Consultants Seek Ways to Cut High Point Bus Deficit
City consultants from Kimley Horn analyze High Point's bus system amid a growing deficit. Preliminary data show 10 months ending June 30 1976 a loss of 145 928, with projections of about 18 000 per month. Route efficiency varies with Leonard Washington streets best at 2.3 revenue passengers per mile and Lexington Avenue worst at 0.4.
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High Point
Robert Martin
Kimley- Horn and Associates, Inc
Raleigh
Council
Martin
Bill Brewer
Arnold Koonce
Koonce
Leonard-Washington Streets
Lexington Avenue
It's That Time Again State License Plates On Sale
State license plates and decals went on sale today at the local motor vehicle office in College Village Shopping Center. Early comers arrived before the doors opened and returning owners will receive an additional decal to attach to their existing plate. The office operates weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon.
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College Village
Sewage treatment cost may rise for High Point city
High Point officials examine funding gaps as federal aid drops. City Council favors a resolution to bind the city to cover additional nonfederal shares if state funds run out, potentially affecting east and west side projects. Also discussed were Human Relations Commission appointments and council liaison roles.
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Lee Mortimer
Cy Brooks
N.C
High Point
East Side
Brooks
Human Relations Commission
Bill Brewer
HRC
Reagan Weaver
Brewer
Roy Culler
Rachel Gray
N.C. Senate
Koonce
Advisory Board Neutral On Mental Health Reports
Guilford County Mental Health Advisory Board has not requested copies of three dissatisfactory reports. Chair Becky Smothers says the documents are a management tool for County Manager John Witherspoon and should not be public. She notes personnel issues fall under the Manager and the Personnel Department and urges staff to cooperate with recommended remedies.
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Jim Hawkins
Guilford County Area Mental Health Advisory Board
Mental Health Dept
Becky Smothers
Smothers
Mental Health Advisory Board
John Witherspoon
Health Advisory Board
Mental Health Center
Witherspoon
Purse Snatching Reported In High Point Parking Lot
Mildred P. Maultsby of Jamestown told High Point police Sunday she was robbed of a purse containing six credit cards and $40 after two Black men approached her in the hospital parking lot off Boulevard. Burglary cases included Hafele America Co losses and a Trotter Brothers roof entry. Items stolen ranged from calculators to a pistol, stereo, television, tapes, and pennies, with house entries and ransacked rooms noted on Louise Avenue and Danmar Avenue.
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Howard Hayes Enterprise
Mildred P. Maultsby
Jamestown
High Point
Boulevard
Trotter Brothers
Allen Jay School
Theft Report Totals by Period with Arrest Count
The report shows losses totaling 2081 today and week and 7033 this month. One arrest recorded today and seven this month.
Civil Service Backers Seek to Preserve High Point System
A group of High Point residents circulates petitions to oppose repeal of the High Point Civil Service Act of the 1930s. They plan to present signatures to Guilford County legislators to block proposed state action. The City Council recently voted to seek repeal, affecting about 1,200 civil service employees as the General Assembly convenes.
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High Point
City of
Guilford County
High Point Civil Service
Civil Service
Video Tape and New Methods Used By Police
The High Point Police Dept. uses two videotape cameras borrowed from instant replay practice. Officers Gant and staff tape talks for shift briefs and academy training, with plans to film crime prevention and armed robbery scenarios for public education. The gear, funded by a Triad Council of Governments grant, supports both training and outreach.
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Howard Hayes Enterprise
High Point Police Dept
Community Services
Bill Gant
Gant
Wachovia
Old
Triad Council of Governments
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City Hall
Burlington Mills
E. Green Drive
Southern Furniture Market Center, Inc
Hot Rod Barns, Inc
P.M
High Point Enterprise
Crime Watch
Flosie Williams
Gavin Place
Ronald C. Brown
Louise Avenue
Civil Service Backers Unit
General Assembly
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