Final Action On Tax District Expected This Week
Central Mount Airy plans to create a Municipal Service Tax District drew broad support at a public hearing. Mayor Beamer signaled board action this week to approve the district and establish an off street parking program with a five member advisory committee including the Mount Airy Merchants Association president. Residents and business owners raised questions on parking locations and fairness for self parking, but officials pledged district lines reflect a 1968 study and can be adjusted to shrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
W Maynard Beamer
Mount Airy Merchants
Central Business District
Beamer
John F. Mills
Mickey Samet
Leste Samet
Joe Edwards
Millis
Lamet
Lonnie Tickle
Tickle
Central Business
W. Maynard Beamer
Five Year Urban Renewal Grant Approved For Downtown Area
Mount Airy wins HUD approval for a five year downtown renewal plan. Mayor Beamer announced a $168 000 first year grant to acquire Taylor garage area for off street parking and expanded Willow Dixie Spring St streets. The funding depends on federal revenue sharing and may total about $650 000 over five years.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mount Airy
Congress
Victor Denton
HUD
Denton
Taylor's Garage
Taylor Garage
Merchants Seek Two Annual Sidewalk Sales in Mount Airy
Bobby Taylor reports to the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners that the Merchants Association seeks permission for two annual sidewalk sales one in spring and one in fall. The plan would convert Main Street parking on both sides into display areas. Mayor Beamer asks Taylor to coordinate with Police Chief Joe Simmons to address traffic before action. Commissioner Bowman George notes past street clutter spurred sales restrictions. Taylor argues such events revitalize downtowns and benefit both merchants and shoppers.
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Mount Airy Merchants Association
Bobby Taylor
The
Merchants Association
Mount Airy Board of Commissioners
Main St
Beamer
Taylor
Joe Simmons
Bo Bowman George
Surry County March retail sales rise over prior year
Retail sales in Surry County climbed in March, totaling about 13.5 million, up from 13.1 million in March 1974 according to the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Mount Airy sales rose from 6.2 million in February to 6.6 million in March, but March 1975 still trailed March 1974 by a narrow margin.
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Surry County
N.C
Mount Airy Publishes Riverside Park Site Selection Plan
Mount Airy announces 20 to 24 acres on Riverside Drive under option for the town’s first public park. Four property owners’ complex negotiations are finished, with a $75,000 local budget and a hoped for $75,000 federal grant for land acquisition and initial development. The Riverside Park plan includes tennis courts, a ball diamond, playground, multi use area, picnic shelter, restrooms, and off street parking, with completion hoped by next summer if funding is approved.
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Mount Airy
Riverside Drive
W. Maynard Beamer
Eric Hill and
Riverside Park
Winston- Salem
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Victor Denton
Denton
Oak St
Mount Airy Chamber plans banquet for accreditation
Organizers of the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce expect over 200 to attend a Wednesday banquet at the Elks Lodge where the U S Chamber accreditation certificate will be presented by district manager Frank Melton. The chamber recently earned accreditation, one of fewer than 300 in the nation, after more than two years of self study and reviews.
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al Hawks
Penneys
Mount Airy
JC Penney
Hawks
Bill Breedlove
Chamber of Commerce
John Sasser
Roses
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Chamber
U S. Chamber
U. S
Chamber Committee
Woltz Named Secretary of Major Apparel Association
John E Woltz, president of Quality Mills Inc., elected secretary of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association for 1975 76. The Arlington Va based group represents about 70 percent of US apparel dollar volume, with Woltz to serve after the June board meeting in New York City.
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Mount Airy
U. S
John E Woltz
New York City
Woltz
The
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Quality Mills
Quality Mills, Inc
American Apparel Manufacturers Association
Arlington
AAMA
United States
Weliz
Aama Board of Directors
Surry Man To Head Winston Leaf Sales
A Surry County tobacco farmer named sales supervisor for the Winston Salem tobacco market replaces J. Frank Bryant of Boonville. Guy Coe, who also led Richmond Guano Co. as district manager, was appointed by the Winston Salem Tobacco Board of Trade and will start July 1 after Bryant resigns to focus on federal work with the Flue Cured Tobacco Marketing Committee. Bryant remains as consultant.
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Surry Man
Winston Leaf
Surry County
Winston- Salem
J. Frank Bryant
Boonville
Guy Coe
Richmond Guano Co
Winston-Salem Tobacco Board of Trade
Bryant
Federal
Flue Cured Tobacco Marketing Committee
Coe
Board of Trade
Taylor Carter
Mental Problems Of Old Grow Leaps And Bounds
Dr William Pearson and Dr George Hamilton spoke at a Surry Community College Aging Symposium noting more than three million Americans over 65 have mental problems and the geriatric population rises by about 1,000 daily. They cited factors from financial insecurity to social isolation and urged keeping elders in the home when possible, improving living situations, and avoiding early retirement for mental health.
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William Pearson
Pearson
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
George Hamilton
Forsyth Medical Center
Surry Community College
Surry County
America
Ries
Robert M. Smith
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Spencer's Inc
Earl Watson
Spencer's
Central Telephone
Hylton Wright
John Brown
Gardner, Gardner and Bell
Sears
Renfro
Moore Ave
Guy L Byerly
John Mills
Loyd Rees
Rees
Mills
Burton Dinkins
Merchant Association
Pilot Mountain State Park
Haynes
Dixie Spring St
Eric Hill
Winston Salem
Rotary Club
United Fund
Waltz
John Woltz
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