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The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, 0ctober 18, 2012 7b
Granville Mayors Plan Joint Town Hall Meeting
Granville County
ayors Tom Lane of
utner, Darryl Moss of
reedmoor, Jackie
ergent of Oxford, Nancy
lford of Stem and Janet
arrott of Stovall have
nnounced the inaugural
oint Municipal Town
all Meeting for
ovember 15 at 6:30 pm
o be held at the Butner
own Hall, 415 Central
venue, Butner, NC.
Ellis Hankins, North
arolina League of
Municipalities Executive
Director, will speak about
the League’s core
principals and provide
update on pending
legislation on issues of
importance to
municipalities.
This event is the first
effort for the newly
formed Granville County
Mayors Alliance (GCMA).
The mayors have come
together to create a
cooperative alliance of the
mayors for the Town of
Butner, City of
Creedmoor, City of
Oxford, Town of Stem,
and Town of Stovall.
The group is seeking
to foster communications
among Granville county
municipalities, support
public policy decisions
beneficial to them,
coordinate activities
among the towns that
benefit the entire region,
and communicate
identified needs to
federal, state and
regional agencies and
organizations, and to the
residents of the region.
The GCMA is
committed to preserving
the quality of life in
Granville County by
building strong and
vibrant municipalities
through communications
and cooperation,
progressive public
policies, creative
planning and land use,
civic engagement, and
public-private
partnerships.
Increasingly, towns
reach across boundaries
to promote a collective
voice on issues that affect
the entire region that
cannot be effectively
addressed by any one
jurisdiction acting alone.
The public is invited to
join the first Joint
Municipal Town Hall
Meeting on November 15
at 6:30 pm to be held at
the Butner Town Hall,
415 Central Avenue,
Butner, NC. This is an
opportunity for citizens to
ask questions to their
local jurisdictions.
For more information
please call: Butner
Mayor Tom Lane (919-
575-3032), Creedmoor
Mayor Darryl Moss (919-
764-1014), Oxford Mayor
Jackie Sergent (919-603-
1100), Stem Mayor Nancy
Alford (919-528-4045) or
Stovall Mayor Janet
Parrot (919-693-4646).
City Of Creedmoor Projects Weekly Update
This update from the
City of Creedmoor is for
the week of October 15,
2012 to provide citizens
with progress and impact
information for the USDA
Water and Sewer
Infrastructure Project and
the Cross City Trail
Sidewalk Project (Phase I).
Project #1: Water and
Sewer Infrastructure
As the Water and
Sewer Infrastructure
Project being funded by
grants from the U.S.
Department of
Agriculture nears its
completion, crews are
busy performing what
was projected to be the
most difficult part of
what has been a very
successful project. Down
to the final stages, crews
are currently performing
valve replacements,
service tie-ins and
pipeline separations.
During these operations,
service interruptions,
lane closures and boil
water advisories are
unavoidable as new
construction is completed
and old infrastructure
needing attention is
discovered and rectified.
LOOKING AHEAD
The City has been
notifying residents/
business owners in areas
affected by service
interruptions and
subsequent boil water
advisories via hang tags
and follow-up recorded
phone calls. In addition,
residents/business
owners in an expanded
area of the projected area
to be affected are being
notified as there is a
remote chance these
areas could also
experience an
interruption. If you do
not receive a recorded
phone message within
24-hrs of receipt of a
hangtag, please contact
City Hall to update your
telephone number on
record.
Below is the current
construction schedule for
water
valve
replacements, service tieins
and pipeline
separations. Please note
that this schedule is
weather permitting and
will move forward one
day in the event of rain:
• 10/15 from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Crescent Drive.
Pipeline separation
on Crescent Drive.
Expect service
interruption and followup
boil water advisory.
• 10/16 from 9:00 p.m.
to 6:00 a.m. Main & Lyon
and Main & Mill.
Valve replacement on
Main and Lyon Streets
and Main and Mill
Streets. Expect service
interruption and followup
boil water advisory.
Project #2: 500,000
gallon downtown
Water Tank.
A dedication
ceremony was held
October 1, 2012. A
commemorative plaque
was presented and is to
be installed at the base of
the water tower.
Project #3: Cross City
Trail Sidewalk Project
(Phase I)
The Cross City Trail
Sidewalk Project (Phase
I) is a federal and state
funded project for the
installation of city
sidewalks running
alongside NC 56 from
downtown Creedmoor
going east past B.C.
Roberts ball fields,
Creedmoor Elementary,
South Granville High
School, and ending at the
Food Lion Shopping
center and the Pine
Valley Subdivision.
These sidewalks will
provide a safe route for
families and school
children to walk or ride
to school and recreation
sites without getting in
cars and producing
emissions, and it will
keep them much safer
walking along this
section of NC 56.
Citizens will
recognize Centurion
Construction as the
contractor for this project
as they are also the
contractor for the USDA
funded Water and Sewer
Infrastructure project.
Congratulations to
Centurion for submitting
the lowest bid!
• Sidewalk pour will
be performed at Pine
Valley Drive.
• No lane closures
expected after the first of
the week on Highway 56.
The City requests that
citizens use caution when
driving in the work zones
as there may be
unexpected traffic
changes as well as work
crews and construction
equipment on-site. In
addition, construction
personnel will be
surveying and performing
site checks throughout
the City; these workers
will be easily identifiable
by their vests and hard
hats.
As construction on our
projects progresses,
further updates will be
available through our
automatic email
notification list. For
questions or concerns
related to these projects,
or to be added to the
notification list, please
email our customer
service staff at
rreif@cityofcreed
moor.org or phone (919)
764-1010. The City o
Creedmoor would like to
thank its citizens for their
patience as we grow
together!
VGCC Business
Summitt Planned
The Vance-Granville
Community College
Small Business Center’s
inaugural Business
Summit, entitled
“Plugged-In, Productive
& Profitable – The New
Face of Business,” will be
held in the Civic Center
on VGCC’s Main Campus
in Henderson on
Wednesday, November 7
from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m.
B u s i n e s s
representatives and
interested members of the
community are invited to
this event, which has
been organized in
partnership with the
Granville County
Chamber of Commerce,
the Henderson Vance
Chamber of Commerce,
the Chamber of
Commerce of Warren
County and the Greater
Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce,
and presented by
sponsors Duke Energy
and Progress Energy.
The Business Summit
will feature guest
speakers and interactive
discussions, as well as an
expo at which area
businesses and agencies
that help sponsor the
event will exhibit their
products and services.
The summit will
feature a keynote
presentation, entitled
Business - The Top 5
Threats Facing Business
Today,” by Jack Smalley,
Director of Learning &
Development for Express
fessionals’ international
The registration fee
for the Business Summit
is $15, which will include
a box dinner and the
numerous door prizes,
including an iPad and a
business web site. For
more information and to
register in advance, call
Business Center at (252)
“Your Endangered
Employment Pro-
headquarters.
opportunity to win
the VGCC Small
738-3240.
Creedmoor Police Department Report
Creedmoor Police
epartment recently
eceived several reports of
ehicles being broken into
nd items being taken.
he suspect is believed to
e breaking into unlocked
locked vehicles during
he night time hours.
Suspect description:
lack male, 20-35 years
ld, 150-180 pounds,
eight 5’7 to 6’2, medium
complexion and black
hair with cornrows.
The suspect was seen
on 9/5/2012, Wednesday
morning, at 1:20 a. m. in
the area of Wilton Avenue
riding a ten speed /
mountain bicycle. The
suspect is believed to be
traveling on foot or riding
a bicycle.
Anyone with
information please call
Creedmoor Police
Department at (919)528-
1515 or call Granville
County Crime Stoppers
at (919)693-3100.
A reward up to $1,000
is offered for information
that leads to the arrest
and conviction of the
suspect.
Callers do not have to
give their name or
personal information.
Events For Domestic Violence
Awareness Month Planned
Families Living
Violence Free (FLVF)
invites everyone to
“Break the Silence” on
Domestic Violence during
the month of October
through participation in
any of the following
activities: (call 693-5700
for details or visit us on
Facebook). “The healing
begins when the silence
ends.”
Calendar of Events
Oct. 23: GO PURPLE
DAY competition. Wear
purple, take pictures and
enter your “team” in the
running for the chance to
win lunch on us! (photos
may be submitted to
GranvilleFLVF@aol.com)
Ongoing
• Get your Purple: The
Purple Ribbon has been
adopted across the
country by families and
friends of victims.
Displaying a purple
ribbon conveys a
powerful message of
support for victims,
survivors and advocates.
(Ribbons and car
magnets available)
• Cell Phone
Fundraising Drive: The
FLVF Board members
kick off their annual cell
phone recycling
fundraiser and
encourage individuals
and businesses to turn in
old cell phones. Funds
earned through Shelter
Alliance are used to
benefit their advocacy
programs. (call for a list
of drop off locations.)
• Library Display:
Posters, books, and
information about
domestic violence
displayed at Thornton
Library in Oxford, all
month.
• Memory Tree Display:
Remembering domestic
violence 2012 homicide
victims across North
Carolina. Rotated weekly
- County Administration
Building, Oxford City
Hall, Butner Town Hall,
Creedmoor City Hall.
• Remember My Name
Display: Remembering
the victims of Granville
County, FLVF
Administrative Office,
Oxford, in tribute and
memory to Alene Ray
(2004), Sissy Forbes
(2006), Kelly Currin
(2008), Susie Gross
(2010), Leota (Tonie)
Cheney (2011), and
Sherry Howard (2012)
• Check out our
Facebook page for weekly
updates: Just search
Families Living Violence
Free - and don’t forget to
“Like” us!