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Brown, McClellan vie for Summerﬁeld mayor’s seat Sessoms not seeking re-election

Mayor Tim Sessoms will step down later this year when his two-year term expires, and former mayor Mark Brown and current Councilwoman Elizabeth McClellan each hopes to be his successor. Sessoms, who said in late June that he would run for a second two-year

Town’s historic district called into question Historic Preservation Commission has exceeded its authority, agrees Rep. Mark Brody from Union County

by GERRI HUNT SUMMERFIELD – In a surprising turn of events, the slate Sessoms of candidates for Summerfield’s mayor is not what many expected.

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term, made his decision to not run again on Friday, July 17 – the last day to file for candidacy. “It’s something I prayed about, I talked to my family about, and I talked to my business partners about, and it’s the best decision for me and my family,” said Sessoms. “It’s one of the

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4 churches, 1 mission Youth unite for Operation 336 Photo by Gerri Hunt/NWO

Mya Joyner, Seth Joyner, McKenzie Roach and other teens paint a section of an old barn on property owned by the Town of Summerﬁeld. It’s just one of many service projects they did together across the area during an activity dubbed “Operation 336.”

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OAK RIDGE and RALEIGH – It’s not as if issues weren’t complicated enough. Dating back to October 2012, Oak Ridge’s Historic Preservation Commission has repeatedly maintained that CrossFit Oak Ridge, which is next door to Town Hall on Linville Road, is still not in full compliance with the town’s historic district guidelines and the two parties have batted the compliance issues back and forth during over 27 formal meetings, several informal meetings, and in and out of courtrooms. Town representatives say the battle has cost taxpayers over $80,000 in legal fees alone, not to mention staff and volunteer time and frustration. Still, CrossFit continues to conduct business in a building without a Certificate of Occupancy and the town says the fitness facility needs to either bring the building into compliance or vacate it. Adding one more complication to the mix, a state representative from southeast of Charlotte is now sponsoring legislation regarding historic districts while pointing a finger directly at Oak Ridge. North Carolina Rep. Mark Brody (R-Union) says he was contacted in

the summer of 2014 by Mark Smith, co-owner of CrossFit Oak Ridge, who was seeking help with his “battle with the Town of Oak Ridge” and felt the Oak Ridge Historic Preservation Commission “was exceeding its authority on features of the building.” This past April, Brody proposed a bill titled “Zoning/Changes to Historic Preservation Procedures” (HB 799). The bill was born from two ideas, the first being that someone wanting to build within the historic district may not know the district’s requirements in advance. The second idea addresses how to resolve conflicts that arise from that lack of knowledge, or from a different interpretation of the requirements.

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Municipal candidates ﬁnalized NW GUILFORD – With the filing period ending at noon on Friday, July 17, for candidates wishing to run in the Nov. 3 municipal elections, the final line-up on each town’s ballot will be: Summerfield mayor: Mark Brown and Elizabeth McClellan (see related story, page 1). Summerfield Town Council (three seats): Dena Barnes (incumbent), Dwayne Crawford, John O’Day, Chip Person, Cheri Pikett, Reece Walker and Adrian Williamson. Jason Alison, who had ini-

tially filed to run, removed his name before the noon filing deadline on July 17.

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Closing end of Clintwood discussed STOKESDALE – During the July 16 Stokesdale Town Council meeting, resident Mary Maness of Tree Court discussed how dangerous the intersection of Clintwood Drive and U.S. 158 is for drivers.

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Oak Ridge Town Council (three seats): Brooke Beckett, Carey Benefiel, Chad Gimbert, Steve Holmes, George McClellan (incumbent), Doug Nodine, Carol Shina, Ron Simpson, Eric Strimple, Spencer Sullivan (incumbent and current mayor), Annette Walker and Thomas Steve Wilson.

use Clintwood as a shortcut to bypass the busy U.S. 158/N.C. 68 intersection and access N.C. 68 south of the intersection. “Somebody’s going to get killed on that road. They come off of 158 like they’re on Interstate 40,” said Maness.

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e-mail: questions@ nwobserver.com Are there any plans to add a turn lane on northbound Linville Road at its intersection with N.C. 150/Oak Ridge Road? I have been in that intersection multiple times when someone has gone to turn left onto westbound N.C. 150/Oak Ridge Road, only to be nearly missed by cars going straight through the intersection. Likewise, when I have waited for southbound traffic to clear on Linville Road, I have had cars behind me honk their horns because I didn’t just proceed with the turn. It just seems ripe for an accident to happen, particularly during drop-off and pickup times at Oak Ridge Elementary. Bobby Norris, a district engineer with NCDOT, says there are not any plans to widen the northbound Linville Road/ N.C. 150 intersection for left turns. However, Norris says NCDOT will review the intersection to see if a left-turn lane is warranted based on the traffic counts and accident history.

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...continued from p. 3 “As a matter of fact, last weekend a friend of mine was coming to the house and she did get hit. It totaled her Volvo. Thank God she wasn’t hurt.” Maness said drivers traveling from U.S. 158 onto Clintwood Drive don’t usually use their turn signals, and speed through the area at 40 mph. “Something’s going to have to be done,” she stressed. “It’s bad. People don’t give a turn signal,” agreed Councilwoman Vicki WhiteLawrence. Dep. Scott Casey told Maness he can write tickets for anyone he sees who doesn’t use a turn signal.

“The speed limit is 35 mph there,” he said. “The state wouldn’t be able to close the road because there are houses there, but you could make it a dead end. That would be up to the town council.” Councilman Joe Thacker said the council would take Maness’ request under advisement. “[Making Clintwood Road] a dead end has been considered before,” said Councilman Bill Jones, “but it was closing the N.C. 68 end, not the U.S. 158 end. [Drivers] run that stop sign all the time.” Mayor Randy Braswell asked Casey if the Department of Transportation could do a traffic study on Clintwood, and Casey said the town could ask. “I think that’s what we’ll do,” said Braswell.

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GUILFORD COUNTY – Doing all it can to keep as many teacher assistants in classrooms as possible, on Tuesday, July 14, the Guilford County Board of Education approved a resolution to reduce the number of days teacher assistants work by three. “This is not a recommendation I would like to make,” said Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green. “Reducing work days for any of our employees is not a welcome option. However, based on what we’re seeing coming from the legislature, they’re going to do something to cut teacher assistant positions. This is our way of saying to those dedicated employees that we are doing our best to keep them working with our students.” Under North Carolina’s continuing budget resolution, GCS needed to identify more than $1.1 million to keep all current teacher assistants in the classrooms. That loss, combined with the cost of sustaining operations, funding state mandates and covering state teacher salary increases, leaves the district with a $5 million shortfall. The district identified more than $4.6 million in central office cuts to cover the shortfall, but more cuts are expected.

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under the continuing budget,” said GCS Board Chairman Alan Duncan. “If certain proposals in the House and Senate budgets go through, we could be looking at cuts of an additional $8 million.” The state’s continuation resolution is approved through Aug. 14; however, some of GCS’ extended-year schools start class on July 31. Since 2008, GCS has had to cut more than 200 teaching positions and increased class sizes three times. In the last six years, the district has asked for an additional $78 million from the county in an attempt to, among other efforts, replace those positions, sustain operations and pay for salary increases, but only received a little more than $9 million. As a result, the district says it has struggled to offset increases in student enrollment, health insurance, retirement, utilities, gas, insurance and the addition of hundreds of thousands of square feet of classroom and school space. “It’s true that our students are doing great things despite these challenges,” said Green. “That is due to the hard work and dedication of our teachers and staff, who continue to amaze me by doing more with less. However, we know we can do better, and we need the tools to move forward.” The board will finalize the 2015-16 budget once state funding is allocated.

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hardest decisions I’ve ever made because [being mayor] is something I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m appreciative of the opportunity that was afforded me. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and had hoped to do it for a long time.” Sessoms said his business, ComputerNet, “is facing some pretty big challenges with the acquisition of two additional companies last year, and getting the three companies to come together, and some unforeseen things are going to require more attention.” A week before the filing deadline, Sessoms spoke to Mark Brown, who retired from public service in 2013 after six years of serving as a council member and eight years as mayor. “I asked him if he would consider running again. Mark is refreshed after a couple of years off, and excited,” said Sessoms.

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“to stay along the same tone and course as it was when he took over from me.” And Brown doesn’t mind coming out of retirement, even though he suffered from a back injury during the first half of the two-year break. He’s “back at 100 percent” now, though. “We’ve got to make some sacrifices, and do the best we can,” he said. “I’ve been keeping up with what’s going on in Summerfield in the Northwest Observer, and there are a lot of little places I’d like to continue to push.” Brown said he’s in total agreement with what the town has done since he left office, and looks forward to continuing the long-range plans at Summerfield Athletic Park and with the A&Y Trail, which he has strongly advocated for since the 1990s. Current Councilwoman Elizabeth McClellan filed to run for mayor within a few months of her first four-year term on the council expiring. “I had been toying with doing the mayor’s position since I heard Tim wasn’t running,” she said on July 21. But at the time she filed, McClellan

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said she didn’t realize Brown was running. And on the flip side, Brown and Sessoms said they didn’t know McClellan was running. McClellan said she tried to keep her intentions “under wraps,” and anytime she was asked if she was running for council again, she said no – because technically, she wasn’t running for a council seat. “If Tim wasn’t going to run, it was important to have someone who was in the loop to run for mayor, because we have a lot of closed-session items right now, and a lot of things we’re trying to do as a council,” she said. McClellan said she was surprised to see Brown join the race, and couldn’t recall him attending any council meetings since he left office. But, she observed, Sessoms had never attended a meeting before he filed to run for mayor and that hadn’t kept him from doing a good job. “I don’t have a full-time job like Tim, but I do have four children [15, 13 and 11 years old, and 18 months],” she said. “Everybody has time issues, but I feel like I’ve always had a professionalism on

the council, and I intend to keep that in the mayor’s position. “I feel like I would be a good spokesperson for the town, and I think we have a lot of changes in the next two years with [U.S. 220 and I-73] coming to fruition. It’s important to have someone in that position who is strong,” continued McClellan. “Our town is growing, so what’s important is that we have a managed, responsible growth.” Underlying that growth are many rezoning cases on the horizon. “I just want to make sure we conduct our [rezoning] hearings properly and that we utilize our comprehensive plan in the manner in which it was designed to be used,” said McClellan. “I think that’s very important.” She added that one of the mayor’s main duties is to preside over town council meetings. “I feel like I can conduct a very efficient meeting – it’s a strength I have,” said McClellan. “Tim has done a very good job at that as well. I’d just like to continue in that vein.”

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July 14 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by PATTI STOKES  Mayor Tim Sessoms called the monthly meeting to order; Linda Southard led the opening prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and staff/council introductions.  In response to council member Alicia Flowers’s question regarding three expense items totaling about $2,000 for grading and lining the fields at Summerfield Athletic Park, Town Manager Scott Whitaker explained the town’s parks and recreation manager mows the fields, but lining the fields has been contracted out since the park opened in 2010; when another part-time seasonal employee is hired, however, that person will be trained to line the fields. Regarding $250 for cleaning the house on the Gordon property, Whitaker explained the house was previously rented but had been vacant for more than a year and needed a good cleaning. “Interesting,” responded Flowers.  Council member Elizabeth McClellan asked about two checks for $815 each for code enforcement, both written

in June. Whitaker explained the town had used all of its contracted hours for code enforcement in June (20 hours per month), but still needed coverage for some ongoing issues; because not all of the contracted hours had been used in other months, he relied on budgeted but unused code enforcement funds to prevent a gap in coverage.  Flowers asked about another expense for field irrigation repair at Summerfield Athletic Park, noting the system has been repaired several times. Whitaker explained that according to everyone who has looked at it, the ongoing problems are not due to the system’s quality, rather to poor installation.

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Music in the Park events so far, Adams said.  Sessoms said a memorial service for Summerfield resident and veteran Bob White would be held on July 18 at the VFW Memorial in Summerfield Community Park. “I saw Bob at Founders’ Day and could tell he wasn’t well, but he told me, ‘I’m not going to miss this’ … and he carried the flag in the parade,” Sessoms said.  Longtime Finance ComPhoto by Patti Stokes/NWO mittee members Ronnie Summerﬁeld resident Ronnie Stafford, who served on Stafford, Tim Pitts and Rick the town’s Finance Committee from 1996 until recentHall were recognized for ly, received a certiﬁcate of appreciation for his service their long-term service on the at the July 14 meeting. committee. Stafford, the only one in attendance, was presented with a “But the $5 million you all plan on certificate of appreciation for serving on spending on the trails is one of the bigthe committee since 1996. gest wastes of taxpayers’ money,” Williamson then said. “I can’t see any need PUBLIC COMMENTS for the trails, and I can’t think of other  Gail Dunham said town ordinances and policies had been worked on for a long time before being approved and the town council and staff needed to is knowing your dog is loved comply with them. and cared for

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Regarding developing a trail system, Dunham said the town needed to know what trail easements property owners had agreed on before spending $250,000 or more on a trail design. Also, directions for the design firm should be in writing and approved by the council. The town was now building a commercial road to Summerfield Athletic Park, Dunham claimed, and a major engineering project such as that should be approved by the town council, not just Whitaker.  Adrian Williamson said the money spent on the athletic fields at Summerfield Athletic Park thus far, plus what was going to be spent on a second park entrance/exit at U.S. 220, was a tremendous amount of money.

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than 10 or 12 (people) who will benefit from the trails – other than people outside of the community.” Williamson went on to say there was something wrong with having to pull $827,624 (before council approved the budget for this fiscal year, the transfer from the fund balance was reduced to $812,104) out of reserves to balance the budget this fiscal year. “We are spending more than we have coming in. There is a tax on our cable, phones, etc., and you all are getting some of that.”  Dwayne Crawford said the town should either put funding a trail to a referendum or tax the property owners who would directly benefit from the trail improvements.  Cheri Pikett announced she was running for a town council seat because she wanted to have influence in town council decisions. “It’s important for you to have citizen input so you know what the majority of us want. I would like to see that communication opened up both ways,” Pikett said, adding that running for public office had always been in the back of her mind and she has taken many leadership classes, undergone training in social media, has served on the town’s Public Safety Committee and as secretary of a women’s group.

COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee. Town Finance Officer Katrina Whitt said the committee would meet again July 20, and would discuss investment options for the $1 million CD that is maturing, The Historical and Trails and Open Space Committees will meet again in August. Founders’ Day. Whitaker said a subcommittee is meeting to discuss components of the annual event.

PUBLIC HEARING Rezoning Case. Town Planner Julie Reid presented a request to rezone 132 acres off Lake Brandt and Scalesville Roads

from AG (Agricultural) to CU-RS-40 (Conditional Use - Residential - 40,000 square feet minimum lot sizes). LD Equity wishes to develop the property for about 65 single-family homes which will be served by private wells and septic tank systems. Following Reid’s presentation, attorney Marc Isaacson spoke on behalf of LD Equity and the Hayes family, who will sell the property to the developer. Bob Dischinger, president of Evans Engineering, addressed neighboring property owners’ concerns about the impact of more traffic on Lake Brandt and Scalesville Roads, the developer’s willingness to provide the fire department with a water access point to the pond on the property, and the water re-charge rate. Nat Hayes spoke on behalf of his family; additionally, three citizens spoke in support of the development plan, saying keeping an average lot density of almost two acres and preserving about 33 percent of the property as open space was about “as good as it is going to get” in Summerfield.

said there may be people on the committee with a conflict because they could receive money from the town for a trail easement if the trail passes over their property. Town Attorney Bill Frazier said committee members would be aware of potential conflicts and must recuse themselves from voting on those issues.

 5  0 to re-appoint all nine voting committee members.

The Vineyard Trail. Whitaker refreshed council on the particulars of The Vineyard Trail, which runs through The Vineyards at Summerfield neighborhood. Since the trail has been advertised for public use and the town previously contributed money to maintain it, representatives of the neighborhood’s Homeowners Association came before the town in February requesting the town again help with trail maintenance and repair. Four quotes for repairing the trail, some using different approaches, range from $17,575 to $36,476.

Christa Miller spoke on behalf of The Vineyards’ HOA and thanked the town for its consideration, saying no maintenance had been done on the trail in quite a while. “Are we partnering with The Vineyards or are they expecting us to foot the entire bill?” Flowers asked Whitaker. Whitaker said the HOA believes a lot of people outside its neighborhood use the trail, and had initially asked if the town would consider paying for the repairs. “Specifically, what they said was, ‘If the town isn’t interested in making those repairs we would prefer to have the trail taken off as a public trail.’ But, they preferred to let it remain open as a public trail,” Whitaker explained. Whitaker said it looked like about $7,000 had been spent on repairing the trail in the past and he wasn’t certain, but thought the town paid for those repairs.

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 5  0 Following more questions

and discussion, the council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning request with the five conditions the developer placed on it.

 5  0 to rezone about 200 feet of a 2.758-acre parcel of land on N.C. 150 West from RS-40 to AG so the front and rear portions of the parcel would have the same zoning classification.

TOWN MANAGER BUSINESS  Whitaker told the council that Trails and Open Space Committee members were appointed in July 2013 and their first two-year terms were expiring, so appointments or re-appointments needed to be made. Committee members are diverse, don’t always see things the same way, and work extremely diligently and well together, he said.

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 5  0 to continue discussion on

this issue while Whitaker sets up a meeting with The Vineyard HOA representatives and gather more information. Entrance road to SAP. Whitaker said the town, the Ayers family and Gas Town had reached an agreement on the final design of a road that will serve as a second entrance to, and exit from, Summerfield Athletic Park. The design has been reviewed, worked on, and approved by DOT. The project is estimated to cost $190,000, which includes a sign at U.S. 220. Whitaker explained that once the U.S. 220 widening project has been converted to a divided highway, drivers leaving the park using the existing entrance will only be able to head north; to travel south, they would have to turn right, then make a U-turn beyond the charter school. “So, we’re trading $180,000 (plus about $10,000 for a sign) of taxpayer

money for about 1.25 acres of land?” Flowers asked. “I don’t think we can say we’re paying $180,000 for just acreage – the project gains access and north and south lanes onto U.S. 220,” Adams responded. Sessoms added, “It would have been great if we had known DOT’s plans (when the park was built).”

 4  1 to proceed with the necessary land transactions and approve the second entrance/exit road design as presented. Flowers opposed.

A&Y Greenway. Whitaker explained the process he, Trails and Open Space Committee member Doug Canavello and MPO’s Craig McKinney had followed in seeking the engineering design firm they believe is most qualified to design the A&Y Greenway trail from the tunnel on U.S. 220 to the railbed at Summerfield Elementary.

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Heavy public involvement, such as Stewart would recommend, would drive the design firm’s price up, McKinney pointed out. “In this case, public involvement is very important,” responded Flowers. McClellan wholeheartedly agreed, as did the other council members.

 5  0 to authorize the subcom-

mittee to negotiate with Stewart to provide planning and design services for the southern portion of Summerfield’s proposed A&Y Greenway.

REPORTS, UPDATES  Whitaker said the property owner on Rhondan Road who had not initially been agreeable to giving up yard frontage for an easement so that the road can be paved and improved had agreed to having her yard staked; he promised to update the council on whether the town and the property owner reach an easement agreement.  McClellan said the after-event reports provided by Cheryl Gore (former event planner and assistant to the town manager) would be dearly missed and she encouraged Whitaker to hire Gore’s replacement soon. After a brief recess to discuss a property matter, the council reconvened, then adjourned at 9:35 p.m.

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Taking a break from yardwork at Summerfield Athletic Park, Ethan Cox of Flat Rock UMC said Wednesday, July 8, was the hardest day – and luckily, the final day. “We pulled weeds and trimmed along the baseball fields here. It was hot and miserable. The humidity is high today,” he said. “But we’ve done a good job, and I’d do it again anytime, because I support my communities of Summerfield and Stokesdale.” Hannah Dunlap, also of Flat Rock UMC, had her tank top rolled up a bit to cool off. “We came out into the community to help people,” she said. “We spread mulch at Camp Guilrock, and went to Stokesdale Elementary and painted the car rider lines all colorful for the kids to stand on, and we painted the pre-K bathroom.”

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Annabelle Raper of Center UMC said the youth also spread mulch at the Greensboro home of an elderly woman, one of four homes where they worked. “We dug up old pine straw and dirt and old mulch, laid out some bricks and made a fire pit for her,” said Raper. William Blackburn of Summerfield UMC said the work had been tough. “We pulled bushes and killed roots with a mattock so [the homeowners] can plant whatever they want,” he said. On the last service day, some of the teens were in Reidsville, repairing and staining a two-story deck at a historical plantation home. The rest of the crew headed over to a piece of property the Town of Summerfield owns, where an old wooden barn that had just been repaired needed a coat of paint. Summerfield Parks and Recreation Manager Jeff Goard directed the group on using paint brushes instead of rollers, then stepped back to oversee their progress. “We’ve been really busy closing out the fiscal year,” he said of his department. “There’s so much to do – it’s nice to have them here to help,” Goard continued. “It’s not often that you see kids willing to do something like this these days.” Drum was proud of the youths from the four churches, and excited about Operation 336. “This gets the youth to know each other better, and to get their feet wet in helping the community,” he said. And it doesn’t hurt that the next day, the teens were headed to enjoy the reward of their hard work – at Emerald Pointe Water Park. “I’ll bet they won’t have any trouble getting up early that day!” laughed Drum.

CRIME / INCIDENT report The District 1 Sheriff’s Office has recently responded to the following incidents in northwest Guilford County. ASSAULT July 13 | A resident of Teakwood Drive in Greensboro reported that at 7 p.m., as she drove down Edgefield Road in Oak Ridge, a man she knows purposely collided with her SUV, causing her to wreck her vehicle. The suspect was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, violation of a 50B domestic violence protection order, injury to personal property and injury to real property. July 14 | A resident of Faye Drive in northwest Greensboro reported being the victim of a simple assault during a family dispute. The victim did not require medical treatment.

threatened with bodily harm by a relative. July 19 | A resident of Middle Drive in northwest Greensboro reported being threatened during a domestic dispute. The victim declined to press charges.

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Your comments on Facebook With nearly 7,900 followers, there is no shortage of opinions and information on local topics being shared on the Northwest Observer’s community Facebook page. The following is just a sampling of what your neighbors are discussing … Vandals struck at Oak Ridge Town Park, pulling off the door of the “My Little Library” station, built by Jacob Scheponik as his Eagle Scout project last month. I was excited to hear about this project through another Scout! I see these little libraries when I travel and loved the idea of one being placed at the park. What a sad, misguided, selfish person to break something handcrafted, free and educational that can be enjoyed by all.” … Someone please catch these destructive ones and teach them a lesson. They should be caught now so they can learn from their mistakes before they become really huge mistakes. This is bad, but we all know it could worse. Catch them please!” [Oak Ridge Parks & Rec Commission] previously discussed installing video surveillance cameras and will revisit that recommendation. Everyone should be aware that the ORTP is being watched by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department ... enough said.” Summerfield Town Council approved the rezoning of 132 acres off Lake Brandt and Scalesville Road, from agriculture to residential; the property will be developed into a subdivision with 69 homes ranging in price from $450,000 to “upwards of $700,000.” Just what we need – more homes regular working class people can’t afford.”

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Who’s got that kind of money in this area? Smaller and cheaper would be much better and affordable.” Summerfield Mayor Tim Sessoms will not run for re-election this November. Council member Elizabeth McClellan and former mayor, Mark Brown, will vie for the seat. I thought Tim was a great mayor. Sorry to see him not running again, but good to see Mark back in the race.” Tim has been awesome! Hate to see him go.” There is a bright future for our council and Mark will come back refreshed and I’m sure knock the ball out of the park!” The N.C. ABC Commission has suspended Double K Sports Bar’s ABC permits, effective July 12, due to “unlawful activities” and the volume of law enforcement calls since February 2010. ...It’s a place that needs to be shut down. No good comes from it. It gives opportunity for irresponsible people to do irresponsible things. It’s the bartender’s job to see when someone has reached their limit and cut them off – or if they are too drunk to drive, then offer to call them a cab!” Many places serve alcohol where this number of disturbances do not take place. Yes people are irresponsible morons, yet a place like this needs to be held accountable. They do no ID, thereby condoning underage drinking; criminal activity and downright debauchery take place there. Time to shut this place down.” Several audience members at the July 9 Oak Ridge Town Council meeting spoke out against the town’s process of council members electing a mayor

from among themselves, rather than allowing citizens to directly vote for the mayor. State Rep. John Blust, who was at the meeting, offered to sponsor a bill to change the town charter to allow the citizens to vote directly for their mayor. To Rep. Blust, please include a voter referendum to anything you introduce at the state legislature. It is only the right thing to do to allow people the ability to vote for how they want to be governed. I would support a state constitutional amendment requiring all local government bills proposed at the state level go to voter referendum to be enacted.” I disagree with that change. The mayor acts as a chairman to organize. We should keep it as is. People who disagree don’t understand how our structure works and probably never come to any meetings.” The mayor, like all council members is elected by the people through popular vote as a council person. We elect these individuals because we believe in their decision-making ability to work in our collective best interest. They then use that very ability to make the decision amongst them who should serve as the chairperson or mayor … If you want to change it then get involved and work through the system and don’t disrupt meetings trying to be the ‘loudest.’ It makes a farce of our process and makes Oak Ridge look as petty as some local government meetings we have read about.” And in the same stream of comments, our Facebook followers praised both outgoing Mayor Ray Combs and incoming Mayor Spencer Sullivan… Whatever Ray’s reason for stepping down, he did a great job leading our town council while in that position. He was elected by the people of Oak Ridge to serve on the town council and he was

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elected by his fellow council members to lead the Council. Disruptions at meetings don’t make just that person look bad but the whole town … Blessings to you and your family, Mr. Combs.” It has been an honor to serve with Ray, to have him as a mentor, and to watch the town grow under his leadership. It is humbling to follow in the footsteps of someone who served the town so long and so well.” Ray wouldn’t agree with this just because of the man that he is, but he’s one of the best things that ever happened to Oak Ridge. We’ve flourished under his leadership. I am proud to call him my friend.” And on the issue of the Town of Oak Ridge notifying Crossfit it must bring its building into compliance with historic district guidelines or vacate the building... Can the town of Oak Ridge not see how absolutely stupid they are coming off? Refusing to approve doors and windows on a building that looks a heck of a lot better than most of the buildings near it. Let’s talk about the falling down house on the corner …” So why did the owners of (the) fitness complex just not build according to code to begin with? It seems like a waste of time and money on their part.” Make sure you get the full story. CrossFit lost in NC court, which ruled in favor of the town and HPC. Would it be right if CrossFit gets to ignore the rules?” Good grief, will this crap ever stop with CrossFit? Stop trying to be so controlling, Town of Oak Ridge, and be happy there are facilities that care about helping people and keeping them healthy!”

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GRINS to...  Mr. Appliance, a wonderful repair man with 37 years’ experience. He was recommended by Lowe’s in Kernersville, and is awesome. I called him on July 5 to repair my washer, he came the next day, fixed it, and did a great job.  Oak Ridge Historic Preservation Commission, an absolutely necessary entity for Oak Ridge; without it, our town would look like High Point Road, distracting from the rural beauty. If you love Oak Ridge, you already love what the HPC has done.  Chuck Salmon for continuing to expose the outrageous rip-off of Oak Ridge residents by our rapacious town council. Just how fat does the town’s savings account have to be before they reduce our taxes?  Chris and Caylor from the Oak Ridge Fire Department for helping my husband. You did just what you do best – help people.  (Developer) Kevan Combs for finally deciding to hit the pause button and not develop every piece of open land in Oak Ridge.  Oak Ridge Town Council. I feel sorry

for CrossFit, but they should follow the rules which uphold historic beauty and mutual respect.  Dan at North Carolina Locksmith. Great job at a great price. It pays to use local businesses!  Seth, Rachel and Tracy Blevins, Jennifer Fang, Tyler Brown, Kristin Vest, Danny Connell, Leslie and Scooter Pegg, Councilman George McClellan and all the other super volunteers who made Saturday’s Music in the Park (in Oak Ridge Town Park) a success!  The Town of Oak Ridge for standing up to CrossFit. It’s real easy, CrossFit: follow the rules. Smoke and mirrors don’t work. Do what you say you’re going to do and the problems won’t exist.

within a 5-mile radius of Haw River Road. What will the future of Oak Ridge look like? Nothing but houses ... very little open land.  The person who hit our dog after he got loose on Bunch Road on July 17, but didn’t stop. It was an accident, but you not stopping while my son had to watch his dog die only made it worse.

same as a solid green one.  CrossFit for forcing the Town of Oak Ridge to spend tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees because you don’t want to follow the rules. Just follow the rules! The town can use those funds for constructive projects.  Drivers who don’t use their turn signals, especially on busy roads such as N.C. 68.

 Writing nuts, religious nuts, voting nuts, car nuts, capitalist nuts and gun nuts. Heck, let’s add peanuts to this list also.

 Dog owners who leave their dogs in the car on severely hot days – with the windows up! Your pets (family) deserve better!

 The lady at the intersection of Alcorn Road and N.C. 68. Before you get someone killed, please understand that a flashing yellow turn arrow is not the

 Parents who have programmed their daughters with the belief that cheerleading for school sports teams is the pinnacle of school social success and status.

 Center Grove Grill (in Summerfield) – we enjoyed our lunch there, and what a nice surprise that an ice cream cone was included with a child’s meal!

GRIPES to...  ESPN for giving Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner an ESPY award for courage.  The woman at the car wash in Oak Ridge Commons shopping center who took up both vacuum spaces while leisurely detailing her car and shining the tires. Please use common sense and move on when you are done vacuuming.  Statists who believe “In the end, the rule of law will win” (July 17-23 issue). With those beliefs, America would still be British. And you would have fit right into Germany in the 1930s.  CrossFit Oak Ridge. It’s a shame our taxes are going to fight lawyers in a legal battle. They knew the codes but chose the forgiveness over permission route. Shut them down!  Developers and town councils for approving more than 300 new houses

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Brody argues that taking those conflicts to court isn’t the best way to handle them, rather they should go through an arbitration process and the arbitrator should specialize in historic properties. Unbeknownst to N.C. Rep. John Blust (R-Guilford) in advance, Brody came to Oak Ridge a few months ago to view the CrossFit property, then went next door to Town Hall. “He just showed up,” said Oak Ridge’s town manager, Bruce Oakley. “He came in and asked to speak to the mayor or myself. He told me he was ‘gonna fix this, this town is on our radar.’” Oakley said Brody “was argumentative and didn’t want to listen. We’ve never been approached like that. It was very unusual.” Working in a town with a historic district, Oakley was already aware of HB 799.

“I didn’t think much about it, but it’s directed at us,” he said. After he and Town Councilman George McClellan traveled to Raleigh and spoke to the members of the House, Oakley said “the bill went away.” Brody said it was his visit to Oak Ridge that prompted him to pull the bill from the House floor. “I started looking through Oak Ridge’s historic preservation booklet. It showed the historic district encompasses a lot of vacant land, with hardly any properties. It’s violating the intent of the historic district statute – that you seclude off an area that is predominately historic,” said Brody. “What these people did was take a broad swipe and scoop up land, and then within that district, they’re controlling aesthetics through the historic commission – and that’s not right.” Brody sent a public records request to the Town of Oak Ridge for a map and listings of everything in the historic district.

“I’m waiting for it [to be sent to me] but in reality I know what I have to do, and we’re probably a couple weeks away from a final bill being presented,” Brody said. In the meantime, Oak Ridge’s HPC Chair Ann Schneider had a phone conversation with Ramona Bartos, director of the North Carolina Division of Historical Resources, and learned Bartos was planning a July 16 visit to Oak Ridge. “[Bartos] said she’d had extensive conversations with Rep. Brody, and that ‘Oak Ridge is on the forefront of a problem that could undo 40 years of preservation progress’ across the state,” Schneider told the town council at their July 9 meeting. Schneider said Bartos suggested Oak Ridge consider redrawing the historic district boundaries, merge the HPC with the Planning and Zoning Board, or disband the historic district altogether in favor of a simple local landmarks program. Schneider likened the situation to blackmail. Three days prior to Bartos’ scheduled visit, however, it was postponed after town officials contacted the office of Bartos’ boss, Susan Kluttz, who serves as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Kluttz, who visited the town in May to tour historic buildings, said she wanted to be in on the meeting. Rep. John Blust (R-Guilford) attended the July 9 council meeting and said he wasn’t convinced the Town of Oak Ridge vs. CrossFit situation was a state issue.

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“It’s really not the job of the legislature in Raleigh to manage cities and towns, and I think people don’t like it when we try to do that; but, there certainly might be statewide implications affecting the broad law that we ought to be dealing with,” said Blust. He said he plans to speak to Brody in Raleigh, and to pay attention to Brody’s proposed legislation. “I don’t know if I need to stay out of it or get involved in it some way,

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and whether the broad law in the state needs to be changed or not,” said Blust. Brody insists he’s not interested in interfering with town business. “I don’t want anything to do with town politics, town business… I don’t care, but it’s my responsibility as a legislator to reel in abuses of statute. I believe Mr. Smith has built on a property that has no conceivable reason [to be zoned in] a historical district, and Oak Ridge has no business telling the contractor what he needs to build,” said Brody. “Towns have jurisdiction over aesthetics for commercial buildings, but what these people are doing is manipulating this thing like it’s somehow got to look like a historic barn.” When contacted, Kevin Cherry, who serves under Kluttz as deputy secretary for Archives and History in the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, said the issue was “truly a local issue.” He explained his office provides general guidance for changing, building or rehabilitating in historic districts, and follows the Secretary of the Interior’s standards. Local districts can have more specific design guidelines which are enforced locally, not by the state, he confirmed. Acknowledging there are disagreements regarding historic districts, Cherry said in rare instances, his staff members will be sent somewhere to help people work together, which was the intention of the July 16 meeting. Regarding remarks Bartos made to Schneider about options for the HPC, Cherry said, “Those are all options and it doesn’t mean they have to happen or that we are advocating for them.” “I know people in Oak Ridge feel strongly about it, and there might be some hurt feelings and a good bit of anger, but for the good of the town, and for the good of historic preservation across the whole state, we are willing to come and do whatever we can to help,” Cherry said.

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 MISC. SERVICES GUITAR AND VIOLIN LESSONS. Experienced teacher. Call (336) 312-1730. MELDA’S HAIR DESIGNS welcomes Pita Combs. Stylist / instructor in all hair services. 10% off new clients’ ﬁrst visit through July 31. (336) 643-7799 or 912-2552. FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, tillers, gas equip., bikes, grills, metal and electrical items. (336) 689-4167. NORTHWEST ART FRAMING Fine, affordable framing. “NWAF is my choice for framing” - Adele in Brown Summit Steve Maloy, owner. Call for appt., (336) 644-1911.

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CASH for riding mowers & golf carts needing repair or free removal if unwanted. Also free pick up of grills, tillers, etc. (336) 689-4167.

 PET / ANIMAL SERVICES ANIMALS AVAILABLE BABY PARAKEETS, blue, tame, $25/each. Stokesdale, (919) 616-8645. PONY & MINI HORSE for sale, $500/pr. Stokesdale, (919) 616-8645. BRITISH CREAM GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups. Avail. July 25. $1,500. 317-7148.

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OAK RIDGE PET SITTING “Keeping you and your pets on schedule.” Oak Ridge & nearby areas. 7 years exp., insured. Dana Sauber, pet & farm sitter, daily or as needed visits. (336) 482-5785.

KNIGHTS PRODUCE & PLANTS Fresh produce, hanging baskets. 14809 Hwy. 158, Summerﬁeld. 708-0485.

PET SITTING AVAILABLE in your home. Caring & responsible. $12/visit. 601-2087.

ALL NEW MATTRESS SETS. Still in plastic, w/ warranty. Twin, $99; Full, $109; Queen, $129; King, $191. Can deliver, layaway available. Mattress Outlet. 992-0025.

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STOKESDALE, 3BR, 2BA with workshop and shelter. 193 Middleton Rd. $825/mo. plus dep. (336) 627-5681.

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HOMES FOR SALE STOKESDALE, 3BR, 2.5BA home, 1,870 sq. feet. $190,000. (336) 908-6383. GREENSBORO CONDO for sale, 2BR, 2.5BA, across from pool on Fellowship Drive, off Fleming Rd. All appliances furnished. One-car garage. $125,000. (336) 580-5895.

7709 Northern Estates Point, Greensboro Beautiful custom home on corner lot. Enjoy living on one level without going upstairs. Master bedroom with 10’ ceiling and enjoy great living with 12’ ceilings. Minutes away from outdoor recreation and nearby shopping and dining. Street lights, new roads, county taxes and fiberoptics for high speed internet! 4BR/3.1BA; $589,900

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Polar Craft 2003 16.5’ FISHING BOAT, 50-hp Johnson motor, Hawkeye trailer, tiedowns w/cover. Less than 60 hours run time. Must see, like new! $8,000. (336) 643-7121.

WAREHOUSE MALL, INC. NOW OPEN! Antiques, collectibles, vintage toys. New vendors welcome. 305 E. Bodenhamer Drive, Kernersville. Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 1-6pm.

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HORSE BOARDING, Green Acres Horse Farm, Stokesdale area. Full board & pasture board, riding trails, lots of green pastures. (336) 707-7118. 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, www.petsit.com/kps.

7707 Northern Estates Point, Greensboro Beautiful custom home on corner lot in Northern Estates. Master suite on main with beautiful ceilings. Enjoy living minutes away from outdoor recreation and nearby shopping and dining. Street lights, new roads, county taxes and fiberoptics available for high speed internet! 4BR/3.5BA; $559,900

8600 Rosedale Drive, Oak Ridge Best buy in Twelve Oaks! Immaculate and move-in ready! Elegant formal areas, 4 bedrooms + bonus, dual staircases and large back yard. $415,000

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HOME BUILDER Windsor Homes ...................................15

HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICES ProStone, Inc. .......................................5

LEGAL SERVICES

Stokesdale Heating & Air.......................3 Velocity Air, Inc. ...................................10

Attorney Bill Barbour .............................4

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Samuel Anders, CPA, MSA, PC ........... 11

Eagle Physicians at Oak Ridge .............17 LeBauer Healthcare, Oak Ridge ............3

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Fidelity Bank, Stokesdale .....................14

Northwest Animal Hospital .................. 11 Veterinary Hospital at Oak Ridge......... 11 Westergaard Kennels.............................8

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