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Searching for water Summerfield’s efforts to find an outside supply of water from a neighboring municipality are proving difficult, according to the town manager by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – So far, the town of Summerfield is running dry in its pursuit of a potential source of water for a municipal system to fight fires and, eventually, supply homeowners. Town Manager Scott Whitaker told the Town Council during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that his recent discussions with potential suppliers Greensboro, Rockingham County and Reidsville have been less than promising.
“It’s challenging,” Whitaker told council members, who instructed the manager to keep looking for a possible supplier. They instructed him to contact Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities and Madison, a town in Rockingham County.
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Even as the council has studied possibly creating a water system, it hasn’t decided whether to bring water to Summerfield nor has it figured out how it would pay for lines, an elevated tank and other infrastructure. Its initial focus on providing water to improve the town’s firefighting capabilities has expanded to running lines capable of supplying water for residential and commercial use. The council advanced its exploration of water lines in February when it contracted with Freese and Nichols, the town’s engineering firm, to study potential connections to Greensboro and Reidsville. In June, a water feasibility study by Freese and Nichols estimated that extending water lines to Summerfield from Greensboro or Reidsville would range from $24 million to $27 million. The study laid out three possible routes for lines. The one running nearly 10 miles from Reidsville in Rockingham County would cost $25.7 million, while two from Greensboro – each about 8.2 miles long – would cost $24 million and $27 million. Whitaker cast doubts on those prospects during the Dec. 13 meeting. “Greensboro is not overly interested in
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Treasured Christmas memories, traditions compiled by ANNETTE JOYCE Photo courtesy of Laura Foy
In 2018, Santa (a retired member of the Sheriff’s Association) made a special visit to the Summerfield home of Henry Foy, who is immunocompromised due to a genetic disorder.
We recently asked some of our readers about their favorite Christmas memories and traditions, and as you’ll read, unexpected acts of thoughtfulness, receiving inexpensive gifts given with “an abundance of love,” reading the ‘real’ story of Christmas and sharing special time with family and friends were among the things they told us they treasured the most. Bonnie Ramba’s favorite Christmas goes back to 1978, when she and her husband, Bob, were just starting out. “Looking back, Bob and I actually didn’t have a lot, but we felt rich,” the Stokesdale
resident said. “Bob had finished college that year, and we now had an additional income. He read water meters for the City of Cleveland, and I was a nursing assistant at a
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