Elderly Housing Plan Approved by City Council
High Point City Council unanimously approved 77,000 in city funds and 67,000 in contingency funds to acquire land and build a 100-unit mid rise elderly housing complex adjoining Astor Dowdy Towers. The project will be privately financed under HUD Section Eight with rent subsidies and government guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson Utley
High Point
Astor Dowdy Towers
Citizen Advisory Committee
CAC
Becky Smothers
Bob Fountain
Council
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Fountain
Astor Dowdy
Housing Authority
Ken Martin
Astor- Dowdy
Martin
Council Tries Night Meetings On Trial Basis
High Point council votes to hold night sessions for three months led by Bill Brewer who will not seek re election. Brewer says night meetings could attract candidates as other council members back the plan amid past low public turnout at night sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brewer
High Point
Brewer
Bill Bencini
Arnold Koonce
Paul Fine
Archie Myatt
Bob Wells
Jack Dillard
Sam Burford
Koonce
Fine
Wells
Roy Culler
Joe Patterson
Culler
High Point Aide Pay Scale Shifts Under New Schedule
The High Point Board of Education adopts a new aide salary plan raising or reducing pay to align with state figures. New hires will earn from 400 to 524 dollars monthly based on education and certification, while existing aides retain old pay until positions open.
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High Point Board of Education
High Point
Board of Education
Shaver
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Planning Dept Seeks Cleanup Of Eyesores On High Point Road
Greensboro planning officials urge Guilford County Advisory Board for Environmental Quality to study visual quality along High Point Road from the city limits to the county line. They cite billboards clutter and trash, propose zoning controls and landscaping to curb aesthetic decay, with cooperation from local institutions and private efforts.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Douglas Carroll
Guilford County
High Point Road
Carroll
Eee Meerty
U.S
Guilford County Advisory Board For
High Point
Guilford Technical Institute
Ragsdale High School
Sedgefield
Pilot Life Insurance
Guilford County Planning
High Point Council Evaluates Cy Brooks and Approves Road List
High Point city council recessed into executive session to evaluate City Manager Cy Brooks amid a routine agenda. They approved a revised nine project wish list for state transportation, prioritizing Green Drive to Kearns and N Main to Montlieu, plus Kivett Drive four-laning and a Highway 31 bypass redesignated as item No 3.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
Cy Brooks
Brooks
Green Drive
Kearns Avenue
N. Main Street
Montlieu Avenue
Kivett Drive
Hoskins Street
Archdale
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