Bond referendum clears path for county water hookup
East Craven Water and Sewer District gains conditional approval as 257 of 1,363 voters support the bond. Officials say system may be ready in 12 to 18 months after engineering surveys confirm enough households will participate. Funding totals include a 2.1 million grant and a 1.6 million loan issued through Rural Economic Community Development.
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East Craven
Hayes
Rural Economic Community Development Service
Health Department
Vernon Harris
New Bern to deepen wells to combat dropping aquifer
New Bern aldermen approved spending 48000 to deepen the city wells by 40 feet as aquifer levels fall about four to six feet yearly. Four wells in Cove City now reach 200 feet below the surface and could require drilling new wells after sinking another 700 feet. A fifth well costing 2.6 million will support an 800 home Weyerhaeuser development near Brices Creek, annexed last year.
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New Bern
Cove City
David Muse
Bill Hartman
Weyerhaeuser Co
Brices Creek
Oyster Clam and Scallop Committee Meeting Slated
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Oyster Clam and Scallop Committee will meet at 2 p.m. May 31 to discuss seasons lengths bag limits for chowders and the Hard Clam Fishery Management Plan. Public comment is allowed. For more information call Mike Marshall at 1 800 682 2632 or 919 726 7021.
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North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission
Mike Marshall
Division of Marine Fisheries
Corps of Engineers adds option for PCS Phosphate mining
The Army Corps of Engineers adds one more option to PCS Phosphate's mining alternatives, proposing to mine 1,268 acres of wetlands on the Pamlico River over 20 years. Environmentalists say the May 11 supplement to the environmental impact statement does not fully explore the least damaging sites. PCS, now owned by Potash Corp, previously sought a 20-year permit to mine 3,069 acres of wetlands near its Aurora base.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PCS Phosphate
Texas Gulf
Pamlico River
Aurora
Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
PCS
Lance Cpl. Schlamer Sentenced to Life for Throat Slashing
Lance Cpl. Shannon Lee Schlamer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1993 murder of Lance Cpl. Beverly M. Gardner, 19, amid a month long court martial. The panel also convicted him of assault, unlawful entry and violation of a general order, with dishonorable discharge, rank reduction, and forfeiture of pay. He spent 578 days in confinement and will serve at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Lance
Shannon Lee Schlamer
Beverly M. Gardner
Candor
N.Y
St. Charles, AL
Schlamer
Gardner
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
City eyes trimming electric shift in 1995-96 budget
New Bern plans a 54.6 million dollar 1995-96 budget with no tax or utility rate increases. It includes a 2.25 percent raise for all employees and a 100 thousand dollar merit and longevity pay boost. City leaders debate reducing electric fund transfers to the general fund and review details at a June retreat.
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New Bern
Tom Bayliss
Bill Hartman
Bayliss
New Bern Budget Proposes No Tax Hike and Firefighter Increase
City officials unveil a 1995 96 budget with no ad valorem tax rise or utility rate hikes and no trash pickup fee increase. A 2.25 percent salary rise for employees is planned, plus six new firefighters funded January. Potential shifts include reduced electric transfers and a planned Olympic size pool study and possible funding. The police budget rises to over 3.6 million with 14 new cars planned and grants expected for five.
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Hartman
Flat Alex's California voyage taught lessons in geography
Five and six year olds at Bangert Elementary learned geography via Flat Stanley style projects. Flat Alex Badger III traveled from New Bern to Coronado and beyond, receiving a Navy poster and a city key. The teacher Phyllis Harke notes the project, with residents sending many varied souvenirs, and highlights patience as a key lesson.
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Bangert Elementary
Phyllis Harke
Stanley
Jeff Brown
California
Harke
Alex Badger III
New Bern
Coronado
Orville Redenbacher
Alex
North Island Naval Air Station
Alex Badger
England
Hawaii
Suspected Marble Marauders Targeted in New Bern Rampage
New Bern police issued warrants for two suspects in a marble shooting spree that damaged more than 75 properties including 9,000 in losses. Michael Genovese reports the Marble Marauders allegedly struck Friday and Saturday nights, mainly along Johnson and Middle streets and nearby avenues.
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New Bern
Ronald Daniel Jaynes
Carolina Pines
Jonathon Paul Douthit
US 70 East
Mark von Behren
Jaynes
East Carolina University
Douthit
Pamlico
Craven County
von Behren
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Naval Hospital
John West
Johnson and Middle Streets
Spencer Avenue
Clarendon and
Neuse Boulevards
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