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• SHORE LINE Published by The Town of Pine Knoll Shores In The Interests Oflts Citizens Post Office Box 757, Atlantic Beach, N. C. 28512 Volume V - Himber 3 March, 19m Noel Yancey - Editor Developer Bill Barnett's plan to build a large shopping center at the intersection of Salter Bath Road and Pine Knoll Boulevard is dead* The Henderson man, who is a j)art-tine PIS resident, has taken his project back to the drawing board and whether it SHOPPING 3?etura is probleiaatical. This developed after Bamett*s plan ran into overwhelming opposition from both the Pretty CoBimittee and the town CENTER Planning Board, After the board and the committee had twice heard Barnett IS KAPUT P^sent his proposals — which he had revamped somewhat in the interim, the Planning Board went on record as opposing the project but requested the Town Board of Commissioners to hold a public hearing on the matter. Wien informed of the board's action, Barnett told Mayor Ken Haller he would like to have a public hearing* However, Don Brock, the real estate developer irtio repre sents the Roosevelts, intervened. Since Barnett's option on the land • owned by the • Roosevelts ■— had expired, Brock returned Barnett's deposit money as a signal the was off* •*The plan he (Barnett) submitted is out,** Haller said. "However, he does hope to come back to Brock with something more acceptable.** Haller said a public hearing would, not be called at this time since there is now nothing before the Board of Commissioners* **I don't see us pushing a shopping center of the design Ite* Barnett presented,** said Brock when asked if he had given up the idea of having a shopping center at Pine Knoll Shores* **However if someone presented us a plan that would conform with out ideas and the way the people of the town feel about it, we would seriously consider it,** Barnett's plans had envisaged a typical shopping center — a string of large, flat- roofed, one-story biiildings enfolding a big parking lot. He said Rose's, Eckerd's and Byrd's super market chain had expressed an interest in locating stores in the center. Opponents had objected that the plans would involve leveling the sand dune and destruc tion of most of the trees on the property and the center would bring intolerable traffic Jams on Salter B&th Road during the tourist season. During the Planning Board discussions, attorney Ken Kirkman, who represents both the Roosevelts and the Town of Pine Knoll Shores, said he would refrain frc» giving TOWN OF PINE KNOLL SHORES Route 1 - Pine Knoll Blvd. Morehead City - Pine Knoll Shores, ^^th Carolina, 28557 M/M JACK GOLDSTEIN R-3/125 LOBLOLLY DR Bulk Rate U. S. POSTAGE PAID Permit #22 Morehead City, NC 28557 MOREHEAD CITY NC 28557 AA
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