Volume 6, Issue 6

December 14 , 2013

Special points of interest:

• Dec 24-26 Town Hall closed

for Christmas

• Jan 1 Town Hall closed for

New Year’s Day

• Jan 20 Town Hall closed for

Martin Luther King Day

• Jan 21 Town Council Meet-

ing

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Storm water 2

Jamestown Park Golf Course

2

Clerk’s Corner 4

Sign Posts 5

Upcoming Events 6

Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department

6

JAMESTOWN—WALKING WITH H ISTORY

Holiday Garbage Collection

With Christmas on Wednesday this year, Town Hall will be closed December 24 through 26. Being

closed on Tuesday the 24th, means there will be no garbage pickup that day. Regular pickup will re-

sume on Friday, December 27. Similarly, there will be no yard waste pick up on Wednesday the 25th or

Thursday the 26th. Christmas trees may be left on the curb for pick up. Be sure all lights and decora-

tions have been removed.

Town Hall will also be closed for New Year’s Day on January 1, 2014. Trash will be picked up on Tues-

day and Friday on the week of New Year’s Day, however yard waste will not be picked up on New Year’s

Day. We will pick up yard waste on January 2, 2014, but we may not make a complete cycle around

town since we only have one day committed to pick up yard waste (in addition to the days missed the

previous week).

Staff makes every effort to pick up trash and yard waste for all customers even on weeks affected by

holidays. Town policy is to resume regular collection after holidays, and we anticipate additional vol-

umes of materials due to the holiday. Our best option is to run two trucks in such cases, which means a

truck will likely get to some locations earlier than usual. Town policy indicates that material should be

placed at the curb at 7:00 a.m., so we should not miss any material as we run the route. That being

said, we routinely get calls from residents that place their material at the curb closer to the “normal

time” the truck passes their house. We do not have the ability to re-run an entire route for “missed”

pickups and still make it to the dump before it closes. We are sincerely sorry that the change in the

routine has this effect, but it provides proper service to an overwhelming majority of our customers.

Relative to yard waste and leaf collection, staff tries to make a complete cycle around town once each

week. There are weeks that this is not possible due to the volume of material at the curb. We have

occasional storms that generate great amounts of yard waste. Snow, ice and rain may prevent us from

running the route safely. Sometimes leaves fall at an alarming rate, which has the positive effect of

smaller volumes later. Holidays impact yard waste and leaf collection days. We occasionally run two

trucks to help with the increased volumes, but it takes staff away from other duties. Conversely, when

the material volumes are low, sanitation helps with other duties, such as changing tires, picking up

trash along roads, and cleaning curbs and inlets.

Please note, staff has already completed TEN (10) complete leaf routes around town. There are several

yards still covered in leaves, so please remember, leaf pick up ends February 21, 2014.

I appreciate all who have read this entire explanation, because solid waste pickup is slightly complicat-

ed. The policies and procedures that were in place before I started working here work quite well. We

have made some changes in recent years, particularly to the recycling program, but our program pro-

vides a high level of service to our customers. I am thankful for Sonny, Chris P., and Chris L. for the

great job they do.

Paul R. Blanchard, Public Services Director

Jamestown Park Golf Course

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Stormwater runoff is water from precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) that

“runs off” across the land instead of seeping into the ground. This

runoff does not enter the sewer system, but rather it is directed

into the nearest stream, creek, river, or lake. The runoff is usually

not treated to remove pollutants before it reaches these water

bodies and it can carry pollutants such as pesticides, fertilizers,

oils, pet waste, sediment, grass clippings and leaves into areas we

use for drinking water. Pollutants in the water are costly to clean

up and can impact wildlife habitats as well as contaminate drink-

ing water supplies .

The federal Clean Water Act requires large and medium sized

towns across the United States to take steps to reduce stormwater runoff. This law was instituted in two

phases, with “Phase I” addressing larger cities and “Phase II” for medium and smaller cities, which require

municipalities to take steps to reduce stormwater pollution. The Town of Jamestown is a Phase II community.

The law requires Town staff to conduct outreach and education, provide opportunities for residents to be in-

volved in reducing stormwater runoff, detect illicit discharges, control construction site runoff, control post-

construction runoff, and perform municipal housekeeping (taking steps to prevent runoff from city buildings)

activities. The law does not provide the Town any funding for these activities, which is why many municipali-

ties have instituted stormwater fees which appear on their utility bills. Currently, the Town does not charge

fees for stormwater management. However, stormwater utility fees could help the Town address stormwater

infrastructure maintenance issues in the future.

In the meantime, you can help reduce stormwater runoff and pollution by instituting the following practices:

Maintain your vehicles. Leaking fluids can easily wash into streams and lakes following a rain storm.

Wash your vehicles on the grass to prevent soaps from entering storm drains near the curb.

Do not over fertilize or overuse pesticides on your lawn.

Mulch leaves and grass clippings or place them in bags. Avoid blowing leaves or clippings into storm

drains and avoid placing them along the curb where they can enter storm drains. Clogged storm drains

can also lead to flooding.

Turn gutter downspouts towards grassed or natural areas and away from hard surfaces to help slow

down the amount of rain water running off of your property .

Pick up pet waste and dispose of it in the garbage.

For additional information, please visit the Piedmont Triad Water

Quality Partnership at http://www.piedmontwaterquality.org/.

There you can find additional information on how to prevent storm-

water runoff, view videos, and even find great activities for kids

with “Lenny the Lifeguard”. Lenny is the official mascot of the Pied-

mont Triad Water Quality Partnership and he even visits Jamestown

during community events! For questions, please call Town Hall at

336-454-1138.

PARK PARTNERS

Call Chuck Smith

at 336-454-1138 or visit

Jamestown’s website at

www.Jamestown-nc.gov

for more information on

how to become a Park

Partner.

The Jamestown Town Council approved submitting for a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Grant for renovations and improvements at Jamestown Park. As the Town moves forward in the grant application process, it is imperative town residents remain involved in the planning process. Community input has been achieved from two public meetings specifically focused on the Jamestown Park PARTF application and projects, information gathered and provided in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan input and public meetings, Jamestown Park and golf course surveys, capital improvements program public input meetings, and even comment cards received

at the Jamestown Park clubhouse.

PARTF application project information has been and continues to be provided to local media (specifically Jamestown News), via the town website and Facebook page (both Town of Jamestown and Jamestown Park and Golf Course pages). Discussions at public

Town Council and Parks and Recreation meetings have focused discussions on the PARTF application projects and cost.

With the recent successful development of Wrenn Miller Park with the help of PARTF grant funding, Council and staff plan to take a

similar approach to renovate and improve Jamestown Park. The specifics of the grant application project proposal are as follows:

What is Stormwater and How Do We Manage It?

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Project Costs

Jamestown Park Renovation and Improvement Projects - Town of Jamestown

December 2013

Town Council approved funding sources at the regularly schedule public meeting held on December 17, 2013 to be sub-mitted in the grant application. Funding sources are identified as the General Fund, General Capital Reserve Fund, appro-priated fund balance, and private donations. As was the case for Wrenn Miller Park, project expenditures could be spread

over the five year period of the PARTF – Town of Jamestown funding agreement.

I encourage residents who have not attended a meeting, or had an opportunity to make suggestions, to provide our staff or elected officials with any concerns, wishes, or ideas that you might share about the development of this park. We want

your assistance and appreciate your comments.

Chuck Smith,

Town Manager

Project Elements (Include specific units - sizes, numbers, lengths, etc. - for each

item.)

Unit Unit

Cost

Total Item

Cost

Building and/or Renovating Costs

Golf Course – 18 greens re-shape & establish Bermuda grass (re-contour greens, sand, pre-plant fertilizing, fumi-gation, grass sprigs, greens covers)

Lump Sum

$199,500

$199,500

Golf course – tees construction (grading, soil, erosion control, sod)

Lump Sum

$238,450 $238,450

Recreation – Baseball Field Improvements (lighting, field grading & drainage, replace dugouts)

Lump Sum

$161,500 $161,500

Recreation – New Disc Golf facility Lump Sum

$14,250 $14,250

Costs to Develop the Project $613,700

Contingency for the Cost of Building / Renovating

Contingency 5% $ 30,685

Value of Land to be Purchased or Donated

Planning and Incidental Land Acquisition Costs

Construction management and final project design 5% $ 30,685

Total Project Cost $675,070

Total PARTF Grant Request $337,535

To-tal Local Match $337,535

Call now to

schedule

your spring

events and

tournaments

at

Jamestown

Park

454-4912

HE L L O F RO M T H E CL E R K ’S C O R N E R

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Happy Holidays to all our citizens of Jamestown.

This is such a happy time of year and we are so

fortunate to live in the Town of Jamestown. Jame-

stown has always been a place that loved to cele-

brate Christmas and spread good cheer throughout

the Town. At this special time of year, I seem to

find myself remembering the special moments of

my childhood growing up in the Town of Jame-

stown. I remember going to the Christmas Parade

and my Dad riding in a small trailer playing Christ-

mas carols on his mandolin. There were very few

entries, but it was so much fun. The people were

all smiling and laughing and magic filled the air.

At least, that is what I thought.

I also remember the Christmas Tree lighting that

was held at the Town Hall. Again, I remember my

Dad leading Christmas carols around the Christmas

tree. All our friends and neighbors would gather

around the tree and sing and again I remember

again everyone smiling. A true sense of Christmas

joy filled the air. After we sang a sufficient amount

of songs, which seemed to be when everyone was

too cold to sing anymore, we would go into the

Civic Center and the ladies of the Jamestown Gar-

den Club would serve “homemade” cookies and hot

chocolate. Now, these ladies, including my Mom,

would bake their best and prettiest cookies for this

event. Looking back, I think they tried to compete

with other to see who made the best cookies. All I

know is that they were the best cookies I had ever

tasted.

These memories made me think, some of our citi-

zens might like to read a brief history of the Christ-

mas Parade. So, here goes.

According to the official minute book of the Town

of Jamestown in 1990 the Jamestown Kiwanis Club

came before the Town Council and asked permis-

sion from the Council to hold a Christmas Parade in

Jamestown. I personally feel there was a parade

prior to this, but I found no official documentation

to confirm this except my memory and that’s not

always that dependable. The Council did grant

their support and this Christmas Parade was held on

December 15, 1991. The Jamestown Kiwanis Club

sponsored the Christmas Parade again on December

6, 1992. In 1993 the Jamestown Kiwanis Club

disbanded.

In August 1993, Dr. Trudy Wade came before the

Council. Dr. Wade was a member of the ABWA

(American Business Women’s Association). She

asked permission from the Council for the ABWA

to take over and sponsor the Christmas Parade. The

Council approved providing that ABWA received

approval from the Guilford County Sheriff’s De-

partment and NCDOT. Thus, began the real birth

of the Parade. Another member of the ABWA was

Leigh Ann Foster, now Leigh Ann Gray.

She chaired the Christmas Parade 5 of

the 6 years that ABWA sponsored the

parade. The first Parade they organized had 37

entries. ABWA sponsored the Christmas Parade

through 1998 and had 70 entries the last year they

hosted the Parade.

In August of 1999, Martin Senell, who was a Coun-

cil Member and Jamestown Rotarian, brought be-

fore the Council a situation regarding the Christmas

Parade. Unfortunately, the ABWA had experienced

a decline in membership and could no longer spon-

sor the Christmas Parade. ABWA had done an

excellent job of organizing and growing the Parade.

The Jamestown Parade was gaining popularity and

had become a tradition with many Jamestown resi-

dents and people from the surrounding area. Martin

Senell informed the Town Council that ABWA had

approached the Jamestown Rotary Club about spon-

soring the Christmas Parade. It was feared if the

Jamestown Rotary Club would not take on the

sponsorship, then there would no longer be a Pa-

rade. I was working for the Town at this time and

was at this Council meeting writing minutes. I

vividly remember I stopped writing and looked up

at Mr. Senell, in my mind I thought, Oh no, Santa

Claus will not come to Jamestown! Mr. Senell

stated that the Jamestown Rotary Club would spon-

sor the Parade if the Town would agree to help with

the pre-parade planning. Items such as phone calls,

mailing of letters, applications, collections, getting

approval from the proper agencies, etc. The Coun-

cil discussed it and agreed to help with the details

of the Parade, however, the Parade was to be spon-

sored by the Jamestown Rotary Club. After this

Council meeting, the Mayor and Martin Senell

asked me if I would agree to be the Town’s Christ-

mas Parade liaison with the Jamestown Rotary

Club. I, of course, agreed and sighed a sense of

relief that Santa Claus would in deed come to Jame-

stown.

So, in August of 1999, I began working with Martin

Senell and Leigh Ann Gray on the upcoming

Christmas Parade. It has been such a pleasure

working with Leigh Ann Gray. Since she was the

ABWA Chair of the Christmas Parade, Leigh Ann

was and still is the Master Mind of the Christmas

Parade. She is a very detailed and organized per-

son. The Parade runs smoothly because of her me-

ticulous attention to details of the line-up. I can

never say enough good things about Leigh Ann.

Leigh Ann and I have a kindred spirit about the

Christmas Parade. We do it because we feel it is a

Jamestown Tradition that is important to continue

for future generations. We both have sons that have

grown up going to the Christmas Parade. Our sons

tell us of memories they have of the Parade. Our

Jamestown—Walking with History Page 5

Sign Post Replacement Project

The Town will be installing sign posts along main corridors this year. Sign posts were pur-

chased and replacement is underway along Dillon Road, Scientific Street, and Penny Road as

funding allows. We will be ordering intersection signs for neighborhoods this month. The ba-

sis will be to provide updated intersection signage to the oldest platted subdivisions first. This

process will take quite some time to complete, depending on available funds. After all of the

intersection signs are replaced (street names and/or stop signs), we intend to replace regula-

tory signs (speed limit, stop ahead, no through trucks signs, etc.). This is a multi-year project,

so please be patient.

Some neighborhoods have elected to purchase the intersection signs, which staff will include

in our order and install. This cost-sharing program will speed up the program and provide a

nice touch to those areas earlier than otherwise possible. Please feel free to contact Paul

Blanchard at (336) 454-1138 if your neighborhood is interested in this approach.

hope is that this Holiday tradition will continue and our

grandchildren will one day share memories of the

Christmas Parade.

Final historical facts, the first year the Jamestown Rota-

ry Club sponsored the parade there were 78 entries.

The last parade had 92 entries. The parade was only

cancelled one time in December 2000 due to weather.

There was a rain date and the parade was held the fol-

lowing Sunday. However, the entry numbers were

down. After that year, there was no longer a rain date

schedule and it is a Rain or Shine event.

This is a perfect time to thank the Jamestown Rotary

Club for sponsoring the Parade for the past 15 years.

They have already voted to do it again next year. Mark

your calendar for December 7th, 2014. I would also

like to thank Leigh Ann Gray for all her hard work on

the Christmas Parade. As I stated earlier, she is the

Master Mind of the parade. The parade has grown into

a big event and it takes lots of partners working togeth-

er to make it a success. A big thank you goes to the

Jamestown Public Services Department for setting up

the traffic control devices and working with the Sher-

iff’s Department. This year Jeff Greeson, Sonny Sams

and Chris Lineback conducted the traffic control detail

and did it with a smile. Another big thank you goes to

the Parks & Recreation Department employees; Scott

Coakley and Mike Owens for delivering the golf carts

to the Town Hall very early on the morning of the Pa-

rade.

I also want to thank the Guilford County Sheriff’s

Department and the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

We could not do the parade without their help with

traffic control and public safety. Lt. David Pruitt did

a great job protecting our citizens. He is a member

of the Sheriff’s bike patrol and the bike patrol unit

was a huge help in protecting the pedestrians.

I will not get into the history of the Christmas Tree

lighting (although I have one) but I do want to

thank Christi White of Above and Beyond Catering,

Kristine Brown of Beyond the Box and Manager

Heather Mink from Sheetz (Gardner Hill Station) for

donating cookies and hot chocolate for our citizens

to enjoy at the Christmas Tree Lighting. Also, a

thank you to Music Director, Jessica Glime and the

Ragsdale High School Chorus for leading us in song

around the Town Christmas Tree. A big thank you

to Elizabeth Greeson, Town Employee, and my son

Gray Wolfe and his girlfriend, Sidney Sikes, for

helping me serve goodies at the Christmas Tree

Lighting.

Thank you to the people, businesses, churches and

civic groups that participate in the Christmas Parade.

It is so much fun to see the creativity of the entries.

Thank you to all those that join us standing along

Main Street each year. The assembly of spectators,

young and old, make the Parade a fun and festive

event.

Finally and most importantly, I wish you a very

Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New

Year, and as my Dad used to say; “May you draw

from each day a full measure of happiness.”

Martha S. Wolfe,

Town Clerk, CMC

mwolfe@jamestown-nc.gov

336.454.1138

Town of Jamestown

301 E Main St

PO Box 848

Jamestown, NC 27282

Phone: 336-454-1138

Fax: 336-886-3504

E-mail: sapple@jamestown-nc.gov

Sharen Apple, Editor

Walking with History!

Upcoming Events

Dec 24-26 Town Hall Closed for Christmas Holiday

Jan 1 Town Hall Closed for New Year’s Day

Jan 13 6:30pm Planning & Zoning

Jan 20 Town Hall Closed for Martin Luther King Day

Jan 21 6:30pm Town Council Meeting

Check the “Calendar of Events” section of the website for updates

We’re on the Web! jamestown-nc.gov

TOWN DIRECTORY

Town Hall (Utility billing, Plan-

ning, Finance)

(336) 454-1138

Water and Sewer Emergency

(336) 454-1218

Jamestown Park

(336) 454-4912

Fire Department

(336) 454-3473

Sheriff’s Department (non-

emergency) (336)845-6691

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Mayor’s Office

Hours

Monday prior to

Council Meeting

3-5pm