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Ocean Isle 29 CentTa BY TERRY POPE Ocean Isle Beach commissioners adopted a 1985-86 tentative budget Tuesday with plans to keep the town's tax rate at 29 cents per $100 valuation, the same as last year. The budget presented by Town Clerk Alberta Tatum lists estimated revenues for the year at $2,010,428.48. Of those revenues, $273,105.56 would be collected in ad valorem taxes for property within the town that has a current value exceeding $95 million. Commissioners will meet again Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at the town hall and will also hold a work session on the budget June 11 at the town hall at 4 p.m. At Tuesday's meeting. a public hearing on revenue sharinu funds totaling $4,286 was held, but no public comments were made. The town appropriated the entire amount to the police department. Impact fees from the town's sewer system would add $50,000 in revenues to the 1085-86 budget while $415,566 is anticipated in state Clean Water Bond Grant funds. Other revenues anticipated are as follows: accommodation tax funds, $165,000; assessment roll, collected fiscal year 1984-85, $458,823.80; assessment roll revenues, $456,305.20; building permits and contractors licenses, $18,000; franchise tax and intangibles tax, $28,300: and sales tax refund. $28,844. Revenues would also be received from ABC board funds, Powell Bill street funds, a $10,000 land use plan Council Gi l f a I? . I \/WQCT D-rtrfl v f ww ; s.; sv: BV TERRY POPF. Ocean Isle Beach commissioners t reviewed and approved a set of plans Tuesday that will allow a 192-unit ! planned development to be con- I structed on the beach's west end. i In giving approval to DeCarol | Williamson for the two Ocean Isle i Resort subdivisions, the board com- i pUraqiUeil the developer on the project that will consist of twelve 16-unit buildings and 384 parking spaces, j i Commissioners followed in Che I footsteps of the town planning and zoning board, which earlier approved the project by an unanimous vote. Mayor LaDane Bullington said. Williamson addressed tlie town Tuesday with maps for the planned development prepared by Edward Stone Jr. Planning Corporation of Ft. lauderdale, Fla. The council approved two subdivisions for the site at an earlier meeting, but those plans will lie replaced with the development approved Tuesday, Ms. Bullington said. "It will be a well-balanced, planned out community with the family atmosphere intact," Williamson told s the council Tuesday. "Really, what [ we've done is designed something TO MAKE WIN! Plant Locate BY SUSAN USHKR 1 A window blind manufacturing c company plans to begin production ' around June 1 in the former Milliken ' Pump Co. building at Shallotte Point. The location makes the third pro- r duction site for Vista Manufacturing " Co. of Jacksonville and Sarasota. s Fla.. said Jay Whitman, plant manager. Vista, formed in 1980, is the fourth h largest contract manufacturer of J Graber blinds C d The company will make vertical ti blinds at the Brunswick County ti plant, which Whitman said will a employ about 20 persons when in full production. c He said the work force would be ti hired locally Vista is setting up J equipment and making sure it is f< -I ? *, ?? view. From its Shallotte Point location, b Vtsta plans to distribute products to V an area ranging from Charleston, it S C., to the Virginia/North Carolina a line and west. Whitman said U b The Shallotte Point plant will include an inventory of Vista products Vi made elsewhere for regional M distribution. Vista manufactures rer- b deal blinds and Grater "fashion r, plates" or accordion-pleated polyester fabric mini-blinds at the Sarasota plant It's Tampa ? warehouse maintains an inventory of ta * i.r. - rr~-r Budget Kee x Rate !nta< grant from the Coastal Area Management Act and other sources. The town's largest expenditure for the fiscal year will be the proposed sewer system, for which $1,526,194 has been budgeted for fiscal year 1985-86. Other expenditures are as follows: administration, $55,045; building inspection, $27,215.75; park management, $5,000; Brunswick County planner, $2,880; unemployment tax, $1,484.65; local government retirement, $11,500; erosion project, $10,000 and contingency, $12,481.84. The town's water management fund will include $251,243.09 in anti^'pstcd revenues $1*0 537.35 in operation expenses and $28,560 in administrative expenses. Revenues include $20,000 for tap-on fees, $192,837 for water bills and $33,815.74 from reserve funds. Several town employees will also be awarded pay raises under the new budget. Town Clerk Tstnm's sslsrv will increase from $17,096.62 per year to $20,800. Building inspector T. Druied Robcrson's salary will also increase from $18,000 to $21,500 per year. Police Chief Jerry Gurganus will receive a pay increase from $17,613.75 to $18,494 per year. Officers James Stewart, Tommy Allen and William Lewis will also receive raises, each from $13,230 to $13,892 per year. In other business Tuesday, the board agreed to appropriate $1,200 to ives Appro\ /n. I If r> rsannea r with less density than what it was originally subdivided for." Some areas of the project will consist of more density than others while there will be "a lot of green areas and ,/pvn niuw, rr iiiianisun aaaca. i ne project calls for an average of 14 units per acre, or 28 to 30 bedrooms per acre. "That Is actually less density than you have in the R-l areas," Williamson said. "If you're counting bedrooms." The two subdivisions approved Tuesday arc part of a long-term planted development for the west end hat will eliminate cluster housing, or jnplanned projects, Ms Bullington >aid. Plans also call for later adding win towers to the development. I Williamson told the board that Edvanl Stone has a fine reputation for :reating carefully planned projects hat benefit the communities. "One of the first things he told us vas, if he wasn't free to plan something that would protect their eputation as well as ours," Williain>on said, "then they didn't want the >roject" Mayor Bullington said the comX5W BLINDS ?s At Point Jraber hardware and rods and the ompany also distributes I^evolor ilinds, products that will evMntnoiit/ >e included in the local inventory. Vista's Jacksonville plant is to be ' eplaced with a new, larger facility c iow under construction. Whitman r aid. v Vista leased the Shallotte Point 1 uilding from Alton Milhken in 1 anuary. Resources Development v Commission Director Michael c eSherbirun said. The facility consins about 5,000 square feet produc- 1 ion area, plus about 1,000 square feet r ffice space d "Truthfully, there's not a lot of u ornmercial buildings available in u lis area." said Vista Vice President irn Singer "I'm real happy we 0 xind this place. Extremely happy " '' Vista had looked at several sites g etween Myrtle Beach, SC., and Filxnington?the mid-point area of c s proposed wholesale distribution s rea. including Whitevtlle and Myr- ** e beach, but settled on the Milliken * "The people in the area have been try nice and real cooperative," he ** ltd. 'Mr de Sherbimn has given us ^ tremendous amount o< help We're 'c tally glad we ran into hurt" ^ 0" The Miiiiken building was once us- 01 1 to manufacture water pumps, but 0 as bees vacant for several years. sI sps :t have the engine overhauled in a police department patrol car. Funds for the work are available in the 1985-86 budget, Ms. Tatum said. Roberson, the town's building inspector, was also authorized Tuesday to apply for a probationary mechanical inspector's license from the state for which fees will be $25 per inspection. The board will decide at its meeting Tuesday the fees for plumbing inspections that must begin June 1. Roberson has proposed setting a $25 minimum, or $3 per fixture for plumbing fees, but some board members think the figure is too high. All plumbing work for new construction must be inspected prior to tapping on to the town sewer system. Roberson also reported Tuesday the town issued 31 building permits in April, collecting $16,750 in fees for a rnn^trm'tirm volnn nf ti fv:t CAA ??> >< i muv VI yt,V?W,?AA>. The board also agreed Tuesday to 'Investigate ".'hat needs to t>e done to prevent dune destruction along the east end. Board member Debbie Fox read a letter to the board Tuesday signed by several residents of Second Street and Fayetteville Street. Residents are asking the board to prevent the use of dunes in their neighborhood as public accessways, either by barricades or installing no parking signs. Police Chief Gurganus also reported Tuesday that Third Street leading to the inlet on the east end needs to be barricaded to prevent vehicles from driving on the strand. rcal For roject pany sent the plans to an engineer to calculate the storm water runoff impact on the area. The storm water issue is one that is now before the state, hut "in this project, they did calculate that," Ms. BuUington said. Sewer Decisions Mayor Buimigton will attend a planning session in Raleigh Friday with the town's sewer system engineers to prepare"'for a meeting with bond rating agencies in New York City. Bonds are .scheduled to be sold July 2 to help finance the town's sewer system. Commissioners gave Ms. Bullington authority Tuesday to sell the bonds to the bnnk offering the highest Interest rate in case the bonds need to be sold prior to July 2. Town officials will meet with Moody's and Standard and Poor's bond rating agencies in New York City next month in hopes of retaining in excellent bond rating. At a special meeting of the council hst Monday, the town approved low lids for the $4.3 million sewer system md also established tap-on fees for he system. R.H. Moore Company Inc. of Mur ell's Inlet, S.C. was awarded the lanitary sewers and force mains secion of the project at $1,795,649.50 ollowing the recommendation of ingineers Henry von Oesen and Associates. The town followed the eccmmendation of the engineer on ill low bids which were opened April 2. Dellinger Inc. of Monroe was iwarded the contract for the low bid in the submersible precast concrete tump station at $692,500. Crowder Construction Company nc. of Charlotte was awarded the ontract for the wastewater treatnent facility and main lift station rith a low bid of $1.6 million. Cape Fear Electric Inc. of Wilmngton was awarded the contract for he electrical portion of the project rith a low bid of $205,900. The total ost of the project is $4,294,049 50 Commissioners also established ap-on fees to the system as follows: esidentlal, single units, $900; uplex, with single sewer tap for both nits, $l,2tt>: duplex with two sewer spa, one for each unit, $1,600 For motels, hotels, condominiums r apartment units, a $2,000 tap-on 1 ( *< " ??-' ? vt ??w oriji, wnicnever is reater, will be charged For commercial units, |9Q0 will be harged (or nominal water users uch as professional office* or retail usinesses For intense water user*, uch as restaurants or laundromats, 1 ,Vf) will be charged A second notice will also be mailed > prc^erty owners offering a 1100 iscount on their total tap-on costs ir paying the fee* prior to the due ate ? July This offer will extend to I wners of noo-comrnerciaJ property sly to provide the town with upfront ish to help tn installation of sewer stem lateral lines. A PREDAWN ELECTRICAL FI1 C.A. Stokes ot Monroe. Fires De Horr Two fires destroyed a mobile home arui several acres of woodland "last week near Seaside, before the area COllld receive n mnph noo/l^ ?i ? MWUCU pvi IUVI of rainfall, according to Brunswick County Emergency Management Coordinator Cecil Ixjgan. Firemen responded to a 3:20 a.m. blaze early Wednesday morning that destroyed a iiiuuue home in Seaside owned by C.A. Stokes of Monroe. The summer residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire, Logan said. The blaze was apparently caused by an electrical shortage, he added. No estimate was available on the amount of damages, but the mobile home was a total lass. Sunset Beach Volunteer fire fighters battled the fire for two hours. Wednesday evening, fire fighters were called back to a wooded area near Seaside to battle a fire that a|> ^iK'WHttflfl tdgBtkBBKaHB FIREFIGHTERS Keith I/iKun, Al Mann hose down a debris fire Wedn a wooded nrea near Krook* Drive Ir Bill Would L A hill that is currently ix-ln^ considered hy a committee of the U.S. House of ftenresent-i'.,. ! allow hospital management firms to assume Hill-Burton grants, rather than "require" the companies to assume the obligations, said Brunswick Hospital Administrator Charles Sons. Brunswick Hospital authority members voted April 24 to allow Hospital Corporation of America, the firm now leasing the hospital, to assume the Hill-Burton grant if the bill Is passed and If HCA officials were willing to do so. It was incorrectly stated In the May 2 issue of The Brunswick Beacon that the authority's vote would "make HCA responsible" for the obligation. * vv c ?Lumber 0Sffl BUILPIWG ! ?? ^ VammoMMBnaBi THE BKUNSWICK BEACOl PHv^ RE last Wednesday destroyed this Brool stroy Mobil le, Several, parently started along the edge of a clearing where debris had once been dumped. "It could have been a lot worse Ulan it was," I,ogan said. The N.C. Forest Service spotter plane was called in to help pinpoint the location of the flames, he added. Assistant Forest Hanger Philip Ininan said Tuesday the county has been degraded to a level two readiness for forest fires as a result of the weekend rains. When Wednesday's woodland fire broke out, the county was under a level three readiness and the men were getting ready to go home for the day. Units from Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle and Calabash volunteer fire departments battled the blaze before bringing it under control. Nearby residents said the debris has remained in the clearing for some time, but - /L j/v * Nurd and Steve Volunteers from S rsdny afternoon In Calabash lire de the Seaside area. unknown origin un et HCA Assume Up until 1977, Hill-Burton grants were awarded to help construct hospitals provided the funds were repaid by providing n certain amount of indigent care for those who can't afford to pay. The Brunswick Hospital, which | received a tl million Hill-Burton i Krant In 1977, Is still obligated to repay tfie Krant. When the authority leased the facility to HCA last year, it was the first hospital the company had obtained throuKh a lease agrecment for which a Hill-Burton obllKation still existed, Sons said. It was also Incorrectly staled in tlie May 2 Issue that the authority's lease aitreement obliKated Ht.'A to finance close to $3.9 million In Improvements to the Brunswick Hospital Instead, ^ The time is rlpt |y all our home li w ? YE COT IT ALL: -Plumbing & eleci -s" x -i iUPPUIS Hwy 179 Oc* ?i, Thursday, May IS, 198S?Page 13-A MMI PHOIOBY SUSAN USMIR is Drive mobile home owned by the e Acres the fire Wednesday started near the edge of the clearing and not near th? pile of debris. Uigan said Friday that arson is suspected in the fire, but no one has been charged. Weekend rains have helped reduce the area's potential for forest fires, but the county's water table remains low, Inman said. Another dry speii could create the same dangerous conditions as before, he noted. Ixrgan said he is also investigating a series of snuill brush fires that have apparently been set in the Marlee Acres subdivision near Seaside. In the past month, 15 to 16 small brush fires have been set along the roadway, mostly in the afternoons, he said. Sunset Beach volunteer fire fighters luive responded to each blaze. | unset Beach, Ocean Isle Reach and partment* brought the blaze of tier control. Obligation the lease railed for close to $1.4 million In Improvements, but Mt.'A officials elected to exceed that amount, lip to $.10 million In Improvements to the facility, Sons said. MULLIGAN HOUtlMOVIRS, Inc. ilCVnia 055 Tabor City, N.C. 653-2272 754 6065 Iniorad Co?d?d ~ \ ?for savings on Tiprovementsl trlcal supplies 'vIStar paint Cabot stains ?Paneling ?or? Ul? K Sunt#* 579 3361 J i *
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