Page 2 The Shoreline December 2006
Police Report November Commissioners
During October, there were 83 calls for
service, including 2 vehicle crashes, 13
assist other agencies, 15 assist fire/EMS,
1 domestic, 4 town ordinance violations,
38 welfare checks, 8 alarms and 4 open
doors.
Twenty-five citations involving 32
charges were issued for 3 driving while
impaired, 9 speeding, 1 driving with a
suspended license, 4 seatbelt violations, 2
alcohol violations and 13allother.Twelve
warning tickets were issued.
There were 86 residence checks and 280
business checks.
Emergency
Services
There were 15 EMS calls of which
9 required transport and 3 required
paramedic assistance. The average
response time was 3:48 minutes.
There were 16 fire calls: 11 activated
alarms, 2 structure fires and 2 service
calls. The average response time was
3:45 minutes.
There were 373 hours of training logged
by members during October. The Crystal
Coast Inn was used for mutual training.
Five commercial properties were
inspected and 11 violations were cited; 4
were corrected and 8 are pending.
During a power outage, fire alarms go
off and each one has to be checked. Erlene
Williamson has volunteered to update the
Community Radio if the outage happens
after business hours.
Locked Cars
Deter Thieves
Police Chief Joey Culpepper is once
again calling upon PKS homeowners
to make sure they lock their cars when
they leave them parked in the driveways
of their homes. The renewed warning
comes after a rash of thefts from cars
reported Halloween night in an Oakleaf
Drive neighborhood. A thief or thieves
struck in the same neighborhood some
three months ago, when six incidents
were reported.
Culpepper said all of the vehicles
involved in the recent thefts were
unlocked, and that in two instances the
cars were parked in the garage with the
garage door open. Locked doors, the
chief said, usually deter thieves because
they are loathe to break a window or
otherwise damage the vehicle to gain
access, preferring to seek out easy,
unlocked targets.
The investigation into the thefts is
continuing.
Meeting
By Yvette Bannen
Following the pledge of allegiance,,
a moment of silence was observed in
memory of Kit Fredman who had been
a member of the community appearance
committee.
During the two public hearings,
questions were asked to clarify the
ordinances.
Once again, the 933 beach nourishment
project and the FEMA project were
discussed. It is hoped that these projects
will finally happen this winter.
The "East End" projecthas been renamed
the Hester Woods Storm Water Project in
honor of Mr. Hester who donated the
land.
After discussion, a recreational advisory
committee was established and the notices
regarding meetings will be published in
the usual manner.
The ordinance to require private
streets to conform to the same technical
requirements as public streets and to
incorporate certain DOT specifications
for public streets was approved.
The ordinance to amend height
restrictions for housing was also
approved.
There was a call to have a public
hearing in December for an ordinance as
passed by the planning board to specify
the requirements of landscape plans &
permits and to declare harmful drainage
practices illegal. There are five areas of
concern to consider: drainage, vegetation
unduly destroyed, erosion, blocking the
vista and whether the height is compatible
with the neighborhood.
It was noted that the referendum
changing the form of government had a
margin of just under 100 votes in favor.
After discussion, it was decided that the
town itself would conduct the search for
a town manager rather than having it
professionally done.
Because of the need for future additional
personnel and office space, it was voted
to hire Burnette Architecture to review
and analyze space planning in town hall
at $115/hour with a cap of $5,000.
A $250 donation was approved for the
Croatan High School band to participate
in the town's Christmas parade.
The meeting adjourned to closed
session to discuss beach accesses and
land acquisition.
Bike Registry in Offing
PKS police are set to launch a program
aimed at making it easier for owners
and police to identify and recover
lost, strayed or stolen bicycles. Friday,
Jan. 5, and Saturday, Jan. 6 have been
designated as Bike Registration Days.
Police personnel will be available at the
Public Safety Building on Salter Path Rd.
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day to
handle bicycle registrations. Owners will
be asked to provide the make, color and
serial number of their bikes.
The special bike registration days
are primarily designed to call public
attention to the program. Police Chief
Joey Culpepper says that following the
launch, bike registrations will be handled
any time an owner wants to drop by the
Public Safety Building during regular
business hours. He also says that the
bicycle registry will not be limited to
PKS residents, and that any Bogue Banks
bike owner will be welcome to put their
bicycles on the list.
The chief emphasizes that "bikes" in
this case do not include motorcycles. The
registry is confined to the foot-powered
kind.
Town of Pine Knoll Shores
Board of Commissioners
Joan E. Lamson, Mayor
William B. Ashland
Robert M. Danehy
Ted H. Lindblad
Bonnie J. Peter
Vincent Larson
Finance & Administration 240-3110
Finance & Administration 808-3661
Police 240-2945
Fire/EMS 240-0580
Planning/Inspection 726-2735
Public Works 247-3187,
Town Hall Phone: 247-4353 • Fax: 247-4355
E-mail: admin@townofpks.com • Web site:www.townofpks.com
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Public Safety Building
Police 247-2474 • Fire/EMS 247-2268 • Police/Fire Fax: 247-2897
After Hours Non-emergency Phone for Police; 504-4800
Emergency call: "911
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Editorial Board
Managing Editor
Bill White 726-7412
Feature Editor
Sue Christman 240-2556
Production Editor
Carolyn Rife 727-5034
Editors at Large
Dick Reeves 247-2947
Bob Ruggiero 247-7208
Jane Ashland 808-3661
Charlie McBriarty 726-0602
Carla Dowler 808-3945
Circulation Manager
Yvette Bannen 240-1528
Contributing Reporters
Yvette Bannen 240-1528
Barbara Milhaven 240-0678
Photographer
Kathy Foy
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