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Vol. 17, No. 1
A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
January 2022
HISTORY OF PINE KNOLL SHORES
PKS Goes for the Gold
By Jean Macheca and Michelle Powers ■
HISTORY
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Reflections of Pine Knoll Shores
The Pine Knoll Shores grapevine
was already buzzing when Issue #4 of
the fledgling “Pine Knoll Shore-line”
newsletter announced: “Pine Knoll
Shores is now a town.... The election
made the dreams a reality.... By a
vote of 120 to 26, residents voted to
incorporate. 146 residents voted in the
election, or 90 percent of those eligible.
... The newly elected commissioners
now have the task of drawing all
viewpoints together so that all of us can
contribute toward making our new town
the well-organized, pleasant place that all
of us want for our home.”
It was 1973. After almost 30 years of Roosevelt stewardship. Pine Knoll Shores
had entered a challenging new phase. The community was moving quickly toward
“independence.” More and more newcomers were arriving, and friends Mary Doll
and Betty Hammon, newcomers themselves, realized that a local newsletter was
needed, “something functional... giving residents and non-residents a chance
to fill us all in on what’s happening to them ... just generally bringing the whole
group together...
“Some of us are from faraway places where we didn’t have sea fishing or
clamming, and we need help from our neighbors.... We simply need each other,
kind of the way the pioneers did way back when they settled new territories.”
(Continued on page 22)
PART OF A SERIES
Strategic Planning Committee
By John Ferguson, Chairman
The staff of Pine Knoll Shores has worked with the Strategic Planning
Committee and confirmed January 19 at 2 p.m. as a time to present the Strategic
Plan revision to the Board of Commissioners. Town Manager Brian Kramer, each
of the department heads and our Shoreline editor have been invited to attend,
as well as the chairpersons of the Planning Board, the Community Appearance
Commission, and the Parks and Recreation Committee. This wide attendance is
the first step in gaining acceptance of the Strategic Plan and the willingness of all
town leadership to work toward meeting the goals and objectives of the plan.
The Strategic Planning Committee is committed to a strong collaborative
effort with these town leaders to gain agreement, prioritize and implement the
plan elements as we proceed through 2022 and beyond. All of us have seen plans
developed but placed on the shelf and never worked. This is not what any of us
wishes to happen. To that end, all of the members of the leadership team have
been provided a copy of the revised Strategic Plan as well as an advance copy of
the discussion points for the January 19 meeting. We have requested that they
review the work of the Strategic Planning Committee prior to the meeting to
ensure the meeting will be productive.
As citizens of this town, it is important for us to know what our committee
is putting forth as goals and objectives. Town management and the Board of
Commissioners will be identifying the priorities that will be worked on in 2022,
and we will keep you informed of our progress as we proceed through the year.
Below are the strategic areas and the supporting goals and objectives. As you read
through this summary, you will find that this plan is wide ranging. As such, it will
not be possible to focus on every element. After the meeting in January, the town
manager and commissioners will identify the implementation strategies that will
take priority for 2022 and beyond.
(Continued on page 18)
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