https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/76fc4fdcbaf4599849be2355c5cf002b.pdf a555d263ebd925f49902183f76858529 PDF Text Text reat Coucn ~ 11 tbat ~' 1\i lOCal DOllD~ oo.rparaUon. 11dt corporation Ia ata t11.1 fOI: new tbe purpose of promoting the proll)eCta, for induatrlal plant as a part and to purchale or ternation option property and otbenrise program bandle fwxls for developmental and promoUonal purpotes. The next step for a , meeting witb the Board of new the ~ 111111t 0. in a better po.tdon to new indusbT aad te JI'OVIde rHourcea needed Directors of the Corporation and represen- prospective lndultrJ. tatlves of council to the In buatnell. Great Tow.- program and its DeCampl 4blt flndlnga the implementation. leCOnd publlc ~tbelr meeting Following the initial contact adoption folulldlll coiili with the Development Cor· first readlnk Olt the coM~ poratlon, a public meetin& be held JanuarJ 1t a would be held, in which al Courtroom. 'lW to get citizens Would be Invited to meet ln re1ilar and to participate, &J.; hear th~ followlnl the Mayor ,. for their program explained and to to express their opinion on lbe nounced tba" 111''1ll and to advisability of Johnsonville's application for Development fundi bas we~ Area parttdpatlon in the progratD. A member of -the State compelted and '"'.. tion to It wu aJ10 tbat the ef. Development Board would be ask 1laiim •utn of the Invited to the public meeting possibility of fort with along with rep...-auv.. of aettU. • cleo*l t • W' ce\JDdl. {or a local business ' and clvic future Ia ••vtr~ lblr' and Under a great organizations, 1~ industry, a YOUIC man Ja. ' --- - - - -- - - ----., officials and the interested in tbe '* development board's Councilman PCMI'on xec1 ·~..... director. that the parts for Mayor DeCamp noted that Oak HiD well had 'bot yet meeting would give council shipped, but they mould opportunity to see lf the avaUable aoon and work of Johnsonville would begin. the program and be Poston also noted that be to work for it. received • plan from Dubois Mayor Pro Texn Henry Poston make partial paymeDt ...... limented Mace on his delinquent water biDJ. Plan and noted that this was a would call for a repayment of good start and the best per cent of tbe bill at tbe rate to approach the issue." 5 per cent now and 1 pel' Mace fw1her reconunended quarterly for five years. if the public meeting were would call for a payment of the next step would per cent with the full a coordinator, who payable y. then appoint chairmen reconunended Plan the various work areas which would mean the for successful com· would receive some $1000 on ion ·orthi program and to total bill of in work. Whiteside concurred noting," The Great Towns program is bird in the hand is worth two to help small com- the bush!' Finance become better David Taylor concurred witt pared for industrial the recommendation and opment. The letters plan was adopted un 14..:1nT in the name represent Councilman Jim E Governor's Rural Economic reported that action is !ment Trophy. derway to obtain right of Each community which on Butler Avenue so that ceives the trophy must can be done on that street seven achievements two others in town, be approved by a team of of way was already authorized by the State An additional elopment Board. Advant to the in comCoaUauaed tAa ner row~·As o1ners .20 uo. l .,...., street ,• computing the total receipts the town from taies in 1975 • year for which the ,.'r•:.n' for. payn\ents are baSed. He A request for street lights on that he had been in touCh .mn Avenue was approved by authorities in Washington, 1. the problem will be corrected. It was also reported that the He fw1her infonned behind the Johnsonville that the amount of te Bank and Prossers sharing was based primarily artment Store will be paved the total gross dollars ~ t the expense of the property revenue, business licenae rea and the like to the town. Everett reported that street pointed out that Pamplico had been ordered and that which is smaller in posts were expected to be receives $2000 more lelivE by February. The sharing because r ...,.,~~will be made by A1 Smith millage is higher. Johnson Ellison Morris and will be pays 40 mills while P~mQlico 1ucu by the city sanitation payed 60 at the time the ,.....""' payments were made. It was brought to the attention current millage is 90. ...s..-:.a; council that no out of town pointed out that J tation rate for businesses could receive a lesser but that businesses are there continued to be such ng the same rate as out of large . discrepancy between •"''1.1:""' residences. Out of town their tax receipts and those of trat~es are higher than those in other towns. "As others go up, but businesses pay a our funding could decrease.'' he rates that residences added. • of volume. Councilman Whiteside noted One councilman noted " we that the town is enjoying a need to take a realistic view of period of relative quiet as far as charges." Whiteside police activity and crim are u1 am in favor of concerned, but that there -bas a rate comensurate with been considerable activity the cost of providing the service outside of town. He also noted to out of town conswners., that a county drug raid the Taylor noted, "People outside previous day had resulted in of town have no incentive to several arrests of area come in if they receive city residents. services at a very reasonable Whiteside. told the council that rate. , Mace pointed out that accord.inc to police reports people in town pay taxes to drugs are ~oving direcU,. int~ supplement their sanitation the local high school from the fees. Council agreed to take up coun~y atld are not bei"' question further at a work or housed inside the \.:uJr, j session when councilman would but that pills have had an opportunity to di.Stributed in the study the matter. Whiteside also Councilman Taylor told the dency for those by co~il that Johnsonville had local authorities in connection received $1000 less in revenue with recent crimes to be sharing for the past two ' released without having served quarters due to an error in ,"" time in . Con&lnued from Page 1 u.&'!;;; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Endorses GREAT Town Idea , 1-13-1976 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1-13-1976 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Weekly Observer Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer The Weekly Observer