PINE KNOLL SHORE LINE ISSUE 3^ February 1976 Editors: Betty Haramon Mary Doll Fr^m the Mayor: Most citizens are aware that ftur Town receives funds fr^m sources other than the taxes we all pay on real, and personal property. But does everyone realize hew much those other sources contribute, how much of the Town's expenses the take care of and, as a consequence, hew much we benefit from being a town? In the calendar year 1975 the Tawn collected $5^,683.00 from ad valorem tax levies (i.e. fram the taxes we pay on real and personal property),bubin addition it re ceived $46,917.00 from ether sources! Those other sources include (to list a few but not all) Powell Bill funds for the upkeep of our streets, our share cf* local sales taxes, receipts from building permits, utilities franchise taxes, privilege licenses, revenue sharing, etc* all of which produced more than 46^ of the entire revenue cf the Town, COMMISSIONERS^ MEETING: The Commissioners met January 8 at the Bogue Banks Country Club. In regard to the part of Oakleaf Drive now privately ^wned, it was moved and carried that the present owners be asked to dedicate this piece of road t^ the Town, The garbage contract is being extended for six months. If anyone who was entitled to a refund when the town took over the garbage contract has not received it, he should contact Commissioner Ramsey, Under new business. Commissioner Browne pro posed the appointment of a temporary Building Inspector to serve if Ray Scoggins should be away. The Building Inspector would like to train anyone selected .as Temporary Building Inspector, Ray Scoggins announced that he was taking to the Court House on I/9/76 $1,373»000, of new property values to be added to our tax record. The proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance (hearing, January 1976) was passed. The amendment adds to the zoning ordinance: ",,,this paragraph A shall not prohibit the inclusion »f meeting rooms, theaters, or supper clubs within any such motel, hotel, condominium, coopera tive type apartment building, er apartment house in those instances, but only in those instances, where the principal use of the entire facility is that of a motel, hotel, condominium, cooperative type apartment building, or apartment house," "No facility to be used principally as a convention center, fer trade shows, for athletic events, or for similar uses, or for any combination of such uses is to be erected or maintained within the boundaries of the Town of Pine Knoll Shores, ’* STREET NUMBERS: Anyone owning a corner lot should indicate his choice of which street he wishes to use as his address. If yi^u have not indicated your choice by April 1, the decision will be made by town officials for you. And about street num bers — have you put your number at the end of your driveway or on your property where it is visible frem the road? It will be a great help to the Rescue Squad and Fire Department in case of emergency, not to mention te your guests, PKS FACTS: There are now 290 houses in PKS, 19 of which are under construction. Our CIVIL DEFENSE organization headed by Lt, Col, ROBERT O’NEAL is holding a public meeting on February 11, at 7s30 at the Country Club, Tony Seaman, Jr. and other members of the Atlantic Beach Rescue Squad will be there to participate in a general discussiion of rescue squad work. We are all invited, and C5l^nel O'Neal hopes that a large number of us will be there. He points aut that the Country Club Board feels that this Civil Defense meeting is important to the community and has offered the use of its meeting roem. The Civil Defense organization has recently received a portable resuscitator donated by BILL MACDONALD, At Colonel 0*Neals suggestion, we ^lled NATALIE HILTZ, a member of the Civil Defense organization and a registered nurse. The resuscitator is now at her house. Its use will be coordinated with the work of the rescue squad which would call her on her frequency radio, Natalie told us that a course in Emergency Medical Training will be offered at CTI beginning in Mar«h, The class will meet two nights a week for three months. People completing the course will be certified by the State and will be qualified to ride on a rescue vehicle, Natalie hopes that there will be several Pine Knoll Shores residents interested in taking this course. This would give us a nucleus of people in Pine Kn^ll Shores who could go immediately to the scene of an emergency and give aid until the ambulance arrives. As Natalie pointed out, immediate trained aid, could sometimes mean the difference between life and death, oOo COASTAL RESOURCES CENTER: — Films in the Spring series will be shown ever second Thursday at 7s30 p,m. The February 5 films are ’‘Private Life of the Herring Gull" and "Private Life of the Kingfisher**, These are lovely films so note this date on your calendar and plan to attend.

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