield reported losing $810 after he allowed a suspect on Craigslist to deposit fraudulent checks into his checking account in exchange for a commission.
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March 21 | A parcel containing 989 grams of marijuana valued at $49,450 was seized in the vicinity of the FedEx Ship Center in the 6000 block of Old Oak Ridge Road in Greensboro. March 23 | A resident of Whipple Trace in
March 9 | Someone hit the back window of a student’s Toyota Camry while it was parked at Northern High School on Spencer Dixon Road in Greensboro; the resulting damage was a small hole in the window and the rest of the window being cracked.
Gypsy scam targets elderly
The door-to-door gypsy scam targeting the elderly is moving through our area yet again, Det. R. D. Seals with Guilford County Sheriff’s Office recently reported on Nextdoor.com. The scam involves multiple subjects going door-to-door in neighborhoods where they believe elderly people may live. The group overwhelms the resident with claims of being an old friend or knowing a family member and “sweet talks” their way inside the home. One of the subjects then isolates the victim – in many cases trying to sell linoleum flooring or other materials. Meanwhile, another subject goes to a different area of the house and steals jewelry,
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suspects’ travel, if possible,” Seals advised. “Unfortunately, the offenders committing these crimes are not from our area and move from town to town preying on elderly residents, making it difficult for law enforcement to catch them. Only a vigilant neighbor or victim who calls 911 immediately or gets a tag number will put a stop to their spree.” If you have information about a gypsy scam in our area, call Greensboro/Guilford County Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.
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Adult literacy tutors needed Reading Connections, the largest community-based adult literacy agency in North Carolina, provides free literacy services to adults in Guilford County who wish to improve their basic reading skills through trained volunteers working as one-to-one tutors and small group instructors. There are currently over 80 adults on our waiting list and we are in need of volunteers in Greensboro and High Point who are willing to donate two to four hours a week with a one-year commitment. Prospective volunteer tutors must complete a free three-part training; the next training will be offered in April.
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Sports HOF nominations due April 1
Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 1 at 10am in our Family Life Center For families with children 2 years old thru 5th grade American Red Cross Blood Drive Monday, April 10 To reserve a donation time, call the church office at (336) 643-4690 Journey to the Cross on Holy Thursday April 13 from 6:30 -7:45 pm in our Family Life Center Groups begin every 12 minutes
The Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame is seeking nominations of athletes, coaches and others who have made significant contributions in the field of local sports to be considered for selection and induction by April 1. All nominees must have direct ties to Guilford County. Athletes must have completed competition and have significant ties with Guilford County beyond a college career;
coaches, who may still be active, must have devoted a minimum of 20 years in sports to Guilford County; and contributors must have made significant contributions to Guilford County sports over a period of time. Nomination forms are available at www.greensborosports.org (search for Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame nominations) .
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SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Breakfast for HORSEPOWER | HORSEPOWER Community Civitans invites you to join them for breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Fatz Café, 619 S. Regional Road, Greensboro, to help raise funds for HORSEPOWER Therapeutic Learning Center. Breakfast tickets are $6; kids under 6 eat free.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Ladies Philoptochos Annual Spring Pastry Sale | Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church, 800 Westridge Road, Greensboro, will sell Greek pastries and their “Deliciously Greek! & Other Ethnic Delights” cookbook on April 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More info: call (336) 292-8013 or email gvarsamis@triad.rr.com.
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Town council, where do you stand on PD? I’ve lived at my current address for 26 years. Along with my neighbor, Danny Nelson, we are largely responsible for the volunteer annexation of our end of Summerfield (west of U.S. 220) way back when. We went door-to-door collecting signatures to make that happen. I’m personally offended by David Couch saying in a recent Greensboro News & Record article that the “well-todo people of Summerfield” are against his plan (to develop his property as a Planned Development).
Well, I’m not well-to-do, but I’ve been here way before he ever thought about coming out here and I resent his plan. I am asking all council members to please tell me your thoughts and give me some hope that the town council of Summerfield has not sold out to David Couch, because I intend to work harder than I did to annex our end of Summerfield to rally people against this change that only benefits Couch the developer. Please let me know where you stand. Tony Burris, SUMMERFIELD
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Summit Church in Oak Ridge for their Movie Night. Our kids had a great time and it allowed my husband and me a date night that we very much enjoyed! Lowes Foods in Oak Ridge Commons for having such clean restrooms. It’s nice to see people that still take pride in their workplace. Keep up the good work. Mark Mariotti at Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning. Thank you for the affordable and professional carpet cleaning you recently provided us. TireMax in Stokesdale for their customer service! They picked up and dropped off our car so my small children and I wouldn’t have to wait while having four tires replaced and aligned. Also, they have great prices and are honest. Benjamin, Cynthia and Stephen in the Walmart garden center on Battleground Avenue for helping me so willingly with the purchase of a rocking chair. These three employees should train everyone everywhere in great customer service!
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Summerfield Fire Department for their speedy response to a tree falling on our house. No one was hurt and we made some new friends during this terrible experience. They, along with many neighbors, have been wonderful. Thank you all very much!
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Bob Yarbrough for his editorial in last week’s Northwest Observer. Teenage drivers are often observed driving recklessly. Perhaps teen GPS tracking devices should be a requirement until they graduate high school? Northern Middle School seventhand eighth-grade chorus. You sounded amazing! The young man who helped this old man who had tripped onto the pavement at Food Lion in Summerfield. I was flat on my face and he helped me up! David Wrenn and Ethan of Bi-Rite in Stokesdale for pushing our car uphill backwards when the car would not go into reverse. You are part of the reason we love calling Stokesdale home.
GRIPES to... People who throw trash along the side of U.S. 220. Those in charge of coordinating traffic out of Northern High. Turning left can take over 20 minutes and people working around the problem only makes it more dangerous. Planned development supporters who don’t mention the impact it will have on our overcrowded schools. Why is it acceptable for our children to go to school in trailer parks? Let the northwest area schools catch up before we build more homes. Bank of Oak Ridge for doling out
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GRIPES to... those responsible for letting Old Union Graveyard in Oak Ridge get so neglected and overgrown. Perhaps cleaning it up would be a good service project for a Boy or Girl Scout troop, church or school group, etc.
Editor’s note: Veterans from the Revolutionary War and Civil War are buried at Old Union Graveyard on E. Harrell Road in Oak Ridge, which the Town of Oak Ridge has designated with a historic marker. The graveyard property is held in trust by the Parrish and Armstrong (Lowrey) families, who have ancestors buried there; it is believed that some of the unmarked stones in the cemetery may belong to slaves.
$100 bills via teller machine. Companies do not want to accept them. Told it would be resolved by end of December. Even your neighbor in Oak Ridge, Wendy’s, does not accept $100 bills. Editor’s note: We forwarded this reader’s gripe to Suzanne Benton, branch manager for Bank of Oak Ridge’s Oak Ridge and Summerfield locations, and here is her response: “We apologize for any miscommunication as it relates to a change in December. There are no plans to adjust the current bill dispensing methodology. That said, our teller machines dispense multiple denominations, including coin. If our clients have questions, we encourage them to reach out to a community banker in a branch,
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Drivers, young and old, who think a stop sign is only a suggestion to not proceed until on-coming traffic has passed. The three-second “wait until I’ve passed” must be too much for them to bear. The reader in last week’s issue who grinned about the leadership at Northern Middle. Student discipline problems are high, morale is low and teachers are leaving. Given the changes, I’m thankful this is my child’s last year at the school.
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approach in recovering revenue. That includes asking the fire district to pay for the water it uses, he said.
ing to discuss the proposal with the fire department were derailed in September by Hurricane Matthew, which damaged and destroyed water systems in eastern North Carolina and tied Wilson up until recently.
“I’m not asking the district to make (the water system) break even,” Braswell said. “There are only 500 customers on that water system. Those 500 bear all the cost burden for that water system.”
The town can account for the water sold to its 462 metered customers and for the water used in flushing waterlines to maintain water quality, Wilson said. That amounts to 84 percent of what went through the meter.
Spreading the cost among the almost 9,900 people in the fire district that includes portions of Guilford and Rockingham counties is reasonable, he said.
Leak-detection equipment did not reveal any big leaks in the system. www.trane.com
“With 17,000 gallons on the ground, we would see that leak,” Braswell said. “So, it’s getting out of town somehow.”
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Braswell confirmed a few days after the meeting the meter vaults are leakfree. The meter at the site on U.S. 158 where the waterline from Winston-Salem connects to Stokesdale’s water system was last tested Aug. 8, 2016, according to Courtney Driver, director of the City/ County Utilities Commission in WinstonSalem. Driver said the meter was underregistering, was repaired and retested in passing condition Nov. 10, 2016. Stokesdale Fire Department inspects the town’s hydrants twice a year, Chief Todd Gauldin said. Maintenance is performed in the spring, and a flow test is conducted in the fall.
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Wilson said some of the 16 percent may be water used by the fire department for fire suppression, washing tankers or training. Some might also have been water used by nearby municipalities during “mutual aid” in fighting fires. And some of it may have been stolen. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Jones said recently that town staff received calls saying tankers have been seen hooked up to the water system. Stealing water is a felony punishable by a $5,000 fine, Jones said. “As we narrow down the 16 percent, we will look at all possible causes,” Braswell said. And the town will take the same
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Under what Braswell called a water application agreement, the fire department would provide its “best estimate” of water used for training, fighting fires, testing equipment and flushing out tanker trucks, and report the amount once a month to the town. Braswell proposes charging the fire district what Stokesdale pays for water – $5.85 per 1,000 gallons of water – and waiving other fees. Similar agreements would also be sent to surrounding districts, including Oak Ridge and Summerfield. Gauldin said the fire department already pays for water used at the fire station for such things as washing trucks and showers. “We’re not exactly sure what they’re thinking we use per year,” he said. “We really need to see what the request would be.” Money to pay the additional water bill would come from the fire district’s fire tax, which is 10 cents for each $100 property value. There are other things in the pipeline. The council is close to approving a bulk water policy for such customers as landscaping companies, contractors and those filling up swimming pools. This summer the town will expand its use of electronic water meters, which are more accurate at low flow rates.
Braswell also said delinquent water accounts are being pursued aggressively by a collections attorney, and an emergency water policy will be crafted. “It’s a thousand-piece puzzle,” he said.
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LEGAL NOTICE VIRGINIA: In the circuit court of the City of Lynchburg; John Charles McCaughtry, plaintiff, file #CL16000474-00, v. Rebecca Malloy Stith McCaughtry, defendant. The subject of this suit is for the plaintiff to divorce the defendant on the grounds that the parties have been living separate and apart for more than twelve months, the defendant’s whereabouts being unknown. It is therefore ordered that Rebecca Malloy Stith McCaughtry appear on or before April 26 at the Lynchburg Circuit Court and protect her interests. Requested by Debora Cress Embrey, Attorney at Law, 147 Mill Ridge Road, Lynchburg, Virginia, 24502. VSB #025299; Telephone (434) 528-3996.
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HOME SERVICES CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING, gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Fully ins. windowcleaningnc.com. (336) 595-2873. MAID-2-SHINE. Excellent service, 15 years exp. Free estimates., excellent references. (336) 338-0223. DEEP CLEANING TECHNICIAN INC. Licensed & insured. Call for free quote for your detailed cleaning. Lisa, (336) 207-0770. LIVENGOOD’S CLEANING. Church, businesses. Free est., 14 yrs exp. (336) 223-5034. HOME CLEANING. Afford. rates, ref. avail., 10 years exp. Elizabeth, (336) 453-8592. MAIDS OF HONOR, INC. Triad’s oldest! $25 off! 40 years in service. Bonded staff. English speaking. (336) 708-2407.
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HOME SERVICES CastleWorks WINDOW CLEANING Includes gutters, pressure washing, chandeliers and other high ladder work. Fully insured and bonded, free estimates. (336) 609-0677. www.castleworkswindowcleaning.com. ANA’S HOUSECLEANING. Good references, free est., 25 years exp. (336) 309-0747. CARPET CLEANING. We clean the dirt out of your carpet, not the money out of your pockets! Call David, Cleaning Solutions, (336) 989-4318, thecleaning.solutions or find us on FB at Cleaning Solutions Carpet Cleaning. WINDOW GENIE WINDOW CLEANING 3M Window Film – save on your energy bills and enjoy the view. Fully ins., free est. Greensboro.windowgenie.com, (336) 268-8586. MAID 2 GLIMMER. Amazon approved. (336) 441-8388 or visit Maid2Glimmer.com. STEPHANIE’S CLEANING SERVICE 10 years experience. (336) 423-9786.
DECORATING EXPERIENCED INTERIOR DECORATOR & personal furniture shopper will help you with style, color, shopping & furniture placement. E-mail appeninc@gmail.com or call Ann Appenzeller, (336) 314-1411.
ELECTRICAL BALEX ELECTRICAL COMPANY, LLC Residential, commercial & solar electrical services. (336) 298-4192.
ENVIRONMENTAL MOSQUITO PROBLEMS? Call Steve Brock, (336) 652-2300, or MosquitoJoe.com.
GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES GENERAL HOME REPAIR, bathroom repair, small/odd jobs. (336) 644-8710, 708-0522.
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JLB REMODELING, INC. Home repair, maintenance & handyman service. Licensed & insured. Competitive rates. (336) 681-2902 or www.jlbremodeling.com. MOWER REPAIR. Any type mower, weld and repair mower decks. Free pickup and delivery. Call or text Morris, (336) 880-7498. GREENERTIMES SMALL ENGINE Sales & Service Center. All types sold and repaired; comm/res. 9428 NC Hwy. 65, Stokesdale. (336) 548-9286 or (336) 312-3844.
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GRADING / HAULING PEARMAN QUARRY HAULING Fill dirt, gravel, sand rock, mulch & more. Joel Richardson, (336) 803-2195.
ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE Total tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Bobcat work and more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call Joe at (336) 643-9157.
GAULDIN TRUCKING, grading & hauling, bobcat work, lot clearing, driveways, fill dirt, gravel, etc. (336) 362-1150.
A-LIST LAWN CARE Professional lawn services at affordable prices. Licensed/insured. (336) 609-7013.
E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, topsoil, lot clearing, bobcat work, excavating, mulch, etc. (336) 451-1282.
CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE Complete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, (336) 6439332, carolinaStumpAndTreeServices.com.
BRAD’S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS. LLC Debris removal, grading, gravel/dirt, driveways, concrete work. (336) 362-3647.
TRACTOR FOR HIRE – Bush hogging, grading, brush/tree removal. (336) 207-6632.
ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt available. Zane Anthony, (336) 362-4035.
LAWN CARE / LANDSCAPING AREA STUMP DUMP. Yard waste, concrete, etc. Fill dirt avail. (336) 602-5820. STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic./Ins. 30 yrs. exp. Bucket truck/chipper, total cleanup. Selective thinning & lot clearing. 24-hr. ER svc. OR, NC. (336) 643-1119. BRAD’S BOBCAT. Mulch, landscaping, pine needles and straw. (336) 362-3647. SEYMOUR LAWNCARE. Serving NW Guilford and Madison. Simon, (336) 314-1068. STEVE’S LAWN CARE Lawn mowing, weekly or bi-weekly, no contracts, reasonable rates. Call Steve, (336) 264-9082. COLFAX LAWNCARE Complete lawn care maintenance. Spring fertilizing, mowing, trimming, pine needles. Res./comm., HOA & annual agreements. Fully insured. Serving the Triad for 28 years. (336) 362-5860. FAY’S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Snow plowing, tree pruning, general yard clean up. Pine needles & mulch. Reasonable and honest. Call Taylor, (336) 464-5215.
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GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maint. (336) 655-6490.
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PRESSURE WASHING, gutter & window cleaning. Fully insured. Crystal Clear, www. windowcleaningnc.com. (336) 595-2873.
RED RHINO ROOFING, based in Oak Ridge, NC. Storm damage specialist experienced with all types of roofing. BBB accredited A and listed with Angie’s List. Call (336) 9446118, or visit redrhinoroofing.com.
WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Complete lawn care & landscaping. NC lic. irrigation contractor. 20 years exp. Hardscaping, fertilization & weed control. (336) 399-7764. ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call (336) 382-9875.
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MASONRY MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone, concrete & repairs. Free estimates. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com. SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes. How about a new patio or fire pit? We can help with all of your outdoor living and entertainment spaces! Fire pits, driveways & sidewalks, patios and more! Give us a call at (336) 399-6619 for all your concrete and landscape needs.
GAS LOGS, WOOD STOVES, INSERTS, fireplaces, sold, serviced and repaired. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183.
PAINTING & DRYWALL CINDY’S PAINTING – Interior painting, wallpaper removal. References & free estimates available. (336) 708-9155. PAINTING – INTERIOR & EXTERIOR 32 yrs. exp. Sheetrock repair. No job too small. Insured. Brad Rogers, (336) 314-3186. STILL PERFECTION PAINTING Reliable, skilled, affordable. Painting, pressure washing, handyman services. Scott Still, (336) 462-3683, stillperfectionpainting.com.
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BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic. & insured. Call Mark, (336) 337-7924. WEBSTER & SONS PLUMBING, Inc. (336) 992-2503. Licensed, insured, bonded. 24/7 service. Plumbing, drain cleaning, well pumps. Give us a call, we do it all! Go to www.webstersplumbing.com for more info.
WINDOW GENIE PRESSURE WASHING Soft house washing. Window film, window cleaning, gutters. Fully ins., free est., Greensboro.windowgenie.com, (336) 268-8586.
REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION WORKS, INC. New construction, remodeling, additions, kitchen, bath and decks. We are a locally owned, full-service design and build company, A+ accredited with the BBB. Visit www.myrenovationworks.com or call (336) 427-7391 to start your next project. COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICES Swimming pools, plastering, textured ceilings, stucco, drywall, painting, pressure washing. 30 yrs. exp. Ron Tuck, (336) 855-8107. BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTION Kitchens/baths, custom decks, garages, siding, dock work, windows, roofing, rotted wood. Sr. disc., 35 years exp. (336) 362-6343. ORTIZ REMODELING – Total restoration & home improvement. Drywall, painting, kitchen cabinets, interior trim & more. Free estimates. (336) 280-8981. PREMIER CONSTRUCTION. Providing all of your home maintenance needs, remodeling and new construction. (336) 430-9507.
CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLC Residential roofing, rubber flat roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Now accepting all major credit cards. Call (336) 643-8191 or (336) 580-3245.
MISC. SERVICES TUTOR FOR K-6 – reading, math, EOG/Test Prep., homework help. Reasonable rates, references. Call Lynn, (336) 207-4863, or email lhcrowe93@yahoo.com. ERIE INSURANCE – IN KERNERSVILLE Long Insurance Services, (336) 992-5664.
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JLB REMODELING, INC. Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free est. Call (336) 681-2902 or visit www.jlbremodeling.com.
COMPUTER REPAIRS – ITBASICS.COM Inside Mailboxes & More, Oak Ridge Commons. (336) 643-0068.
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CUTTING EDGE PRESSURE WASHING Affordable. Dependable. Please call anytime for free estimate, (336) 706-0103.
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SOLID CHERRY EXECUTIVE DESK with credenza, and U-shaped leaves, $3,000 new, 15 years old. Also 2 cherry book shelves. $500 for all. (336) 904-8252 after 7pm, or email ggoin1004@yahoo.com.
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ALL NEW MATTRESS SETS. Still in plastic, w/warranty. Twin, $99; Full, $109; Queen, $129; King, $191. Can deliver, lay-away available. Mattress Outlet. (336) 992-0025.
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KPS – KELLY’S PET SERVICES Professional in-home pet sitting. Bonded & insured. Member Pet Sitters International. Pet sitting while you are away, daily walks or runs, play, pet taxi, and more! KPS gives a portion of profits to animal charities. Call, email, or Facebook message for a free consultation: (336) 706-6706, kpsforyourpets@ gmail.com, www.facebook.com/kpspets, or kpspets on Instagram.
3BR, 2BA, in quiet, clean park, located near intersection of 158/220. $600/mo. (336) 908-6553. OLD REMODELED FARMHOUSE, 2BR, gas heat, exc. neighborhood, avail. 5/1, Summerfield area. $625/mo. (336) 643-1058. STUDIO APARTMENT, Oak Ridge / Sum-
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PET SERVICES & PRODUCTS Bel-Aire Veterinary Hospital ................14 Northwest Animal Hospital .................13 Veterinary Hospital at Oak Ridge.........15 Westergaard Kennels ............................4
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50% OFF All In-Stock TV Stands 50% OFF All In-Stock Fireplaces 50% OFF All In-Stock Grandfather Clocks 50% OFF All In-Stock Decorative Screens 50% OFF All In-Stock Area Rugs
48 Month Interest Free Financing! No Credit Check Financing! wer New Items, Loinancing ial F Prices & SpecR YOU! ALL FO
SUPERSTORE
Call 427-5413
MIDTOWN FURNITURE
& MATTRESS CENTER
Hwy. 220 Business across from Kmart, 727 N. Highway Street, Madison, NC 27025
DELIVERY A ND DISPOSAL A VAILABLE
BUS 220
Eden Mayodan
SUPERSTORE Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9:00 am-6:00 pm or by appt. Plenty of Parking • Large Showroom
www.midtownfurniture.com
Martinsville
135
704
Midtown Furniture
Madison BYP 220
Reidsville
311
704
Winston-Salem Greensboro
*See store for complete financing options. 48 month financing may require a minimum purchase amount. All advertised prices are after all available discounts. We reserve the right to replace products advertised if they become unavailable.