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Fairview council designates 218/601 as town center, approves phone contract and pond access steps
Summary
The Fairview Town Council on July 9 authorized the mayor to sign a three-year Frontier phone contract after staff negotiated about $100 in monthly savings, discussed two clearing bids for the town pond (Kemp Melton and NC Forest Service) and approved easement work and designation of the intersection of Highways 218 and 601 as the town "center of town."
The Fairview Town Council on July 9 authorized Mayor Elizabeth Long to sign a three-year contract with Frontier for the town phone line after Town Clerk and Land Use Administrator Ed Humphries and Finance Officer Darrell Baucom reported they had negotiated roughly $100 in monthly savings on the bill for phone number 753-1981.
Humphries told the council he had reviewed the Frontier bill with the company and asked the council to give the mayor authority to execute a new three-year contract. Arnold Price moved to grant signing authority and B.B. Haigler seconded; the motion passed 4-0.
Councilmembers then discussed development and access to town-owned property around the pond. B.B. Haigler reported a Kemp Melton quote "not to exceed $6,000" to clear vegetation around the pond. Jerry Clontz said he had contacted the North Carolina Forest Service, which offered to perform clearing at about $500 per acre using the same machine Kemp Melton would use; Clontz estimated six to nine acres (approximately $3,000–$4,500) and said he would follow up with Forest Service supervisors and that a special call meeting might be needed to approve a contract.
Councilmember Arnold Price raised access concerns and said the town should secure an easement if it needed to use any portion of the Fire Department driveway to reach the pond. Attorney Joe McCollum was asked to prepare a 20-foot easement on the south side of the property to present to Fairview Fire and Rescue.
The council also formally designated the intersection of Highway 218 and Highway 601 (Concord Highway) as Fairview's "center of town," a location the county wanted identified before sewer service planning; Jerry Clontz made the motion, Bradley Purser seconded, and the motion passed 4-0.
Why it matters: the phone contract decision reduces an ongoing operating expense, the clearing and easement discussions set the path for future maintenance and potential public access improvements around the pond, and the center-of-town designation establishes a fixed point for county planning and infrastructure decisions affecting sewer service.
What’s next: Clontz will follow up with NC Forest Service supervisors about a clearing contract and Joe McCollum will draft the easement for review. The mayor was authorized to sign the Frontier contract once necessary approvals are completed.
