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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1995
Page
3
Commissioners unanimously adopt a resolution to install a traffic light at the US 70 Hollywood Boulevard intersection. City officials and state patrol discussions precede the move as Art Watson gathers support with over 200 signatures, noting the signal will aid downtown traffic flow.
Senator Jesse Helms met privately with NC activists opposing corporate hog farms for about 30 minutes. They urged him to investigate pollution from the industry as a wetlands bill co sponsored by Senator Lauch Faircloth could enable significant farm expansion in wetlands areas.
Nash County asks Global TransPark Commission for a 200000 loan to buy land for a national firm planning a major distribution center north of Rocky Mount. The project would employ 250 at completion in May 1996 and 430 within a year, signaling growing confidence in the commission and its potential to drive regional growth.
Neuse River keeper Rick Dove reports up to 300,000 fish killed since Saturday as oxygen depletion from heat, salt wedge, and excess nitrogen and phosphorus is blamed. He notes 50,000 more dead between Stately Pines and Carolina Pines, with earlier counts of 75,000 to 100,000.
Havelock commissioners 4 1 vote to rewrite the subdivision recreation formula raising 25 percent of the average property tax per acre to the city instead of the former in lieu payment. Four acres must be set aside or a fee paid. the board aimed to curb excessive charges as one developer faced about 11 000 per house.
Craven and surrounding counties see varied town budgets for 1995-96 with Arapahoe introducing a 3 cent per 100 valuation rate on a 12 100 budget to fund the fire department. Bayboro lowers taxes slightly while Pollocksville lowers by four cents with sewer costs shifted to user fees. River Bend and Trent Woods post higher per capita spending, and Alliance sets a different finance mix as several small towns maintain or adjust rates across Craven Pamlico and Jones counties.
Budget reductions threaten to end maintenance on the Neuse and Trent rivers and Swift Creek, with Craven County waterways listed among those to be dropped. Local officials warn abandonment could leave the area reliant on others, while river work last occurred decades ago.
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