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By Ken Jones
The sky is falling!
We’ve had a lot of activity in Pine Knoll Shores and sometimes I think Chicken
Little is a resident here. After all of our winter storms (Snow, snow, go away!), it
seems as if we were always communicating about the weather. Town Manager
Briari Kramer was forever sending out numbered storm messages.
There are a lot of people who believe that the pointy end of a pyramid points
up. I would call that an upside-down pyramid. The person at the bottom of the
pyramid is ultimately responsible—for everything. The people across, the top of the
pyramid are the people everybody else in the pyramid works for and to whom they
are responsible. That would be YOU!
When I first took office, there was a blue file folder in the “in” box. It was the
only thing in the box and there was nothing in the file, but the name on the file
was Rumors.” I think about that folder and still have a pretty good laugh over
it. I thank Joan Lamson and her good humor for that. Tlie point here is that it
is my intent to communicate with you and dispel rumors as they come—from
somewhere.
We will do pretty much anything to improve communication with you, our
bosses—both ways. We are always up for new ways to communicate. Webinars will
become more and more common..
I am available to come to your homeowners’ association meetings. I’m happy
to keep you up-to-date on happenings in our town and, better yet, to answer
questions and concerns. I am grateful for the invitation I get from the Beacons
Reach Master Association every quarter. This group consists of the presidents
of aU the homeowners associations in Beacon’s Reach and other groups such as
the tennis club. I give a quick brief on the happenings in town and then answer
questions and address concerns.
I am always glad to hear positive remarks regarding our town manager’s “all
hands, town wide” emails letting folks know everything from road conditions
and projects to internet scams and county information. But some folks don’t use
the internet and prefer not to use email. I can’t blame these folks, and am actually
jealous. I called a homeowner today who prefers not to use email. We had a great
talk about the potential critical habitat designation for sea turtles issue. I liked
actually hearing a voice once in a while.
The sky really isn t falling. I just want to make sure we are doing everything we
can to be open about what’s going on in our town and to always offer my ears and
my answers.
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