Gaston County budget new taxes and cuts face voters
Interim Manager Phil Ponder proposes a 9 cent property tax increase for 2001-2002 to cover a $20.2 million shortfall while freezing 47 vacant county jobs and capping building and operating costs. Schools and colleges would see no extra funding, and all employees lose a cost of living raise. Commissioners must decide by month’s end ahead of a July 1 start.
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Gastonia
Gaston County
Phil Ponder
Ponder
Gaston College
Bb&t
Pathways
Ponder budget proposal raises taxes for $100000 property holder
Interim County Manager Phil Ponder announces a $170.94 million budget with a $90 tax increase on a $100000 real estate and personal property assessment, lifting taxes from 825 to 915. Total taxes rise by 8.4 million. Forty seven of ninety vacant positions stay frozen while overall spending falls by 605,924 from the current year.
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Phil Ponder
Firestone workers extend talks. 30 days more operations
After 21 hours of negotiation, Firestone Fibers & Textile Co. plants in Gastonia and Kings Mountain reach an extension ending in 30 days. United Steelworkers official Wayne Robinson notes no strike and praises a peaceful settlement. The three year contract for Local 1133L had expired at 12:01 a.m., with Bridgestone/Firestone citing nine U.S. plants under its umbrella.
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Organized Labor
Firestone Fibers & Textile Co
Gastonia
Kings Mountain
Wayne Robinson
United Steelworkers of America
Robinson
United Steelworkers
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc
North
South America
Woodstock
Ontario
Canada
Firestone
Nashville
Tenn
Gaston County
United States
Bridgestone
Bridgestone Corp
North Carolina Senate backs tax hikes on TV and phone services
The North Carolina Senate approved a 14.7 billion budget by a 33-15 vote, adding about 200 million in revenue and boosting taxes on cable and satellite TV. Tax changes include 50 cents or more monthly on cable, 2.40 dollars monthly on satellite packages, and phased phone tax tied to long distance usage. The move funds expanded health coverage by trimming child insurance credits. Roe details suggest mixed impact based on usage and service type.
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Raleigh
State Senate
North
Kerr
Forecasters push new tools to better track hurricanes
RALEIGH AP Forecasters seek renewed faith after years of misses. NASA jets will drop devices into storms and drones may measure from below in a revolution expected to boost tracking and intensity forecasts. Joseph Crone calls it a transformative era for hurricane science at the Miami lab. Colorado State predicts a slightly above average season with ten named storms six hurricanes two of which become intense.
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Raleigh
Atlantic
United States
NASA
Joseph Crone
Miami
Colorado State University
Panthers pick Dee Brown shifts from QB to RB at Syracuse
Dee Brown, the Panthers draftee, explains his early choice to switch from quarterback to running back as a freshman at Syracuse. He credits the position change with unlocking his speed and versatility for pro football.
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Panthers
Dee Brown
Syracuse
Southern governors to discuss Smokies air pollution
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley will join other Southern governors today to address rising concerns that pollution is harming the Great Smokies air. Planning ahead can reduce family battles over inheritance and estates.
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North Carolina
Mike Easley
Market Note: Melon Market Opens in Gastonia
Cantaloupes attract customers to Mary Summitt's new downtown Gastonia produce market. Dow Jones closes at 10,911.94, up 39.30 points in market watch.
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Mary Summitt
Gastonia
Hometown Fresh Veggie Controversy at Gastonia Market
A local debate centers on allowing vendors at the Gastonia Farmer's Market to sell fresh fruits. The plan, discussed on page 18, prompts questions about market identity, vendor mix, and consumer choice.
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Gastonia
McVeigh seeks delay of execution amid alleged evidence withholding
Timothy McVeigh asked U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch for a delay of his June 11 execution citing a fraud upon the court and withheld FBI materials related to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people. Attorneys said new FBI documents and hours of audio-visual material were recently provided and four former agents supported claims of withheld evidence and possible destruction.
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Denver
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
U.S
Richard Matsch
McVeigh
Terre Haute
Ind
Robert Nigh
FBI
Blood trail leads police to alleged thief
A man accused of breaking into a bait and tackle shop on South Point Road led officers to his location after leaving a trail of blood drops and puddles about 300 yards from Jim's Grocery. Albert Lewis, 31, of 406 Armstrong Drive, Craramton, sustained a cut on his left arm while entering the store through a front window at about 2 54 a m.
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South Point Road
Jim
Albert Lewis
Lewis
Armstrong Drive
Cramerton
Gaston County
Curtis Rosselle
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