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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 50
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Monday, April 11, 2011
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Public hearing tomorrow on move to allow Landrum Sunday alcohol sales in restaurants by Leah Justice
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. FENCE gardening seminar, Monday, April 11, 10 a.m. FENCE. Trish Walsh will present “Everything You Want To Know About Roses, Especially How To Fertilize Them.” The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities include line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. Christian Fellowship Luncheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mondays except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenominational. 828-8595051. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, LaurelHurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336. Saluda Center, Monday activities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit Saluda.com. Male Anger Management/ Domestic Abuse Intervention (Continued on page 2)
Landrum residents will have their chance tomorrow to voice opinions on whether the city should call for a referendum to allow restaurants to sell alcohol on Sundays. Landrum City Council is
scheduled to hold a public hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. at city hall. City council last month began steps to consider placing a referendum on this year’s November ballot to allow restaurants to sell alcohol on Sundays. If the
referendum is approved, only restaurants would be allowed to sell alcohol, and those sales would be allowed only in house. No carry- out alcohol sales would be allowed, such as from grocery (Continued on page 4)
Steel frame gives shape to new DSS building
The steel frame for the new Polk County Department of Social Services (DSS) building is now in place. The new building, located off Wolverine Trail in Mill Spring, is scheduled to be complete sometime in August. The county plans to relocate the DSS office to the new building in September, according to Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson. See story, page 3. (photo by Leah Justice)
Polk resolves to preserve its fund balance Commissioners fear state threats of cuts by Leah Justice
Polk County commissioners have taken steps designed to keep North Carolina from using the county’s fund balance to justify cuts in funding for the county. State representatives recently
reviewed information about county fund balances. County officials said they are concerned that the state, which is in the midst of a budget shortfall, will cut funding for those counties with fund balances above the required 8-percent level. County commissioners Monday, April 4 unanimously approved
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
a resolution in support of preserving the county’s fund balance. “Polk County is extremely concerned that because the county has acted fiscally responsibly and has cut county spending and programs to reflect much lower revenues we, and other such (Continued on page 4)