Water Bills May Go up in City of Darlington Vide Clean Water for a Very Low Years, and $4 a Month and 5% City Council Meets for Budget Meeting Price,” Said Kinsaul
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ART & AG 1B 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 7A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES 4B BOOKINGS 5B CLASSIFIEDS QUOTE ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE Vol. 142, No. 22 NTWO SECTIONS e• 16 PAGwES s&PreESTAs BLISHsED 1874 75¢ JUNE 8, 2016 Darlington, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET Water bills may go up in City of Darlington vide clean water for a very low years, and $4 a month and 5% City council meets for budget meeting price,” said Kinsaul. “We don’t rate increase for outside of city “If you don’t go up, what is going to happen have the worries that places like limits. to discuss fees for water, sewer, and Flint Michigan face. But in order Also included in the budget is that one of these days you are going to go for us to continue to provide that, meeting was a presentation by pending federal stormwater mandates and be eligible for grant money, Jannie Lathan on proposed to flush and it ain’t goin’ down.” we have to increase our budget.” funding for the anticipated noti - consultant Jannie Latham on John Segars By Jana E. Pye The city now charges well fication for the City of Editor Tuesday, May 31st for a nearly 4- below neighboring municipali - Darlington to comply with S.C. collecting fees for this mandate downtown flooding consider - [email protected] hour meeting to discuss the ties, in the lowest 24% of rates DHEC Stormwater Mandates. several years before they ever ably with the plans implement - City council members and pending budget for the water state-wide. Her recommendations would received a letter that they were a ed. See box for more details mayor met with city manager, and sewer fund, public works, Proposed increases include a require another fee of $4/month regulated MS 4; they ended up about her proposed recommen - water and sewer director Fred water distribution and mainte - $2 a month and 3% rate residential, $5/month commer - not being classified as such, and dations. Kinsaul, contractor David nance. increase for residential inside cial customers. the fee is no longer in place. The “The bottom line is we pro - city, however, did improve Brown of Davis & Brown, and the city limits for the next five The City of Hartsville began WATER ON 6A 2016 DARLINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Democratic Primary decides Sheriff In advance of the June 14 including attract some good officers at Darlington County is they need to make sure that personnel take Democratic Primary, News and deputies – the Sheriff's Department, and facing yet another tight do their jobs care of the equipment that we Press publisher Morrey Thomas get paid it's certainly not because of budget year and many safely and in have on hand and make sure it sat down for video interviews less than the pay. You have to look hard county employees – a timely man - functions properly and ade - with Darlington County Sheriff similar for people that are dedicated, including deputies – get ner. Coming quately to do their jobs. Wayne Byrd and challenger jobs in people who generally have a paid less than similar jobs from the And tighten the belt. You Tony Chavis. The full inter - compara - vested interest in this area – in comparable counties. Department have to make cuts where cuts views are available through our ble coun - family, business, some con - How can the Sheriff's of Public are needed. You don't need to website at www.newsand - ties. How nection here. And then that Office maintain a roster Safety, order 20 cars when 7 can get press.net. For those unable to can the Wayne Byrd dedication, that will to serve of qualified officers and Highway Tony Chavis the mission accomplished. You access that content, the follow - Sheriff's the public, to look beyond not fulfill its duties to serve Patrol, we don't need to get the most at all ing is an extract of the inter - Office only what's good for you, but and protect citizens dur - have had times, just get what you need to views. maintain a roster of qual - what's good for the communi - ing this period of austeri - many, many years without pay make sure you can accomplish ified officers and fulfill ty as a whole. Those are tough ty? raises (due to) tight budgets. the mission, which is protect - Darlington County is its duties to serve and employees to find and tough Chavis: Well, it starts with Sometimes we didn't get cars ing the citizens of Darlington facing yet another tight protect citizens during employees to hold onto. leadership, giving them a when we knew we needed cars, County. budget year and many this period of austerity? leader that will work with them or didn't get the amount of cars county employees – Byrd: “We've been lucky to and for them, giving them what we needed. You just have to BYRD ON 3A CHAVIS ON 3A County Council: District 7 County Council: District 3 Questions for Darlington Darlington County and the District 7 to elect me again as Questions for Darlington District. Johnson was the fea - of her honors. County Council Candidates: Hartsville area. I graduated from their representative.” County Council Candidates: tured speaker at the South Over 43 years ago she was District 07: Robbin Brock (i) Hartsville High School, attended District 03: Wilhelmina P. Carolina Bicentennial instrumental in founding the and Lewis Brown Wofford College, and graduated 2. What is the most Johnson (i) and Joyce W. Celebration in 1976; directed Darlington County Cultural from Francis Marion University. I important quality in a Thomas many events with the USDA, the Realism Center, for children to 1. Please share a little have been married for 36 years good Darlington County South Carolina Arts Commission, have access to performing arts, about yourself, and why to Kathy council 1. Please share a little and the modeling, you want to run for this Redfearn and member? about yourself, and why National self-defense, office/ run for reelection of have three you want to run for this Endowments living skills, this seat. daughters. Robbin office/ run for reelection for the Arts; ethnic history My decision to Brock (i) of this seat. researched and arts and Robbin Brock (i) run for county “Citizens of and was inte - craft. She also “I’m seeking re-election for council is sim - such a close- Wilhelmina P. Johnson (i) gral in placing houses the Darlington County Council ply based on knit commu - “Wilhelmina P. Johnson, bet - many histori - largest collec - District 7. For the past three and my love for the nity as ter known as “The Total Package” cal Markers for tion of arti - half years I have worked very Hartsville Darlington will continue to share a legacy of African- facts from Robbin Brock Lewis Brown Wilhelmina P. Joyce Thomas hard to address issues concerning community County 28 years as county council com - Americans in notable Johnson our district. I had the pleasure to and Darlington County. I was deserve a council member they mission District 3. The personal the Darlington African serve as Co-Chairman for the past elected to county council in 1988 feel is accessible to them at all leadership and management County area. In addition to serv - American residents in the greater two years. My retirement from and served over three years prior times. When a citizen has an skills are the skills needed to ing on County Council for 28 Pee Dee area. Darlington County after 28 years to being transferred to issue or project they want to talk move Darlington County ahead years, she served as the in Emergency Services allows me Pennsylvania with Sonoco. Since with their council member, they in growth management.” Chairman of Council in 2010. She Joyce W. Thomas to work full time for the people of that time, it has always been my need to feel comfortable picking Johnson was born to a share - has been named Woman of the “I am a native of Darlington. District 7. I would ask to be re- goal to serve the community up the phone and contacting cropper in rural Lee County, and Year for Darlington County Born and raised in Darlington, elected for a second term to con - again by running for county them for help. It’s up to me to graduated from S.C. State through the South Carolina and wife of the late Captain tinue work on some new and council. We have a tremendous listen and find the answer to College, and later earned a Governor’s Office, received a Cecil Thomas of the City of exciting projects in District 7 for community and with my leader - their concerns and respond Masters of Education Degree. Lifetime Achievement Award Darlington Police Department, Darlington County.” ship we can continue to grow myself or have a county official She worked for Clemson through the Greater Darlington who was the epitome of law and maintain the great qualities contact them.” Extension Services and later Chamber of Commerce, and was enforcement. Lewis Brown of that make our community so retired as an educator in the named a Hero of the Day on CBS “I am a lifetime resident of unique. I am asking the voters in Darlington County School Morning News just to name a few DISTRICT 7 ON 5A DISTRICT 3 ON 5A Treasurer Auditor Candidates for Treasurer: Political Science. I currently husband, Marion Joseph Candidates for Auditor: cial place because of the people tor Rosa Hudson as my supervi - (listed in alphabetical order as work for She Magazine and my Edwards, passed away in 2004; (listed in alphabetical order as who live here.