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Construction is a difficult process since anything that is built in the Pinehurst Historical District is held to higher standards and there are many additional hoops that have to be navigated from planning to execution to occupancy. The Chapel would appear to be working within the system, hiring experts as needed and remaining sensitive to the concerns of others.
One side of the Chapel property is faced by magnificent private residences built in the same tradition as the Chapel itself. These homes are a reminder of the Tufts era and each property has its own story. The residents are anxious to preserve the value of their homes and so, along with some other people who have a different view of growth, they oppose the project. They have been heard in the recent quasi-judicial hearing in front of the Village Council and will no doubt seek to impact the process as it moves forward.
Sometime in the near future the Chapel Building Committee is going to have to come to grips with one of the dirty little secrets of the infrastructure of historic Pinehurst. The quantity of water available at old town fire hydrants is far less than is needed to fight a fire.
Construction is a difficult process since anything that is built in the Pinehurst Historical District is held to higher standards and there are many additional hoops that have to be navigated from planning to execution to occupancy. The Chapel would appear to be working within the system, hiring experts as needed and remaining sensitive to the concerns of others.
One side of the Chapel property is faced by magnificent private residences built in the same tradition as the Chapel itself. These homes are a reminder of the Tufts era and each property has its own story. The residents are anxious to preserve the value of their homes and so, along with some other people who have a different view of growth, they oppose the project. They have been heard in the recent quasi-judicial hearing in front of the Village Council and will no doubt seek to impact the process as it moves forward.
Sometime in the near future the Chapel Building Committee is going to have to come to grips with one of the dirty little secrets of the infrastructure of historic Pinehurst. The quantity of water available at old town fire hydrants is far less than is needed to fight a fire.
Church Seeks Major Special Use Permit Fire Protection Is An Issue
Village Chapel Building Project
It is a long standing defect that has been talked to death but ignored by those with the checkbook and the responsibility to serve the public. (See Statement to Commissioners elsewhere on this site) Statewide fire codes have been amended to protect the population and the Pinehurst Development Ordinance mirrors the new tougher regulations. In order to construct the building and be granted a Certificate of Occupancy the property must be in compliance with the fire code.
Moore County Public Utilities is in the process of building a hydraulic model of the Village water supply system that will not be available according to spokesman Dennis Brobst until the end of the year. Plans to rehabilitate the ancient water piping would appear to be many years in the future.
What now? Will it be a temporary fix and at whose expense; booster pumps; a lawsuit to force county action; a long postponement of the building schedule or some other equally distasteful solution. There are hard choices ahead in the not to distant future. Stay tuned.
Moore County Public Utilities is in the process of building a hydraulic model of the Village water supply system that will not be available according to spokesman Dennis Brobst until the end of the year. Plans to rehabilitate the ancient water piping would appear to be many years in the future.
What now? Will it be a temporary fix and at whose expense; booster pumps; a lawsuit to force county action; a long postponement of the building schedule or some other equally distasteful solution. There are hard choices ahead in the not to distant future. Stay tuned.
There are 130 Children in the Congregation
Pastor Al Hill
Pastor Larry Ellis
Chapel Kids Join The Fourth of July Parade