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Beacon Ridge for sale at auction . .3 The Seven Lakes School Board . 4,5 Planning Board . 9 In memory of . .14,15 Opinion . 22 Tim es Classifieds . 30 Volume 31 Number 2 Seven Lakes, North Carolina 27376 December 25, 2015 Picerno re-elected Merry Christmas! County Chairman by Greg Hankins filed to run for re-election. Times Editor Nor has his fellow budget McLendon team member Randy Saun - Hills resident ders of Whispering Pines, Nick Picerno who was elected Vice Chair - was re-elected man. Chairman of the Moore Sales Tax for County Board of Commis - schools defended sioners during the panel’s The Commissioners have regular Tuesday, December placed a referendum on the 8 meeting. March 15 primary election This marks Picerno’s fifth ballot that asks voters to turn in the Chairman’s seat; increase the County’s sale he held the post in 2008, tax rate by one-quarter of 2011, 2013, and 2015. But one percent, raising it from it will be his last, at least for 6.75 percent to 7.0 percent. now. Picerno’s term expires The Board has also passed in November, and he has not (See “ Tax ,” p. 28) Board ready to drop lifeguards Kelsey Talbert & Callie Hatcher double-team Santa at the Seven Lakes Business Guild’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. [See page 10 for more photos.] by Greg Hankins motions during the Board’s Times Editor Thursday, December 17 The Seven Lakes Work Session to move both Landowners Asso - proposals to the Open Meet - ciation [SLLA] ing and won the unanimous Westside candidates tapped Board is poised to support of his fellow Board eliminate life - members. to fill vacancies on Board guards at the Northside President Chuck Leach swimming pool — and introduced the idea of elim - by Greg Hankins But this is already shaping appointed to fill the unexpired Times Editor remove at least one of the inating lifeguards, arguing up to be a very unusual elec - term of Architectural Review diving boards — in votes that they increase the Asso - Six candi - tion in Seven Lakes West. [ARC] Director John Shaugh - scheduled for the January ciation’s liability, are difficult dates will com - The Board had already nessy, who resigned after 14 Open Meeting. to manage, and reduce the pete in March selected Finance Committee the Board Meeting. Director Bob Racine made (See “ Lifeguards ,” p. 18) for three open member Stan Makson to fill The Infrastructure opening seats on the the unexpired term of Mer - was announced at the meet - Board of Direc - cedes Herdrich, who resigned ing; neither Shaughnessy’s The Times PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL tors of the Seven Lakes West in November. resignation nor the opening PO Box 468 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Landowners Association Makson recused himself were announced before Cop - West End, NC 27376 Permit No. 14 [SLWLA]. for voting on the slate of can - peler was appointed. Seven Lakes, NC 27376 The candidates are: Stan didates. York and Shaughnessy Makson, Dan Lambert, Parks In the days since the Board were both elected in March, ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Cobb, Ben Benjamin, Duane meeting, two more candidates so more than two years Coppeler, and Bob Van have been appointed to the remain on their unexpired Houten. Board to fill vacancies. terms. The appointments of The current Directors Parks Cobb was appointed Cobb and Coppeler effectively accepted the recommendation to serve out the unexpired pull them off the March bal - of the Nomination Committee term of Infrastructure Direc - lot, reducing the slate to four during the regular Board tor Bernadette York, who candidates. meeting on Tuesday, Decem - resigned in late November, The term of office that Mak - ber 15. and Duane Coppeler was (See “ Westside ,” p. 25) 2 Seven Lakes Times December 25, 2015 News AARP Foundation Tax-Aide seeks volunteers AARP Foundation’s Tax- whom the cost of professional over 1900 tax returns. bility when working within the following district tax Aide is seeking volunteers, services would be a financial Tax-Aide needs volunteers the scope of AARP Founda - preparation sites: Moore 18-years of age and older, burden. Trained volunteers, to serve either as tax pre - tion’s mandate. Certified County Senior Enrichment willing to learn to prepare using IRS software, assist parers or client greeters. instructors will begin six days Center, Southern Pines and electronically file Federal clients through the maze of Those offering to be tax pre - of in-classroom training in Library, Habitat for Humanity and North Carolina tax Federal and State tax laws. parers receive IRS-approved mid-January 2016, at the (Feb. only), and/or Laurin - returns for most low and Last year, Tax-Aide volunteers training, earn IRS certifica - Moore County Senior Enrich - burg. moderate income taxpayers, in the area prepared and filed tion, and are covered for lia - ment Center, two-miles north If you are interested in chal - with special attention to those of the Pinehurst traffic circle. lenging yourself, expanding 60 and older. Most trainees find the need your knowledge, and helping AARP membership is not for additional study time at others by using your skill required. Previous profes - Come on out for bocce! home. Actual preparation of and training, then this is the sional tax prep experience returns starts the first week volunteer opportunity for is not necessary. The new Seven Lakes of Jim and Joe Mannuci of February and continues you. Tax-Aide is a nation-wide, Bocce League is off to a hold a 6-point lead in league into mid-April. For more information on all-volunteer program which good start. Twelve teams of play. Weather permitting, Volunteers are asked to the Tax-Aide team, visit provides tax prep assistance 2 players have now com - play will continue through commit to a minimum of one www.aarp.org/taxaide completely free to most tax - pleted three weeks of play the winter. pre-scheduled four to six- If you have questions or payers, regardless of age, for on Mondays and Fridays A second court is awaiting hour shift per week. Some wish to volunteer, contact at 2 pm. completion. All interested individuals are able to do D. 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ASSISTED LIVING • MEMORY CARE • RESPITE/SHORT-TERM STAYS News December 25, 2015 Seven Lakes Times 3 Beacon Ridge Country Club up for auction by Greg Hankins the clubhouse; adding a fit - The club will continue to to manage the development get started. Times Editor ness center; reopening the operate with no changes as on their behalf. The golf course did not yet Beacon Ridge is on the auc - pool; which had been closed the auction process proceeds. “Seven Lakes West had exist — just a plan for where tion block. by the county Health Depart - Billings told members that thirty miles of road platted it was to go and a single Golf course broker Hilda ment; and bringing on long - any dues prepaid for 2016 and maybe two miles paved,” street cut by Moor Group. W. Allen has the 18 hole time Foxfire Golf manager will be held in escrow and Billings recalled, “and two Billings hired noted designer course, clubhouse, and other Howard Cannon to manage withdrawn on a monthly miles of waterline. We had Gene Hamm to develop the amenities listed on her web - day-to-day operations. basis until closing, when they to get something going.” golf course. site with a bid deadline of Those efforts were dealt a will be disbursed to the new The plan that Billings sub - Thursday, February 4.