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4A THE BUTNER-CREEMOOR NEWS EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY August 2, 2012 The Town of Butner is urrently working on a orthwhile project to ncourage the state of orth Carolina to turn ver the site for the ormer Umstead orrectional Center to the own of Butner. The site which is ocated in the middle of a esidential community in utner was never an ideal lace for a low security orrectional institution. It had previously erved as the North arolina Center for the lind. The NC Department f Corrections has ndicated that because of he expansion required to pgrade the facility for heir use they have little nterest in taking on the emodeling of the site for correctional facility and hey have little current nterest in pursuing eeping the location. What the site does eature is a gym and ining space and parking ot which could be a real sset for the Butner ommunity. Such things as dditional gym space for he South Granville thletic Association and ossibly a separate site for a senior center for Butner are worthwhile goals that the space could be used for. Unfortunately time is of the essence because since representative Jim Crawford was not reelected his influence with the NC House of representatives as Appropriations Co-Chair and his knowledge of the legislative process will end at the end of his term of office. Crawford is aware of the proposal of the location and has indicated a willingness to help make it a reality. Recently Representative Crawford scheduled a meeting with the NC Rural Center to visit the Town of Butner and tour the Umstead Correctional Gymnasium to see if the renovation of this facility would fit into any of their grant categories. If eligible, the Rural Center may provide funding to install a new HVAC system, roof repairs, etc. The wheels of state government move slowly. So if this opportunity is not to be lost everyone will have to move quickly. Harry Coleman Last week, the two major party candidates for governor made Satements indicating that they would have no interest pursuing the construction of a new, deepwater port in Brunswick County. Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, the Democratic nominee for governor, noted that the project has neither the support of the state's congressional delegation nor the North Carolina General Assembly. He pointed out that building a new port would cost $5 billion to $6 billion, and that state resources would be better spent improving and expanding the existing ports at Morehead City and Wilmington The campaign of Republican Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte, said that McCrory had long believed that the market wouldn't support a new deepwater port. The McCrory camp went on to point out that Dalton had supported feasibility studies of the MCCRORY, DALTON DISMISS DEEPWATER PORT project a n d t h a t the feasibility of the project should have been c o n - sidered before Democratic administrations bought $30 million in land along the Cape Fear River. McCrory is right on a couple counts: The land purchase, which occurred during the administration of Gov. Mike Easley, never should have been undertaken without more careful consideration; a deepwater port in North Carolina always would have struggled to catch up with ports in Norfolk and Charleston. It's no coincidence that both gubernatorial candidates weighed in on the issue when they did. Their comments came as the Obama administration announced that it would speed up A V IEW F ROM R ALEIGH By Scott Mooneyham permitting reviews so that a project to deepen the port at Charleston c o u l d move a- head more quickly. ( J u s t t h i n k what the administration might have done if the president didn't love overregulating commerce. Maybe call in David Copperfield and have him magically make the river bottom five feet deeper?) What the announcement makes clear is that it was even more unlikely that a deepwater port in Brunswick County would ever be able to Compete with that of our southern neighbor. As I've pointed out before, to make a Brunswick County deepwater port competitive wouldn't have only required money to build the port. It also would have required that billions of tax dollars to be invested In interstate- inducements or investments to bring more than one railroad to the port might also need to be part And it is hardly as if we live in some time of collections come in well ahead of projections and public schools and other state-funded endeavors have so much money that they can't conceive of how McCrory says that, as together market-based strategies for the existing Dalton says that he would he would expand exports by focusing on niche markets, agribusiness and the military. What both should also recognize is that just in North Carolina doesn't mean that this state can't position itself to take advantage of increased commerce that could flow there and then onto highways that run into That is the nature of quality roads. Tax of the equation. plenty, where tax to spend it. governor, he would put ports. because Charleston isn't this state. commerce. It moves. Letters To The Editor Policy The Butner-Creedmoor News welcomes letters to the editor. The requirements of publication are printed below: ❑ To be published, a letter must bear the SIGNATURE of the writer. A typed or printed name alone is not sufficient. Unsigned letters will not be published. ❑ The writer’s address and phone number should appear on the letter to allow for verification. The phone number will not be published. ❑ Because of space limitations, poetry generally cannot be published. ❑ Letters endorsing political candidates or stating positions on referenda will not be published in the two issues immediately preceding an election. ❑ Generally, the paper will print only one letter from the same writer within 60 days. ❑ The Butner-Creedmoor News reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and length and to edit or reject letters that are libelous or, in management’s opinion, of questionable taste. THE RALEIGH REPORT T he governor continues to gradually sign new bills into law as her Aug. 2 deadline for action approaches. This week she signed three more bills into law and only a handful remain for her consideration. The governor must sign the remaining bills, allow them to become law without her signature or veto them. If she vetoes any bills, the General Assembly could come back to Raleigh to consider whether to override them. Thank you for your interest in the legislature and state government, and please let me know if I can be of assistance in some way. New Laws _ Gov. Perdue has signed into law a measure to allow members of the military and their spouses to receive occupational licenses in North Carolina if they have been permitted by the military or in another jurisdiction. The applicants would have to meet requirements that are substantially equivalent to or exceed North Carolina’s requirements for licensure. Each occupational licensing board is required to implement the new statute within one year. (House Bill 799) _ High school students must complete a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course to graduate beginning with the graduating class of 2015. CPR training has technically been required for high school graduation since 1997, but the requirement has never been enforced. North Carolina is now one of five states with such a requirement. (House Bill 837) _ The state will now place defibrillators in all buildings and facilities that house state services or agencies. The American Heart Association reports that 23 percent of all deaths in North Carolina are attributed to heart disease and that as many T HE R ALEIGH R EPORT By Jim Crawford as 40,000 d e a t h s nationwide can be prevented through the use of defibrillators. The new law (House Bill 914) also calls for the formation of a task force to identify, pursue, and win public and private funding to pay for the defibrillators and employee training. Tax-free weekend The state’s annual sales tax holiday will run from Aug. 3-5. In an effort to better help consumers afford back-to-school items for their children, shoppers on this weekend will not have to pay the sales tax on clothing, school supplies and computers. The sales tax holiday was created by the General Assembly in 2001 and went into effect on January 1, 2002. During the sales tax holiday, consumers will not pay sales tax on clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 or less per item; sports and recreation equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item; and computer supplies of $250 or less per item. For more information on the sales tax holiday, including a list of exempt items and answers to frequently asked questions, go to www..dor. state.nc.us/taxes/sales/ salestax_holiday.html. Resignation Stephen LaRoque, the cochairman of the House Rules committee, has resigned after being indicted on eight federal charges involving the alleged misuse and possible theft of money from a federally funded nonprofit agency he operates. Rep. LaRoque, a Republican, was serving his third term in the House of Representatives representing Greene, Lenoir and Wayne counties. He was appointed Rules chairman by the Speaker of the House in early 2011.
EVENTS [Continued From Page 3A] for Megan's Law (PFML) staff provide assistance to the community in accessing their state sex offender registries and prevention specialists provide support to parents and community members to assist in their sexual abuse prevention education strategies. Certified rape crisis counselors are available to support all victims of violent crime and to provide geographically appropriate referrals. FAITH HARVEST ACTIVITIES Faith Harvest invites ou to join them for nointed Praise and orship and powerful essages from the Word f God during their eekly services. Faith Harvest is ocated at 4737 Willeva rive, Wake Forest. The hone number is 919-848- 340. The pastor is Brad iggs. Sunday services begin ith Sunday School Foundations) at 9:30 .m. and morning orship at 10:45 a.m. vening classes and rayer will begin at 6 p.m. nd on Wednesday, amily worship from 7 to p.m. A free kids sports amps is offered for hildren 4 years - 5th rade on Wednesdays at p.m. (for the summer). hildren will learn a ariety of sport skills and ames. WORSHIP SERVICE Worship services will e held inside the Bev’s lassy Clutter Building cross from M&H Tires nd behind Sonic on unday afternoons from :00 PM to 5:00 PM. Evangelist Jean L. wsley is Pastor. PRAISE DANCE TEAM Greater Joy of utner is seeking a olunteer to oversee the outh praise dance team. Practices are Wednes ays and Thursdays at 6 .m. No formal xperience re-quired. All youth ages 10 – 17 re invited to join their raise Dance team. Rehearsals are each ednesday and hursday at 6:30 p.m. Church membership is not required. The Church is located at 209 West C Street in Butner. CHURCH REVIVAL Revival will be held nightly August 1 through August 3rd, at True Faith Fellowship Baptist Church located in Creedmoor at 1687 W.B. Clark Road. Guest minister will be Rev. Phyllis Y. Murphy of New Metropolitan FW Baptist Church. Guest choirs are: August 1st - Chestnut There will be a “Back to School Giveaway” on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 11:00 a. m. in the City of Oxford. This event will take place at the Masonic Home for Children Gymnasium located at 600 College Street in Oxford. Free book bags with school supplies will be distributed to K- 12 students in the Granville and surrounding counties (while supplies last). Children must be present in order to receive a book bag. This event is sponsored by Remnant Community Development Corporation Inc., a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation that serves youth in Granville and its surrounding counties. Remnant CDC motivates youth to stay in school. Together with local and area businesses, it provides youth the tools needed to achieve their dreams and goals. For more information on this or other programs sponsored by Remnant CDC please log onto http://www.road 2collegenc.org / or call 919-725- 6486. Grove Baptist and Great Faith Baptist; August 2 - North East Baptist Male Choir and Moorehead Avenue Baptist; and August 3rd - Saint John Baptist Choir and New Metropolitan Choir. Rev. Richard E. Jackson, pastor and founder, of True Faith Fellowship invites you to come and worship with them. MILITARY SCHOOL’S HISTORY After a summer hiatus, the Granville County Genealogical Society, #1746 Inc. will resume its regular schedule of programs on August 2, 2012 at 6:30 pm. The Society meets the first Thursday of each month at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, NC. The speaker for the evening will be Joey The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, August 2, 2012 5a Dickerson. He will speak on the Horner Military School. Dickerson, who is the Camp Commander of the Lt. Joseph T. Bullock Camp of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans in Creedmoor, says he kept running into references to the Horner School while he was researching Civil War history. This led to further research into the school which had been a popular educational facility in Granville County for many years. He will discuss some of the interesting information he uncovered about the school during his research. Visitors are invited to join the members of the Granville County Genealogical Society in the large conference room at the Richard H. Thornton Library Main Street, Oxford, NC. Aug. 2 at 6:30 pm. PREDDYFEST FESTIVAL The 15th annual PreddyFest Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday, Aug. 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The showtime on Aug. 2nd begins at 5 p.m. with the Sourwood Mountain Bluegrass Band performing. The festival continues on Friday, August 3rd, with showtime beginning at 1:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 4th, at 12 noon. To access PreddyFest from Creedmoor, take Hwy 56 east towards Franklinton through the community of Wilton where Hwy 96 crosses Hwy 56. Continue on Hwy 56 towards Franklinton. [Continued On PAGE 6A] P IZZAMIA Italian Grill We Are CELEBRATING our FIRST Anniversary . Come see us for our Anniversary Specials!!! * Wine Wednesdays 1/2 price for Bottles of Wine on Wednesdays during the Month of August * 1/2 price Desserts during the Month of August We are located between Rite-Aid Pharmacy & Town & Country hardware (same place) “Thank You” to all of our loyal customers for your support during our First Year! WE APPRECIATE YOU! *Lunch Specials Available Every Day! $3.00 OFF Large Pizza Call to go 528-9772 Look for us on
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