Our view: Fracking deserves a closer look
Last week, the Caledonia Board of Aldermen took on one of the most controversial issues in the field of energy.
You might have expected a very long debate, given the board’s history. Remember, this is the same body that took more than a year to resolve a dispute between a town employee and his boss for a $1-per-hour raise.
Caledonia audit shows town in good fiscal shape
As people around the nation gathered to hear results from the presidential election Tuesday night, the Caledonia Board of Aldermen waited for news of another kind — the findings of their 2010 full-scope audit.
Caledonia Aldermen consider breach-of-property pay outs
The Caledonia Board of Aldermen received updates Tuesday night on damages paid to two town residents who allege the water department crossed their properties without easements to make repairs.
Caledonia aldermen dismiss grievance
An ongoing dispute took a surprising turn Tuesday night when the Caledonia Board of Aldermen dismissed an employee’s grievance against his supervisor.
Letter to the editor: Both sides of the story in Caledonia
There are always two sides to every story in Caledonia.
The policy for water technician certification has been in place for several years. The water department technician had to take the exam within a certain amount of time. Once the technician passed the exam, a one dollar per hour raise would be added to his pay. Once the technician became certified, another dollar per hour would be added.
Caledonia employee dispute at impasse
A year-long dispute between a Caledonia supervisor and an employee may have landed the town in hot water as the issue threatens to spill over into a lawsuit.
Our view: In Caledonia, the cure is worse than the illness
If the folk who run the town of Caledonia had divine powers, you suspect they would turn the blind man lame.
Caledonia proposes deal to end dispute with water employee
A Town of Caledonia employee may soon see the pay increase he’s spent more than a year fighting to receive.
Caledonians fume over rates despite ‘adjustment’
Caledonia residents are beginning to feel the impact of a water and sewer rate hike which went into effect June 1, but limited relief for some may be on the way.
Caledonia employee files grievance
An employee with the Town of Caledonia’s water and sewer department has filed a grievance against Water Superintendent Benny Coleman, alleging blackmail, ethics violations, discrimination and a violation of his constitutional rights.
Caledonia outlines municipal complex plans
It may not be the Taj Mahal, but Caledonia aldermen believe the new municipal complex they’re planning will be a welcome improvement for the community.
Caledonia citizens protest new water bills
Caledonia residents are likely to feel the sting of the rate hike affecting water and sewer now that the weather has heated up. Resident Charles Underhill expressed his displeasure with the rate hike during Tuesday’s regular Board of Aldermen meeting.
Cal-City owner: no beer, no store
A banner on the window at Cal-City Grocery announced the longtime Caledonia landmark’s impending reopening, but those plans were dashed during Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting, when the store’s new owner announced he would not be coming to town after all.
Longtime Caledonia deputy marshals resign abruptly
Former law enforcement officers John Pevey and Ben Gill hired as replacements.
Beer may hit the shelves soon at Cal-City Grocery
Forcing relocation to a larger adjacent room, a Caledonia Town Hall meeting audience of about 30 Tuesday night witnessed an ongoing dispute between the Board of Aldermen and the new owner of Cal-City Grocery, Jeff Doty, of Aberdeen.
Caledonia Aldermen vote against Cal-City Grocery
CALEDONIA — Jeff Doty was careful to preface his case to reopen Cal-City Grocery with a simple and to-the-point statement.
“I am not here to cause animosity among the community,” Doty told the Caledonia Board of Aldermen Saturday. “I am here to run a legitimate business.”
Still, the board voted against conditions for Cal-City Grocery to sell cold beer, either under a grandfather clause or a variation to a city ordinance.
Caledonia to decide fate of cold beer sales at grocery store
An issue that was hotly-contested in 1945 and 1982 will be up for debate again Saturday morning at Caledonia Town Hall.
Susan T. Bell: Takes offense to thorn
I personally take offense to the “Thorn” you gave to the Caledonia Board of Alderman. You published your opinion about something you had no idea about. Yes, the board may have given a “cool” reception to the mayor’s suggestion that he be chairman of the Christmas parade.
Caledonia businesses round out aldermen agenda
As one new business owner arrived in Caledonia this week, another pondered the future during Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting.
Caledonia pay raises stand, mayor’s veto fails
CALEDONIA — Pay raises for a number of town employees in Caledonia were upheld by the Caledonia Board of Aldermen last night, after Mayor George Gerhart’s veto failed by a 4-1 vote. Alderman Quinn Parham cast the lone vote in alliance with the mayor.