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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1992
Page
9
City engineers note bumper to bumper delays on Armstrong Park Road due to a large median from a previous $1.1 million widening. Crews tore out the old median to install a new one aimed at easing northbound delays near the Franklin Boulevard intersection. The $11 000 relocation project should finish by Friday or early next week.
Five members of a county advisory panel on troubled youth resignation after a budget clash. Commissioners approved a compromise funding all programs with 99 000 for the three group homes and an extra 70 000 to boost preventive efforts, while Quest received 30 000 of a 51 000 request.
Joseph Goin, 28, says he was mistaken for a DWI arrestee when a license with his name and a Bessemer City address was handed to Gastonia police. District Attorney dismissed the charge May 23. Goin was not in Gastonia. he was working in Long Beach. He seeks to clear his name and hopes others see the error.
Gaston County commissioners refused to raise taxes at the budget session, leaving schools far short of the requested 3.5 million. Officials explained budget codes and charts as they debated, with a tax rate held at 79.9 cents and no vote taken. The outcome: schools would receive 17.5 million for operations and 4.8 million of a 5.7 million capital request, unless a 6-cent tax hike is approved.
Gaston school board votes not to raise meal costs for 1992 93 keeping elementary lunches at 1 30, junior high and high at 1 40 while teachers pay 1 75 and breakfast remains 75 cents for students 85 cents for teachers. The board delays principal appointments at York Chester Junior High and Gastonia Central Elementary, approves an interim budget, and authorizes July 1 driver education contracts across seven high schools.
Teresa Dixon Murray reports a warmer winter may boost tick bites and illness this summer. Local health officials note Gaston and Lincoln counties lead North Carolina in spotted fever cases, with several Lyme disease reports last year. Precautions include noting tick bites and seeking prompt medical advice for any symptoms.
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