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Current Events
NO COG Board meeting in April
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Kerr-Tar COG approved a $ 20,000 Micro-Enterprise Loan to Kevin
and Lauren Sanford, owners of K&B Engine Repair, for the
expansion of their business located at 1597 U.S. Highway 158 East
in Macon, N.C.
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The Warren County
Tax Office is pleased to announce Warren County Government
Celebration Day on Saturday, April
14 at Warren County
Recreation Complex. Festivities will include: food vendors,
original arts and crafts, music, raffles, and carnival rides. This
event will start at 10:00AM. Click here for more details.
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On
Thursday, March 29, Oxford officials had a groundbreaking
ceremony for the City’s new 750,000 gallon water tower and
water line project. This groundbreaking symbolizes the next
phase in the City’s comprehensive water and sewer
infrastructure program. Funding for this project was provided
through the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality’s Department of Water Infrastructure.
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Oxford
Commissioners Quon Bridges, Alvin Woodlief, Patricia Fields, Ron
Bullock, Frank Strickland, Danny Currin, and C.J. Harris along with
Mayor Jackie Sergent, Amy Ratliff, City Engineer and Alan Thornton,
City Manager attending the City’s 750,000 Gallon Water Tank
Groundbreaking Ceremony.
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Building
Warrenton: A Vacant Properties Tour (Warrenton, NC) on Saturday,
April 28th
Interested in starting a business in Warren County? Curious about
some of the vacant spaces in the historic, downtown district of
Warrenton, North Carolina? Want to be a part of the dialogue about
the future of this small town main street? Join in on Saturday,
April 28th, for The Jacob Holt House Foundation's "Building
Warrenton: A Vacant Properties Tour" in Warrenton's downtown
business district.
"Building Warrenton: A Vacant Properties Tour" is free of
charge to visitors. Properties on the tour will be shown for a
limited amount of time on April 28th. Visitors are welcome to go
through the whole tour, or pick and choose which buildings they
would like to see. Pick up tour information at the Jacob Holt House
(located at 122 South Bragg Street, Warrenton) from 10-10:30 am, or
join the tour later and pick up information at any of the tour
sites.
Please click here for a
complete listing of properties to be toured. Feel free to
email with questions.
Follow along with our event page on Facebook at :
https://www.facebook.com/events/174179920049077/
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Planning
& Economic Development
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Upcoming 2018
KTRPO Meeting Schedule:
(Meetings are held from 3-5pm in the Kerr-Tar COG Offices, 1724
Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC 27536)
Tuesday February 13, 2018
Thursday March 8, 2018 MEETING
CANCELED
Thursday May 24, 2018
Thursday June 28, 2018
Thursday October 25, 2018
(Please note that additional meetings may need to be scheduled
to accommodate NCDOT deadlines)
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On Thursday,
March 29, the KTRPO’s Local Input Methodology for Prioritization
5.0 was approved by the NCDOT’s Strategic Prioritization Office
of Transportation. This methodology will provide the basis for
KTRPO staff in their task of assigning points to various
region-wide projects included in the State Transportation
Improvement Plan. Immediately following the approval, on April 3
the NCDOT released the quantitative project scores for each
region. KTRPO staff is in the process of reviewing the scores for
the projects approved by the KTRPO TAC Board.
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At the March 22
TAC/TCC meeting, the Committees approved a Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality (CMAQ) Application submitted by the Town of
Louisburg for the installation of a sidewalk along W. River Rd.,
connecting Joyner and Riverbend Parks. The sidewalk’s expected
length is 2,400 linear ft. and will reduce vehicular congestion
in the area and allow the parks to be more accessible to
residents.
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IMPORTANT
INFORMATION:
Members
of the KTRPO Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) must submit their
2018 Statements of Economic Interest (SEI) and Real Estate
Disclosure (RED) Forms to our offices prior to April 16. The completion of these forms is required by the
North Carolina State Ethics Commission. We thank those members of
the TAC who have already submitted their forms. Any TAC member
needing assistance, please contact either, Alrik Lunsford, alunsford@kerrtarcog.org or Stephanie Harmon, sharmon@kerrtarcog.org
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Registration is
now open for the 2018 Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference and
Expo (SFT2018). This year’s event will be held August 22-23 at the
Durham Convention Center. Attendees will learn techniques to reduce
fleet emissions and operating costs and discover the latest in
sustainable fleet technology, operations, and implementation. For
more information on SFT 2018, please visit the following: https://www.sustainablefleetexpo.com/.
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The Kerr-Tar
Regional Council of Governments has retained the assistance of
Mighty River, LLC in determining Broadband access among residents
and business owners in Franklin, Granville, and Vance Counties. The
COG has updated its website on this project. Online surveys are
available for residents and business owners via the following link:
http://www.kerrtarcog.org/departments/community-economic-development/broadband/
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Caregiver Support Groups
Within our Region, caregiver support groups are
offered monthly in the following counties: Warren, Granville,
Person and Franklin. If you are a caregiver, or know someone who
is, we highly recommend attending! Our caregiver support groups
offer information, assistance, guidance, and support! The
following times for the meeting are listed below:
Franklin County
Caregiver Support Group
Louisburg Senior Center
2nd Monday @ 7:00 P.M
(919) 496-1131
Warren County Caregiver Support Group
Warren County Senior Center
2nd Tuesday @ 3:00 P.M
(252) 257-3111
Granville County Caregiver Support Group
Granville Primary Care Education Classroom
1st Wednesday @ 12:00 P.M
(919) 690-3273
Person County Caregiver Support Group
Person County Senior Center
4th Tuesday @ 6:00 P.M
(336) 599-7484
Person County Caregiver Support Group
Cambridge Hills
2nd Tuesday @ 6:30 P.M
(336) 599-7484
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Community
Advisory Committee Members Needed
We are in dire need for new Community Advisory Committee
members. These individuals volunteer to monitor the homes as
Advocates. Their main purpose is to ensure and support the
Residents Bill of Rights and address concerns noticed in the
homes that affect the quality of life provided by the home to
the residents. If you are interested in serving, please contact
me Kimberly Hawkins at (252) 436 – 2050.
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Are you
having a hard time landing a job and feel defeated or
frustrated? NCWorks Career Centers have staff that can help
assist you. If you need a little inspiration, read this
success story and how an individual who was living in a shelter
and trying to go to school has now gained employment.
Click here
for the entire story.
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Planning for Spring means many things through nature
and spirituality are renewed. Spring also means that the
annual NC Youth Summit - Young Adults One Voice – is near.
On April 12-14, 13 young adults from the Kerr-Tar region will
participate in the 12th annual statewide event in
Cary.
Each year, this event brings approximately 400 young adults
(16-24 years old) together in one location to:
- Attend
workshops that guide them along their career paths;
- Empower
them to make a difference in their respective communities;
- Foster
relationships that drive a passionate movement among young
adults as future leaders;
- Provide
the opportunity for youth from different cultures and
backgrounds to engage, listen, and share their issues in a
comfortable environment and determine commonalities,
differences, and develop solutions; and
- Strengthen
collaborative efforts among the state’s workforce
development system.
Prior to Friday’s kick-off, young adults will gather
for business and college tours around the Triangle. One
business and one college from the region are among those tours –
Novozymes and Louisburg College.
More information about the Summit is available at Young Adults One Voice, including the Program of activities. Ben Foti can also be contacted for additional information.
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NCWorks Provides Graphic Designer For Downtown
Efforts
The Henderson Downtown Development Commission is
hosting four interns through the NCWorks NextGen Program this
Summer, providing support to downtown merchants, events and city
and county departments.
The program provides a respectable wage to new
bachelor’s degree graduates for an internship placement of up to
480 hours in their selected career field.
The first intern, Quintin Davis of Warrenton,
started Monday and will staff the Arts Council at 233 S. Garnett
Street Monday through Thursday from 9-2. Davis graduated from
Warren County Early College High School and attended the
University of Mt. Olive where he earned his B.S. degree in
graphic design.
“I love that I get to gain more graphic design
experience while working in the arts field,” shared Davis who also
participated in UMO’s concert choir. “I look forward to helping
Henderson with its marketing and branding efforts.”
His first projects include signage for Vance County
Veterans Services and a photo shoot of locally produced products
for the county’s Economic Development Commission.
Downtown Development Director Kaine Riggan provides
supervision for the interns and is selecting the candidates to
strategically fill key posts for downtown attractions, adding
vibrancy to the central business district.
“The Croatan Club and the Emrose Gallery are the
gold standard for how we want our historic buildings to look”
shared Riggan. “Being able to staff it for regular hours says that
we are ready for visitors and open for business.”
While Davis’ post will run through September, other
recent graduates will start in May and stagger staffing needs
throughout downtown for the next fiscal year.
Riggan also hopes to utilize new NCWorks interns for
staffing the Bennett H. Perry Jr. Museum on Church Street and the
Classic Car Showroom on Horner Street throughout the summer season.
Downtown merchants, city and county departments and
planners of downtown events may submit requests for assistance to Kaine@DowntownDevelopment.org or
call (252)
820-9785.
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Communities Served:
Franklin County
Granville County
Person County
Vance County
Warren County
Town of Bunn
Town of Butner
City of Creedmoor
Town of Franklinton
City of Henderson
Town of Kittrell
Town of Louisburg
Town of Macon
Town of Middleburg
Town of Norlina
City of Oxford
City of Roxboro
Town of Stem
Town of Stovall
Town of Warrenton
Town of Youngsville
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