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through nearby hydrants is available, the council approved Rev. Scott’s request.
Mr. Morehouse seconded Mr. Wickens’ suggestion that Rev. Scott not put in the curbs and gutters immediately, but wait until the subdivision ordinance is revised. At that time, he said, a new plat could be submitted for recordation which vacates the 10-foot dedication to the town, which would the deed the strip back to the property-owner. If the language requiring the improvements is struck, he said, the performance bond would also be lifted.
Another blast for Centel
Mr. Wickens also announced last week that he would like to introduce legislation to change the town’s telephone service from Centel to C & P Telephone, which serves most of the county.
The service is “deplorable,” he said, “frequently enough that it is below the minimum acceptable standard I have experienced in other places across the country — and indeed in the Third World.”
Mr. Wickens read from a recent Wall Street Journal article which announced that Centel plans to spend $775 million for the purchase of a cellular telephone pajj^ng company.
“They are diverting money from their telephone operations,” the councilman said. “In my view they are shortchanging the people who are their regular, everyday customers with poor service, long distance connections and repair ... I don’t think people have to put up with service like this.”
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