MONDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 290 APRIL 4, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 32 PAGES • 50¢ Spring Branch Industrial Park a key to CU future By RICK NORTON utility relies on revenue for current and ly addressed in CU’s budget proposal ing about $125 million includes rate budget, according to reports made to Associate Editor future operation. for fiscal year 2017, a detailed docu- hikes in all three major divisions: board members by Ken Webb, CU pres- On another hand, conservation has ment that also serves as a long-range Electric, 1.5 percent (excluding any TVA ident and CEO, and Marshall Stinnett, Like many public distributors of elec- become a society buzzword, and right- planning tool for the next decade. pass-through hikes); Water, 4 percent vice president/CFO. tricity, water and sewer services, fully so. Even utility companies them- The budget document and long-range (excluding a 1.13 percent pass-through “These are all equal to or slightly less Cleveland Utilities is finding itself in a selves — like CU — are among the grow- plan, approved unanimously in a recent hike from the Hiwassee Utilities than what was called for when the 2016 catch-22. ing number of advocates working close- gathering of the Cleveland Board of Commission); and Wastewater, 4.5 per- budget was prepared and projected out On the one hand, moderate weather ly with communities to curtail power Public Utilities, will be addressed April cent. into the 2017 budget,” Webb said. over the past couple of years has been and water usage. Again, it’s good for 11 in a Cleveland City Council budget Although the trio of rate hikes might The Electric Division rate adjustment good for customers because they’re pay- customers but not so good for Cleveland retreat. come as an unwelcome surprise to cus- will be phased in over a period of time, ing smaller monthly bills, but bad for Utilities. The lessening sales impact the As previously reported by the tomers, this is not their public debut. if the budget is ultimately approved by CU because those smaller bills mean utility’s bottom line. Cleveland Daily Banner in the March 30 All were forecast by CU last year in the fewer sales. Like any business, the local Both are quandaries that are careful- edition, the 2017 budget proposal total- development of the fiscal year 2016 See INDUSTRIAL, Page 6 Inside Today Recycling interest by public could be shrinking KAB board Contributed photo THE SIGHT OF UTILITY crews, left, arriving in their big bucket trucks to trim foliage away from transmission lines is not always a favorite eyes reasons Braves already moment for homeowners. Preventing this from having to happen is one of the goals of Tree Line USA members. At right, urban landscapes By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG awaiting next year can be beautiful, but too often they feature a natural rivalry between the beauty of trees and the need for keeping them clear of power lines. Banner Staff Writer The board of Cleveland/Bradley The Atlanta Braves and Keep America Beautiful is continu- Washington Nationals are open- ing to puzzle over how to get people ing the baseball season with dif- more interested in recycling. ferent expectations for 2016. The CU earns Tree Line USA As the costs of recycling continue Braves seem focused solely on to rise, some 2017 and beyond, with a bevy of say it is getting prospects. The Lee Flames pulled harder to off a sweep of No. 5 West Utility named to award for 16th consecutive encourage com- Alabama and the Lady Flames panies and indi- defeated the Lady Tigers, also of viduals to make UWA. See Sports, Pages 13-15. year as partner to the Arbor Day Foundation recycling a reg- ular habit. By RICK NORTON tree-care practices; After board Trump accountable Associate Editor 3. Sponsor a tree-planting and public- member Jim education program; Davis men- for nonviolence By some eye-pleasing standards, tree- 4. Maintain a tree-based energy conserva- tioned some- Dunson Credible reports and recruiting trimming practices by Cleveland Utilities tion program; and thing he had emails show that leftwing group and its operating partner — Asplundh Tree 5. Participate in an Arbor Day celebra- read on that MoveOn.org has been sponsoring Expert Co. — sometimes leave a canopy tion. issue during a protesters to disrupt Donald Trump badly dimpled and no longer the perfect “Trees are a critical part of urban land- recent meeting, rallies. Does this recuse Donald shape that homeowners desire. scapes all across the United States,” Lambe board President Trump from responsibility for vio- It’s not the power company’s ideal intent, said. “Service providers like Cleveland Cheryl Dunson, but it does point to the need for careful lence at his rallies? Not at all. See Utilities demonstrate that it’s possible for executive vice selection when planting new trees near or tree trimming and proper selection and trees and utilities to co-exist for the benefit president of the guest “Viewpoint” on Page 16 of under electric transmission lines. placement of trees. marketing for today’s edition. of communities and citizens.” Both are key components in a utility To achieve Tree Line USA distinction, a Admittedly, it’s sometimes an uneasy Santek Waste company being named to Tree Line USA utility must meet five program standards, association ... especially when Asplundh, or Services, said it recognition, such as Cleveland Utilities has including: CU, crews in big bucket trucks make their is something Maskew Forecast now received for the 16th consecutive year. 1. Follow industry standards for quality way into neighborhoods to clear heavy she has According to Dan Lambe, president of the tree care; observed in her industry. Arbor Day Foundation, it’s more than just 2. Provide annual worker training in best See TREE LINE USA Page 6 “Unfortunately, for recycling to work, people are eventually going to have to pay for recycling service just like they do their garbage serv- ice,” Dunson said. “It’s a paradigm Residential construction in city shift.” While she did not share her com- pany’s figures, Dunson said one now leading in building trends competing company had reported a then as a result of the increased $300 million annual loss on its By JOYANNA LOVE recycling endeavors. Banner Senior Staff Writer commercial and jobs, the resi- Today should be mostly sunny, “We have seen an dential will pick up again,” Board member Debbie Millard, with a high near 73. Southwest Over the past several months, increase in single-family Turner said. the environmental, recycling and winds of 5 to 15 mph could gust as residential construction has (construction) with the Of the 19 residential permits records coordinator for Coca-Cola high as 20. Tonight’s forecast calls accounted for a larger number of bettering economy.” approved for new residential con- Refreshments in Cleveland, said the local facility had recently been for partly cloudy skies and a low of building permits than commercial — Bryan Turner struction in February, only two development in the city of surprised by how little money recy- around 42 degrees. Tuesday looks were for townhouses. cling can fetch today. Cleveland. “We have seen an increase in to be sunny, with a high near 62. the purpose of training staff “It was in the negatives,” Millard Tuesday night calls for mostly clear Permits approved in February single-family (construction) with followed the trend, as there were accordingly. said. “I actually called [the recycling skies and a low around 40. the bettering economy,” Turner company representative] back 19 residential permits approved for This recent increase in resi- said. new construction and no permits dential construction is typical for because I thought it was a typo.” Over the past three months, Both women noted the costs of Index for new commercial construction. the pattern construction in more single-family houses have Bryan Turner, chief building Cleveland has followed in the processing recyclable items and the been approved for construction prices of the commodities them- Classified................................17-19 official, said his office looks for past several years. than townhouses each month. trends in building data in order “Commercial will increase for Comics...........................................8 to know what to expect and for awhile and residential will stop, See RESIDENTIAL, Page 10 Bryan Turner See RECYCLING, Page 6 Editorials......................................16 Horoscope......................................8 MINI Page.....................................5 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports......................................13-15 CSCC’s Bryan Reed has a love for history TV Schedule..................................9 By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG written diary entries by Myra Inman, a 13- Weather........................................11 Banner Staff Writer year-old girl living in during the Civil War. PERSONALITY “We would not know as much about Bryan Reed believes history is more than Cleveland and the Civil War if it had not Around Town just history; it is a story that is still in the been for Myra Inman’s writings,” Reed said. process of being written. Hannah Phillips and Morgan PROFILE The entries the students helped prepare Reed, an associate professor of history were later published as a book titled “Myra Moffett swimming with dolphins in and chair of the humanities department at the Bahamas ... David King trying Inman: A Diary of the Civil War in East Cleveland State Community College, has Depicting historic figures like British Tennessee.” a raw oyster for the first time, turned his passion for history into a pas- Prime Minister Winston Churchill and and enjoying several ... Zoe Now, years later, Reed uses the book sion for teaching. Roman-style architecture in his work, his with his own students. It has been assigned Dooley finding four prize eggs ... Originally from Knoxville, he moved to study of art often included the study of his- Nola Beth Greene and her dad reading, and it has led to several historical Cleveland in 1987 to attend Lee College.