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Financing for Law Enforcement/Animal Shelter on Commissioners’ Sept. Agenda

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda

  1. Contingency Summary and Budget Amendment #2
  2. Minutes
  3. Tax Releases for Second Quarter 2018
  4. Resolution of Appreciation – Business and Industry Appreciation Day

Recognitions and Presentations

  1. Recognition of Service – Haywood L. Faucette
  2. Recognition of Carolyn Keith – Northeast Regional SHIIP Coordinator of the Year
  3. Recognition – Conservation Farm Family of the Year

Public Comments

  1. Public Comments

Public Hearings

  1. Financing for Law Enforcement Center – Animal Shelter Project and Loan Refinancings

Recreation Matters

  1. Disc Golf Course Name

School Matters

  1. School Resource Officers for Granville County Public Schools

Purchasing

  1. Sheriff’s Office Gun Purchase Vendor Change
  2. Geo BackOffice Software Purchase
  3. Preferred Brand Alternates for Law Enforcement Center Project
  4. Stormwater Utility Services Manager Scope of Services – Fiscal Year 2018-2019

Appointments

  1. Granville County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
  2. Granville County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority
  3. Granville County Economic Development Advisory Board
  4. Granville-Vance District Health Department
  5. Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP)

County Manager’s Report

  1. Text Amendment to the Granville County Purchasing Policy
  2. County Ordinance – Chapter 11: Animals – Proposed Revisions
  3. Granville Employee NCDOT Fall Litter Sweep

County Attorney’s Report

Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

Closed Session

  1. Closed Session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) – Attorney-Client Matter

*Granville County offices will be closed Monday, September 3, 2018, in observance of Labor Day.

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Ribbon Cutting to be Held for The Little Clinic in Oxford, Tues. Sept. 4

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at The Little Clinic, 1419 B College St., Oxford at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Little Clinic  – Roni Tomarelli, Family Nurse Practitioner –  is a new urgent care facility.

Please come out to support this new clinic!

Granville Co. Chamber in Need of Volunteers for Final ‘Alive After Five’ of Season

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

The Granville County Chamber of Commerce is in need of volunteers for the third and final “Alive After Five” event of the year to be held Thursday, September 13, 2018, in the parking lot on Gilliam Street in downtown Oxford. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will feature Jim Quick and Coastline Band as musical guests.

Please contact wanda@granville-chamber.com or 919-693-6125 or tawheeler@granville-chamber.com or 919-528-4994 if you would be available to help.

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Oxford Prep Announces First Annual 9-11 Memorial 5K Run

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-Information and flyer courtesy Rick Kenner, Athletics Director, Oxford Preparatory School

Oxford Preparatory School will hold its first Annual 9-11 Memorial 5K run on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at the school, 6041 Landis Road, Oxford. The race starts at 10:30 a.m. Participants are asked to park between 9:45 and 10:15 a.m.

Cost for adults (18 and over) is $20; children are $15. Each adult ticket comes with a free raffle ticket.

You may pay on site the day of the race or send payment to the attention of Rick Kenner – Oxford Preparatory School, 6041 Landis Road, Oxford, NC 27565.

Registration is available online by clicking here. For additional details, including contact information, please see flyer below.

 

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Granville Co. Commissioners to Take Bus Tours of Districts

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-Granville County Public Notice, Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board

PUBLIC NOTICE

A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present on September 6, 11, 18 and 19, 2018 for bus tours of the Granville County Commissioner districts. Bus tours will begin at 9 a.m. or shortly after and leave from the Granville County Administration parking lot located at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford, NC. For more information, please contact the County Manager’s Office at 919-693-5240.

Mark Your Calendars for Pepper Day at Oxford Farmers Market – Sat., Sept. 8

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-Information courtesy Janis Daniel, Oxford Farmers Market

The Oxford Farmers Market will be celebrating Pepper Day on Saturday, September 8, 2018, from 7 a.m. until 12 noon. We are located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier Streets in Oxford. Everything we sell is either homemade or homegrown by our vendors, so you know exactly where your items are coming from.

We will be serving a breakfast casserole to all our customers for as long as it lasts, along with having some pepper sampling. If you’ve wondered how various peppers taste, now is the time to find out. Our farmers will be happy to explain the various ways these peppers are used.

We will also have an array of apples, purple hull peas, potatoes, okra, butternut squash, Italian squash, eggplant, string beans and a variety of herbs and peppers. You’ll also find Gus’s famous chocolate meringue pie, pecan, old-fashioned chess, German chocolate, and other pies, along with various breads and cookies.

Vickey will have various jams, jellies and pickles, along with dried apples. These make great items for gift baskets. Couple this with items from our craft department, and you have a one of a kind gift for the school or college student, or for that special someone.

Miss Judy will have a diverse selection of plants, along with her fresh floral bouquets. These brighten any room that you put them in. Since she is a Master Gardener, she will be glad to help you with any fall landscaping project.

If you are coming in from I-85, take Exit 206 into downtown Oxford. Look for the sign at CVS. Be sure to celebrate Pepper Day with us! We look forward to seeing you there.

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‘Women in Business’ Social Postponed Until October

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

The Women in Business Social originally scheduled for Thursday, August 30, 2018, at C Squared and Nan’s Young Fashions in Oxford has been POSTPONED.  The realization that this leads into a holiday weekend limited the availability of attendance.

Watch for news about a Women in Business October luncheon meeting very soon. Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!

Please call the Chamber at 919-693-6125 or email wanda@granville-chamber.com with any questions.

Oxford Prep. to Build Outdoor Fitness Trail for Community Use

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-Information courtesy Vici Bradsher, Oxford Preparatory School

Thanks to a grant from the Granville County Parks and Recreation Advisory, Oxford Preparatory School, under the guidance of Rick Kenner and other school staff, will be building an outdoor fitness trail. The trail will be accessible from Salem Rd and will be open from dawn to dusk. There will be two bridge sites spanning the lovely stream that is on the site. A butterfly garden will be planted to complement the wide variety of wildflowers already growing in the area.

The trail will be 1.1 miles long and pass by the Oxford Preparatory School’s outdoor classroom, an Eagle project completed by Sean Burch, already in place by the creek. It will traverse through shaded areas, up hills and across flat terrain. Ten fitness stations will be placed along the trail, including sit-up/leg raise, balance walk and reverse pull-ups.

The trail will be maintained by Oxford Preparatory School as a service to all of the citizens of Granville County. It is anticipated that the trail will be ready for use by August 2019.

Photo: Oxford Preparatory School

Photo: Oxford Preparatory School

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Granville Co. ‘Women in Business’ Social to Offer After-Hours Networking

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— courtesy Granville County Chamber of Commerce | Ginnie Currin, Executive Director ~ 919-693-6125 ~ ginnie@granville-chamber.com

A “Women in Business” social, hosted by C Squared and Nan’s will be held on Thursday, August 30, 2018, from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. on College St., in Oxford.

Chamber member businesswomen are invited to drop by for casual business-after-hours networking, hors-d’oeuvres and conversation.

RSVP to a Granville County Chamber office – wanda@granville-chamber.com, 919.693.6125 or tawheeler@granville-chamber.com, 919.528.4994 by Tuesday, August 28.

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2018 NC Hot Sauce Contest to Heat Up Downtown Oxford – Sat., Sept. 8

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-Information courtesy the City of Oxford website

The NC Hot Sauce Contest will bring thousands of people to downtown Oxford on Saturday, September 8, 2018, to interact with friends, merchants, fans, artisans and vendors. In 2017, the contest topped 18,000 visitors.

North Carolina’s finest hot and barbeque sauces, along with breweries and wineries spice up the blends and texture of downtown’s historical streets. Enter the NC Pepper Eating Contest sponsored by Bailey Farms.

Capture all the history of Oxford by visiting the Granville County Museum and their September Sensations Bazaar at the Harris Exhibit Hall, famous for showcasing local artisans.

We have activities for children, local shops waiting to greet you and great restaurants, all at your fingertips.

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