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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1995
Page
3
New Bern will begin enforcing a 1990 sign ordinance with a looming deadline. An auditor will identify nonconforming signs and notify owners. Most commercial signs require planning office permits with size limits based on frontage. Penalties include a 50 dollar daily fine for noncompliance.
Yolanda King daughter of Martin Luther King Jr will address young blacks in New Bern on March 4 invited by the Save the Seed Committee coordinated by Alderman Barbara Lee. Sponsors cover the 20 ticket to help families with limited income. About 300 expected. 27 women from Craven Pamlico and Jones counties to be honored at a semi formal dinner at the Sheraton ballroom at 6 p.m. Tickets 633 5002.
Gov Jim Hunt proposed a 5.7 million coastal package targeting environmental work and compliance. The plan would fund seven new marine fisheries law enforcement officers with boats and gear, plus grants for local land use planning and several environmental programs across water forest resources and management.
New Bern aldermen backed a proposal to hire five inmates to work at the Pembroke Road yard waste facility. Public Works Director Danny Meadows compared costs to one full-time employee and described using inmates nearing release with good behavior as a condition. The mayor asked for a written DOC agreement barring violent offenders from the program.
Pierce Management Associates will not convert New Bern Rest Home into a prison drug and alcohol treatment facility. The firm may seek another Craven County site properly zoned while River Bend’s Christian Care remains unused. Local officials oppose the project. DOC says a second site is being sought and hopes for a June operable facility.
Parents report buses arrive 15 minutes to hours late causing students to miss notes and class time. Transportation officials cite driver shortages, discipline issues, and reliance on substitutes. Aimed fixes include sharing substitutes and seeking more permanent drivers to restore on time service.
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries will begin to recover replacement and investigative costs. The accused Reetah Occoum Oxehery faces a standard citation costing about 65 for court costs plus any fines. The agency also seeks a replacement cost for speckled trout at 117 and possible investigative costs, based on average prices per pound or hatchery rearing costs.
Craven County plans a new 125 watt base transmitter radio to replace its 26 year old system used by 11 offices and 72 mobile units and nine remotes. The $10,966.18 installation bid from Coastal Elec covers equipment and setup with delivery expected in three weeks.
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