Board meeting: debts, sidewalks & special guest
Aldermen highlight new
police chief among talks of town water and sewer debt release and sidewalk
construction projects.
By Brian Mezerski
The Town of Elon Board of Aldermen
went about its normal routine Monday night during its agenda session meeting,
discussing town water and sewer debt and reviewing sidewalk construction
projects.
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Elon Town Mayor, Jerry Tolley, reviews notes before the
Board of Aldermen agenda session Monday night.
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Cliff
Parker was sworn in earlier Monday as the Town of Elon’s new chief of police,
and several aldermen took time to congratulate him publically on his new role.
Parker retired from the State
Bureau of Investigation after 25 years to be a part of the Elon Police
Department.
For his part,
Parker said he is glad to be part of a community he’s already quite familiar
with.
“If there’s
anything I can do,” Parker said, “my office is always open.”
Elon Mayor
Jerry Tolley said he is pleased that Parker, who is an Elon University alumnus,
is part of the Elon Police Department and will serve nearby Elon University
well.
“Students
will like him,” said Tolley, who wants Parker to be the town’s special guest at
another public meeting in the future.
Other items
discussed at the meeting included:
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The Board of Aldermen discussed the release of
delinquent water and sewer accounts from the town’s books. “It’s an auditing technique,” said Mike Dula,
Elon Town Manager, “so you don’t continuously accumulate bad debt.” Residents are billed on a 60-day period for
water and sewer charges. Water is cut
off to residences after 85-90 days of nonpayment, Dula said. The Town of Elon places a red tag on doors of
residences that are on the water cut-off list.
“There are certain people who won’t pay [debts] until the door tag is
on,” Dula said. There are still some
residents who are unable to be located because of temporary residency or their
home address is long-distance. Dula said
the Town of Elon would still collect debts from these residences as soon as the
homeowners are located.
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Aldermen discussed sidewalks that are being
constructed along East Haggard Avenue, East Lebanon Avenue and East Trollinger
Avenue. A sidewalk is expected to run
from the Danieley Center to the Francis Center, housing Elon University’s
School of Health Sciences. Other
sidewalks will run from Trollinger and Lebanon Avenues to Oak Avenue. Elon University is funding most of the
construction for the $600,000 Trollinger and Lebanon projects, according to
Mayor Jerry Tolley. The board said the
Town of Elon will pay about 20 percent for the sidewalk.
The Board of Aldermen will meet March 13 for its regular
session.
