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Talk of the Town
August 24, 2018
74th Edition
Town Tidbit:
Di d y ou k n ow? T ow n Com m on s is t h e loca t ion of t h e H ist or ic H a st in g s H ou se, t h e Boa t Ra m p a n d t h e
Mou n t a in s t o t h e Sea T r a il t h a t con n ect s dow n t ow n t o Sm it h field Com m u n it y Pa r k , is a 3 -m ile w a lk .
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Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation
Program
The To w n o f Sm ithfield has des ignated Jo hns to n-Lee-Harnett Co m m unity Actio n to s erv e as the To w n's
Ho us ing Selectio n Co m m ittee.
A m ap o f the area under co ns ideratio n fo llo w s .
Map
The To w n's Neighbo rho o d Rev italiz atio n Ho us ing Pro gram m us t benefit o w ner o ccupied ho us ing w ho s e
ho us eho ld inco m e is les s than 80% o f Jo hns to n Co unty's . The To w n's ho us ing rehabilitatio n pro gram
pro v ides deferred fo rgiv able lo ans that are pro po rtio nally fo rgiv en o v er a perio d o f tim e. The ho us ing
rehabilitatio n pro gram pro v ides up to $38 per s quare fo o t o f heated, o ccupiable s pace per ho us e no t to
exceed $40,000.
For More Information pleas e contact Skip Green at (919) 763-0925
Town Camera
Intro ducing, the new Liv e To w n Cam lo cated in fro nt o f To w n Hall. Pleas e v is it: w w w .s m ithfield-nc.co m
to s ee a liv e v iew o f Mark et Street.
JCPS Receives $75K Education Innovation Fellowship Fiv e s cho o ls in Jo hns to n Co unty Public Scho o ls w ere am o ng the 20 s elected acro s s No rth Caro lina to be a part o f the 2018-2019 TrueScho o l Inno v atio n Fello w s hip. The pro ject, fully funded by the W.K. Kello gg Fo undatio n, is an intens iv e, co llabo rativ e effo rt aim ed at im pro v ing literacy am o ng s tudents , pre-k indergarten to 3rd grade. The s elected Jo hns to n Co unty s cho o ls include Micro , Eas t Clayto n, Wes t Smithfield, Bens o n and Fo ur Oak s elem entary s cho o ls . "Jo hns to n Co unty Public Scho o ls is excited to be a part o f the TrueScho o l experience," s aid Brando n Garland, inno v atio n o fficer fo r Jo hns to n Co unty Public Scho o ls . "We believ e this o ppo rtunity w ill benefit the s tudents and s taff o f o ur participating s cho o ls ." The TrueScho o l Inno v atio n Fello w s hip pro v ides a $15,000 s cho lars hip per s cho o l to co v er the full co s t o f year-lo ng pro gram m atic and co aching s uppo rt. Only tw o s tates , No rth Caro lina and Nebras k a, and 20 s cho o ls w ithin each o f thes e tw o s tates , w ere s elected. Click here to read full s to ry. co urtes y o f the: JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Department Highlight: Public Works Department Sh e Pu blic W or k s Depa r t m en t is loca t ed a t 2 3 1 H ospit a l Roa d in t h e Pu blic W or k s Bu ildin g . H ou r s of bu sin ess a r e Mon da y - Fr ida y 7 :0 0 a m - 5 :0 0 pm . A ft er H ou r s Em er g en cy Nu m ber : A ft er bu sin ess h ou r s Mon da y - Fr ida y 5 :0 0 pm - 7 :0 0 a m , Sa t u r da y a n d Su n da y (9 1 9 ) 9 3 4 - 1117 Ou r Goa l Pr ov idin g pr ofession a l qu a lit y ser v ice in a n efficien t m a n n er , en su r in g 1 0 0 % cu st om er sa t isfa ct ion . W e st r iv e t o im pr ov e t h e qu a lit y of life t h r ou g h cit izen s' sa fet y , by m a in t a in in g a solid in fr a st r u ct u r e t h r ou g h ou t t h e cit y lim it s. Website USDA Awards $99,256 Grant To Smithfield
T h e US Depa r t m en t of A g r icu lt u r e Ru r a l Dev elopm en t h a s
a w a r ded t h e T ow n of Sm it h field $9 9 ,2 5 6 for t h e W a y fin din g
Pr oject . T h e a w a r d is pa r t of a m a t ch in g fu n d g r a n t t h a t w ill
r equ ir e t h e T ow n t o con t r ibu t e $1 0 4 ,3 7 5 t ow a r ds t h e
$2 0 3 ,6 3 1 pr oject .
T h e T ow n of Sm it h field w ill u se t h e fu n ds t o pu r ch a se a n d
in st a ll w a y fin din g sig n a g e t o a t t r a ct m or e people t o t h e
Dow n t ow n a r ea . T h e pr oject w ill su ppor t t h e dev elopm en t of
sm a ll a n d em er g in g pr iv a t e bu sin ess en t er pr ises.
T ow n Ma n a g er Mich a el Scot t sa id st a ff is w or k in g t o secu r e
loca t ion s for t h e g a t ew a y sig n s on bot h side of H ig h w a y 3 0 1
a n d H ig h w a y 7 0 .
Click here fo r m o re info rm atio n o n this s to ry.
Co urtes y o f the JOCO Repo rt
Town of Smithfield Now Offering E-Billing:
Three easy ways to sign up:
Come see Customer Service at T own Hall*Call (919) 934-2116 Ext.1105 or Ext.1113*Or email: utilitybilling@smithfield-
nc.com
Council Meeting Highlights
August 7, 2018
Regular Meeting Summary:
1 . Ch a ir per son Peg g y Scot t pr esen t ed t h e A ppea r a n ce Com m ission 's A n n u a l Repor t .
2 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a ppr ov ed en t er in g in t o a n a g r eem en t w it h Bu ffa lo Roa d LLC for r esiden t ia l
r eim bu r sem en t s.
3 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a u t h or ized t h e sa le of pr oper t y loca t ed a t 9 1 6 T h ir d A v en u e by u pset bid.
4 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a ppr ov ed a bid a w a r d t o Cen t r a l Bu ilder s in t h e a m ou n t of $3 1 7 ,0 0 0 for
r iv er ba n k r efu r bish m en t s a t t h e W a t er Pla n t
5 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a ppr ov ed Zon in g T ex t A m en dm en t ZA -1 8 -0 4 a llow in g ch u r ch es a n d
pla cin g of w or sh ip w it h in r et a il sh oppin g cen t er s loca t ed in t h e B-3 zon in g dist r ict
6 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a ppr ov ed Specia l Use Per m it Requ est SUP-1 8 -0 8 , LifeSpr in g Ch u r ch .
7 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil t a bled a decision on Zon in g T ex t A m en dm en t ZA -1 8 -0 5 a llow in g on -sit e
h ig h r ise iden t ifica t ion sig n s on pr oper t ies loca t ed w it h in t h e B-3 zon in g dist r ict a n d t h a t a r e
w it h in 6 6 0 feet on t h e In t er st a t e 9 5 r ig h t -of-w a y .
8 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a ppr ov ed Specia l Use Per m it Requ est SUP-1 8 -0 9 , Ma r k et St r eet A u t om ot iv e
9 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a u t h or ized t h e filin g of a n a pplica t ion t o USDA for t h e fin a n cin g of a 1 0 0
foot a er ia l pla t for m la dder t r u ck
1 0 . T h e T ow n Cou n cil a ppr ov ed t h e Con sen t A g en da .
The Town Council regularly meets the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00pm at the Town Hall
Council Chambers located at 350 East Market Street - unless rescheduled. The next Regular Council Meeting
is scheduled for Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Come join us and get involved! View Minutes of Past Meetings
Here
Local Business Spotlight:
Panera Bread
In t h e pa st 3 5 y ea r s, Pa n er a h a s g r ow n fr om on e 4 0 0 -squ a r e-foot cook ie st or e in t o a n en t er pr ise w it h
m or e t h a n 2 ,0 0 0 ba k er y -ca fes, 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 a ssocia t es a n d a n n u a l sy st em w ide sa les of ov er $5 billion . So
w h a t 's t h e secr et t o Pa n er a 's su ccess? It 's been ou r a bilit y t o t r a n sfor m ou r bu sin ess w h en ev er
n ecessa r y a n d piv ot a s a ppr opr ia t e. Pa n er a 's jou r n ey so fa r h a s been pu n ct u a t ed by fiv e m a jor
t r a n sfor m a t ion s - ea ch of w h ich posit ion ed u s for ev er g r ea t er su ccess. H er e a r e t h e fiv e
t r a n sfor m a t ion s t h a t cr ea t ed t h e Pa n er a y ou see t oda y :
Loca t ed On :
1 7 1 6 E Ma r k et St
Sm it h field, NC 2 7 5 7 7
Ph on e Nu m ber :
(9 8 4 ) 2 0 1 -8 0 0 5
W ebsit e
Smithfield Appearance Commission
A v a ila ble t o a n y on e w h o sig n s u p: a g a r den in g n ew slet t er a v a ila ble t h r ou g h NC Cooper a t iv e
Ex t en sion , St a t e Un iv er sit y , A &T Un iv er sit y ca lled "Ga r den er s Dir t ". Ma st er g a r den er s, in du st r y &
u n iv er sit y ex per t s con t r ibu t e t o t h e a r t icle.
T o r equ est a copy v ia em a il con t a ct : m h w a r r en @n csu .edu . Or cbla ssit @n csu .edu
Volunteers Needed
Opportunities Available to Serve on a Town Board
Appearance Commission - 3 Position
Board of Adjustment - 1 Alternate
Historic Properties Commission - 2 Position
Planning Board - There is 1 regular member vacancy and 1 alternate member vacancy on this board
Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission - There is 1 vacancy on this board
Current Volunteer T own Board Opportunities:
All positions are three year terms, unless otherwise specified. Interested citizens can download an "Application for Board
Appointment" on the T own's website or you may call T own Clerk Shannan Williams to request one by mail at 919-934-2116.
Parks & Recreation / SRAC
Upcom i n g Ev en t s
For m or e in for m a t ion on t h e below ev en t s w it h ou t lin k s, plea se v isit :
h t t p://w w w .sm it h field-n c.com /pa g e/pa r k s_pr og r a m s
Around Town
Fo r fun o r to help o thers in o ur co m m unity
T h e JoCo Scr a bbl e gr ou p - m eet s on Mon da y n ig h t s fr om 6 pm t o 8 pm a t t h e McDon a ld's in W est
Sm it h field (W . Ma r k et St r eet ). T h er e is n o cost bey on d w h a t ev er food y ou ch oose t o bu y . T h is is a
socia l g r ou p of a du lt (or t een ) Scr a bble pla y er s. Pla y er s v a r y in a bilit y lev els, so don 't h esit a t e t o
com e a n d pla y . For m or e in for m a t ion , plea se em a il sou t h er n er @ea r t h lin k .n et . Plea se pu t Scr a bble
in t h e su bject lin e so t h a t w e k n ow w h a t t h e m essa g e is a bou t .
Book Cl u b - T h e Pu blic Libr a r y of Joh n st on Cou n t y a n d Sm it h field w elcom es n ew m em ber s t o it s
da y t im e book clu b. Meet in g s a r e a t 1 2 :3 0 pm on t h e t h ir d T u esda y of ev er y m on t h . You t h A du l t
Book Cl u b - Meet in g s a r e 6 :3 0 pm on t h e t h ir d Mon da y of ev er y m on t h . Clu b m em ber s su g g est t h e
t it les t o r ea d, a n d t h e libr a r y len ds copies of ea ch m on t h 's select ion t o t h e m em ber s. For m or e
in for m a t ion , ca ll Ka t ie Ba r bou r a t 9 1 9 -9 3 4 -8 1 4 6 ex t .3 or em a il k ba r bou r @pljcs.or g .
Down t own Sm i t h fi el d Dev el opm en t Cor por a t i on - W a n t t o st a y u p t o da t e w it h w h a t 's
h a ppen in g in Dow n t ow n Sm it h field? Click h er e t o sig n -u p for t h eir n ew slet t er or ca ll 9 1 9 -9 3 4 -0 8 8 7
for m or e in for m a t ion .
Employment Opportunities
With The Town Of Smithfield
Pa r t -t i m e Li fegu a r d(s)
Pol i ce Offi cer I
Ut i l i t y Li n e Mech a n i c
A pplica t ion s m a y be obt a in ed a t t h e Sm it h field T ow n H a ll, 3 5 0 Ea st Ma r k et St r eet , Sm it h field, NC
2 7 5 7 7 or by v isit in g ou r w ebsit e a t w w w .sm it h field-n c.com . Fu ll Job A dv er t isem en t s m a y be
obt a in ed a t t h e Sm it h field T ow n H a ll or by v isit in g ou r w ebsit e a t w w w .sm it h field-n c.com /jobs.
Fu ll Job Descr ipt ion s m a y be obt a in ed u pon r equ est a t t h e Sm it h field T ow n H a ll. On ly qu a lified
a pplica n t s sh ou ld a pply . T h e T ow n of Sm it h field is a n A DA /EEO Em ploy er .
Contact: Tim Kerigan - HR Director / Public Information Officer
350 E Market Street, Smithfield, NC 27577
919.934.2116 x1109
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