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Clerk promoted to town administrator, finance officer Citizen ousted from meeting after protesting council’s decisionmaking process by JESSICA WATERS STOKESDALE – Stokesdale officials, in a 4-1 vote, promoted Kim Hemric to the position of town administrator on Aug. 11. Hemric, who has served as town clerk since February of this year and who had no government administration experience prior to her employment with the Town, was sworn
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in as the town administrator and finance officer during the town council’s monthly meeting; her appointment followed a contentious exchange between Mayor Randy Braswell and Stokesdale resident Tim Shields. Council member Tim Jones was the sole dissenting vote against Hemric’s appointment. The published agenda for the Aug. 11 meeting included notice of a “Report on progress of town administrator job description;” the agenda item did not indicate there would be discussion of
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Stokesdale Town Clerk Kim Hemric (left) was promoted to the position of town administrator and sworn in as the town’s finance officer by Mayor Randy Braswell on Aug. 11.
Over and around, trail makes its way Talk of lawyers and eminent domain doesn’t seem productive considering that council has twice altered the route in partial consideration of landowners who don’t want the project within their boundaries.” Scott Whitaker, Summerfield town manager
Town manager, council members respond to questions about route selected for southern alignment of A&Y Greenway by PATTI STOKES SUMMERFIELD – Summerfield Town Council member Dianne Laughlin wants it known that she is in favor of extending the A&Y Greenway through the town; however, after presented with three alternatives for the trail route at the Aug. 9 town council meeting, both Laughlin and council member Reece Walker cast the two opposing votes to the “green” route which their fellow
council members ultimately approved 3-2. Laughlin said she opposed the green route out of concerns for the safety of trail users who will need to cross over U.S. 220 at its intersection with Strawberry Road to continue along the trail.
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“There was a lot of information presented that night and I felt I needed more time to absorb all of it,” she said, and then added that she appreciates all the hard work the Trails and Open Space Committee has done over the last few years to bring the trail to this point. Walker said he also strongly supports the trail. “I know that as an elected official I am accountable to the citizens of Summerfield. I feel a need to explain why I voted the way I did at the
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a specific candidate for the position, nor the intent to hire a candidate before finalizing the job description and salary/ benefits package. In advance of any discussion on the job description agenda item, however, Braswell moved to appoint Hemric as Stokesdale’s town administrator. “Kim came to bat for Stokesdale six months ago … I think she is the person for the job,” Braswell said of Hemric, adding that he and council member Vicki White-Lawrence had recently met with Hemric to discuss her job performance. “Over the last 45 days, Kim and I have worked together on so many projects, and she has committed to serve the town. I just highly recommend to council and citizens that we get behind her now,” Braswell said. Braswell referenced a town manager/ administrator job description study and statistics report compiled by Hemric – at Braswell’s request – that indicated the average age of a town manager or administrator in North Carolina is 45 years old and the average salary for the position in a town with a population of 2,500-4,999 is $71,446, while a manager/administrator in a town with a population range of 5,000-7,000 earns an average of $85,000 annually. Hemric’s report, dated Aug. 4, stated that full benefits were included in the salary packages for all town managers/ administrators in cities or towns she had researched. Town attorney Katy Gregg discussed briefly the duties and functions of the positions of town clerk versus town administrator, finance officer and budget officer. Braswell noted that Phillip Pulliam, who has the title of town finance officer, serves in a role more accurately defined as budget officer – creating and enacting the budget, and that Hemric was actually performing the duties of finance officer. “The finance officer … does the day-
to-day money depositing, the accounting system…” Gregg said. “The clerk can be the finance officer and the town administrator, so you don’t have to have three separate people.” Since Carolyn Joyner, who served as the Town’s clerk, finance officer and water system administrator, retired on Feb. 29 after just over 20 years with the Town, Stokesdale has added a part-time finance officer and a part-time water system administrator in addition to its part-time deputy clerk and Hemric, who was hired to replace Joyner as town clerk. Braswell amended his earlier motion to add that the appointment of Hemric would be “pending a full legal description” of the job of town administrator. Councilman Tim Jones suggested a delay on any vote or decision on the matter. “I am opposed to a property tax; the sales tax was taken away in 2003-04, and yet we continue to spend money. We have a budget of less than $400,000 a year, and I am concerned about the number of people we hire to administer that budget,” he said. “I wouldn’t mind if we could slow down some.”
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Jones questioned the pay rate that would be offered to Hemric if Braswell’s motion passed; Braswell responded that he had spoken “one-on-one” with Hemric about the subject of compensation, and said he recommended “something on a graduated scale” and suggested that the remaining council members also meet “one-on-one” with Hemric to discuss the issue of pay and to “talk about what her (Hemric’s) goals are personally.” “I agree we need to do something, I just don’t want us to be too hasty,” Jones said. “Nothing to do with Kim – I have this fear of growing the government in Stokesdale.” “I’m not concerned about paying someone a very fair salary for all the responsibilities she has,” Braswell responded. “I’m not concerned about it becoming too broad or powerful of a position. I think right now you have a clerk who is acting as a town administrator.”
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Shields, who requested an opportunity to address the council, and was not acknowledged by Braswell, spoke from the audience regarding the issue of the associated salary and benefit package that would be offered, and the fact that there was no discussion, much less adopted job description for the town administrator position before a motion was made to appoint her; he was told by Braswell that he was “out of order.” When Shields continued to comment following the 4-1 vote appointing Hemric as town administrator pending approval of the job description, without a specified salary and benefit package, Braswell advised Shields to “sit down or leave. “I’m not going to leave,” Shields re-
General Statute 143.318.13 § 143-318.13. Electronic meetings; written ballots; acting by reference (c) Acting by Reference. - The members of a public body shall not deliberate, vote, or otherwise take action upon any matter by reference to a letter, number or other designation, or other secret device or method, with the intention of making it impossible for persons attending a meeting of the public body to understand what is being deliberated, voted, or acted upon. However, this subsection does not prohibit a public body from deliberating, voting, or otherwise taking action by reference to an agenda, if copies of the agenda, sufficiently worded to enable the public to understand what is being deliberated, voted, or acted upon, are available for public inspection at the meeting. (1979, c. 655, s. 1.)
sponded. “Sir, you (Braswell) are in violation of (General Statute) 143.318.13,” he said, referring to the state statute regulating votes by a public body. Braswell, in response, stood at his position at the council podium and placed a cellular call to the police department, requesting an officer remove Shields from the premises.
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Following Shields’ voluntary exit, Braswell advised his fellow council members and members of the audience of the North Carolina statute 143.318.17, which states that anyone who “upon being directed to leave (a public meeting) willfully refuses to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor.” “For the record, that is why the gentleman was ejected,” Braswell said. In a final action regarding the town administrator position at the Aug. 11 meeting, Braswell moved to amend the town administrator title, retroactively.
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“Kimberly is actually performing the duties of the finance officer. (I make a) motion to appoint the clerk administrator as finance officer and make it retroactive to her hiring date,” he said, explaining that Hemric would become eligible for some School of Government continuing education after holding the position for one year. Gregg pointed out that Hemric could not be named finance officer if Pulliam was sworn in as the town’s finance officer. To that, Braswell said he recalled that Pulliam was sworn in as both finance officer and budget officer, and Gregg advised that if Pulliam was sworn in as both the finance and budget officer, finance officer could legally be removed from his title and the responsibilities transferred to anyone appointed by the council. Braswell’s motion to amend Hemric’s title, retroactively, passed on a 4-1 vote, with no discussion or stipulation regarding future or retroactive salary and/or benefits.
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Mayor Randy Braswell called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and Pastor Jerry Walker gave the opening prayer.
CITIZEN COMMENTS Regarding the A&Y Trail, which was a meeting agenda item, Summerfield resident Dwayne Crawford said he had been agnostic about the trail when it was first discussed in Summerfield, but now was opposed to it because it had become political, expensive and divisive just as he had suspected it would. Some of the affected property owners near the trail’s pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 220 and some along Summerfield Road object to the trail. “There’s stuff going on up there you may not hear about,” Crawford said.
Dep. Neese with the sheriff’s District 1 office said crime had declined throughout the district in July. He noted three major (Part 1) crimes that had recently occurred in the area, which included the robbery of an ATM at the Dollar General on July 16, an unlocked vehicle break-in and stolen trees on Belews Creek Road; also, shingles and other building materials have been stolen from construction sites. “Keep your car doors locked and make sure you are vigilant,” Neese urged.
FINANCE REPORT Finance officer Phillip Pulliam plodded through the monthly finance report
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5 0 to authorize Mayor Braswell and Councilman Bill Jones to draft an agreement with Stokesdale Fire District for water and fire hydrant usage.
Fire Department, Water Service. Braswell motioned for himself and Councilman Bill Jones to be authorized to begin drafting an agreement with the fire department for water and hydrant usage.
5 0 (in two separate votes) to authorize staff to draft a resolution declaring items used by the Town’s former deputy, which include a 2009 Dodge Charger and guns and other miscellaneous items, as surplus.
Councilman Tim Jones asked to clarify if what was being considered was an equitable cost-sharing of water and fire hydrant usage and Braswell responded, “Well, I think that’s one element of it.”
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Council member Vicki White-Lawrence asked why the Town felt the need to charge the fire department for usage.
5 0 to add Carolina Power Generation to the Town’s approved vendor list and file the company’s estimate for annual generator maintenance.
The fire department is using water out of the Town’s water system and the 500 or so customers are the ones paying for it, Braswell responded, explaining he felt the cost should be spread out over the entire fire service district, which includes Rockingham County; he added that he has asked to speak with the fire department and obviously wants its feedback. Tim Jones said he wanted to clarify, for the benefit of citizens, that the Town does not have an existing agreement with the department regarding fire hydrant and water usage. More on this discussion in News Briefs, Aug. 19-25 issue.
Councilman Tim Jones asked about the fuel in the two generators that the Town owns (one is stored at the fire department and one at Town Hall) and Braswell said the generator at the fire department is 16 years old, as is the fuel, and it should be emptied and filled with fresh fuel. 5 0 to ask the Public Safety Committee to check into the status of the generators and fuel and report back. Locate Markings. Braswell explained the Town was required to join North Carolina 811 (Call before you dig!), and now receives one or more emails a day
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notifying it of someone planning to dig in the area; by law, the Town must place flags/markers near its water lines in areas where digging will be done. Recently the company contracted to mow the ditches along public roadways mowed all the blue flags down, Braswell said. “We want to be reimbursed if we have to relocate (the flags) because of damage. I’ve seen the flags in a person’s yard – they pull them up and mow their yards. It’s costing us a whole lot of money to go back and relocate them.” When asked for legal advice on what civil remedies the Town could seek, Town Attorney Katy Gregg said civil penalties can be imposed on those who damage the flags/markers, and an ordinance can be developed to address the issue. Tap removal. Braswell said a trustee of Stokesdale United Methodist Church has notified the Town that the church has purchased adjacent property which has a house on it. Since the house will be torn down, the church is requesting the water to the house be disconnected and the tap removed. Council members discussed with the attorney whether honoring this request would open the door to others who no longer wanted to pay a tap fee. Gregg advised the Town require appropriate documentation confirming the house has been torn down. 5 0 to send a letter asking the church trustee to provide a copy of the new deed showing the combined lots, and notifying the church that if the tap is removed, it will be done at the church’s cost (including normal markups and pricing), and if it is ever replaced the church will have to replace it at the full retail rate. The Town will also request a current survey of the property. “I don’t want to hold the church up, but I think they will understand this is new ground,” Braswell said. Weekly business meetings. Braswell said the council needs to get back to consistently holding meetings/workshops.
“With a council/mayor form of government, the council acts as the managers and it’s a lot to keep up with,” he said. He suggested the council establish a weekly meeting day and time which will be legally advertised; meetings will be open to the public and notification will be provided of any issues the council plans to vote on during the meetings. Note: A schedule for the weekly meetings has since been established for every Wednesday at 4 p.m., beginning Wednesday, Aug. 24. 5 0 to extend the urban deer archery season.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Stokesdale Water System (citizen comments). John Flynt said he had purchased the Stokesdale Barber Shop property formerly owned by Bill Pegg, who had signed an agreement several years ago to pay $200 for a tap fee. “But that did not say that he would be forever bound to pay the (monthly) dry tap fee or that he would not have any right to get out of that if he didn’t want it. It seems unfair – there are a lot of people who have paid that dry tap fee for 15 years or so,” Flynt said. “It seems fair to me that they should have some relief if they want to get out of that (monthly) dry tap fee.” “Secondly, I know there are a limited number of people on the (water) system, I understand the cost and I know we have run a deficit for a number of years... but when people see that the cost of water has almost tripled in the last year, a lot of people are going to be hesitant to join into the water system. I think we’re shooting ourselves in the foot trying to get new customers if we increase the cost so significantly. And I know you’re running at a deficit, but I think you might be smarter to take a second look at some of those fees,” he continued.
As for charging the fire department for water, Flynt, who is a member of Stokesdale Fire District’s board of direc-
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Electronic Poll of Council. Braswell said he asked staff to make a “poll of the council” a permanent agenda item so the council is reminded to ratify decisions made during the month via electronic polling (i.e., voting via email versus in person during a regularly scheduled meeting). Braswell said a recent poll was conducted regarding a fee waiver request, in which a commercial water customer requested the water bill for its first month out of a three-month billing cycle be reduced to the Town’s cost; an electronic poll of the council had resulted in a 3-2 vote to deny the customer’s request to discount the first month’s water bill.
Bruno said when he read the email he got the impression the business had made the mistake, not the Town. Braswell responded this was another example of why the weekly workshops were needed, because emails weren’t always read thoroughly.
“I thought the man had a good request and wish the whole council had been there for the workshop and he (the customer) could have pleaded his case to the entire council (instead of just to himself and Councilman Bill Jones),” Braswell said, adding “That is really what has brought me back to these weekly workshops. There are a lot of those types of decisions that have to be made and I would appreciate the council being able to look in the person’s eyes... I tried to describe the situation through email but might not have done a good job.”
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Alluding to the fact that the customer’s water bill for the first month of the three-month billing cycle was excessive because of a mistake on the Town’s part, Bill Jones said, “I think if you run a business and make a mistake and it costs somebody else money, I feel like I should man up, admit the mistake and do whatever I have to do to correct it and make it fair. I think the mayor did a good job of explaining the situation (via an email) … at some point you have to put a little trust in the captain and have enough respect for him that you value his judgment. I felt very strongly about this. As a town we made a mistake, we had the opportunity to make it right and we didn’t do it.” “I totally agree – this (water system) is a business and when you’re running a business you are going to make mistakes and it depends on how you make it
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“I really hated (the 3-2 vote) for the customer, because they purchased 1,141,000 gallons of water in just a little over a two-month period of time. Hey pay that water bill! ...I don’t want to be the guy sitting in front of the customer and him pleading that case anymore. I want you all to hear the passion of his plea and however you vote, you vote,” Braswell said.
to not waive the markup price of a customer’s first month’s water bill as the customer had requested. This step was to ratify the votes council members had already cast via an electronic poll. At this point Stokesdale resident Tim Shields asked the council “to back up one second,” and Braswell asked him to hold on, then after clarifying a previous vote made via electronic poll regarding donating the former deputy’s equipment (4-1 to donate), he moved onto the next agenda item. ABC store. As a follow-up to the discussion at the July 14 council meeting, Bruno said he has met with a couple people to figure out how to move forward and develop and present a plan to whichever ABC Board would be interested in working with the Town. There are three ABC Boards the Town could possibly work with, and each board will decide individually if it is economically feasible for it to consider adding an ABC store in Stokesdale. “Did this council that I’m sitting on vote to ask for the (ABC) store?” Tim Jones asked, to which Bruno responded, “We don’t have to – the citizens voted overwhelmingly (in 2009) to approve an ABC store in the Town.” See article in next week’s issue for more on this discussion. Library computer. Bruno said when the
After more questions and discussion, Braswell said monitoring the computer would be very difficult and he would need hard evidence to confirm the need for the Town to provide a computer for public use.
and subsequent 4-1 vote to promote Town Clerk Kim Hemric to the position of town administrator, with job description, salary and benefits to be approved at a later date.
Tim Jones said only five people had visited the library thus far in August, and he didn’t feel the Town spending money on a computer for public use was justified. Additionally, he expressed concerns about staff’s security if computers were available for public use, and about the possible need to use what is now library space for a future water system technician or administrator.
Water utilities technician. Braswell motioned to advertise the water utilities technician position, after which council discussed what the salary and benefits would be.
Resolution Opposing A&Y Greenway. Council engaged in a lengthy discussion about a resolution drafted by Tim Jones and ultimately voted 1-4 to approve it, with Tim Jones casting the only vote in favor of approval and the other council members voting against approving it after voicing several concerns about some of the statements included in the resolution. Look for article in our Sept. 2-8 issue.
Braswell said he wasn’t against providing a computer for public use until the Town was told it couldn’t put any parental blocks on it.
Whether to pay for a recruiter was discussed, and Braswell said a benefit package would be discussed later in the meeting under another agenda item.
“I’m here a lot. Check my time card. I’m here more than anybody,” Braswell said. “And I’m starting to build a relationship with the teenagers – they come to Town Hall and hang out. And I think that’s so cool. I don’t want them to come into this building and have access to a computer that has garbage ... I will stand in the doorway and be ready to go fist to fist if we’re going to let teenagers have access to that garbage that is on the internet,” Braswell said, adding the Town was told it could not put blocks on a computer that was available for public use. “As far as I’m concerned, the best thing that ever happened to them (the computers in the library at Town Hall) is that they quit working.”
Tim Jones said he understood there was a pressing need for someone to fill this position, but questioned looking for someone with only six months’ experience. “Are we looking for someone who will work independently and arrive here with an understanding of how a municipal water system functions?” he asked, adding that he thought it was very important the Town hire someone who was ready to “hit the ground running.”
library was originally established in Town Hall the computers and almost everything else were donated. However, the computers are outdated and he would like to look into purchasing a new one.
Bruno told Braswell he had learned the Town was misinformed about parental blocks, and Gregg said she had checked into the issue and confirmed the Town can limit the websites that people using a computer in a public library can access, and it can also place parameters on what the computer is used for. Gregg said the purpose of the computer would determine the limitations the Town can place on it and security concerns for the Town’s network server would weigh into the issue, as well as things like ages of the computer users.
Daniel Wilson, executive director of the N.C. Rural Water Association, has looked over the job description and suggested changing “required” six months experience to “preferred.”
Braswell said the Town has a good water operator and good resources, and an entry-level person committed to this type of career should be considered. Hemric said Wilson, who has offered to help train the technician, feels nine to 12 months is sufficient to prepare an entrylevel employee for certification on the Town’s water system, especially since it only has about 540 water customers. The council did not specify a salary, rather agreed to advertise it as “commensurate with experience,” and to use all resources available to advertise the position.
4 1 to advertise for a water utilities technician. Tim Jones opposed, saying he did not think the job description went far enough (with regard to experience requirements).
Town Administrator. See FC article in this issue for more on council discussion
COMMITTEE REPORTS Ordinance Review. Braswell said the Ordinance Review Committee is “hammering away” at ordinance updates. Gregg said after reviewing the proposed updates she will forward them to Patrick Sullivan, chair of the Town’s Planning and Zoning Board. Property. Braswell said the soccer fields are “coming along” and should be ready for play in the spring. Parade. The Parade Committee will meet Thursday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. Administrative. Hemric said a focus in the last 30 days has been on developing a strategic flushing system for the water system. The Town sold 3.5 million gallons of water in July. Also in July, emails to Hemric that required a response averaged 300 to 350; about 190 calls were received at Town Hall and about 150
calls were made from Town Hall. About 180 people visited Town Hall and about 15 water applications were processed and three meters sold to builders. Hemric noted the number of NC811 locates was very high in July and August compared to the six previous weeks. Hemric thanked the council for promoting her to town administrator.
COUNCIL COMMENTS Tim Jones said he was still a proponent of small government, and is opposed to a property tax. Bruno said a 9/11 ceremony will be held on Sept. 11 in the park next to the fire department and encouraged everyone to say a prayer every day for those who put their lives on the line. Bill Jones said he appreciated so many people staying for the meeting. “It lets you know people do care,” he said. White-Lawrence said before she was on the council she hadn’t realized how difficult it was. Braswell apologized for getting so upset with a citizen earlier in the meeting. “When you put 150 percent into what you’re doing, it gets passionate,” he said. “This is the toughest government North Carolina could have created because your council members are your managers,” he continued. “But it is an opportunity and a blessing to live in a community like this. As crazy as it gets sometimes, I’ll be back tomorrow.” With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
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Aug. 17 | Three males were cited and released for possession of alcohol under age after a traffic stop on Belews Creek Road in Stokesdale at about 1:15 a.m.
ASSAULT Aug. 22 | A juvenile who lives on Peeples Road in Oak Ridge reported being assaulted by her sister; she declined to press charges.
BREAKING & ENTERING Aug. 22 | A suspect was arrested on the scene at Barham Grocery on U.S. 158 in Summerfield after he unlawfully entered two vehicles that were parked at the store. No items were stolen.
BURGLARY Aug. 19 | A resident of Oak Forest Court in Summerfield reported that at around 11:45 a.m., an unknown suspect(s) broke a glass window to his house and attempted to enter the house through the window. The homeowner ran the suspect(s) off and no property was taken. Damage to the window was estimated at $200. Aug. 19 | A resident of Bienvenue Drive off Pleasant Ridge Road in northwest Greensboro reported that someone attempted to enter her home at around 12:56 p.m. after breaking a back window with a lawn chair.
EMBEZZLEMENT Aug. 17 | The owner of Subway in Oak Ridge Commons discovered that an em-
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ployee stole $408.50 from the restaurant’s cash register sometime between July 29 and Aug. 17.
FRAUD Aug. 19 | A resident of Coldwater Road in Stokesdale discovered that someone used her VISA card to make an unauthorized purchase in the amount of $115.89 at the Walmart on Wendover Avenue in Greensboro.
PROPERTY DAMAGE Aug. 17 | A resident of Ashmont Drive in northwest Greensboro reported that sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 10, someone tried to enter his vehicle, which was parked in his driveway. The vehicle was locked and no items were stolen, but $200 of damage to the vehicle’s door handles was reported.
THEFT Aug. 22 | A resident of Windspray Drive in Summerfield reported a known suspect stole her prescriptions for Hydrocodone and Clonazepam, valued at about $150.
UNLAWFUL ENTRY Aug. 15 | The employee of a resident of Linville Oaks Drive in Oak Ridge reported that a known person had entered her employer’s home without permission; no items were reported stolen.
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In a recent issue we published a phone number for placing non-emergency calls to the sheriff’s office. We were given the wrong number and have been asked to encourage readers to use this number instead: (336) 373-2222. And as always, in cases of emergency, call 911.
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Club, 808 James Doak Parkway in Summerfield, will host the annual Tri for Hospice on Sept. 3, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. The event includes a 200-meter pool swim, 10-mile bike ride and 2-mile run. More info: www.triforhospice.com, (336) 255-5655 or triforhospice@gmail.com.
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last town council meeting on the motion related to the A&Y Greenway,” he responded when contacted after the meeting. “I want to start off by saying that I am still a strong supporter of the A&Y Greenway, and still see its value to our town. My opposed vote on the resolution was not against the trail itself, but the chosen route only, which includes crossing U.S. 220. I could not in good conscience vote for a trail alignment that would call for a pedestrian crossing on a four-lane highway. I plan on working with our TOS Committee, NCDOT, and other vested groups on making the crossing as safe as possible.” Crossing over U.S. 220 was not a consideration for the originally proposed trail alignment. Dating back to early conversations between the Town and NCDOT in 2009, trail users were to continue on the trail from where it currently ends near Strawberry Road by way of a pedestrian tunnel constructed under the highway, which would take them to just south of the new Summerfield Chiropractic/MedPlex building on Summerfield Road, then on to the old railroad bed at Summerfield Elementary School. NCDOT agreed to build the tunnel when widening the twolane highway to four lanes with a median.
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At first the agreement included the Town paying $52,298 of the tunnel’s pro-
jected cost, but in 2011 NCDOT agreed to pay the entire cost of the tunnel – provided it was used to extend the A&Y Greenway through the Town, and that the Town accept responsibility for lighting the tunnel and maintaining and keeping it clean. NCDOT fulfilled its part of the agreement and constructed the pedestrian tunnel when the U.S. 220 widening project got underway. However, as the trail alignment was being worked out, affected property owners near the tunnel opposed the trail crossing their property – and that sent Stewart, the engineering firm hired by the Town last September to design the trail, back to the drawing board.
ultimately voted to move forward with the green route. Since it first became a topic of discussion several years ago, questions about the trail have been plentiful and even more so now that it is moving forward. In this issue and the following issue, we’ll share responses we received from Summerfield Town Manager Scott Whitaker when we asked our own questions as well as those we received from Summerfield citizens. Why was the pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 220 installed without first having permission from the affected property owners along the initial proposed route for the southern alignment?
Two new alternative routes for the trail were eventually created to connect future A&Y users from the east side of U.S. 220. The “blue” route would go through the pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 220 and then proceed south along the highway, passing by Long Brothers Paving before veering west into Greensboro’s watershed. The “green” route would cross over U.S. 220 at its juncture with Strawberry Road before heading north and then west into Greensboro’s watershed.
“I’m not sure, as the tunnel location had been settled and was newly constructed when I came mid-2012,” Whitaker responded. “Prior to that, the proposed tunnel location was northward and aimed diagonally across U.S. 220 and in general alignment with the south end of Summerfield Road, but it was obviously changed in time for the U.S. 220 widening design/contract.
The original trail alignment as well as the two new alternative routes were presented for citizen feedback at an open house on Aug. 9; the town council held its monthly meeting immediately following the open house, at which Iona Thomas of Stewart presented the pros and cons of each route and council
“Someone has suggested that change was due to drainage issues, but I don’t know. With the final tunnel location, the proposed route initially exited the tunnel and split Kenneth Peeden’s parcels through the middle; we quickly determined that he did not want his property dissected and more promising
conversations focused on skirting his southern boundary instead.” When it was first discussed with the Town, how much did NCDOT quote the pedestrian tunnel would cost, and how much was the Town of Summerfield told it would have to pay? Have those costs increased since the tunnel was first discussed? Whitaker says the tunnel was initially estimated to cost $261,490, with the town’s share estimated to be $52,298. “This reflects 20 percent of the actual cost plus an administrative cost,” he said. “People continue to inflate these numbers, but I’ve consistently referred to the agreement’s estimates with the caveat that it could be higher. I was told earlier that final numbers would not be known until closer to the widening project’s completion, but I recently requested an updated estimate from NCDOT and am waiting on it. What will happen to the tunnel if it is no longer on the A&Y Greenway route? “It will remain blocked with chain-link fencing until another trail-related connection can be made as discussed at the Aug. 9 council meeting.” Many people have expressed safety concerns regarding crossing over U.S. 220 – tell me again
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what there would be at the U.S. 220/ Strawberry Road intersection for pedestrians to cross? “It’s called a HAWK (High intensity Activated crossWalK) beacon or signal. It’s also called a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) and it only stops traffic if someone pushes a button to cross,” Whitaker said. The southern portion of Summerfield’s proposed A&Y Greenway was initially to be 2.54 miles, from where the trail currently ends at the pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 220 to the railroad bed beside Summerfield Elementary School. Now that an alternative route for the greenway has been chosen, about how long will it be? Whitaker said the trail will be extended about 3.6 miles, according to Stewart’s estimate – that includes the original section plus the added section to the north end and the Strawberry Road connection. In September 2015, the Town agreed to enter into a contract with Stewart and pay $320,294 for trail and pedestrian structure design, permitting, public involvement, geotechnical engineering, and drainage design. Has Stewart gotten back with the Town with an estimate of how much more it will cost for design, since much of the time spent over the last several months was used to finalize a trail route and it still has to be designed? “Not yet, and anything additional should be looked at carefully,” Whitaker said, explaining, “It’s not that Stewart has invested significant time into alternative analysis, but they’ve instead been on hold in relation to the tunnel area as the town has tried to work through property negotiations.”
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Northwest celebrates 44-26 win in season opener by MARC PRUITT Even with several key players nursing injuries, Northwest Guilford High School rolled to a 44-26 win against visiting Greensboro’s Smith High School in the season-opener for both teams at R.L. Billings Stadium on Aug. 19. Northwest piled up 308 yards of offense in the first half en route to a dominant 37-6 lead at halftime, keyed by the bruising running of Zach Tyler.
“I saw all the things online,” Rolfes said. “Everyone said with Hennigan and Turner out, we were going to lose. That was their predictions. But then again, there are a lot of unknown guys who played well tonight that they didn’t factor into the equation. We knew we were going to be fine. Like Zach Tyler, Caleb Andrews, Cameron Cloud, Jacob Leonard – guys like that who obviously played pretty well. I think those comments – and I know I
shouldn’t really be reading them – those maybe made me a little more nervous.” UP NEXT | Northwest will travel to Western Guilford on Friday, Aug. 26, and will host Northern Guilford at home on Friday, Sept. 2. Both games will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Northern Guilford will host Page at home in its first game of the season on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m.
Tyler finished with 117 yards rushing and one touchdown, with 108 of those coming in the first half. The Vikings scored on five of their six possessions in the first half and added a safety after a bad snap on a punt for Smith sailed into the end zone. Quarterback Jacob Leonard threw two first-half touchdown passes and ran for 60 yards, and running back Cameron Cloud showed his burst on scoring runs of 38 and 21 yards. Eddie Selby and Jalen Spicer each hauled in 14-yard touchdown catches from Leonard; Chris Stokes added a 46yard scoring run in the second half, and the Northwest defense did its job in limiting Smith to any kind of offensive flow until the game was well out of reach. Smith didn’t record a first down until the second quarter – coming during its fourth offensive series – by which time Northwest had already built a 29-0 cushion. Despite not having the services of key starters Thomas Hennigan (who was out with mononucleosis) lineman Tristan Kilgannon (who is out for the season with a shoulder injury), wide receiver Tre’ Turner (out with an ankle injury) and running back Kyle Finnie, head coach Jared Rolfes said he was confident the Vikings would find their way and that several preseason prognostications about his team for the opening weeks served as some motivation.
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The first clerk ad normality I noticed was a mayor request to permanently add an agenda item that actually admitted the council had a practice of violating the NC General Statues 143-318.910, 12 by electronic polling of certain issues and subsequent actions taken and decisions made between public meetings – this being a strict violation of the open meeting laws. A certified town clerk would have never allowed council deliberations and decisions be made outside the public eye. Secondly, I was very surprised to learn the clerk was instructed to write a job description for a town administrator and later directed by the mayor to
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At the Aug. 11 Stokesdale Town Council meeting, I realized the town clerk is uncertified and has no training from the Institute/School of Government or League of Municipalities, or town clerk experience other than the past six months in Stokesdale. Clerks across America hold our municipalities to the straight and narrow as set out by our local, state and federal governments, and they must stay abreast of ever-changing statutes and regulations to ensure everyone else in Town Hall is on top of these laws.
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compile a salary study without a council vote to do so. During the meeting the town attorney asked to review the job description and put the document with her other papers. The true “shock and awe” came when the mayor later motioned to promote the clerk to town administrator when neither the job description nor salary had been reviewed or finalized by the attorney, nor was the position funded in the 2016-17 budget which went into effect July 1 – or a budget amendment for salary and benefit increases discussed or approved by the council. I had raised my hand in hopes the mayor would allow me to address the council as he had allowed others under other agenda items; however, I was not recognized. Hopefully my objection will be taken as intended – an opportunity for the council to reflect upon the importance of transparency and to minimize hasty decisions which have significant long-term ramifications – and most importantly, seek to unify rather than divide the community. Tim Shields, STOKESDALE The writer is a graduate of UNC-School of Government (municipal government)
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GRINS to... The citizens of Stokesdale for their support at town council meetings. Your participation and comments are always welcome and appreciated. Dinesh D’Souza for yet another eyeopening political documentary. “Hillary’s America” needs to be seen by every one of both party lines. Go see the movie. Also, grins to Milwaukee Sheriff David Clark for calling Liberalism out! Summerfield Town Council member Reece Walker for championing a change in traffic signage for Summer-
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handrail on Aug. 19 for a Stokesdale resident. The whole family thanks this person for his kindness! Danny Nelson for going out of his way to get my brother’s paver installed at the Veterans Memorial in Summerfield. Oak Ridge Town Council and staff for working hard through all the legal processes necessary to stop the illegal industrial activity on Fogleman. Thanks for standing with the citizens.
GRIPES to... The lady driving the white vehicle (make, model withheld) who was posting obscene pictures everywhere in the Stokesdale area. I went behind you and took them all down! Didn’t your mama raise you any better? Billy Kanoy, Primoris and Williams Transco for what they’ve done to Fogleman Road, for lying about it, and for the shameful way they have treated our town. Williams should go back to Texas and take Kanoy with them! Bank of Oak Ridge for making our lives a bit more impersonal with your new “teller machines.” Now we can no longer interact with local employees, nor make after-hour deposits at the ATM machine. One step forward, two steps back. Editor’s note: We confirmed that Bank of Oak Ridge still has an after-hours/ overnight deposit drop box near the drive-through lanes at all locations. The Oak Ridge location also still has a traditional ATM where after-hours deposits can be made, but the other locations only have the new ITMs (Interactive Teller Machines), which don’t have the capability of accepting after-hours deposits. However, we are told they are working on adding that feature to their ITMs. The USPS for taking over two weeks to deliver an envelope that is less than 300 miles away from Oak Ridge. Furthermore, the USPS cannot track lost mail unless you have paid for a tracking number.
People who support the Second and 10th amendments and not the First and 14th, and people who say they support the military but endorse a candidate who doesn’t respect the troops, generals, veterans, POWs, Purple Heart recipients or Gold Star families.
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The people on Fogleman Road. Stop acting likes it’s Chernobyl Part 2. Stokesdale Mayor Randy Braswell. Charging the fire department for water? You have really crossed the line! When’s the end of your term? The angry, uninformed people who take the time to gripe about everything! People who do not mow their lawns often and when they do mow, throw the clippings into the roadway. It looks terrible and sticks to your vehicle. Keep it on your property and out of the street! The NWHS football staff who allowed the team to march on the field carrying the Gadsden flag Aug. 19. This flag is a symbol of divisiveness and racism and has no place at NWHS. Editor’s note: NWHS principal Ralph Kitley was contacted about this and said he was not aware of this flag’s symbolism, nor does he promote anything that is a symbol of divisiveness and racism at NHWS. He thanks the reader for bringing this to his attention, and assures parents, students and staff that this flag has no place on school premises and students will not be allowed to carry it again at football games or at any other school-related events. Kanoy Properties for the complete mess on Fogleman Road. The company has leased commercially zoned property to our local pipeline company and turned it into an industrial worksite. What is the point of zoning? Mayor Braswell and the Stokesdale Town Council for asking the fire department to pay for the water used in fighting fires and training. It shouldn’t be the fire department’s responsibility to get the town’s water system out of debt.
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INDEX Auction ...................................... 18 Employment ................................ 18 Homecare Available ................... 18 Save the Date ....................... 18-19 Yard Sales .................................. 19 Home Services ....................... 19-20 Misc. Services......................... 20-21 Misc. for Sale ............................. 21 Misc. Wanted ............................. 21 Pets & Animal Services ............... 21 Real Estate............................. 21-22
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PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Saturday, August 27, 10am, 314 Gralin Street, Kernersville, 27284 (from Main Street, turn right on Gralin, which is between Sheets Service Station and AdamsMillis Plant), the estate of Mrs. Marie C. Neal (deceased). Christmas in August! Figurines, ornaments, anything related to Santa! Antiques and misc. household furniture; 2 refrigerators; washer & dryer; R.J. Reynolds collectibles – Winston, Joe Camel, Salem and Doral (shirts, posters, visors, keychains, etc.); NASCAR ornaments and drivers signing cards, beautiful glassware, china, framed pictures (Mildred Ballard, Helen Thorn, Timberlake, Mangum, Jarman, Patsy Faires and more!); pottery (O’Quinn, Owens, Holly Hill, McCoy, EB Luck, etc.); toys and games, collectible dolls (Anne Geddes, Marie Osmond, Walt Disney, House of Lloyd, etc.); 6’ and 8’ tables, rugs, quilts & comforters, Halloween & Easter decorations, Hallmark ornaments, Karaoke Vision “The Singing Machine”; Kodak printer dock, HP PhotoSmart copier, Singer sewing machine, lots of vinyl (45’s and 33 1/3 albums), Avon, Piedmont Airlines, Tonka and more! AND a 2001 E-Z-GO golf cart, excellent cond. and new batteries (subject to confirmation)! All items sold as is, no buyer’s premium. Cash or check only. Tatum Auction Company, NCAL #7013, Joe Tatum, auctioneer. (336) 362-9698. Find complete info at AuctionZip.com, ID #20266.
DRIVER WANTED for older gentleman; must have valid license and verifiably clean driving record. Approx. 10-15 hours/week, mostly local and daytime. Please call (336) 430-6852.
EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER AVAILABLE for Senior Citizen. Northwest area. Avail. for weekend hours. References available upon request. Call Pam, (336) 601-0605.
EMPLOYMENT Ward’s Lawn Specialist is hiring a LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CREW LEADER: 3 years experience & valid drivers license required. Year round work. Starting pay, $15/ hr. with benefits. (336) 855-1106. DRIVERS: Solos, OTR. Start immediately! Regular hometime, full benefits. Avg $70K/yr! www.cejobs.com or (800) 497-2100, x134. FARM HAND NEEDED to work on private farm. Call (336) 209-1883 before 3pm.
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DISHWASHER, P/T weekdays, commercial kitchen, Stokesdale. (336) 949-4802. MAYS SIDING is looking for siding installers and helpers. (336) 215-8775. TODAY EXPRESS in Greensboro is looking for full-time energetic team players to fill driver’s positions. We need someone who can operate a tandem day cab tractor with a 53-foot trailer as well as operate a 26-foot straight truck with a lift gate when needed. Must be able to pass random drug test and have a pleasant attitude and work ethic. Hours vary from 7am to 7pm Monday-Friday and on call rotation every 4-6 weekends. Job includes vacation time, personal days, safety bonuses, uniforms, and paid holidays, and all equipment is provided. The job does not offer health insurance or time-and-a-half overtime pay. Please email your resume to accounting@shiptodayexpress.com, or apply at Today Express, 532-I North Regional Rd., Greensboro, NC.
HIRING? We can help! P/T HANDYMAN &/or yard person needed at Summerfield home for small projects. Nice opportunity for a retiree. (336) 423-8224. P/T KITCHEN HELP NEEDED, entry level, will train, HS diploma req., dependable. Stokesdale. (336) 949-4802.
SAVE THE DATE MUSIC IN THE PARK, Sat., August 27, 6-8:30pm, Summerfield Community Park Amphitheater. Live beach & blues music, food available, free! Bring your lawn chair or blanket. See display ad on page 14 for all the details. CUB SCOUT PACK 130 KICKOFF, Sun., August 28, 3-5pm, at Oak Ridge UMC. Open to all 1st-5th grade boys. Will have inflatable waterslide, so wear your bathing suit! “NIGHT AT THE (WAX) MUSEUM” auditions, Oak Ridge Youth Theatre, youth ages 10-18, Wed., Aug. 31, audition times 6-8pm. Email info@oakridgeyouththeatre.com for more info. ENCORE KIDS CONSIGNMENT Don’t miss out on our fall/winter premiere, starting Sat., Sept. 3, 10am, 305 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, (336) 993-3444. TRI FOR HOSPICE, Saturday, Sept. 3, 7:30am. 200-meter pool swim, 10-mile bike ride, 2-mile run. Visit triforhospice.com, or call Ridgewood Swim & Tennis Club, (336) 644-0006. Something going on? Tell our readers about your event! Place your ad at www.nwobserver.com.
BOONE FABRICS seeks individual with proven retail background for Sales Associate position. Interior design or decorating exp a plus. No nights or Sundays, some Saturdays. Send resume w/salary requirements to sales@boonefabricsnc.com or PO Box 369 Colfax, NC 27235.
KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE, Friday, September 9, 9am-8pm; Saturday, Sept. 10, 8am-1pm (some items 50% off on Sat.), St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd., Greensboro. For more info, visit www.stpaulskidssale.com.
ASSISTANT & SUB POSITIONS open in childcare center. One year childcare experience preferred, but not necessary. Criminal record check. (336) 643-5930.
RIDGEFEST RELOAD, Saturday, Sept. 10, 6-9:15pm, Oak Ridge Town Park. Food trucks, face painting, inflatables, climbing wall, fireworks and more!
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WALK FOR HUNGER – Good Samaritan Ministries of Stokesdale, September 11, 2-4pm, Bethel United Methodist Church walking track. Everyone is invited to participate in the Walk for Hunger. Ask all your friends and family to sponsor you. Challenge others to join you! All donations from the Walk will help Good Samaritan Ministries assist those in need in our community. GSM is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations can also be mailed to GSM, PO Box 202, Stokesdale, NC 27357. For more information, call Terri, (336) 643-5887, or Cindy, (336) 382-0939.
CARPET CLEANING. We clean the dirt out of your carpet, not the money out of your pockets! Starting at $20 per room, $60 minimum. Call David, Cleaning Solutions, (336) 989-4318, thecleaningsolutions.org.
GARY’S HANDYMAN HOME SERVICES “Providing value for the home-ownership experience.” Gary Gellert, serving NC’s Piedmont Triad area. Garygellert@gmail.com, (336) 423-8223.
LAWN CARE / LANDSCAPING
ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE. 11 yrs. exp. Excellent references. (336) 423-8720. CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING, gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Fully ins. windowcleaningnc.com. (336) 595-2873. ANA’S HOUSECLEANING. Good references, free est., 25 years exp. (336) 309-0747.
Northwest Guilford Kiwanis GOLF FORE KIDS Tournament, Saturday, Sept. 24, Pine Knolls Golf Course in Kernersville. See display ad on page 10 for all the details.
MAID 2 GLIMMER Premier House Cleaning. Superior products & equip. Amazon approved. (336) 441-8388, Maid2Glimmer.com.
YARD SALES
P/T CLEANING ASSISTANT NEEDED, weekdays 8am-3pm, background check, exp. helpful. Leave msg., (336) 549-2474.
YARD SALE, Sat., August 27, 7am-1pm, 8307 Providence North Drive, Stokesdale. Baby and adult clothing, refrigerator, housewares and more! HUGE CHURCH YARD SALE, Saturday, Aug. 27, 8am, 1160 Hwy. 66, Kernersville. Toys, furniture, housewares and more! Spaces for rent for $10 – email sarahrstahl@ aol.com if interested. COMMUNITY YARD SALE, Sat., Sept. 10, 8am, Golden Antiques & Treasures, 341 Ram Loop, Stokesdale. $10/space, call (336) 949-4958 to reserve your spot.
HOME SERVICES CLEANING CHRISTIAN MOM needs work cleaning houses, running errands. Will fit to your budget. Pet taxi/pet sitting also avail. References. Call Laura Bennett, (336) 231-1838. 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.
L & T SMALL ENGINE SERVICE Complete lawn equipment service located in Oak Ridge. Free pick up and delivery. Tune up, preventive or rebuild on all lawn service/ yard equipment. Commercial or residential. Call or text Rick at (336) 501-8681.
OLD SCHOOL HOME REPAIR/ IMPROVEMENT
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It’s a CARPET thing! Repairs, restretch, replace. (336) 643-6500. MONTERO’S HARDWOOD FLOORING Installation of hardwood, laminate & tile; hardwood sanding & finishing. Commercial & residential. Insured, 17 years experience. Free estimates & excellent references. Visit Monteros-hardwood-flooring.com, or call (336) 215-8842.
GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES JLB REMODELING, INC. Home repair, maintenance & handyman service. Licensed & insured. Competitive rates. (336) 681-2902 or www.jlbremodeling.com. APPLIANCE REPAIR – Call Mr Appliance. A step above the rest! (336) 609-5707.
D & D LANDSCAPING & IRRIGATION Complete outdoor living spaces – fireplaces, retaining walls, patios, more! NC licensed irrigation contractor. BBB A+. (336) 480-4101.
CUTTING EDGE LAWNCARE - Affordable. Dependable. Mowing, aeration, leaf removal, and more! Please call anytime for free estimate, (336) 706-0103.
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MOWER REPAIR. I also do trimmers, blowers, chain saws, etc. Free pick up and delivery. Call or text Morris, (336) 880-7498. GENERAL HOME REPAIR, bathroom repair, small/odd jobs. (336) 644-8710, 708-0522.
FLOORING
BRAD’S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS LLC. Mulching, landscaping, pine needles/straw, gravel, concrete work. (336) 362-3647.
WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Complete lawn care & landscaping. NC lic. irrigation contractor. 20 years exp. Hardscaping, fertilization & weed control. (336) 399-7764.
ELECTRICAL BALEX ELECTRICAL COMPANY, LLC Residential, commercial & solar electrical services. (336) 298-4192.
AREA STUMP DUMP. Yard waste, concrete, etc. Fill dirt avail. (336) 602-5820.
GRADING / HAULING BRAD’S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS. LLC Debris removal, grading, gravel/dirt, driveways. (336) 362-3647. ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt available. Zane Anthony, (336) 362-4035. PEARMAN QUARRY HAULING Fill dirt, gravel, sand rock, mulch & more. Joel Richardson, (336) 803-2195.
COLFAX LAWNCARE Complete lawn care & maintenance. Mowing, trimming, fertilizing, pine needles. HOA & annual agrmts Res./comm., fully insured. 27 years serving the Triad. (336) 362-5860. MY GROUNDSKEEPER Landscaping and lawn care, shrubs, mulch, cut low limbs, garage & building clean out. Timothy, (336) 643-5154. FAY’S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Summer mowing and lawn care. Bed reconstruction, pine needles & mulch. Reasonable and honest. Call Taylor, (336) 464-5215. 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.
ORTIZ LANDSCAPING, complete lawn care. Trimming, cleaning, planting & mulch, gutter cleaning, patios & pavers, waterfalls, retaining walls, sidewalks, stonework. Residential and commercial. (336) 280-8981.
E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, topsoil, mulch, lot clearing, track hoe work, etc. (336) 451-1282.
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PLUMBING
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TLC LAWN CARE Affordable mowing, seeding, aeration, fertilization and weed control. (336) 681-0097.
MISC. SERVICES & PRODUCTS
WEBSTER & SONS PLUMBING, Inc.
SOL WELDING CO.
24/7 service. Plumbing, drain cleaning, well
AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION. Quality irrigation systems. NC licensed contractor. We service all systems. Free est. (336) 644-1174.
Mobile welding, repairs, and fabrication.
pumps. Give us a call, we do it all! Go to
13 years exp. Call Tim, (336) 588-5270.
JLB REMODELING, INC. Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free est. Call (336) 681-2902 or visit www.jlbremodeling.com.
www.webstersplumbing.com for more info.
GRILLS, FIRE PITS, tankless water heat(336) 643-7183.
BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic. & insured. Call Mark, (336) 337-7924.
ON EAGLE’S WINGS residential home
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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.
design/drafting. Call Patti, (336) 605-0519.
cleaning. Fully insured. Crystal Clear, www. windowcleaningnc.com. (336) 595-2873.
GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maint. (336) 655-6490
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Kitchens/baths, custom decks, garages, siding, dock work, windows, roofing, rotted wood. Sr. disc., 35 years exp. (336) 362-6343. ORTIZ REMODELING – Total restoration
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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. A.L. CORMAN ROOFING INC. Res. roofing specialist serving Guilford Cty. area since 1983. BBB 25+ years w/ A+ rating. cormanroofinginc.com, (336) 621-6962.
dows, bathrooms. Call/text (336) 500-3916.
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MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone, concrete & repairs. Free estimates. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.
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CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE Complete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, (336) 6439332, carolinaStumpAndTreeServices.com. Your business should be here! Call Laura, (336) 644-7035 for more info.
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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.
MISC. SERVICES BLUEGRASS BANJO, guitar, mandolin and bass lessons. Call Nathan, (336) 404-9310. BOOKKEEPING SERVICES A/R, A/P, sales and payroll taxes. 25 years experience. (336) 829-6881. MARKETING ASSISTANCE for any size business! If you’d like to reach all of northwest Guilford County in a well-read, trusted weekly publication, the Northwest Observer might be a great option for you! Call (336) 644-7035, ext. 10, or email advertising@ nwobserver.com to learn more!
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SAM’S AUTO BODY SHOP. Any type of body work. 45 years exp. (336) 347-7470.
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Sweet, healthy KITTEN FOR ADOPTION to loving home. Photo:safehavin@aol.com.
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE in Oak Ridge. Mini suites to full suites; 100 to 1,000 sq. ft. available. For info, call (336) 643-7577.
NEW DUPLEX APARTMENTS, 2BR, 1BA, open floor plan, $700/month, $700 deposit. Stokesdale. Call (336) 706-1887.
EDUCATION TAILOR, LLC Tutoring, educational and home school consulting. Visit www.edtailor.com, or email stoneym@edtailor.com, (336) 544-1037. COMPUTER REPAIRS – ITBASICS.COM Inside Mailboxes & More, Oak Ridge Commons. (336) 643-0068.
MISC. FOR SALE QUEEN ANNE COFFEE TABLE, cherry, excellent cond. $40. (336) 740-4410. SAMSUNG FRIDGE, white, 26 cu. Ft.,VGC, ice & water in door. $550. (336) 643-6191. KNIGHTS PRODUCE & PLANTS Vegetable plants, fresh produce & hanging baskets. 14809 Hwy. 158, Summerfield. (336) 708-0485.
BOARDING / PET SITTING 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. JUST PASTURE BOARDING for up to 5 horses. Barn, ponds and riding area. Browns Summit area, $100/mo. per horse. (336) 656-3250.
LOST & FOUND KITTY CATS
ALL NEW MATTRESS SETS. Still in plastic, w/ warranty. Twin, $99; Full, $109; Queen, $129; King, $191. Can deliver, layaway available. Mattress Outlet. (336) 992-0025.
LOST ONE-EYED BLACK CAT, Southard Rd. area, Stokesdale. Please call (336) 355-6455.
HOSPITAL BED, electric, w/ accessories, $150. Call (336) 643-6188.
YOUNG MALE ORANGE CAT, found near US Hwy. 150 between Strawberry Road and US 220, Summerfield. (803) 493-8341.
MC Waynick DOLLS & STUFFED ANIMAL collection, materials/sundries. 7719 Eversfield Rd., Summerfield, (336) 298-7401.
FOUND TUXEDO CAT, very friendly, Hwy. 220 and Newman Road area, Stokesdale. (336) 548-3844.
USED TRUMPET in VG cond. Yahama YTR200AD B flat, w/case, oil, slide grease, mouthpiece. $350 OBO. (336) 681-4326.
MISC. WANTED WANTED: person to mow or bush hog a hay field off Bunch Road. (336) 643-5357. FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, any and all gas items, tillers, gocarts, ATVs, generators, power washers, grills, chain saws, etc. (336) 689-4167.
MISSING CAT. Have you seen Miss Kitty? Miss Kitty is very fluffy, grey with a white face & chest. If you have, please call Donna, (336) 312-4385.
$$$ – WILL PAY CASH up to $200 for your junk or wrecked vehicle. (336) 552-0328.
If you’ve found a pet and need help finding its owner, let us know!
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MOBILE HOME PARK for sale in Mayodan, NC. Excellent investment opportunity. Approximately 17 acres that allows for growth and expansion. $31,200 in annual income with very minimal operating expenses. Close to Highway 220, Lowes, Walmart and High School. Great buy at $249,900. For details, call (336) 298-4349.
VACATION PROPERTY N. MYRTLE BEACH CONDO timeshare week for sale. Unit sleeps 6, 2 full baths, full kitchen, wifi, indoor and outdoor pools, hot tub, tennis, more. Selling 14th week of each year (April), $750. See www.linksresort.com. Beverly, (336) 698-6836. VACATION HOME ON HIGH ROCK LAKE, 2BR, 1BA, water-front lot, sea wall, 65’ pier/ dock, boat ramp. $190,000. (336) 451-5601.
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7892 W. Gander Court, Greensboro 158 Old Covered Bridge Road, Madison Totally remodeled 3 bedroom home is bigger than it looks. Beautiful hardwood floors, new wiring and plumbing, deck, roof and HVAC. Storage building, too. Only $79,900.
New Price: $469,900. Fall in love with this home featuring great style and craftsmanship. Luxurious, open gourmet kitchen with abundance of sleek cabinetry. Tons of natural light accentuate the gleaming hardwoods and bring out the detailed and rich finishes. Granite throughout. 4 beds/3.5 baths/bonus.
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Free week-long suite for two at this boutique resort (room only), a $4,000 value! Simple... just purchase our completely updated, lakeview townhome on Belews Lake/Windy Point. Features open slip and covered slip with lift. 1008 Eastshore Drive offered at $275,000.
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494 Wigeon Point, Greensboro 7600 Shelby Rae Court, Stokesdale Beautiful views all year long. Blue Water Cove on Belews Lake. Corners are marked. 90’ of spring-fed cove frontage on the lake. Just reduced to $79,900.
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New Price: $439,900. Light and airy open concept. Luxurious gourmet kitchen features large windows overlooking outdoor living space. Oversized granite island, sleek cabinetry and abundance of counter space ideal for entertaining. All the features you desire in a new home! 4 beds/3.5 baths/bonus.
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