Last week we ended a very successful session.
Category: News
Min. housing and CO ordinance public hearing tonight
The Henderson City Council will meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall.
IDEU finds cocaine, heroin, and marijuana
Chief K.L. Sidwell of the Henderson Police Department and Vance County Sheriff Peter White reported that members of the Interagency Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on August 9, 2007.
HR Commission, NAACP meet
The Henderson-Vance Human Relations Commission, chaired by Janice Jeffreys, and the Vance County NAACP, led by Terry Garrison, president, held a public meeting Thursday evening in the City Council Chamber.
ABC & AYP results to be released Sep. 6
In a news release from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, it was learned yesterday that ABC (Accountability, Basics, and local Control) and AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) results will be released on September 6.
Blue Ribbon, textbook commissions to meet
Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability Meets Monday
School bus safety contest winners announced
Three North Carolina elementary school students and one middle school student received top honors in North Carolina’s 2007 National School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest, “Stop on Red, Kids Ahead.”
Journal and Public Safety to meet Monday
The Henderson City Council’s Journal Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, August 13, 2007.
Public hearing on Schedule of Standards & Values
The Vance County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing during its regular meeting regarding the Schedule of Standards and Values that will most likely be used to reassess property values in Vance for the 2008 tax year.
Community Development to meet Monday
Community Development Committee chair Garry Daeke has set a Community Development meeting (to include CD Advisory members) for Monday, August 13 at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall.
Public Works to meet Monday
The Henderson City Council’s Public Works Committee will meet on Monday, August 13, 2007 at City Hall.
CD Com. makes no recommendation on ordinances
The Henderson City Council’s Community Development Committee met yesterday at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
Etheridge welcomes 3rd grandchild
Editor’s Note: Mazel tov! Raleigh – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge and his wife, Faye, today proudly announced the birth of their third grandchild, Cameron Elizabeth Etheridge.
County Planning Dept. could be revamped
Committee will also look at part-time firefighter pay During a meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioner’s Human Resources Committee, Board Chair Deborah Brown discussed “revamping” the County’s Planning Department.
2006 tax collection at 94%
Vance County Tax Collector Sam Jones made his monthly report to the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday evening.
Standards & Values schedule up for public hearing
The Proposed Schedule of Standards and Values is the document by which the 2008 property revaluation is guided.
Henderson street resurfacing list
This memorandum was received yesterday from City Engineer Frank Frazier. It includes a list of Henderson primary and alternate streets to be resurfaced this year.
Chamber, United Way, Volunteer Ctr. supply drive
The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, and the Volunteer Center are collaborating for a Back to School Supplies Drive scheduled for Friday, August 10.
CD Com. will meet again on ordinances
Although yesterday’s meeting was intended to be the final review of the controversial ordinance to amend the City’s Minimum Housing Code as well as the Certificate of Occupancy ordinance, in the end, Community Development Committee Chair Garry Daeke and Committee member Mary Emma Evans decided to schedule a meeting early next week to review final changes.