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Limited BY SUSAN USHER Shallotte plans to look more closelj at future annexation request: because demand may outstrip the capacity of the town's sewer systeir sooner than projected earlier thi* year. Earlier concerns about the capaci ty of the system to handle rapit growth, Mayor Beamon Hewett ad vised aldermen last Wednesdaj night, "all of a sudden have become fears." Last month in discussions witl Finley Boney, engineer for the system, the town concluded that it* most immediate worry was the capacity of the collection system li certain parts of town. I^ast week, the treatment plant itself was suddenly of equal concern. The N. C. Department of Natura Resources and Community Develop ment has advised the town it plans t< allow no further extensions to th< system beyond those presently pro posed or permitted as of mid-March Connections along existing line: will be allowed only until the flow o waste to the Forest Drive treatmen plant reaches 120,000 gallons per day That is the design capacity for th< plant, completed in summer 1983 an< originally expected by the state t serve the town for 15 to 20 years bas ed on its prior growth history. "He asked us to back off on annex ations until we take a look at when we are?not to stop, but just to take; look. Right now I don't think the stat will approve any more extensions o our mains," explained Mayo Bearuun Hewett. "It doesn't mean w can't make connections to the lines The state just won't approv anything that has to go to them." But officials hope the state wil revise its position based upon recon calculations that indicate flow Int the plant is lower than the stat estimates. However, regardless of whic figures are used, the town must in mediately begin arranging for th financial resources it needs to ei pand and improve the sewer systerr Hewett indicated. Wilmington Regional Office of th N.C. Department of Nature Resources and Community Develoj ment, the plant presently treats up t 85,000 gallons of influent per da; Development proposed in recent) annexed areas of town is expected t increase ine infiueni to or beyond th system's capacity, to about 123,0( gallons of influent per day. "The State Department of Natun Resources and Community Develoj ment cannot approve plans for extei Town Meetings Are On, Off Ocean Isle Beach Commissionei were to meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday i the town hall in regular session lieu of their regular meeting date Tuesday. Calabash Town Council cancelU its Monday, April 8. meeting, but hi not announced whether the sessi< will be rescheduled. nr: WlppB ilEUielrn MAIN ST SMAllOTTE 754-6dtf 0 SPECIAL OF THE WEEK ni ^ ruin WEDDING BANDS 25% 1 OFF i Thru Wedn??d?y, April 17 I SMC# WCBUVSnOAtS WITH f CASH CKO C* ?A>?* CAJTOS i Sewer S\ sions which would increase the flow r to the plant beyond the permitted ; capacity of the plant," wrote l,ong, ; specifically noting that the rule api plies even for future connections and ; future flow as in this situation. Influent to the Shallotte must be - estimated currently, because the 1 town meters the flow from the nlnnt - but not into it. , 300 vs. 275 ? State estimates of how much the system is presently handling are basi ed on 300 gallons usage per connee? tion per day. 5 "But we're not pumping that i much," said the mayuf. "We're purni ping about 70,000 gallons per day. > "We're asking them to revise this. f That will give us some relief." Town officials have calculated ac1 Boney Prop Finley Boney, engineer for the s Shallotte wastewater treatment f system, has submitted five suggest tions to the town board of aldermen for coping with increased demands e on the town's 120,000 gallons-per-day 1 sewer disposal system, o j. The system currently treats between 76,000 and 85,000 gallons per . day. Existing or proposed projects, e when fully developed, will push that a total beyond the system's present e capacity, according to the N.C. f Ln I It'sB Ye >0 1 ? car : v{L v ?k 1 ' ' ' ' I in , : :' :.f '>/.-' ' - ,:-/ ? " ' -' J-:-. J fd ' j ism liH jpv astern Co tual water usage as closer to 275 gallons per day. Their figures are based the flow of effluent from the plant between July 1, 1984, and Jan. 1, 1985. and actual water usage from a different time period, Oct. 19,1984, through March 19. 1985. By the state's formula, completion of development in Phases I, II and III of Brierwood Estates, Shallotte Manor Apartments, a rest home and restaurant in town would add another 48,300 gallons per day demand on the system. By the town's calculations, completion would add onlv 36.200 gaiiuiis per day. Added to the present estimated influent rate, 122,054 gallons per day would flow into the plant for treatment, the town advised Ixing in a >oses Higher Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. Less than two years after it began paying off $300,000 in sanitary sewer bonds sold to construct the system, the town is already looking for ways to raise money to improve and expand the system. "We have to get it in this next year's budget so when the time comes five or 10 years from now we'll have the money," Mayor Beamon neweu ioiu inu town ooara last Wednesday night. ^esto: ieenl arslr jL. ' J 'ill SB "Isfe' HHHBHHU khtii i pacify M March 22 letter. The plant would discharge through its land application spray system about 112,232 gallons of effluent per day. Some Relief Long said that a second tie-in to the town system required as part of the Brierwood Phase III development will allow another 25 to 35 connections on the Pender Street line, another 25 to 35 connections on the Marshall Street-River Road line and another 35 to 50 connections on the River Road-Mintz Street line. Mayor Hewett predicted that would allow Buddy Milliken to develop a cluster of condominiums in the Village Point Road area as proposed. Othpr Rnsinos?s In other business, aldermen: Fees, Off-Pec "I've always tried to operate this town on a shoestring. I've found all of a sudden that was a mistake, that maybe we should have been putting 10 percent away for what we're going to need," Mayor Beamon Hcwett advised aldermen in an apologetic tone. "That's what we're going to have to do now." Boney suggests the- board: Buy an influent meter within the next six months to provide an accurate count of the flow into the treatrOpt Vlore. sTh?] - - S?S2!S??SSSSSEm |WU"i jpPv , lMf? Br" ** THE BRUNSWICK BEAC< ay Slow Adopted a resolution supporting a countywide artificial reef program as explained by Bill English of Shallotte Point. English said backers of the reef program only wanted verbal support at this time, but would be back "to ask for dollars later?we hope." i-ocal fishing clubs want to establish sue new reefs and rebuild two existing reefs using funds from a variety of sources. Adopted, on first reading, a flood insurance ordinance recommended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A second reading will be held before the ordinance goes into effect Building Inspector Albert Hughes will issue any required permits, while the board will hear appeals and requests for variances. The ordinance is required for towr lie Pi irrtnirtrt ii * \y ment plant. Implement an ordinance, a: discussed earlier. requiring holdinj tank capacity and off-peak time pum ping for customers using in excess o 5.000 gallons of water per day. Review water and sewer rate: with the intent to develop a capita reserve fund, also for future im provements. Consider adopting an acreage fe: policy for developing property con nected to the town water and sewe systems. ionE i hati \4ald For m; American f count on foi whatever w hours of wo Later, t developed! andcompa * withpensic More 1 II-? Ac Uiuliwi tl V* I.) \I1 H.ll V I Accounts),/ even more 1 Now, c are Investor wtSr* with all kin< pM muscle in y higher-yielc Mayb( shift gears ii bonds. Or a HI mtimmoof SBMW I v uiLi i iv-111 Whale come see u !L Thetii ?L The pi rin your neiij sx )N, Thursday, April 11, 198^-Page J-A Growth i residents to continue qualifying for federal flood insurance. Amended, on first reading, a fire department ordinance that provides for probationary membership. A second reading will be held. Voted to pay county taxes and exempt town taxes on the Sunnyslde property at Shallotte Muncipal Park. Mayor Beamon Hewett had reported a favorable response from landowner Ix-onard Rourk about a lease arrangement with the town. Voted to send a letter supporting H.R. 1181 and thanking Congressman Charlie Rose. If adopted the bill would extend the general revenue sharing program another five years. This budget year, the town of , Shallotte received approximately , $15,000 from the program, the equivalent, said Hewett, of "two or three cents on the tax rate." Heard tluit the Shallotte Volunteer Fire Department held two meetings and responded to nine calls in March, including four woods fires and one j vehicle, one dumpster, one training and one house fire, as well as a call to the site ot n permiiied fire. Losses were estimated between $20,000 and $:?0,000. Two inspections were conducted. At one site, one previously identified problem had been corrected and another had not. i Town attorney Mason Anderson confirmed that the fire chief does . have statutory authority to Issue citar tions when ha/.ards noted during inspections are not corrected. RA. i my i ing. \ny vears. a\\ the amily could r retirement was ^?llU I U 1 CtllUl lUllg,llclIU rkcould muster, he Government Social Security, nies pitched in >11 plans. "ecently, with dual Retirement Americans got help. it NCN13, there Ootion IRAs. I r ds of ways to put our money. 2 you want a safe, 1,fixed-rate IRA. 2 you want to nto stocks or i combination of investments. ,'ver you need, s.Soon. ne to start is now. lace is right here [hborhood. :w3 MtmbtrFDK i t
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