Pilot Light: Court Facility Needs, Deer Hunting With Dogs on Agenda

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Presentations on and assessment of court facility needs and deer-hunting dogs are on the agenda for the Monday meeting of the Moore County Board of Commissioners.

The board will convene at 6 p.m. in the historic courthouse in Carthage.

Steve Allen, president of Solutions for Local Government, will present the findings of his assessment of the county's courts facilities. The commissioners awarded the contract to Allen after the Courthouse Facilities Advisory Committee recommended a comprehensive assessment of the situation.

Dr. John Monroe will make the presentation on deer hunting with dogs.

TIME CHANGE? - During the meeting, the commissioners will also consider changing the time for their two regular meetings.

By changing the first Monday meeting time from 4 until 3 p.m. and the third Monday meeting from 6 until 5 p.m., there would be time for a closed session at the beginning, rather than at the end of the meeting, according to the request the board will consider.

The board will hold two public hearings, one about a grant agreement to upgrade the water system serving Manning Industries, the other on a proposed grant application by Moore County Transportation Services.

Ten appointments are on the agenda, including the health, planning and library boards.

W.P. Meeting - The Whispering Pines Village Council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the lower level of Village Hall.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and answer questions from residents regarding the draft of the land development ordinance.

HACKNEY - State House Speaker Joe Hackney will be honored March 24 for his support of the N.C. Racial Justice Act.

The Carrboro-based nonprofit People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) is sponsoring the reception to be held in Chapel Hill.

The N.C. Racial Justice Act, passed last year, provides for a court review of capital punishment cases to determine if racial bias influenced the case or the prosecutor's decision to seek the death penalty.

"The N.C. Racial Justice Act is one of the most significant reforms of the death penalty anywhere and a model piece of legislation nationwide," said Stephen Dear, PFADP executive director. "We are deeply grateful for the leadership Speaker Hackney provided in supporting this important redress of some of the inequities of the death penalty."

The reception is free and open to the public, but reservations are required and should be made no later than March 17 by contacting Kristen Smith at (919) 933-7567 or kristen@pfadp.org.

The reception will be held from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the home of Dr. James Crow, 109 Ledge Lane, Chapel Hill. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Hackney, an Orange County Democrat, serves a district that includes part of Moore County.

Contact Florence Gilkeson at (910) 693-2479 or by e-mail at florence@thepilot.com.

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None 1 year, 11 months ago

Why does Moore County continue to allow dogs to be used to run deer? I have contacted North Carolina Wildlife on several occasions about dogs running deer all night. So called hunters line the roadways while dogs force deer into a crossfire trap ~ great hunting skills no less. Dogs don't possess the ability to distingush between young or old. The very young are used as bait scent for a pack of hunting dogs.

Hunters who rely on shotguns, rifles and compound bows to kill or injure defenseless animals should be banned from the "sport". Native Americans would craft their bows and arrows to hunt wild game. Then killing for food was justified. Are modern day "hunters" less skilled at taking the life of a defenseless animal?

recondo 1 year, 11 months ago

Toda I am a lifetime hunter born and raised in moore county and i cannot stand the use of dogs to run deer. i feel it offers no sport at all as opposed to still and stalk hunting that requires physical activity the ability to track and get within range of your deer without being detected. those are all the same set of skills used by the native americans and yes my tool of choice is a compound bow i also use a long bow sometimes and i assure you i have personally eaten every piece of wild game i have ever killed so dont hate on all the hunters of the world because of the lines of skillless hunters you see on the side of the road

None 1 year, 11 months ago

@recondo: You, Sir, are the unique exception - and my hat is off to you! I used to have deer coming up in my back yard ~ have fotos. With neighborhood "animal killers", they loose their dogs at night so they can run the poor animals all night long. I wish someone could logically explain the sportsman's' pride in taking an exhausted animal by night-lite...those shotgun blasts at 3:00 am surly aren't target practice. I have called the Sheriffs office only to be told there are no ordinances against discharging a firearm, even though I live in Aberdumps ETJ. NC Wildlife Officers have investigated and have a suspicion who is taking animals illegally. Proof alludes them and evidence isn't evidence until one takes it to court.

babiehop 1 year, 11 months ago

Fox hunters also use this practice and making a report to authorities about having a pack of dogs running loose across your property only generates a response of "dogs can't be charged with trespassing." I believe the owners should be able to be charged with it when their animals run wild. I own companion dogs and if I were to dump my animals on the side of the road it would be considered illegally abandoning them. Sadly, many dogs are not recovered or reclaimed by tracking devices and go stray and starve or are killed in the highways or die of emaciation. Running "dawgs" is a deep rooted practice and will only be ended if there is a loud outcry against it. Does anyone know if there will be public speaking allowed at the meeting tonight ? Mr. Davis, I saw where you started a petition against tethering and would like to know if you would consider coordinating one against running hunting dogs.