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Jeff Davis photo A safer crossing... Crossing the railroad track at West Fifth Street in Siler City will be safer now. A new set of cross arms have been installed by Norfolk Southern Railroad and are now in operation. The sightline there sometimes causes motorists to edge up closer to the tracks, not realizing a train is right there at them. Currently, there are three sets of cross arms located in the city limits among six crossing areas. In addition to this crossing, there is also one on West Third Street and another on West Raleigh Street. Siler City Guard unit comes home By Johnny Whitfield Although it was somewhat muted, Sunday’s homecoming ceremony for the Siler City National Guard unit was a welcome event for many. The men and women of the 123 rd Personnel Detachment returned home Sunday amid the cheers of family and commanders and the staccato beat of snare drums.During a demobilization ceremony, the 45-member unit received the thanks of both military leaders and civilian leaders including Siler City mayor Charles Turner. "We are mighty proud of you, but we are especially glad to have you home," Turner said. Other dignitaries at Sunday’s ceremony included Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety Brian Beatty, and Brig. Gen. Ronnie Griffin, the deputy adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard. But the real celebrities were seated in the middle of the Armory floor, flanked on either side by family and friends.
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Atwater stands firm By Randall Rigsbee More than a week after he made comments critical of county staff and the handling of the county’s proposed compact community ordinance, county commissioner Bob Atwater hasn’t changed his outlook. "I offer no apologies," Atwater said in a telephone interview Tuesday. Atwater said he remains resolute in his assertion that information that should have been public regarding ongoing work on the county’s compact community ordinance wasn’t properly disseminated. And he continues to object to the emergence in late December of an alternative draft – known as "Draft B" – of the compact community ordinance, with changes authored by Paul Messick, a Pittsboro attorney who is the law partner of county attorney Bob Gunn. "I certainly don’t apologize," he said. "If anything, I think there’s been an under-reaction to the whole matter." Since making his comments at the board’s February 2 meeting, Atwater said he has received more than 100 e-mail comments from county residents, mostly favorable. But Atwater’s colleagues on the Board of Commissioners say they disagree that there has been any mishandling of the proposed compact community ordinance and they stand behind the work of the county staff.
Little comment on Pittsboro moratorium By Randall Rigsbee Pittsboro Town Board members heard little feedback Monday on plans to place a year-long moratorium on new major residential subdivisions. The board is considering the temporary ban, which would apply to major subdivisions inside the town limits and within the town’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, in order to give the town time to find solutions to the current limitations of its sewer capacity. The move to consider a moratorium comes at a time when growth pressures are growing in both the town limits and the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The board conducted a public hearing on the plan Monday night, hearing comments from two speakers. The first, developer Ricky Spoon, requested an exemption for 23 lots in his Belmont Point subdivision, noting that it would take him at least until the end of the year to complete the infrastructure for the lots.
Elections delayed over redistricting By Johnny Whitfield Long-running disputes over district lines have delayed primary elections in North Carolina for the second election cycle in a row. The State Board of Elections ruled Monday that primaries will be held July 20, some two and a half months later than they had been scheduled. The decision comes because judges who have been asked to rule on the constitutionality of State House and State Senate lines have not yet ruled on their legality. Monday was supposed to have been the first day candidates could file for elected office for both state and local races.
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