Samuel Smith delivered his most emotional and most critical demand for money from the City Council on Monday night, but he walked away no richer for the effort.
Month: April 2005
Council backs off ban on booze
Henderson City Council members decided Monday night that maybe they don’t want to ban alcohol from city-owned property after all.
Trashing a good idea
In light of this morning’s discussion on “Town Talk” on WIZS-AM (1450), we feel the need to revisit the question of curbside garbage collection, if only briefly (we’ll get to the recycling program soon, we promise). Callers to the radio program, including City Council member Mary Emma Evans, decried the very idea of making Henderson’s senior citizens try to roll 90-gallon garbage bins to the side of the road or swallow their pride and ask for help from the city …
Sewer complaint raises revenue red flag
In what may be a sign of things to come in the post-Samuel Smith era, another Vance County resident appeared before the Henderson City Council on Monday night to complain about his monthly utility bill.
Ward 1 corner rezoned with fast food in mind
Economic development and the perceived needs of Ward 1’s minority population overruled traffic safety concerns and the recommendation of the Henderson Planning Board on Monday night.
Garnett Street renovations slip into slow lane
Downtown merchants will have to wait awhile to see fresh pavement on Garnett Street.
Storytellers to weave their magic Thursday
Three newcomers and a returning family of tellers will highlight the 10th anniversary of the Storytelling Festival at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library on Thursday night.
Summer starts now for swim club
The Vance Aquatics Club Barracudas splash into their summer session this afternoon, beginning practice for the Durham Summer Swim League season.
Smith, alcohol return to council agenda
Don’t expect an early night for the Henderson City Council on Monday.
Another chance to speak up
If you care about backyard garbage pickup, curbside recycling, library funding or any other budgetary matter, Monday night’s as good a time as any to let your feelings be known.
Budget award good; late audit bad
Finance Director Traig Neal and accounting supervisor Peggy McFarland are getting plenty of praise to help carry them through the trauma of the budget season.
Opinion:
The Henderson City Council went into its budget meetings this past week asking department heads to present their needs and looking between the lines for ways to save money and boost the anemic fund balance. Out of the dozen presentations, exactly one department head offered suggestions to save real money. And council members responded with nothing but criticism.
Schools seek $1 million more from county
The Vance County school system is looking for almost $1 million more in county funding in the fiscal year starting July 1 than it received this year.
Dreaded issue back before school board
The Vance County Board of Education must confront a hairy issue again Monday night.
Partnership puts imagination into reading project
Some key decisions are coming soon for the launch of a free-books program for preschoolers in Vance County.
Rising gas prices blow hole in budget
Every 10-cent increase in the price of gasoline and diesel fuel costs Henderson more than $14,000 over the course of a year, and rising fuel costs are wreaking havoc on the budget process.
Council resists changes to recycling, garbage pickup
City Council members showed no interest Thursday night in a proposal to change everything about Henderson’s handling of home garbage.
Anti-crime group gives VOICE to united effort
The countywide working group on crime and related issues is nameless no more.
Local legislators help House pass lottery 61-59
The state House took a dramatic step Wednesday toward launching a North Carolina lottery when lawmakers voted 61-59 in favor of legislation that also could solve Vance County’s school construction problems.