St. Pauls: Town orders cleanup of mobile home park
by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer
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ST. PAULS — Town officials want the St. Pauls Mobile Home Park cleaned up.
The commissioners voted Thursday to give Town Administrator Stuart Turille authority to do whatever needs to be done to clean up the park, Mayor Gordon Westbrook said.
According to Turille, the property off Clark Street, owned by attorney George Regan, is not in compliance with the town’s zoning code. The park contains between 30 and 50 mobile homes, Turille said.
Turille said violations include dilapidated and burned out homes left standing on the property; improperly maintained roads; improperly maintained storm drainage system and ditches; and improper maintenance of the common area.
Town officials said that code violations have existed at the park for years. Regan did not attend the meeting.
The commissioners on Thursday also passed a resolution endorsing the proposed update of Robeson County’s Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. Westbrook said that Gene Walters, an employee at the county landfill, updated the commissioners about plans for handling solid waste collection and disposal.
Turille described the resolution as a statement that St. Pauls will “contribute to the county’s plan for efficient collection and disposal of solid waste and elimination of recyclables.”
In other business:
— Westbrook said the commissioners approved town payment of flu shots for all 35 of the town’s full-time employees, as well as one part-time employee.
— Turille informed commissioners that based on the town’s fiscal year 2008-09 audit, the town had a tax collection rate of 93 percent. Westbrook said that town officials had hoped to reach a tax collection rate of 95 percent.
— The commissioners agreed to permit Davita Dialysis Clinic to use the R.E. Hooks Community Building for health screenings for one day in October.
— The commissioners voted to apply for a $30,649 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for a replacement generator for the fire station. The town would be obligated to pay a matching grant of $7,662.
— The board delayed action on passage of a resolution declaring the town’s intent to annex Alford and Borden streets. Westbrook said that the delay was necessary because all of the information needed to proceed with the annexation was not available at Thursday’s meeting.
Turille said that the proposed annexation would affect 161 people on Broad Street and 80 people on Alford Street. He said that passage of the resolution would mark the beginning of the annexation process.