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NEWS April 14, 2006 Seven Lakes Times Page 3
Village recognizes Gilbert and Nissen
The Foxfire Village Council
named Mike Gilbert and Ray
Nissen recipients of the Steiner-
Stempel Community Service
Award for 2006 during the regular
Village Council meeting on
Tuesday, April 11.
Gilbert, who served for fifteen
years as chairman of the village’s
Planning and Zoning
Board, died recently. His wife
Carolyn accepted the award on
his behalf.
Nissen was the first administrator
of the village’s water
system. He served as president
of the Moore County Homebuilders
Association and was
the handyman for numerous village
families for many years.
“The only mistake we made,
if we made one,” Nissen said,
referring to the early days of
the village water system, “was not
putting in sewer.”
The community service award
is named for Joe Steiner and
Phil Stempel who contributed
to the village in a variety of official
and unofficial capacities
over the years.
Annexation. Work is underway
to annex another 350 acres to the
Village of Foxfire, as a result of
a petition by thirteen property
owners that live west of the village
along Richmond Road.
During its regular Tuesday,
April 11 meeting, the Foxfire
Village Council accepted the
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Meeting
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petition and Village Clerk Janice
Thomas’ certification of its sufficiency.
The next step in the
process is a public hearing on the
proposed annexation, scheduled
for Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00
pm in the Village Hall.
The thirteen properties are
sprinkled along Richmond Road
and an unpaved road to the
right of Richmond as you leave
the village. The largest of the
parcels is 135 acres. Several
are single home lots of less than
20 acres.
Zoning. New zoning administrator
Frank Holloway reported
that there are currently 30 homes
under construction in the village.
Over the last month, ten set
of plans have been approved,
Holloway said, including seven
homes, two pools, and one barn.
Planning and Zoning Board
Chairman Nick Xanders presented
four recommendations
from the board to the council:
• The creation in the Zoning
Ordinance of a new Parks
and Recreation District.
• An addition to ordinances that
would impose penalties on
contractors who leave construction
work unfinished.
• A process for allowing neighboring
property owners to
review and comment on plans
for proposed construction in the
village.
• A checklist for the zoning
administrator to use when
evaluating plans for new construction.
Councilman Gene Petrie —
who previously served as the
Village’s Zoning Administrator,
raised several technical concerns
about the first two recommendations.
On the motion of
Councilman Carl Munro, all were
tabled for discussion at a later
meeting
Finance. Finance Director
Wally Peckitt reported that the village
is in good financial shape
for the present budget year, with
a current cash balance of over
$356,000.
“However, I believe the challenges
of the coming year will
require a sharp pencil,” Peckitt
said. He reminded council members
that an initial work session
on the Fiscal Year 2006-2007
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Ray Nissen is presented with Foxfire’s Steiner-Stempel Award
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