At the Spring Lake Board of Aldermen’s work session scheduled for Monday, town officials will hear numerous presentations, including those addressing services for homelessness, the police department, code enforcement and photo IDs.
Board members will also consider a long-standing house on Main Street as a building of historic and cultural significance.
The board will meet at 6 p.m. in the Grady Howard conference room at the Spring Lake Town Hall. Here’s a look at what’s ahead:
Department updates
The board will hear from three departments, including water, police and code enforcement.
Renee Robinson, town revenue supervisor, will share information about water bills, collections and meters.
At a special meeting held Feb. 21, Finance Officer Kendra Boyle of the N.C. Local Government Commission told aldermen that during an examination of the town’s accounts receivables, the staff noticed a high number of delinquent water bills, fire inspection fees and other bad debts. She said $1.17 million in total owed accounts were 91 days past due; $214,000 was in active accounts and $963,000 was in accounts no longer active.
At the time, Boyle was seeking support and she and her staff sought additional information to respond to questions from the firm performing Spring Lake’s audit.
Derek Made, town code enforcement officer contracted through Alliance Code Enforcement, will discuss case violations, most of which involve minimum housing standards and junked vehicles.
Former Police Chief Dysoaneik Spellman, who was terminated by the town last week, was listed on the agenda to provide a department update.
More presentations to the board
The board will hear presentations from the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Continuum of Care on Homelessness for an outline of homeless services; El Centro Hispano, as it provides local IDs to those who need identification for emergency purposes; and the county’s Department of Public Health for information about programming.
Local business owner Patrick Morrison will ask the board to declare 103 North Main Street as a house of historical and cultural significance.
The property, known as the Priddy House, was the home of Arthur Esto Priddy and his family, and was built in the mid-1920s. Morrison wants it preserved for future generations.
Priddy is informally credited for naming the town Spring Lake, including the two books written on the town: “Spring Lake: A Brief History” by Howard B. Pate, Jr. and “Images of America: Spring Lake, NC,” co-written by Howard B. Pate Jr. and this writer. The board also is expected to go into closed session.
Jami McLaughlin can be reached at jmclaughlin@cityviewnc.com or 910-391-4870.
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