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| Written by Kristen Waggener | |||
| Wednesday, 22 April 2009 08:00 | |||
A two-month-long consideration by the Louisburg Planning Commission and Louisburg City Council of an automatic car wash dryer came to a close Monday night, as council members voted 2-1 to approve the automatic dryer at Wildcat Car Wash on Metcalf Road. Council member Glena Windisch voted against the measure, council member David Cannon abstained because of a previous business relationship with Wildcat Car Wash, and council member Sid Mitchell was absent at the vote.Much to the dismay of several homeowners whose property surrounds the car wash, the council approved a special-use permit for the automatic dryer with the conditions that the dryer mechanically disengage before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m., a garage door be installed on the west end of the bay to reduce the noise level and owner Jim Bell disengage the chime alarm from the coin drop timer in all bays. Bell said the coin drop alarm had already been disengaged to mitigate the noise. Homeowners whose property was within 200 feet of the car wash’s property line had the opportunity to file a protest petition against the Louisburg Planning Commission’s recommended approval. If residents owning 20 percent or more of the affected property filed a protest petition, the council would have been forced to approve the SUP by a super-majority. But because only four homeowners whose property represented 10.8 percent of affected property within 200 feet filed protest petitions, only a simple majority was needed to approve the SUP.  Edgar Phillips, who lives directly west of the car wash, said he and other homeowners were under the impression that 20 percent of homeowners had to file a protest petition, not 20 percent of the land, and many of the homeowners are upset about the potential noise.“It’s going to be loud, and it’s going to be an issue for the property owners,” Phillips said. In other business: City Administrator Jeff Cantrell recognized outgoing Mayor Arlen Thompson for his six years of service to the city. “Thank you to the people that sit up here with me,” Thompson said. “Your support has been really appreciated over the years.” Thompson also thanked community members, past council members and the many volunteers and city staff members who have served during his tenure. Thompson was joined by dozens of family members and friends to support him during his last meeting as mayor. Newly elected Mayor Curt Shreckengaust was sworn in to his position by City Clerk Traci Storey. Shreckengaust was joined by several family members and friends, who were on hand to support him during his first meeting as mayor of Louisburg.
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