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by Ellen MarcusTimes Reporter

Prime real estateis about to becomeavailable in SevenLakes South.

Af ter lengthynegotiations last year withSeven Lakes Country Club,The Seven Lakes LandownersAssociation [SLLA] acceptednineteen undeveloped lotsowned by the the Club onwhich dues had not beenpaid for a number of years.

“It was the belief that, ifthe Country Club owned thelots contiguous with the golfcourse, then the CountryClub did not have to pay theAssociation dues on theselots,” President Steve Ritterexplained during the SLLABoard’s Monday, February10 Work Session. “[SLLATreasurer] Conrad Meyer

started doing an audit anduncovered all of this.”

The Association’s governingdocuments prevent it fromoffering that sort of waiver.

Adding the nineteen lotsto another nineteen alreadyowned by the Associationbrings the total number ofSLLA-owned lots to thirty-eight. Meyer and Ritterformed an ad hoc committeeto evaluate the salability ofthe lots.

“It ranges from nice toswamp land,” Meyer said.“There are a half-dozen goodlots that could be sold fordecent money and, hopefully,have homes built on those.”

Meyer provided the Boardwith a spreadsheet profilingthe lots.

“Eleven lots look like theyare good candidates to sell,”he said. “The question is:

How much water do youwant to have on your lot?”He also noted that severalof the lots had the potentialto be common area.

Tee (shots) on the deck Two of the lots near Hast-

ings Road lay at the bottomof a hill with a Par 3 teeabove them, making themsitting ducks for overly-longtee shots.

“If someone built a homethere, they would be underconstant bombardment oflong tee shots,” Meyer said.“They are currently main-tained by the Country Club.Those would be the two lotsthat would make sense forcommon area.”

“Once you convert a lot tocommon area then it is reallyhard to change it back to a

SLLA has lots to sell

by Greg HankinsTimes Editor

Public inputand a field tripto Elise MiddleSchool in Rob-bins apparent-

ly convinced half the mem-bers of the Moore CountyBoard of Education that clos-ing the school and enlargingRobbins Elementary to servegrades K-8 did not have aplace in Moore CountySchools’ Master FacilitiesPlan.

On a four-to-four tie vote,a motion by Board Member

Laura Lang to merge the twoschools failed, with BruceCunningham, Ed Dennison,Dale Frye, and Charles Lam-bert voting to keep Elise open.

“One of the things I keepcoming back to,” Cunning-ham said, “is that two of ourGrowing to Greatness path-ways are are culture andcommunity.”

Remarking that he hadrecently read a book called“Elise High School in UpperMoore County,” which tracesthe history of the school sinceits founding in 1904, Cun-

TimesVolume 29 Number 9 Seven Lakes, North Carolina 27376 February 21, 2014

Foxfire K9 unit helps find lost four-year old . . . . . 3Solar Farm, Harris Crossroads tower approved . . . . . 4Guild lowers dues, pushes for new members . . . . . 5

In memory of . . . . 12Opinion . . . . 22

Classifieds . . . . 30

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Little Laker Hailey Mullinex makes the most of the rare heavy snow that blanketedMoore County last week. Hailey is the daughter of Nikki & Wayne Mullinex


With morethan one hun-dred citizensin attendance,Moore Coun-ty’s Board of

Commissioners unanimouslyapproved a new UnifiedDevelopment Ordinance[UDO] during their regularTuesday, February 18 meet-ing.

The unusually large crowdwas comprised largely oflandowners who had receivedletters from the County Plan-ning Office advising themthat their property or anadjacent property would berezoned as part of the ordi-nance adoption.

But those rezonings weremore about labels than aboutany actual change in usespermitted on the land, Plan-

County’s newUDO approved

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(See “SLLA Work,” p. 27)

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(See “Schools,” p. 28)

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In our Febru-ary 7 article onthe Foxfire Vil-lage Council’sWork Session,The T imes

reported that Council mem-bers planned to levy fines onthe owner of three unfinishedfoundations on Foxtail Circle.As they have worked, overthe past year, to correct thatproblem, members of theCouncil have consistentlyreferred to local builder anddeveloper Ron Jackson, by

name, as the owner of thoseproperties, and our reportinghas been consistent withthose statements.

According to Moore Countyrecords, Jackson does not,and has not, owned the lotsin question personally. How-ever, all have been owned bycompanies of which Jacksonand/or his family membersare managers, members,partners, or shareholders.

According to the onlinerecords maintained by theMoore County Register ofDeeds, Foxtail Lane 18 & 20are currently owned by RedusOne, LLC of Charlotte, aDelaware limited liabilitycompany with its office inCharlotte. Redus One, LLCappears to be one of manysimilarly-named companiesthat handle real estate ownedby Wells Fargo.

Redus acquired the twolots, along with some addi-tional properties, from R&MCommercial Real Estate, LLCin November 2013. R&Macquired the lots from QualityBuilt Homes, Inc. in 2008.

According to the recordsmaintained by the MooreCounty Register of Deeds,the lots at 22 and 24 FoxtailLane are currently owned byFAC Holdings, LLC, whichacquired them from R&MCommercial Real Estate in2012. R&M acquired themfrom Quality Built Homes,Inc. in 2008.

Moore County records showthat the lots at 38 and 40Foxtail Lane are owned byFAC Holdings, LLC, whichacquired them from QualityBuilt Homes, Inc. in 2008.

Letters of organization andannual reports filed with theoffice of the NC Secretary ofState for FAC Holdings, LLC,R&M Commerc ia l Rea lEstate, LLC, and QualityBuilt Homes, Inc. showMichelle L. Jackson as eitherthe manager of the LLCs orthe President or Secretary ofthe corporation. MichelleJackson is Ron Jackson’swife.

Foxfire’s May 2 letter settinga six month-deadline for thehomes to be completed or

the foundations removed wasaddress to Ron Jackson;Quality Built Homes, Inc.;R&M Commerc ia l Rea lEstate, LLC; and FAC Hold-ings, LLC at the address inAberdeen that all three com-panies share.

CorrectionWe also reported in our

February 7 that two of theFoxtail Lane lots with unfin-ished foundations wereinvolved in a bankruptcy.We now believe that state-ment, and our reporting ofit, was in error. The Timesregrets the error and apolo-gizes to the various currentand past owners of the lotsin question on Foxtail Lane.

No action by CouncilDespite the Foxfire Coun-

cil’s consensus in their Jan-

uary 30 Work Session thatfines should be levied fornon-compliance with the Vil-lage’s ordinance governinguncompleted construction,that matter did not appearon the agenda of the Council’sTuesday, February 18 Reg-ular Meeting. Council mem-bers told The Times that theyplanned to discuss the matterduring their Thursday, Feb-ruary 27 Work Session.

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It takes only asecond f o rchild to wan-der away. OnMonday, Feb-ruary 1, the

Foxfire Police Departmentwas alerted that a four-year-old boy was lost. The boyhad managed to get out ofthe house and walk into thewoods.

“The boy was lost here inthe Village, down in thewoods, quite a ways from hishome near Foxfire Road,”Councilman Mick McCuereported at the Tuesday, Feb-ruary 18 Village Councilmeeting. “Our police forceresponded very quickly. Offi-cer Scott Patterson was thefirst on scene. He knowsabout the canine unit andknows how to use them prop-erly. Very quickly he got atoy that only the little boyhad played with and put itin the bag. Sergeant ChadShue got there with thecanine unit, and let the dogsmell the toy.”

Patterson had alreadybegan searching for the littleboy. The dog took to the trailand headed in the samedirection. The child wasfound stuck in the mud andcouldn’t extricate himself.Patterson arrived first. Thewell-trained dog soon showedup, walking in the little boy’sfootprints.

“Anyone who questions ourpolice force and K9 unit mightchange their mind,” McCuesaid.

Storm repsonse winspraise for police force

During the unusual Winterstorm that hit the area onFebruary 12, the three manpolice force found themselvesdoing double duty.

“Our police officers mightbe the only ones in the countywho are tasked with clearingthe streets,” McCue said. “Iwould like to thank theirHerculean effort during thislast winter storm. As youundoubtedly know, we don’thave a great deal of equip-ment.”

The Foxfire snowplow is

actually a small pickup truckwith a seven foot ploughattached.

“It took several passes toclear each side of road, andthey did a great job with min-imal equipment,” McCue said.

Frusco also commendedthe police officers for doingall the set up work to providea backup generator and makeready a shelter, in case ofpower outages. She alsothanked Village Clerk LisaKivett, who managed the web-site and sent weather advi-sories to residents as need-ed.

Corso & Milespresent Moore Alive

Council members heard apresentation on Moore Alive,a $150,000 website and mar-keting initiative designed toattract new talent and entre-preneurs to Moore County.

Pat Corso, Executive Direc-tor of Moore County Partnersand Progress, and CalebMiles, President and CEO ofthe Moore County Convention& Visitors Bureau have beenmaking the rounds of localgovernments, attempting tosecure funding and generatesupport for the project, whichis modeled after a workinthe-

triangle.com, a Wake Countyeconomic development proj-ect.

Corso told the Council thatMoore County cannot relyon the old formula that hasfueled its growth: retireesfrom “up North” selling theirhome at a large profit andretiring to enjoy golf course

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A 300-foot cell-phone tower atHarris Cross-roads and acommercial-s ca l e so l a r

farm on NC Highway 211near Candor were bothapproved during the Thurs-day, February 6 regular meet-ing of the Moore County Plan-ning Board.

Harvesting the sunThe five megawatt com-

mercial solar facility will occu-py 41.3 acres of a 46.7 acretract on the south side ofNC Highway 211 east of itsintersection with SpicewoodRoad. The land, which liesin front of the Perdue feedmill, is currently used bySandhills Turf for turf grassproduction.

Speaking for the propertyowners — all members of theextended Harris family, Attor-ney Bill Harris said the leasepayments provided from thesolar farm would providefamily members with moreincome than is generatedfrom harvesting turf grass.He added that his sister liveson a tract adjacent to thefield.

This is the second Harrisproject to come before thePlanning Board, whichapproved a similar projectin November that will belocated on Harris-owned landnearby on Samarkand Road.

Both facilities are rated atfive megawatts, each pro-ducing enough electricity toserve 300 homes over thecourse of a year. The elec-tricity generated will be soldto Duke Energy.

Harris said his family’s landhas attracted solar companiesbecause of its proximity tohigh capacity power lines,which he attributed to the

power needs of the nearbyfeed mills.

The project involves twocompanies that have beenparticularly active in solarenergy development in thestate: Strata Solar andArgand Energy Builders, eachresponsible for differentaspects of the project.

Low impact operationStrata engineer Brent Nie-

mann told the Board thatthe construction and oper-ation of the solar facilitywould have minimal impacton the land and the sur-rounding area.

“We don’t grade sites,” Nie-mann said, explaining thatthe company instead useslogging nets to provide tem-porary construction road-ways, so that no impervioussurface is added to the site.

The project will use 576racks to support the solarpanels, the tops of which willbe approximately nine feetoff the ground. Niemannexplained that the racks aredriven into the ground

mechanically, requiring min-imal soil disturbance.

The fixed solar panels willbe tilted to the south at 20to 25 degrees.

Minor excavation will berequired to install under-ground wiring connecting thepanels to one of six invertersand to connect to the powergrid. Niemann said all wiringwill be underground untilthe point of connection the

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Ed Hill, the new Presidentof the Seven Lakes Area Busi-ness Guild, hopes to growthe Guild’s membership whilebuilding on the successfulstring of community eventsthe Guild has held over thepast two years and continuingto raise money to fundimprovements to the streetsand common areas in theBusiness Village.

In pursuit of that first goal,the Guild has lowered itsannual dues from $150 to$100.

“I believe we have roughly150 businesses in SevenLakes,” Hill told The Times,“and not all of them are mem-bers of the Guild. We wantto make it easier for themto join.”

Hill, a Financial Advisorfor Edward Jones, is a nativeSeven Laker. His parentsbuilt the third home on LakeEcho in Seven Lakes North.Natives of Hendersonville andSalisbury, they met as stu-dents at NC State.

“They toured Seven Lakeslooking for the right lot inthe back of a pickup truck,”said Hill, who attended Ele-mentary and Middle Schoolat West End and then wentto Pinecrest for High School.He followed in his parentsfootsteps and graduated fromNC State.

Hill recalls fondly life as akid in in Seven Lakes — and,in particular, “all these greatfunctions the communityused to have to bring peopletogether. We used to haveparties on the lake,” heremembered. “Folks whomoved here as adults in theearly days will remember thebig events that the commu-nity threw — that’s why theymoved here.”

Hill sees the Summer Con-cert Series, Meet The Mer-chants, Chili Cook Offs, andother Guild-sponsored eventsas an extension of that driveto bring all of Seven Lakestogether as one community.

“This isn’t just a retirementcommunity anymore, and itisn’t just a family commu-nity,” Hill told The Times.“It’s a diverse community,and we want to find thingswe can do to bring folks fromall over the communitytogether.”

As an example of the poten-tial for Guild-sponsoredevents to not only bring thecommunity together — butto bring in potential cus-tomers and potential resi-dents from outside SevenLakes, Hill cited the wildlysuccessful McKenzie’s Millconcert last Summer, whichbrought an estimated 800concert-goers to the BusinessVillage.

This year, the Guild has a

number of events alreadypenciled on the calendar,including;• The Blaiseing Spirit Benefit

on Sunday, March 2.• Meet the Merchants later

in the Spring.• A “Progressive Dinner,” that

will give residents an oppor-tunity to visit a number ofarea businesses.

• The Summer Open AirConcert Series.

• A Chili Cook Off or FallFestival.Hill told The Times that

other ideas are welcome.A key function of the Guild

has always been to raisemoney to try to repair thesubstandard streets in theBusiness Village, as well asmake other improvements.Unlike the residential areasof Seven Lakes, the BusinessVillage lots were sold withoutthe creation of a landownersassociation to maintain com-mon areas.

“We would like to raiseenough money to not justfix potholes, but so that wecould pave the roads,” Hillsaid. “We don’t want to seethe community crumble. Wewant to see it thrive.”

The Guild also offers a place

for local business ownersand employees to network.The Guild’s monthly meetingsbring Guild members togetherfor that purpose, as well asfor business-oriented guestspeakers and presentations— for example, on effectiveadvertising, or the use ofsocial networks.

Another goal that Hillshared with The Times ismaking the wider communitymore aware of the Guild’swebsite and Facebook page.

Businesses interested inlearning more about theGuild can contact Hill at910 -295-0307 o r a [email protected].

Danny Bowers of LakeHouse Bar & Grill serves asthe Guild Vice President this

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tors. Candidates Paul Chavez,Mary Farley, Sandy Sack-mann, and Chuck Leachspent a hour on Wednesday,February 5 being pepperedwith questions about Asso-ciation policy and direction.

The occasion was the SLLACandidates’ Night, moderated

by Seven Lakes Times Pub-lisher Greg Hankins, whocommended the four candi-dates for stepping forward:“These folk are brave enoughnot only to sit up here, butare brave enough to endurefour years on the Board. Ihave been covering the com-

munity for sixteen years now.Working on the board is notan easy job. Anyone who hasserved on the Board will tellyou that. It is a statementof their love and dedicationto the community for themto run.”

During the meeting the

candidates, provided briefbiographies and explainedwhy they are running for theBoard.

The audience submittedwritten questions to be askedby the moderator.

You’ll find our report below.

6 Seven Lakes Times February 21, 2014 SLLA Candidates

SLLA candidates respond to landowner questions

Paul Franklin Chavez is a rarityin Seven Lakes — a native MooreCountian. He graduated from South-ern Pines High School in 1962 andwas drafted into the armed forcesthe following year. That servicewould evolve into a twenty yearcareer. A “crypto technician,” Chavezworked on every major piece ofcrypto equipment in the Army’sinventory.

Chavez married Nancy Garrison,of West End, and they had two sonsPaul H. and Carl. Chavez began hissecond career as a civilian employeefor the US Army in crypto, whicheventually led to becoming a com-puter specialist.

The family moved to Seven Lakesin 2000. “I told my wife and sonthat I wanted to buy a tractor andmove to a place that had water,”Chavez said. He got one of the two.

SLLA Board Candidate Mary Farleytraveled the world to retire in SevenLakes. Farley was born in Wies-baden-Bierstadt, West Germany in1945. She graduated from the Wies-baden School of Business in 1962with a major in retail sales and mar-keting.

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Charles (Chuck) Leach currentlyserves on the SLLA Board. He hashad responsibility for the Facilitiesand Grounds Committee and toldlandowners gathered at the Wednes-day, February 5 Candidates’ Nightthat he hopes to continue in thatposition.

“I would like to stay where I am,”he replied, when asked which jobon the Board appealed to him. “Ihave had three years in electrical

schooling; and, at one time, I wasthinking of going into the electricalbusiness.”

“A newer amenity that should notbe forgotten is the debris site,” Leachadded. “It is the second most lovedamenity.”

Leach and his wife Jane have beenmarried for forty-six years. Theybuilt their home in Seven Lakes in1998 and became year-round resi-dents in 2005.

“For that reason alone, I need toget back on this Board,” Leachlaughed. “My wife says we needsome separation.”

Leach was an educator for muchof his life. Beginning in the class-room, he taught elementary, middle,and high school. In 1976, he earnedhis Master of Science Degree inSchool Administration and was hiredas an Assistant Principal in Sparta,New Jersey. Leach worked as prin-cipal for thirteen years before beingappointed as Director of Curriculumand Staff Development for the SpartaTownship Public Schools.

Leach chaired The Sparta YouthDevelopment Commission, a programnationally recognized as a ModelPreventative Drug and Alcohol Com-munity Program. In 1988, the NewJersey Senate and General Assemblyrecognized Leach for his service tothe children of Sparta.

Of the four candidates standingfor election to the SLLA Board ofDirectors, Sandy Sackmann haslived in Seven Lakes the longest.She and her husband John left jobsin Ohio to move to Seven Lakes toraise their children.

“In 1980, my husband John andI, and our two daughters, began tovacation at Seven Lakes,” Sackmannsaid during the Wednesday, February5 Candidates’ Night. In 1985, wedecided that we would prefer tohave our children grow up in a smallcommunity.”

“When we first arrived, we workedat Seven Lakes Country Club,” shesaid. Sandy worked in the Pro Shopand John served as business man-ager. While teaching in Findlay Ohio,Sandy had earned her master’sdegree in education at Bowling GreenState University.

“After a year at the Pro Shop, Imissed teaching and applied andwas accepted to teach at AberdeenMiddle School. After twenty-six yearsof middle school teaching, I wasencouraged to go to Pinecrest [HighSchool], where I spent my last fifteenyears of teaching. I also was thegolf coach at Pinecrest for the men’sand women’s teams.”

After forty-one years of teaching,Sackmann retired in 2012.

“I guess I decided run for theBoard because of my love of our

community and the number of yearsthat I have lived here,” Sackmannsaid.

“I would like to see things continueto progress. I don’t have a particularagenda because I haven’t had timeto become active with the Board.My primary focus is in helping tomaintain the quality of life we havein our community.”

Recognizing the importance of first

Chuck Leach Sandy Sackmann

Chuck Leach Sandy Sackmann

(See “Leach,” p. 25)

(See “Sackmann,” p. 25)

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Monday, February 10,marked the first day thatcandidates could file for thoseCounty and State offices thatwill be up for grabs on Elec-tion Day this November.

And it was a busy day atthe Moore County Board ofElections office in Carthage,with plenty of office seekerson hand to pay the filing feeand get their name on theballot.

Three seats are open onthe Moore County Board ofCommissioners this year,and in only one case has thethe current officeholder indi-cated a desire to hold ontohis seat.

District II CommissionersOtis Ritter told The Timesthat he plans to file on Feb-ruary 20. He will face SevenLakes West resident LouisGregory in the May Repub-

lican primary. Gregory wason hand on opening day tofile for the office.

Larry Caddell and JimmyMelton, the Commissionersfrom District I and DistrictIV, have announced that theywill step down in November.Oscar Romine and formerClerk of Superior CourtCatherine Graham have filed-for Caddell’s seat. JerryDaeke is, thus far, the onlycontender for Melton’s.

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District IV Commissioner Candidate Jerry Daeke, who wasaccompanied by his wife, Carol, to filing day

Steve Adams,GOP Candidate for Sheriff

Catherine Graham, District ICommissioner Candidate

Neil Godfrey,Moore County Sheriff

Louis Gregory, District IICommissioner Candidate

Otis Ritter, Commissioner, District II

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are in contention, includingthe District III seat currenttlyheld by Charles Lambert andthe at-large seats of Ed Den-ninson, Enola Lineberger,and Dale Frye.

Pam Thompson, who pre-viously served on the Board,has filed for Lambert’s seat,and Lambert has filed to keepit.

Of the at large incumbents,only Dennison has filed, alongwith challengers Daniel P.

Armstrong and Sue McKenzieBlack, both of West End.

Clerk of Court Susan Hickswill face a challenger in theRepublican primary: DoyleMarkham of Vass. Both hadfiled at press time.

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Judy Martin,Register of Deeds

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10 Seven Lakes Times February 21, 2014 Events

The community is welcometo join the Seven LakesChapel in the Pines on Sun-day, March 9, for a Lentenstudy called “What WondrousLove: Holy Week in Word andArt.”

This six-session adventurewill be held on six consecutiveSunday mornings throughApril 13 and will be facilitatedby pastors Reverend PaulJames and Reverend FranStark.

Each Sunday, they willexplore an event in the lifeof Christ during the weekbefore his death and resur-rection. The pastors will dis-cuss scripture from all fourgospels as the group will beguided by video commentaryfrom several members of thefaculty at Chandler Schoolof Theology at Emory Uni-versity.

Each biblical text will beillustrated by the beautifulartwork of John AugustSwanson and artists fromthe Chapel will comment ontheir interpretation of hiswork. Finally, the group willsing and delve into the back-ground and lyrics of a hymnthat will make the scripturecome alive.

Each session will be astand-alone unit, so there isno need to be concerned thatyou cannot attend all six.The community is welcometo attend one session or asmany as you are able.

The Chapel in the Pines isan interdenominationalchapel that welcomes all peo-ple to worship God with themeach Sunday morning at 9:00am. A time of coffee and fel-lowship follows in the fellow-ship hall at 10:00 am.

The Lenten study WhatWondrous Love: Holy Weekin Word and Art will followa t 10 :30 am, March 9through April 13. Childcareprovided. Chapel in the Pines,581 Seven Lakes Drive.

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Shelter, abode, home,dwelling, casa, residence,digs, and pad — we humansput a lot of thought, work,and expense into our lodging.But a two-thousand squarefoot stick frame house withall the creature comforts —and a thirty-year mortgage— can dampen the wander-lust of the well intentionedglobetrotter.

There’s a grassroots move-ment toward tiny homes: afour hundred square footretreat with just enough roomfor the essentials. Some folkshit the road pulling theirhome behind — freedom as

far as the gas tank andasphalt can carry you. Freeryet is a sturdy backpack withtent and supplies — but thepace is considerably slower.

No matter how hard we try,we mere humans will neverbe as evolved as a turtle —Earth’s most complete being.With little worry of seekingshelter, the Eastern Box Tur-tle can live more than a cen-tury.

A Moore County box turtleneeds only a healthy diet ofmushrooms, worms, andgrubs, a little salad on theside, and a nearby watersource. Though the box turtleis a walker, not a swimmer,it enjoys getting its feet wet

and prefers a perennial watersource.

The box turtle is equippedwith its own innate GPS.Biologists with the North Car-olina Wildlife Resources Com-mission tracked one box tur-tle with a radio transmitterin the Sandhills Gamelands.

Mostly, this turtle was con-tent to hang out near a clear,cool stream. Then, one day,it hit the road. It was clearhe was not just out for stroll,as he hiked the sandy uplandridges for roughly two miles.

The turtle’s destination wasa blackberry patch. The turtlearrived just as the ripe black-berries were dropping fromthe brambles. He stayed and

feasted for two weeks, beforethe long trek home. Remark-ably, the turtle knew whereto find the blackberries andwhen they were ripe for eat-ing.

Annual blackberry pilgrim-ages aside, box turtles tendto stick close to home. But“home” is a territory encom-passing at least several acresand sometimes as many asto eighty acres, dependingon the quality of the habitat.

In the dry Sandhills, anEastern Box Turtle has abigger range, and territoriescan overlap slightly, allowingfor the rare conjugal visit.

You don’t have to lookunder the hood to check thesex of the turtle. Just lookit straight in the eye. If thebox turtle’s eye is red, thenit is male; if yellow brown,it’s a female. It can take fromfive to ten years for a female

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Grace Louise Starwald,85, of Seven Lakes, died Sun-day, February 16, at ManorCare, Pinehurst.

Mrs. Starwald was born inNewark, New Jersey, she laterlived in Buffalo New York. A1949 graduate of SyracuseUniversity School of Educa-tion, she became an elemen-tary school teacher. She firsttaught kindergarten and firstgrade classes at the GreenStreet Friends School inPhiladelphia and later atschools in St. Thomas, BVIand near Rochester, NewYork.

She married Charles O.Starwald, a high school coachand also an avid golfer. Theirlater golfing adventures tookthem to courses at St .Andrews, Scotland and inEurope.

In 1980, they retired toSeven Lakes.

Survivors include her hus-band Charles; sister, DorothyA. Aberger of Williamsville,NY; brother, James D. Dilts,of Baltimore, MD; and severalnieces and nephews.

A remembrance and cele-bration of her life will be heldat 2 pm Saturday, February22, at the Seven Lakes Coun-try Club.

Arthur R Dykeman Major,United States Marine Corps,(Retired), 99, of Seven Lakesdied on Saturday, February15, at Quail Haven Village,Pinehurst.

He was born in Seattle,Washington son to the late

Arthur Dykeman Sr. andHelen McIlvaine.

He was a veteran of WWIIand Korea serving with theUnited States Marine Corps.Mr. Dykeman retired fromthe USMC after serving 25years. After retiring from hismilitary service, Mr. Dykemanbecame an engineer for LTVVought for twenty years.

He was an avid golfer inhis earlier years and wasalso known to spend hoursin his shop woodworking;with his beloved cat “Olivia”watching and always by hisside. Mr. Dykeman alsoauthored the book “MyMarine Corps” which is filledwith the stories from his mil-itary career.

Memorial services will beheld on Saturday, February22, at 3:00 pm at BolesFuneral Home in Seven Lakeswith military honors.

Visitation will follow theservice from 4:00 pm to 6:00pm. The family will have aprivate interment at a laterdate.

Mr. Dykeman is survivedby his wife of 58 years, AnneTuttle Dykeman; son: RobertG Dykeman (Alethea) ofWashington; daughters:Karen Kratz (Alan) of Lilling-ton: Donna S. Harrell ofMichigan; his grandchildren;and h is cous in , HenryMeacham (Patricia) of Wash-ington.

In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests that memorials bemade to The Wounded War-riors Project, PO Box 758517,

Topeka, KS, 66675 or SevenLakes EMS, 969 Seven LakesNorth, West End, NC 27376.

Boles Funeral Home ofSeven Lakes is serving thefamily.

Marilyn Archey Evans,90, of Adamstown, Maryland(formerly of Seven Lakes),died of natural causes onThursday, February 6. Shewas born in Rochester, NY.

Mrs. Evans attended MiamiUniversity in Oxford, Ohiowhere she met her husbandWilliam H. Evans. She andMr. Evans resided in FlorhamPark, NJ for 35years beforeretiring to Seven Lakes, from1985 until Mr. Evans’ passingin 2005. Since that time,Mrs. Evans has been a resi-dent of Buckingham’s Choicein Adamstown.

Survivors include her chil-dren, Sandra J.Morse of Fred-erick, MD; Richard B.EvansMD of Skaneateles, NY; andPeggy Evans Wh i t e o fDarnestown, MD; familymembers Barbara CoggeshallEvans of Skaneateles,NY;Mark R . Wh i t e o fDarnestown, NY; sevengrandchildren and threegreat-grandchildren.

A memorial service cele-brating Mrs. Evans’ life washeld on February 15 at Buck-ingham’s Choice. Intermentwill follow at a later date atChapel of the Pines, SevenLakes.

Sheila Marion (Meader)Jones, 87, of Seven LakesWest, died Wednesday, Feb-ruary 5.

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She was preceded in deathby her parents Aubrey andAnna Meader and brotherKenneth Meader.

Survivors include her hus-band of 68 years, HaroldLeroy Jones; children CraigJones and wife Donna; BrianJones and wife Jeanie; MarkJones and wife Mary; LisaRowe and husband Ken andKristen Jones-Wright; hergrandchildren and great-

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grandchildren.A Mass celebrating her life

will be held at a later dateat Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, Pinehurst.

In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations are requested tobe made in memory of SheilaJones to Seven Lakes EMS,969 Seven Lakes North, WestEnd, NC 27376.

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Sherrill Bradford Rush,82, of Southern Pines diedFebruary 10, at First HealthMoore Regional Hospital.

Mr. Rush was a long timeresident of Southern Pinesand retired as a window clerkfrom the Southern Pines PostOffice.

A graveside committal serv-ice was held Tuesday, Feb-ruary 11 at West End Ceme-tery.

A memorial service to cel-ebrate his life was heldWednesday, February 12 atFirst Baptist Church ofSouthern Pines. The Dr.David Helms officiated.

He was preceded in death

by his parents ThomasTheodore and Agnes BaileyRush, brother Theodore (Ted)Rush and sisters-in-law Mar-garet Byrd Rush and FrancesBrewer Rush.

Survivors include his wife

of 60 years Betty BaughnRush; daughters SherilynHarris (Ricky) and TamaRush; sons Greg Rush (Pat)and Wesley Rush (Tammy)all of West End; grandchil-dren; great-grandchildren;

many nieces, nephews anda large extended family andfriends.

The family request memo-rial contributions be madein Mr. Sherrill’s name to thesanctuary renovation fund

at First Baptist Church, 200E. New York Ave, SouthernPines, NC 28387 or to thecharity of your choice.

Boles Funeral Home andCrematory, Southern Pinesassisted the family.

In memory of . . .(Continued from page 12)

World Dayof Prayer

Everyone is welcome tojoin in the World Day ofPrayer at the Chapel inthe Pines on Friday, March7 from 9:00 am to 12:00pm.

The doors of the sanc-tuary will be wide openfor anyone in the commu-nity to spend as muchtime as they would like insilent prayer. Every thirtyminutes the silence willbe interrupted as scriptureis read and one of the pas-tors leads in a brief, guidedChristian meditation.

The World Day of Prayeris a worldwide movementof Christian women ofmany traditions who cometogether to observe a com-mon day of prayer eachyear.

The Chapel is located at581 Seven Lakes Drive.

14 Seven Lakes Times February 21, 2014 Schools


A new statelaw will offerone quarter oft e a c h e r sacross North

Carolina a four-year contractwith $500 pay raise in eachof those years, if they agreeto give up career status —commonly called “tenure.”Local school district super-intendents are charged withidentifying the teachers tobe offered the contracts. Thesame legislation ends tenurefor all North Carolina teachersin 2018.

Moore County Schools[MCS] Superintendent Dr.Aaron Spence briefed theBoard of Education on hisplans for handling this taskduring the Board’s regularMonday, February 10 meet-ing, while making clear hisdisagreement with the newpolicy.

“The is the law,” Spencesaid, “and, as Superintend-ent, I have sworn to upholdthe law. Regardless of howwe feel about the law, weshould uphold the law. But

this should not be construedby any member of the com-munity as expressing supportfor the legislation.”

Teachers groups in thestate have objected to thelaw, and the Guilford CountyBoard of Education has askedthe General Assembly torescind the law and instruct-ed its Superintendent to filesuit to stop it.

Spence said an eligibilityquestionnaire will be sent toall certified staff — whichincludes classroom teachers,as well as media specialistsand other personnel — togauge their interest in beingoffered the four-year contractand associated raise. Workingwith the subset of teacherswho are interested, Spencesaid he will use two years ofperformance data to trim thelist, if necessary, before bring-ing a recommendation to theBoard.

The Schoo l Board i srequired to review the Super-intendent’s recommendationsand approve the list of teach-ers who are offered contracts.

“We will adhere to the lawand allow the Board to defend

its decision making — in alegal sense,” Spence said.“We are prepared to moveforward with this process.We will begin immediatelysending out the considerationforms. There is pending liti-gation. If a temporary injunc-tion is granted, we won’tmove ahead.”

“We will build the list andwait,” he continued, “so weare prepared that there is aprocess in place to move for-ward by the required date.”The legislation requires con-tracts to be offered no laterthan June 30.

“I think Aaron [Spence] hasworked hard on creating afair process,” Board memberEd Dennison said.

Other BusinessIn other business during

their Monday, February 10regular meeting, membersof the Moore County Boardof Education:

• Approved a Master Facil-ities Plan for the school sys-tem. [See story on page 1.]

• Heard from Board mem-ber Bruce Cunningham thata forty-member team is work-ing as a grading task force,re-evaluating the way MCSawards honors, for example,naming a valedictorian. Cun-ningham noted that, underthe current system, honorscan be determined by differ-ences of one-hundredth of apercentage point.

• Approved changes to thir-ty MCS policies, which Boardmember Laura Lang saidwere largely necessarybecause of changes in statelegislation.

• Heard and approved aquarterly financial update

from Chief Financial OfficerMike Griffin.

• Applauded Growing toGreatness Award recipientsPeggy Overton, a Kinder-garten and First Gradeteacher for eighteen years atWest End Elementary; KinneyHussey, custodian at High-falls Elementary, ShandyShingleton, a parent who vol-unteers in the Media Centerat Vass-Lakeview Elementary;and Shannen Burns, a UnionPines High School Seniorwho is a section leader inthe marching band, managerof the wrestling team, aNational Honor Society

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• Heard a presentationfrom Dr. Eric Porter on theSandhills Leadership Acad-emy, which allows teacherswith an interest in becomingprincipals to intern for a yearwith a principals in countiesthroughout the greater Sand-hills area. Current MooreCounty teachers involvedinclude: Julia Brown, ClarkieHussey, Shaun Krencicki,and Jennifer Wiley. Super-intendent Spence noted thatMCS has hired all of its Lead-ership Academy graduatesas either principals or assis-tant principals.

• Heard in public commentfrom Jeff Clay, who urgedthe Board to develop plansto tighten security at MooreCounty Schools, denyingaccess to anyone who hasnot be screened.

• Also heard from Ernie

Hussey, who urged the Boardto delay their decision onthe possible closing of EliseMiddle School in order tohold a public forum at Elise.

•Approved changes to theschool calendar to make upfor snow days, as presentedby Community RelationsAdvisor Tim Lussier. [Thiswas before the big snowstorm and more snow dayslast week.]

•Heard a presentation onregistration for high schoolcourses for the 2014-2015school year, which will behandled online through thePowerschool web applica-tion.

•Approved a policy forBoard travel.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21• “Wednesdays w i thFriends” – Opening Recep-tion, 6 pm to 8 pm. TheArtists League of the Sand-hills will be hosting theirshow from through March21, in the Exchange StreetGallery of Fine Art, 129Exchange Street, Aberdeen.

• Sunflix at the Sunrise –12 Years a Slave – 7:30pm, Sunrise Theater, 250NW Broad Street, SouthernPines (910) 692-3611.

• Rogers and Hammer-stein’s South Pacific –7:30 pm, on stage at Sand-hills Community College,Owens Aud i t o r ium.Reserved seating. Tickets$18. Tickets can be pur-chased online through“ETIX” www.sandhills.edu.There is an ETIX surchargeif tickets are bought online.Tickets can be purchasedat the Boyd Library on theSCC campus, 9 am until5 pm Mondays throughFridays (no surchargeapplies for tickets pur-chased in the Boyd Library).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22• Indoor Yard Sale – 9:00

am to 2 pm, free admissionat Seven Lakes BaptistChurch, Hankins FamilyLife Center. Proceeds benefitYouth Mission Trip andSummer Camp. 1015Seven Lakes Drive, 910-673-4656.

• Lego Build Saturday – 11am to 1 pm. Kids comeready to build! The library’scollection of Legos andK’nex will be provided.Moore County Library, 101Saunders Street, Carthage.

• Turkey Shoot – Alec CreekFarm, Jackson Springs at7 pm, (weather permitting)through March 1. 12 GaugeShot Guns only. Prizes. Pro-ceeds benefit Sandhills Ani-mal Rescue League. AlecCreek Farm, 396 ThomasRoad, Jackson Springs.910-974-4468 or 910-638-1921.

• Sunflix at the Sunrise –12 Years a Slave – 2:30 &7:30 pm, Sunrise Theater,250 NW Broad Street,Southern Pines (910) 692-3611.

• Rogers and Hammer-stein’s South Pacific –7:30 pm, on stage at Sand-

hills Community College,Owens Aud i t o r ium.Reserved seating. Tickets$18. Tickets can be pur-chased online through“ETIX” www.sandhills.eduor be purchased at theBoyd Library on the SCCcampus, 9 am until 5 pmM o n d a y s

through Fridays (no sur-charge applies for ticketspurchased in the BoydLibrary).

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23• Rosary at Our Lady ofthe Americas Church –8:00 am, 298 Market Rd.Biscoe, 974-3051.

• St. Mary Magdalene Epis-copal Church – 9:30 am,Holy Communion. 1145Seven Lakes Drive. 673-3838.

• Piedmont Bridal Show -1 to 4 pm. Wedding expowill feature caterers, florists,photographers, bridalstores, cake makers andother area professionals toassist in planning weddingsand other special events.Prize drawings for brides.

Admission is free. Bridesmay p re - r eg i s t e r a twww.piedmontbridalshow.com. Expo held at Cole Audi-torium, Richmond Com-munity College, 1042 W.Hamlet Ave, Hamlet. 910-331-9965 for more infor-mation.

• Sunf l ix atthe Sunrise– 12 Years aSlave – 2:30& 7:30 pm,Sunrise The-ater, 250 NWBroad Street,S o u t h e r n

Pines (910) 692-3611.• Rogers and Hammer-stein’s South Pacific –3:30 pm matinee, on stageat Sandhills CommunityCollege, Owens Auditorium.Reserved seating. Tickets$18.

• EXPLORERS! Ministry forChildren at West EndUnited Methodist Church– 5 pm, Explorers childrenmeet on Sunday nights forschool age kids, Grades K-5. Children will have a timeof learning, crafts and activ-ities before eating dinner.

• The Rooster’s Wife – show6:45 pm, doors open at 6pm, Poplar Knight Spot.Music guest: The GibsonBrothers. Rooster’s Wife.114 Knight St., Aberdeen,www.theroosterswife.org(910)944-7502.

• WEUMC Youth Group – 6

to 7:30 pm, West End Unit-ed Methodist Church YouthGroup invites all youth tojoin them as they meeteach Sunday in the YouthRoom at the church. YouthMinistry led by MandyAllen, Youth 6th – 12thgrades.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24• Weight Watchers Meeting

– 5 pm to 6 pm, at St. MaryMagdalene EpiscopalChurch, 1145 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.

• Republican Precinct Meet-ing – 6 pm, meeting for allRepublican party membersfor the West End Districtat the home of AnnBethSimmons. RSVP 910-638-5346. Directions provided.

• Sandhills Natural HistorySociety – 7 pm meeting atWeymouth Woods Audito-rium, 1024 Ft. Bragg Rd.,Southern Pines. MartinFarley, Professor of Geologyat UNC Pembroke, will dis-cuss techniques of extract-ing fossil pollen from geo-logic sediment and how thepollen can be used to deter-mine flora present in pastperiods. Visitors welcome.Call 910-692-2167 for moreinformation or visit onlineat www.sandhillsnature.org

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25• Healing Service – 11 am,

St. Mary Magdalene Epis-copal Church. 1145 Seven

Lakes Dr., Seven Lakes.Intercessory prayers for thesick & trouble, those inharms way, traveling,bereaved or deceased.

• Seven Lakes WestLandowners Association– 7 pm, work session. WestSide Park Community Cen-ter.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26• Rosary at Our Lady ofthe Americas Church –8:50 am, 298 Market Rd.Biscoe, 974-3051.

• Covenant PreparatorySchool – 9:15 am, hostingan open house. [email protected] r de ta i l s o r v i s i twww.covenantprep.com.Childcare provided.

• Gallery at Seven Lakes –1 - 4 pm, at St. Mary Mag-dalene Episcopal Church,1145 Seven Lakes Drive.

• Living Your Fullest withDementia & Memory Loss– 2 to 3 pm, Seven LakesChapel in the Pines, 581Seven Lakes Drive, SevenLakes. Weekly gatheringfor individuals who are inthe ea r l y s t ages o fAlzheimer’s disease. Facil-itators: Rev. Fran Starkand Amy Natt, M.S. No costfor participation. ContactFran Stark 910-673-5493.

• SL Bapt i s t ChurchAWANA – 6:30 to 8 pm,in the Hankins Family LifeCenter. Children age 3 to

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• Rosary at Chapel in thePines – 7 pm, at the Chapelin the Pines. CoordinatorVirginia Heerema, 673-5150. Seven Lakes.

• Seven Lakes LandownersAssociation – 7:30 pm,General meeting. SevenLakes North Clubhouse.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27• Bread of Life Ministry –

West End United MethodistChurch, 11 am until 1 pm.Ministry is for seniors (wid-ows, widowers, and the eld-erly). Fellowship, devotionand a meal provided at $5.


• Sandhills Winery WineTasting – 5:30 pm to 8pm. 1057 Seven LakesDrive. (910) 673-2949.www.sandhillswinery.com

• Save Our Sandhi l ls :Gasland Part II movie –7 pm, Josh Fox’s newFracking documentary, atCongregational Church ofPinehurst, 895 LindenRoad, Pinehurst. Free. Fol-lowing the film, a speakerfrom Blue Ridge Environ-mental Defense League willdiscuss fracking develop-ments in NC. Betty Thomas(919) 754-7255.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28• Game Night at SevenLakes Country Club –Come after dinner for anevening of fun and games.

Play canasta, bridge, domi-noes, chicken foot or anoth-er game of your choice from6:30 to 9 pm. Cash barand snacks only. No reser-vations needed. Non-mem-bers always welcome.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1• Zumba Class – 9:30 am to

10:30 am, free class atSeven Lakes Bap t i s tChurch, Hankins FamilyLife Center. 1015 SevenLakes Drive, 910-673-4656.

• Growing Vegetables inContainers – 10 am untilNoon, Residents of theSandhills will have theopportunity to learn allabout vegetable gardeningin con ta ine rs . JanLeitschuh will lead a ses-sion on Growing Vegetablesin containers at the Sand-hills Community College,Steed Hall Stephens Lab-oratory. Attendees will gohome with a five gallon anda one gallon container ofvegetable plantings. Cost$20 Sandhills HorticulturalSociety members, $25 fornon-members. Call TriciaMabe at (910) 695-3882.

• Lego Build Saturday – 11am to 1 pm. Kids comeready to build! The library’scollection of Legos andK’nex will be provided.Moore County Library, 101Saunders Street, Carthage.

• Spaghetti Supper – at WestEnd United Methodist 5:00– 7:00 pm. Sponsored byWest End United MethodistMen in the Church Fellow-ship Hall. Tickets $8 each,include salad, spaghetti,desert and a drink. Takeout

is also available. Ticketscan be purchased fromanyone in the UnitedMethodist Men’s Group orat the door.

• Turkey Shoot – Alec CreekFarm, Jackson Springs at7 pm, (weather permitting)through March 1. 12 GaugeShot Guns only. Win aturkey, ham, slab of baconor cash. Proceeds benefitSandhills Animal RescueLeague. Alec Creek Farm,396 Thomas Road, JacksonSprings. 910-974-4468 or910-638-1921.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2• Rosary at Our Lady ofthe Americas Church –8:00 am, 298 Market Rd.Biscoe, 974-3051.

• St. Mary Magdalene Epis-copal Church – 9:30 am,Holy Communion. 1145Seven Lakes Drive. 673-3838.

• EXPLORERS! Ministry forChildren at West EndUnited Methodist Church– 5 pm, Explorers childrenmeet on Sunday nights forschool age kids, Grades K-5. Children will have a timeof learning, crafts and activ-ities before eating dinner.

• The Rooster’s Wife – show6:45 pm, doors open 6 pm,Poplar Knight Spot. Music

guest: Brett Harris. Roos-ter’s Wife. 114 Knight St.,Aberdeen, www.theroost-erswife.org (910)944-7502.

• WEUMC Youth Group – 6to 7:30 pm, West End Unit-ed Methodist Church YouthGroup invites all youth tojoin them as they meet inthe Youth Room. Youth6th – 12th grades.

MONDAY, MARCH 3• Orthodox Lent Begins• Weight Watchers Meeting

– 5 pm to 6 pm, at St. MaryMagdalene EpiscopalChurch, 1145 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4• McDonalds Chapel ShroveTuesday Pancake Supper– 6 to 7:30 pm, in thechurch’s fellowship hall.Pancakes, sausage, harvestapples, juice, coffee andmilk. Cost $5/person or$10/family. Proceedsdonated to Linden Lodge.McDonalds Chapel, 1374Foxfire Road, Aberdeen (offLinden Road from Pine-hurst) Jill McCloy (910)692-5094 or Jayne Cum-mings (910) 295-5220.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5• Ash Wednesday• Rosary at Our Lady of

the Americas Church –8:50 am, 298 Market Rd.Biscoe, 974-3051.

• Ruth Pauley LectureSeries – 7:30 pm, “TheSearch for Josef Mengele”will be discussed by Dr.David Marwell, Director ofthe Museum of Jewish His-tory in New York. OwensAuditorium, Sandhills Com-munity College, Pinehurst.Free. 910-245-3132.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6• Bread of Life Ministry –

West End United MethodistChurch, 11 am until 1 pm.Ministry for seniors. Fel-lowship, devotion and ameal provided at $5.


• Women of Seven Lakes –2 pm, Chapel in the PinesFe l lowsh ip Ha l l . The“Clowns from First Health”will be sharing stories andexperiences. The clownsbring cheer to patients atFirstHealth Moore RegionalHospital. Come and sharein the fun. Refreshmentsserved. All are welcome

• Sandhills Winery WineTasting – 5:30 pm to 8pm. 1057 Seven LakesDrive. (910) 673-2949.

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ning Director Debra Ens-minger, Planning BoardChairman Robert Hayter, andCommissioner Larry Caddelland Nick Picerno assuredthe crowd.

“There is nothing in thiscode harmful to you or yourrights on your property,”Hayter said.

The UDO combines threeexisting ordinances governingzoning, the subdivision ofland, and flood damage pre-vention. Hayter explainedthat one of the goals, in cre-ating the UDO, was to sim-plify those ordinances.

In pursuit of that goal, fivezoning districts were elimi-nated and the parcels inthose districts assigned toother districts. The resultwas 266 rezonings. Ens-minger said her office mailedout 1148 certified letters andposted 215 signs throughoutthe County alerting propertyowners to the changes.

A four-year processThe process of creating the

UDO began in January 2010,Ensminger said, and includedeighteen work sessions fromFebruary 2011 to January2014 in which the PlanningBoard received feedback onthe document. Two of thosework sessions were specifi-cally held to allow owners ofproperties targeted for rezon-ing to provide input.

The Planning Board helda public hearing in 2012 andvoted unanimously to forwardthe UDO to the Commission-ers for approval. The Com-missioners decided to delayapproval of the UDO pendingthe completion of the Coun-ty’s new Land Use Plan,which was being rewrittenin a parallel process.

Both state law and person-nel on the Planning Boardchanged in the meantime,so the Planning Board under-took another review of theUDO in January 2014, beforeagain unanimously recom-mended approval by theCommissioners.

Since that approval Ens-minger has met individuallywith the Commissioners tobrief them on the document.

That generated some minorchanges, she explained dur-ing the meeting. Rules gov-erning the size and use ofpersonal workshops builtadjacent to homes werereduced or eliminated.

In the section governingcellphone towers, the Plan-ning Board had provided fora larger setback from inhab-ited dwellings on adjacentproperties than from unin-habited land. After consultingwith the NC School of Gov-ernment, that section wasremoved. Instead cell towersmust be set back from prop-erty lines a distance equalto the height of the tower.

Few Comments,Mostly questions

Far more citizens signedup to speak at the Commis-sioners’ hearing on the UDOthan actually spoke. Many,when their time came, saidtheir questions had beenanswered in the presentationby Hayter and Ensminger.

Dur ing the P lann ingBoard’s review of the UDO,the section on cell towersreceived a great deal of atten-tion, partly because of nineapplications filed by AmericanTower Company, many ofthem for 300-foot towers nearMoore County ’s ScenicByways, NC Highway 705and NC Highway 24/27.

Originally, the County’sordinance required that suchtowers be either of a stealthdesign or placed at least onemile from Scenic Byways.The Planning Board decidedinstead to treat all roads inthe County equally, elimi-nated the special provisionfor Scenic Byways, andinstead applied a 500-footsetback from all public andprivate roads listed in theCounty’s database.

Mary Holmes Mahan, rep-resenting the Seagrive Potter’sAssociation, asked the Com-missioners to restore protec-

tion for Scenic Byways.“These eighty businesses

are the lifeblood of NorthwestMoore County and rely heav-ily on the tourist traffic,” shesaid.

Two other residents of thenorthern leg of NC Highway705, Scott Thomas and BrianMonroe, also asked for thatprotection for scenic byways.

But the Commissionersdeclined to make that change,showing little interest inallowing aesthetics to trumpproperty rights.

“For the gentleman thatsays I don’t want a cell toweroutside my window,” Com-missioner Nick Picerno said,“well, guess what? Some peo-ple don’t want a blue housenext to them. Some peopledon’t want a light pole outin the front yard. But every-one wants electricity, and

everyone wants to live in ahome.”

“So,” Picerno continued,“be careful what we say wedon’t want when it’s on some-body else’s property. Becausethere’s probably somethingon your property that youdon’t want somebody else totake away from you. Thiscountry was founded onproperty rights. It’s your prop-erty. If you’re not harmingyour neighbor, what is theneighbor’s right to tell youyou can’t do it?”

Commissioner Otis Ritter,who has an extensive back-ground in emergency servicesat both the local and statelevel, noted that seventy-fivepercent of calls to the Coun-ty’s 911 call center are fromcellphones.

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phone ring down there,” Rittersaid, “then you can’t get help.In the upper end of the Coun-ty, your cellphone makes apretty good paperweight, andthat’s about all.”

Commissioners will approveConditional Use Permits

The newly-approved UDOwill shift responsibility forfinal approval of ConditionUse Permits [CUPs] from the

Planning Board to the Com-missioners.

CUPs are required for anumber of uses of land thatare permitted in a specificzoning district, but only withcertain project-dependentconditions. For example, asolar farm is permitted inthe RA-Rural AgriculturalDistrict, but only with certainconditions involving fencing,vegetative buffers, etc. ThePlanning Staff often helps

the applicant for a CUP crafta set of conditions for theuse that are appropriate tothe project and location.

Previously, most CUPs havebeen approved by the Plan-ning Board, but ChairmanHayter won the support ofother Planning Board mem-bers for moving that respon-sibility from an appointedboard to elected officialsaccountable to the voters.

Other businessIn other business during

their Tuesday, February 18meeting, the Moore CountyBoard of Commissioners:

• Approved a CUP for asand mine that will be locatedon undeveloped land alongNC Highway 211 across fromArchie Road.

• Approved a change in theVoluntary Agricultural District[VAD] ordinance that allowsthe VAD Board to meet quar-

terly instead of every othermonth.

• Approved the closeout ofa contract with Atlantic CoastContractors, Inc. for the OldTown and Lake PinehurstSewer Rehabilitation Project.The $5.1 million project camein $80,400 under budget.

• Accepted $68,000 inadditional state funding forthe County’s Day ReportingCenter to support substance

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The male’s shell is concaveso that it can climb up onthe back of the female turtleto mate. The female can layfertile eggs up to four yearsafter one mating — so thoseconjugal visits can be fewand far between.

The laden female digs ahole in the ground, lays hereggs, and buries them. Thedepth and humidity deter-mines the sex. The warmerthe eggs, the more likely theturtles will be female. Coolerincubation will deliver a hatchof males.

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• Heard from County Man-ager Wayne Vest that theCounty continues to gatherinformation from MHK, Inc.,developer of the Dormie Club

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Gasland Part II, JoshFox’s new Fracking docu-mentary, will be shownThursday, February 27, 7pm, at the CongregationalChurch of Pinehurst, 895Linden Road, Pinehurst.Admission is free.

The movie is co-sponsoredby Save Our Sandhills andthe church’s Mission, Peaceand Justice Team. The filmcovers the increasing influ-ence of the gas industry,research on environmental

con tamina t i on f r ommethane, and global con-sequences of fracking.

Following the film, aspeaker from Blue RidgeEnvironmental DefenseLeague, a group instrumen-tal in passing Anson Coun-ty’s fracking moratorium,will discuss fracking devel-opments in North Caroli-na.

For more information, callBetty Thomas at (919) 754-7255.

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ourselves and make some-thing happen,” he said. “Cre-ate demand, a new boom,new jobs, and recruit tal-ent.”

Corso and Miles hope tohave the new Moore Alivewebsite in place by the endof April, so that it can handletraffic generated by the pub-licity surrounding the USOpen.

“This is not just a website,”Miles said, explaining thatthe project will utilize all thetools of digital marketing andsearch engine optimization.

“This is a Moore Countyeffort,” Miles said. “It is aboutall of Moore County — sellingit as a great place to livework and play.”

Maintaining the RuralQuality of Moore County

“Where’s the end,” Coun-cilman McCue asked. “Weare going to attract peoplehere, create new businesses,and make something happen— but where is the end?

Beauty is in the eye of thebeholder. I don’t want anoutlet mall or a strip mall.”

“I like rural North Carolina,and the fact that we are ruralis somewhat a strong pref-erence for me. There’s theSandhills Farm to Tablemovement that helps MooreCounty to keep agriculturegrowing. I think it is fantastic.I don’t want to lose that.”

A key objective is to stabilizeproperty values, Corsoexplained. He said medianhome prices are falling inthe County.

“The primary goal of theprogram is to replace our-selves,” Corso said, “to makesure the quality of life staysas good.”

“I could see areas of MooreCounty having depopulationin the future,” Corso warned.“We might face situationwhere property values godown and the County eitherhas to cut services or raisetaxes — or we can be proac-tive, get in front of the curve,to do something about it.”

McCue said that, as afather, he has observed thatgood schools are necessaryfor growth.

“Improving the schools isone thing Moore Countycould do to help itself,” hesaid. “Good schools attractall kinds.”

A Dime will DoCorso and Miles have had

some success finding fundingfor the Moore Alive project.

Duke Energy pledged$50,000 in a matching grant.The County Commissionershave indicated they will pro-vide that level of support inthe next budget year. Munic-ipalities that contribute willhave links on the website.

“We asked the county for$50,000,” Corso said. “Pine-hurst has pledged $25,000and Southern Pines $10,000.We are out making ourappeals and asking for townsto see the value in this tothem. It is about you. Wereally need financial help.But if you give ten cents you

will be there.”Mayor George Erickson had

already done some calcula-tions in preparation for themeeting.

“ I put some thoughtstogether earlier today,” hesaid. “You talked about con-tributions that have alreadybeen made to project. Withwhat has been given it, aver-ages out to forty-five centsper person. At this juncture,forty five cents times our our2012 population equals$418.50.”

“My recommendation is togive them $425 toward whatthey are trying to do,” Erick-son recommended to theCouncil. “The amount takesin our much smaller popu-lation, but it still says we,too, are interested.”

Councilwoman Fruscoadvised that Erickson’s pro-posal be discussed duringthe Council’s Work Sessionat the end of the month. Not-ing that two Council members— Steve Durham and VicKoos — were absent, Frusco

said they should also havea chance to review the mate-rial.

Rezoning ApprovedThe February 18 Foxfire

Village Council meetingincluded a public hearing onthe rezoning of just over threeacres in Grand Pines and ajust under seven acres inPineland Preserve to RS-40(Residential Single Family -Watershed). No residentsspoke during the hearing.

“We did get applicationsfor three additional homesto be built there in the lastweek to be reviewed byappearance committee,”Mayor Erickson said. “Cur-rently, there are three homesalready in there. That areais beginning to be developed.”

Developer Pete Mace saidhe intended to subdivide theseven acres in Pineland Pre-serve into five lots.

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I think we, as parents, asa society, just might be get-ting a tad overprotective.Even our rural kids arebecoming citified, when thegreat outdoors are groomedtrails, raked beaches, andsoccer fields.

Even worse, ourkids have forgottenhow to itch.

When I was sevenI had a tick holedup in my belly but-ton. Mamma justcouldn’t get to it.Tweezers, needlenose pliers, Vase-line, a hot match to its behind— nothing worked.

The party line was buzzingwith remedies. It was myAunt Avis who came to therescue, with a salve made ofchicken fat, ashes, and a fewother choice ingredients —

plus a pot of chicken anddumplings. She had that tickbacked out in no time. BeforeI knew it, I was at the tableen joy ing a b ig bowl o f

dumplings and a glass oficed tea.

A tick in the belly buttonis really a whole differentexperience. It is like you itchfrom the inside out. I remem-ber scratching my back totry and reach that itch. It

just came at me from allsides.

Itching, stinging, burning,sweating, and scratchingused to be a rite of passage.

There was no bug repel-lent, sunscreen, or safety

padding. Mammasaid after lunch, “Idon’t want to see youuntil supper time.”And she didn’t.

Out of sight wasout of mind. If wewere within holleringdistance, we wereway too close to beingcalled back for chores

— real chores: hauling hay,push mowing, picking peas,canning tomatoes, weedingthe gardens, feeding the cows,clearing the branch, cuttingbrush, and shoveling thedrainage line.

Let lose to run wild and

free we were always at riskfor pin worms, hook worms,ringworms, ticks, seed ticks,dog ticks, hitchhikers, redbugs, tag-alongs, grass burs,stick-tights, bull nettles,leaches, horse flies, yellowjackets, bees, red wasps, hor-nets, berry vines, stickers,copperheads, cottonmouths,water moccasins, coralsnakes, timber, diamond-back, and pygmy rattlers,poison oak, poison ivy, andjust a good case of the hives.

In the evening after supper— and after slurping water-melon on the front porch —we would line up at the waterhose and get a good ticking.If our ribs were showing andshoulder blades too sharp,then we would get a goodworming.

It wasn’t a good day untilwe were all good and itchy.

After clawing our way throughthe late movie, usually star-ring Elvis or John Wayne,my brothers, my cousins,and I would stretched outon qui l ts on the f loor .Mamma’s ingenious air con-ditioner was a dishpan of icecubes in front of a box fan.That icy breeze soothed ouritch easing us into sleep.

Turns out we were no worsefor the wear. Really, we werebetter and stronger for it.Nothing can teach a childpatience, endurance, andfortitude like not scratchingin church.

Maybe it’s time to investin more calamine, popsicles,and watermelon and less insunscreen, elbow pads, andbug sprays. For a child, it isbetter to have explored anditched herself raw, than tohave never itched at all.

If it itches . . . scratch it!

Seven Lakes TimesFebruary 21, 2014 OPINION

Something pretty excitinghappened at a School BoardWork Session a couple ofweeks ago.

I can tell by that smirk onyour face that you don’t thinkanything exciting every hap-pens at School Board WorkSessions.

But you can wipe thatsmirk off your face, becausesomething exciting did hap-

pen — they started talkingabout philosophy.

Another smirk, I see.Well, some of us find phi-

losophy exciting. I darn nearmajored in philosophy overat Davidson College. But thenI realized that philosophy,as Robert Frost said of freeverse, is kind of like playingtennis without a net. So Imajored in theology instead.

But enough about me. Iwant to talk about Dr. AaronSpence, Superintendent ofMoore County Schools, whois the man responsible forcommitting philosophy in aSchool Board Work Ses-sion.

Asked why theBoard would wantto close Elise MiddleSchool up in Rob-bins in order tospend $5 million to$7 million to moveits students to Rob-bins ElementarySchool, Spence said,“I think the board has toadopt a philosophical per-spective on where you investmoney. Are you going to putnew money in old facilitiesor in new facilities?”

This bit of philosophystruck me as profoundly odd.You see, I live in an old farm-house that was built in 1903.On the outside it has thoseold southern pine clapboardsthat won’t hold paint worth

a darn. On the inside it haswalls and ceilings of beadedboard, not all of which looksexactly like the rest of it. Inbetween there is not insu-lation, but air.

Nevertheless, we invest agood bit of money in propaneand a good bit of sweat infirewood every year to heatit. This Summer, we’ll investboth cash and labor in paint-ing the exterior. And by Fallwe expect to invest a goodbit in a brand new metal rooffor the top of it.

All of this in a big old twostory barn of a place thatwas actually used as some

farmer’s hay barn for a fewyears.

So, when it comes to put-ting new money into oldbuildings, I must plead guilty.

Why would I do such athing?

Fortunately, Dr. Spenceprovided an expla-nation.

“I f you want tokeep two schoolsopen just for the sakeo f keep ing twoschools open, thenthat is an emotionaldecision, not a fiscaldecision,” he told the

School Board.So, this peculiar tendency

I have to put my new moneyinto my old house comesdown to that: I just have anemotional attachment to theplace, and, if I had any good,hardnosed fiscal discipline,I’d let that old barn fall downand find me some sparklynew house to invest my newmoney in.

Finding the value in old things . . . and schools

(See “Investing,” p. 23)

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I’m just like those folks upin a Robbins, who have anemotional attachment to anold school that was built justabout the same time as oldmy house.

Now, I have already admit-ted to bailing out of the wholephilosophy racket early onin my educational career.But I did hang around longenough to recognize somecommon fallacies. And I thinkI can safely say that whatwe have encountered hereis what philosophers call a“false dichotomy.”

Dr. Spence would have usbelieve that these are onlytwo types of decisions to bemade here: one based onsound fiscal policy and anoth-er based on emotion. Butthat is simply not true.

For example, there is eco-nomics. The small businesspeople struggling to hang onin Robbins are concernedthat closing Elise will elimi-nate a significant amount ofweekday traffic traveling pasttheir stores.

There is community. Aschool is a natural gatheringplace. Take that away, andyou threaten the health ofthe community.

There is history. We spenda considerable amount oftime teaching our childrenabout things that happenedin the past, because webelieve there is value in know-ing what came before us.

There is tradition. Goingto the school that your Dadand your Grandma attended

knits you more closely to thecommunity — and gives thatcommunity a better chanceof surviving by hanging ontoits young people.

As it happened, the SchoolBoard split down the middleon closing Elise, as we reporton our front page. Boardmember Bruce Cunninghamraised some points very likethose I’ve just mentioned.

I don’t know if that wasthe right decision. It’s notmy job to make that call.And, besides, like most of

the folks who recommendedclosing Elise in the first place,I’ve never been there.

But I am glad that somefolks refused to boil it alldown to a false dichotomybetween fiscal prudence andemotional attachment.

That’s the problem withcheap philosophy: it has away of latching onto catchyphrases — “don’t invest newmoney in old buildings” —when people, and the com-munities they build, are farmore complicated than that.

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healthy stand of bermudagrass; once construction iscomplete, it will be over-seed-ed and covered with straw.

Construction is anticipatedto take three months, Nie-mann said, adding that “thereis almost no traffic after con-struction.” Inverter and solarpanel performance is moni-tored via the internet, so thatmaintenance personnel canbe dispatched only when aproblem is detected.

The site will be protectedwith a six-foot-tall chain linkfence topped with threestrands of barbed wire. Thatfence will be concealed witha vegetative buffer. On thenorth side of the tract, facingNC Highway 211, the planscall for a shade trees andunderstory shrubs. The bufferon the eastern and westernsides of the property will uti-lize shrubs and shorterunderstory trees, so that thesolar panels can catch themorning and evening sun.

The project’s minimal per-manent impact on the siteis one of the attractions forthe Harris family, Bill Harristold the Board — as is thefact that the family will retainownership of the land.

“We are going to get thisland back,” Harris said. “Wedo not want to sell the prop-erty. I would love to see itcome back to farming,” oncethe solar farm lives out itsproductive life. “It is notgoing to be residential,because of the Perdue plant,”Harris added.

No one spoke in oppositionto the project, and the Plan-ning Board unanimouslyapproved the conditional usepermit.

Tower approved for Harris Crossroads

The Board’s approval of aconditional use permit for a300-foot cellphone tower atHarris Crossroads was notunanimous. Board MemberTodd Williams argued thatthe same coverage could beobtained through the use ofthe the 195-foot towers thatare preferred in the County’sZoning Ordinance, and ulti-

mately voted against themotion to approve.

But Planning DirectorDebra Ensminger remindedthe Board that the applicanthad fulfilled all the require-ments of the ordinance, andBoard Member Buck Mimsargued that made it incum-bent upon the Board to grantthe permit.

“We have to look at ourjob, and our job is not alwaysthe same as our opinion,”Mims said. “We set the laws,the ordinances; and, if you,as a business, you complywith those and you do exactlywhat you are supposed todo, then I can’t vote to deny.”

The tower in question —an American Towers, LLCproject for the cellular carrierAT&T — was the subject ofa December public hearing,which was reopened at theFebruary 6 meeting.

Three key issuesThe Board had deferred its

decision pending the gath-ering of additional informationon three aspects of the appli-cation. Ensminger ran down

the list.First, the existing wireless

communications facilitiesordinance requires that taller,non-concealed towers belocated at least one mile fromproperties on the NationalRegister of Historic Places.There was a question whetherthe Harris Crossroads towerwas too close to the BryantHouse, or to an adjacent lotalso owned by the MooreCounty Historical Associa-tion.

A search of federal recordsestablished that the adjacentlot is not part of the registeredproperty, and a formal surveyestablished that the towersite is more than one milefrom both the Bryant Houseand the closest corner of thetract on which it sits.

Second, the existing towerordinance requires that theapplicant demonstrate thatthere are no less intrusiveoptions for siting the anten-nas — for instance, on acounty-owned water tower.Ensminger said the applicanthad established there wereno such options.

Finally, because the needfor 911 coverage in the areahad been a subject of testi-mony from the applicant andmembers of the public, theBoard had asked that it beprovided with informationon the coverage provided inthe Harris Crossroads areaby other cellular companies.Ensminger told Board mem-bers that that information“is not something that isrequired to be provided toyou” under the ordinance.

The County’s consultanton wireless communicationsfacilities testified that the300 foot tower was necessaryto meet the needs of AT&T’scellular system, which oper-ates with a lower signalstrength than some othercarriers.

“Their network architecturerequires them to have greater

height,” he explained.The tower will sit on an

eighty by one hundred footleased area within a 17.3acre parcel at the intersectionof Mt. Carmel Road andDowd Road.

A motion to approve theapplication was made andapproved in a seven to onevote, with Williams opposed.Board member Johnny Harrishad recused himself fromthe hearing because heresides in the Harris Cross-roads area and because heis related to many membersof the extended Harris fam-ily.

The Board has substantiallyrevised the rules governingWireless CommunicationsFacilities and incorporatedthat revision in a final draftof the Unified DevelopmentOrdinance.

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Asked what he wouldchange about Seven Lakesif he could wave a magicwand, Leach said, first, hewould put more women onthe SLLA Board of Directors.

“Over the years, we havecontinued to have too muchtestosterone on the board;and we need a gender adjust-ment, a balance of men andwomen,” Leach said. “Theissue is being met this yearwith Sandy and Mary run-ning for the board.”

Having served on the Facil-ities and Grounds Committee,Leach understands theimportance of budgeting for

routine maintenance. “We are trying to change

a long established thoughtpattern held by some of thegood folks in this community:that is, if prices continue torise and dues remain thesame, then the board is doinga good job,” Leach said.

“In reality, if the cost ofeverything around us goesup and the dues remain level,then the assets of the com-munity begin to decline. Thiscurrent Board has spent thenecessary money on repairsof the pool, roof replacement,street signs, roads, landscap-ing, docks, and the lake. Theappearance of our community

has started to improve. Thedues increase should be con-sidered. For $25 less — thanthe cost of half a tank of gas— that increase needs to besupported,” Leach said.

Leach supported continuingto maintain those amenitiesthat the community has tra-ditionally offered, includingthe stables.

“I don’t think the commu-nity realizes that the stablesand the pool were here firstand have always been a partof Seven Lakes,” he said. “Wealso have to be flexible andreflect the needs of the com-munity. The stables expensesare pretty fixed. I don’t know

how much savings you canderive without doing some-thing different. I would liketo see us possibly try andconsider and pursue thethought of boarding one ortwo horses to assist us inbringing some more revenue.”

“The one thing a kid can’tsay in Seven Lakes is: ‘Wehave nothing to do,’” Leachsaid. “Tennis, pickle ball,swimming, lakes, stables,golf, and fishing. We have alot for kids to do here. Thedues we pay provide childrena great deal here. One par-ticular thing I would like tosee is providing a place forskateboarding.”

“It is my sincere hope thatmy community members willsupport my reelection,” Leachsaid.

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impressions, Sackman said,“I think my greatest concernsare in the appearance of com-munity and security. I thinkit is important to ensure thatour rules and regulationsare followed. We have a verybeautiful community. If wecare for it, then it will con-tinue to be inviting to peoplewho might want to come andmove here. I also would likefor the Board to give Security

more power to deal with someof the incidents that occuraround Seven Lakes and stopthe vandalism and thingslike that.”

In Seven Lakes, there isalways something for kidsto do, Sackmann said.

“We moved here when ourdaughters were eight andten,” she said. “They weretwo of about ten children inthe community. They hadmore than enough to do with

the things that were offeredhere.”

“I would prefer to keep thestables here as long as wecan afford to have them,”she added. “It is a goodopportunity for adults andyouth. I am not in favor ofhorse shows or taking horsesoff premises. The horses werepurchased by the SevenLakes Landowners and needto be here for the use of theresidents in Seven Lakes.”

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Chavez has known hisshare of heartbreak. He andNancy lost their eldest sonin 1999. Nancy died in 2007from breast cancer. Chavez’syounger son and his twograndsons, Currie and Trevor,live with him, giving him afirsthand perspective on theinterests of younger resi-dents.

“This is a good place toraise kids,” he said duringthe Wednesday, February 5SLLA Candidates’ Night. “Ihave two teenage grandsons.One loves to go fishing. Hewill be out there until it istime to go home. Both boysgo swimming and fishing in

the lakes in the summertime.Walking to McDonald’s theback way seems to be popularwith teens. There were someproblems last year with teens,but I believe we got thatcleaned up. It something tokeep an eye on.”

Chavez is confident thathe can grow in a leadershiprole. “I am not used to beingin management,” he said. ‘Inmy career, I was more sup-port. But I was told, ‘If youdon’t move you die.’ It willbe a learning experience.”

If elected, Chavez said, “Iwould like to serve on theSecurity Committee, since Ihave background and train-ing in emergency services.”

Chavez’s interest in theongoing revision of the SLLABylaws was one reason hedecided to run for office.

“I am pretty much satisfiedwith how things are going inSeven Lakes,’ he explained.“I got involved in a couple ofmeetings on the bylaws. Mymajor concern was there wereseveral articles in The SevenLakes Times about a newattorney from up north thatmoved down here and thatthis was his specialty. Mostof us have lived here a longperiod of time and we tendto take a more relaxed viewof things.”[Jim Slaughter, the attorney

who is helping the Board

rewrite the Association’sbylaws, is a specialist in thelaw governing homeownersassociations, but he is a nativeof Kannapolis, educated atUNC-Chapel Hill, and practicesalmost exclusively in NorthCarolina. —GH]

Chavez said serving on theBoard would require a smalladjustment to his weeklyroutine. “If I am voted in, itwill take up Bingo at the ElksClub, but I can give up onenight,” Chavez laughed.

A grandfather to two activeteens, Chavez recognizes theimportance of safety: “I wouldlike to see a path put along-side one of the roads for walk-ing and riding bikes,” he said.

“I would also like to see anarea for children to ride theirskateboards. Riding downthe roads without helmetsis not safe.”

Chavez has less interest inthe stables. “We might wantto sit down, take a look atit, and prune some of theactivities,” he said. “At onetime, there was talk aboutterminating the stables. Theyare a lot of money; and, thenext thing you know, theyare buying more horses. Iam not an expert, but maybewe should look at pruningcosts and reducing activi-ties.”

Chavez(Continued from page 6)

revived her career, becomingan independent sales andmarketing representative fornumerous food companiesworking with the militarycommissaries in the Wash-ington, DC area.

In 2005, the Farley’s relo-cated to Seven Lakes. Marywent back to work as anindependent Avon Represen-tative and has received theAvon President’s Award forfour years running. In 2013,she was made a member ofAvon’s “Honor Society.” Inher free time, she is an activevolunteer with the local chap-ter of the Red Hats and anavid amateur gardener.

Like many who moved toSeven Lakes, she was attract-ed by the rural setting.

“One of the first things wesaw were the horses and allof this,” she said during theWednesday, February 5 Can-didates’ Night. “It was sucha beaut i fu l p ic ture we

thought it has got to be anice place to live.”

Responding to a questionabout the stables, Farleysaid: “I think there is a happymedium. I am not in favorof buying additional horses,and I don’t want the horsesthat we have to go away. Ilike what the stables offerthe children. They enjoy afabulous program. In thesummertime, they can givemore lessons to make somemoney if they need to.”

Mary believes in keepingfit, walks daily, participatesin water aerobics, and is alsoan avid “game room” player;Rumi Kub, Mexican Train,and Canasta are her favorites.If she were elected to theBoard, she said serving onthe Recreation Committeewould be a natural fit.

“It is close to my interestand what I am good at —and I have had experienceat it,” she said.

The biggest changes Marywould like to see in the com-munity are to have linespainted down the middle ofthe street and to add walkingpaths.

“It can be very dangerousto walk along our streetsbecause of the traffic,” shesaid. “We need a path wherepeople can enjoy walkingwithout the worry of beingrun over. We maybe couldput a path around the stablearea. We also need a placefor the young people to ridetheir skateboards. It is notsafe on the street.”

Farley said it is importantto encourage parental involve-ment in organized activities

for children.“Children can’t be let lose,”

she said. “Parental involve-ment is necessary, whetherthe kids are going swimmingor fishing at the lake. We

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lot,” Meyer continued. “Itwould need two-thirds mem-ber approval to change fromcommon area back to a lot.So let’s call that ‘irreversible.’Once you pull the trigger,then it is pretty much a per-manent decision. It is onewe can always make infuture.”

Love to List ItThe Board’s next step is to

list the salable lots with aRealtor®.

“They are just sitting inthe office,” Ritter said. “Noone knows they are for sale.It doesn’t make any sense.We should list them so thateverybody knows that theseproperties are for sale.”

Meyer agreed with Ritterthat, once all paperwork wasfinished, the lots should belisted. The Board voted tomove the recommendationto the February Open Meet-ing.

Recombining lotscomes with a price tag

Subdividing a lot that waspreviously created by com-bining two or more separatelots can create considerableconfusion in SLLA territory— particularly if the lot haschanged hands a number oftimes since the combination.

Researching years of Boardminutes in order to under-stand the original intent ofan SLLA rule on subdividingpreviously combined lots,Director Meyer determinedthat, if a combined lot weresplit, the owner was requiredto pay assessments on bothlots back to the time it wasoriginally combined.

At the February 10 WorkSession, the board considereda landowner’s request to sub-divide a previously combinedlot — and to have the backdues waived. After much dis-cussion, the Board reachedagreement that it would seta bad precedent to waive pastdues.

How much back dues?Meyer, who had researched

the combined lot in question,said, “I read all transfers oflots combined in 2002. I don’thave the history [in front of

me] of what the dues wereall the way back to 2002. Ithink it is about $300 for anadditional lot. So we are prob-ably talking about $3,500.”

Meyer later told The Timesthat the total is actually closerto $4,500.

The SLLA offers a dues dis-count for the second andeach additional lot owned bythe same entity. Current duesfor developed lots are $1000for an improved lot (one witha home), $670 for an unim-proved lot, and $497 for eachadditional lot.

Board Director Bob Racineasked if the rule was con-sistent with past actions.

Meyer answered, “We putit down solid in writing, afterwe had found plenty of ref-erences of combined and lateruncombined lots.”

Dues for twoResidents who own two

adjacent lots will often com-bine them to avoid payingdues on two.

“A lot of communities don’tallow combinations at all,”Meyer said. SLLA ManagerRay Sohl agreed with Meyer:“By combining lots, it increas-es the amount of dues forthe rest of residents.”

The resident in questionhad informed managementthat the request to divide thelots was dependent onwhether or not the dues werewaived.

President Steve Ritter asked

whether the income fromfuture dues on an additionallot would offset waiving thepast dues.

“I am leaning toward notapproving the request,” Rittersaid. “But I would like tospeak to the other side. Theother side of the equation is,going forward, to have a lotpresently combined and weare getting paid $1000 onceversus dividing that goingforward and getting double.Should we factor that intothe request?”

In other words, if the cur-rently lot were subdivided,and homes built on each ofthe resulting lots, the Asso-ciation would be collectingdues on two developed lots.

“How many combined lotsare in Seven Lakes?” Racineasked.

The Directors agreed thata good estimate would beapproximately 100. [Meyerlater told The Times the num-ber was closer to 170.] Whatwas not clear was how manyof those lots could ever besuccessful uncombined.

Director Bob Darr recom-mended denying the request,saying “We ought to hang onto the rules.”

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ningham said, “These kidsare part of history and theyare part of the culture andthe heritage of that school.”

“That school is downtown,”Cunningham added. “Whatare the prospects of the Townof Robbins taking it over?They can’t afford it. It is notgoing to happen.”

“I don’t think there is goingto be an alternative use. Ithink we will end up with ablight on downtown Robbinsif we abandon that facility.”

Both Elsie and RobbinsElementary are “workingwell,” Cunningham said, “stu-dents studying, teachers

teaching well, things wereclean . . . If it isn’t broken,why fix it?”

He also noted that, unlikeHighfalls and Westmoore,both K-8 schools servingroughly 300 students. As aK-8 school, Robbins Elemen-tary would have 677 students“in a building that wasn’tdesigned to do that and thathas already been modifiedonce.”

“You dance with the onethat carries you to the dance,”Dale Frye said, noting thatthe voters in North Moorehad consistently supportedhis election to the SchoolBoard. “In talking with people

in that part of the County,who have faithfully voted forme, I have found no one infavor of closing Elise. I willnot turn my back on the peo-ple of Robbins tonight, andI will support keeping itopen.”

“That community has a lotof passion, and they havetaken some hits,” Ed Den-nison said. “I’m not sure theycan take more.”

“I have a concern aboutthe community, he added.“I want them to know thatwe listened.”

Merging schools more expensive

Both Dennison and Cun-ningham pointed out thatthe consolidation of Elise andRobbins Elementary wasexpected to cost $7 millionto $9 million, while improve-ments needed at Elise areexpected to cost only $2 mil-lion, with half of that for traf-fic and parking improvementsthat may be optional.

Charles Lambert noted thatmoving Elise students to Rob-bins Elementary — whichlies outside the town limits— would mean MCS wouldhave to pay for a police officerto cover that campus, sinceRobbins Town Police wouldbe unable to do that.

On the other side of thequestion, Lang, who made

the motion to merge theschools, said “We have toremove our heart from thesituation, and go with whatis in the best interest of safetyfor children and most effi-cient.”

“I am not any happier abouttaking a beloved institutionout of a part of our countythan anyone else,” she said,adding that Elise has prob-lems, including an open cam-pus that is hard to secureand the fact that it is notcompliant with the Americanswith Disabilities Act [ADA].

Lang noted that the mergerof Elise and Robbins waslisted as the very last priorityin the Master Facilities Plan,and thus several years awayfrom implementation.

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issues relating to the dams.Three bids were submittedby professional engineeringcompanies — and those didnot include the current engi-neering company, S&ME.

“We chose not to ask them,”Sohl said. “We had significantcost and time overage on theLittle J Dam, and I was unim-pressed by the service theywere providing. All bids ratedwithin five percent of theS&ME contract.”

Having a contractor on callis not a choice, Darr remind-ed the board. “It is mandatedby state rules.”

Good Eating SizeSLLA fishermen will be

happy to know that mid-sizebass caught in the ten tofourteen inch range are nowconsidered keepers. The pur-

pose is to help encouragethe growth of the larger fishby reducing competition forfood.

The Lakes and Dam Com-mittee based its recommen-dation for a rules change onadvice obtained from theNorth Carolina WildlifeResources Commission. Fish-ing for carp is prohibited,and any caught must bereleased.

Dues on TimeA var ie ty o f payment

options will be included inthe annual dues packet. Themost popular option is pre-payment of the entire annualamount due, with a checksent to the lockbox address.

But there are a variety ofonline options, including pay-ing through the CAS website

or setting up and automaticbank draft. Dues may bepaid monthly through anautomatic draft, but will incura one percent monthly fee.

Bylaws ready for a voteThe revised SLLA bylaws

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“I want to see this aheadof time,” Director Darr said.“If the changes are not done,I won’t support it. We got toknow what the heck we arevoting on, and it has to bedone right.”

The Board voted unani-mously to move approval ofthe Bylaws to the FebruaryOpen Meeting.

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“That opens up the oppor-tunity for us to see how wecan make better use of thatfacility,” Lang said, “and wehave seven years to have dis-cussions with Robbins.”

“I would not want to beresponsible for not addressingthis now,” Enola Linebergersaid. It would be a long timebefore it was addressed again. . . In my heart of hearts Ifeel it is the right thing todo. We will have some schoolclosures that would comebefore that.”

The Robbins ElementarySchool has a chance to bethe heart of that community,”she added.

Noting that it was “the mostdifficult decision since I havebeen on the Board,” BenCameron said, “I think stu-dent achievement might beeven better because they getnew classrooms.” Cameronalso expressed concernsabout the safety of the openElise campus.

Cha i r Ka thy Fa r r enexpressed concerns aboutcampus security at Elise, aswell as specific areas of theschool that are in need ofrepairs.

“The music classroomscares me to death wherethat thing is,” she said. “Idon’t know how we’d legallyhold a class in that room . .. . The cafeteria is not ingood shape.”

Farren also noted that shehad heard from relatively fewcitizens opposed to closingElise.

“When we closed AcademyHeights, my phone and myemail were lit up,” Farrensaid. “I have not had oneperson call me about Elise.She noted that only threepeople had spoke against theclosing at a School Boardmeeting.

Remainder of plan passes easily

The remainder of the Mas-ter Faci l i t ies P lan was

approved unanimously, andfollows closely the recom-mendations of the 21st Cen-tury Facilities Task Forcethat the Board convened toreview MCS needs.

The approved Master Plangives top priority to increasingthe capacity of Pinecrest andUnion Pines High Schools,building a new concept highschool, and renovating andadding a Wellness Center atNorth Moore High School.

Next in line is a new K-5elementary school in Area III(the Pinecrest district) andmajor renovations and build-ing replacement at PinehurstElementary.

All of those tasks are envi-sioned in the first three yearsof plan implementation, andare expected to cost between$59.9 million and $73.0 mil-lion.

Union Pines High Schoolis currently serving 1277 stu-dents with classroom spacedesigned for 990. Pinecresthas a capacity of 1606 anda current enrollment of 2152.North Moore has athleticteams practicing in everyavailable space — and start-ing practice at 5:00 ambecause of space constraints.

Years 3-5 include two newArea III three elementaryschools with a 650 studentcapacity and a new Area IIImiddle school with a 450student capacity but builtwith a core that could accom-modate 850 students. Thecost is estimated at $44 mil-lion to $50 million.

Years 5-7 involve expandingWest Pine Elementary to serve650 students, at a cost of$1 million to $1.5 million.

The goal estimated cost ofthe plan is $104.9 million to$124.5 million.

Too much, too soon?Lang expressed some con-

cern that the Year 1-3 planis too aggressive, both interms of accomplishing allthe construction in that time-frame, and in terms of front-

loading the sale of voter-approved school bonds, pos-sibly driving up propertytaxes.

Superintendent AaronSpence said the Board, infacilities work sessions, hadexpressed a desire to dealwith over-capacity schoolsfirst, and that problem isworse at the high school level.

“Whenever you adopt any-thing with the word “plan”in it, it is a plan,” Spencesaid. “They are all timebound, but rarely do you do

everything in the plan. Youmake adjustments as you goalong. These are the thingsthat we want to see happen.If the financing isn’t there,then it is a plan that can bemodified.”

Public input?Lang said she was under

the impression that the Boardwould host public meetingsbefore setting priorities.Spence said that was thepurpose of the public meet-ings hosted by the 21s Cen-

tury Facilities Task Force.However, he added, there

will be public meetings aboutthe design and placement ofschools, as well as anychanges in attendance dis-tricts.

“There will be a great dealof public input,” Spence said.“But, in order to design thatinput, we need to give thestaff priorities.”

“We have narrowed downthe feedback we received incommunity meetings to getto this plan.”

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3 BR / 3 BA 109 Timber Ridge Court

MMOOREOORE CCOUNTYOUNTY’’SS MMOSTOST TTRUSTEDRUSTEDRREALEAL EESTATESTATE TTEAMEAM!!

Seven Lakes North $375,000Beautiful home on Lake Sequoia

3 BR / 3 BA 163 E Shenandoah Road

Seven Lakes North $165,000Charming ranch with split floor plan

3 BR / 2 BA117 Pinecone Court

Seven Lakes North $155,000Charming ranch home in private setting

3 BR / 2 BA 105 Fox Run Court

#1 IN THE SEVEN LAKES MARKET FOR OVER A DECADE!

Seven Lakes West $259,000Immaculate, cozy golf front cottage

3 BR / 2 BA214 Longleaf Drive

126 Simmons Drive $250,000

Lake Auman lakefront. Gently slop-ing. Beautiful wide water views. Lotbeside this lot is also for sale —wonderful chance to own over sizedlakefront for your special house!

128 Simmons Drive $250,000

Lake Auman lakefront. Gently slop-ing. Beautiful wide water views. Lotbeside this lot is also for sale —wonderful chance to own over sizedlakefront for your special house!

126 Swaringen Drive $395,000

Gorgeous wide water views — eastern exposure for optimum enjoyment of your late afternoonentertainment — one of the best lotson the lake! (.67 Acres)

128 Swaringen Drive $375,000

Spectacular, wide-open waterviews. Site is perfect for walk outlevel. Eastern orientation for beautiful sunrises and cool shadedevenings on your deck! (.64 Acres)

Outstanding Lake Auman Lots

107 Butterfly Court $395,000

Enjoy wide water views from thiswonderful waterfront lot on LakeAuman! Cul-de-sac location! Theperfect spot to build your dreamhome!

Seven Lakes West $698,000 Gorgeous lakefront custom home

5 BR / 3.5 BA129 Shaw Drive

SOLD!

Seven Lakes North $249,000Single level waterfront w/great privacy!

3 BR / 2 BA126 Cardinal Lane

SOLD!

Seven Lakes North $299,900Totally renovated on Longleaf Lake

3 BR / 2 BA104 Rolling Hill Court

SOLD!

Seven Lakes West $315,000Great home with open floor plan

3 BR / 3.5. BA128 Owens Circle

SOLD!

SOLD!

Seven Lakes West $475,000Stunning custom waterfront home

3 BR / 2.5 BA459 Longleaf Drive

McLendon Hills $575,000French country farmhouse on 3 acres

4 BR / 3.5 BA600 Broken Ridge Trail

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