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Compromise is considered New read on billboard ban By Terry Pope County Editor All sides seem at ease with an amendment to the billboard ordinance which may increase the spacing of signs along major county thoroughfares. A proposal will be presented to the Brunswick County Planning Board on December 20 that recommends billboards be allowed every 3,000 feet rather than the current 1,500-foot spacing requirement. The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners imposed a second 90 day moratorium on all billboard permits Monday until the issue may be resolved by the February commission meeting. An ad hoc committee recommendation must first be accepted by the plan ning board and then forwarded to commissioners for public hearing. At first glance, county planners suggested a 5,000-foot limitation on further bill boards to prevent congestion along county roadways, especially along U. S. 17 south. But county planning director Wade Home said a 3,000-foot space restric tion represents a compromise that all parties seem to accept. Only one per son spoke at a public hearing held Monday to legally extend the moratori um, which has been in place since August 8. “I think it’s the consensus of all people in the billboard industry to work along the lines of what commissioners deem fit,” said Ed Scherer of Fairway Sign Co. His company was one caught in the middle when the moratorium was enacted 90 days ago. Fairway Co. has had applications on tile for new bill boards since the end of June. In order to erect a billboard, permit applica tions must be approved by the Brunswick County Board of Adjustments, as a special use. Companies pay a $75 permit fee for each application. Scherer said his permits were placed on hold for six to eight weeks even before the mora torium was approved by a 4-1 vote. District 3 county commissioner Leslie Collier of Long Beach voted against the measure at first, but what she heard Monday convinced her to change her mind. “After public comment, I’m going to vote with you all this time,” she told the board. Horne said the committee has written three drafts of the new ordinance. Serving on the panel are county planners, two citizens at-large and repre sentatives from the billboard industry. County zoning administrator Judy Russell is overseeing the entire process. “What the committee has come up with is definitely easier to read than what we had before,” said Home. “If nothing else, it has been improved in that aspect.” The committee was intense with its work, but 90 days slipped by quick ly, Home said. County attorney Mike Ramos advised an extension of the moratorium should be handled like an amendment to the ordinance, with a second reading and new public hearing held to give the public a chance to comment. But few people did. “Assuming it goes through at the planning board, it could be back as early as January to the commission, with adoption in February,” said Horne. Horne said there is concern that too many billboards pose a safety hazard for drivers when they are spaced closely together. Some counties have adopted 5,000-foot limitations, but the committee felt that was too restric tive. The requirement will apply to all major thoroughfares in the county - - U. S. 17, U. S. 74/76, N. C. .133, N. C. 87 and N. C. 211. Citizens [ help applauded ‘Street-level dealers’ take the heat in sting By Terry Pope County Editor In the summer heat, undercover officers purchased drugs from unsuspecting dealers on the streets of Brunswick County. Several months later, those sus pects are facing charges from con spiracy to sale and delivery of cocaine in neighborhoods that reach from Longwood to Phoenix. Detectives at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department began their round-up of the 25 suspects last Thursday. By Monday afternoon, 15 had been arrested on warrants or were being held in custody on other charges. The search for ten others continued as officers hope to pull the shade on Summer Heat. “It went very well,” said narcotics detective Billy Hughes. “We appre ciate the help from the community. They’re the ones that came forward and told us where to go.” Concerned residents who want to see drug dealers removed from their streets and neighborhoods are step ping forward with complaints to sheriff Ronald Hewett and his nar cotics unit. The recent arrests stem from two months of drug purchas ing by undercover detectives at work with the Leland Police Department, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement, sheriff’s department, Shallotte Police Department and State Bureau of Investigation. “It was a cooperative effort aimed at street-level dealers,” said sheriff Hewett. “We were able to buy quan tities of drugs from individuals.” Street dealers sold “rocks” of crack cocaine and marijuana to offi cers. At the same time, a tri-county task force is seeking federal indict ments against the larger dealers, hoping some defendants will receive stiffer sentences on federal charges. “There are different tiers of our drug investigation," said Hewett. “We have gone after the street-level dealers, and we have run a reverse where we go after the customers. The reasoning behind this is both from a supply and a demand stand point. We must be at the forefront when it comes to the intervention and we must aid in the removal of drugs from our community.” Hewett served as DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) offi cer in the Brunswick County schools before he was elected sher iff last November. While some may question the effectiveness of ham mering away at street-level dealers, many of whom are repeat offenders, Hewett said it must remain part of his department’s training and teach ing - strong drug interdiction is a message he wants to convey. “Working with both federal and state authorities,” said Hewett, “we get people from the bottom of the food chain to the top of the food chain. The calls from our citizens have been heard. The arrests Thursday night was the result of cit izen complaints we have received. We’re going to need that continued public support to be effective. This is not a Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department problem. It is a county problem, and we all must work together on it to make a difference.” Arrested so far from Operation Summer Heat were: ■ Gregory Ballard, 26, Rt. 5, Box 56, Leland; possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Marshall Donnell (Radford) Ballard, Rt. 1, Box 234, Leland; possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Reginald Royce Ballard, 39, Lot 5, Oak Crest Mobile Home Park, Leland; possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Larry Darnell Hooper, 33, Rt. 1, Box 382, Leland; possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Gregglin Bennett White, 41, Rt. 4, Box 39, Navassa; two counts pos session with intent to sell and deliv er cocaine. ■ David Carl Marlowe, 34, Rt. 1, Box 134A, Ash; possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Adolph Holmes Jr., 29, 601 Mulberry Street, Shallotte; posses sion with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Gregory Anthony Hill, 25,1046 Hale Swamp Road, Shallotte; two counts possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Gregory Duard Hewett, 35, 5041 Main Street, Shallotte; two counts possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. ■ Elizabeth Marie Bradshaw, 17, 90 Elm Street, Boiling Spring Lakes; possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. ■ Willie Malcom Butler, 34,2135 Pine Needle Lane, Longwood; con spiracy to'sell and deliver cocaine. ■ Bruce James Daniels, 34, 1569 Longwood Road, Longwood; pos session with intent to sell and deliv er cocaine. 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