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to be built.
Septic tank permit from the
health department.
Those planning construction
valued at less than $20,000 must present
a septic tank permit, tax map
and parcel number and/or proof of
ownership, directioas to the building
site, a sketch of their building plans,
with a list of other, more specific information
such as the typo of foundation,
roof and exterior wall coverings
and heating fuel and water sources.
Following a grace period that ends
September 15, the county will double
the fees it charges if work or uctivity
begias on a project before the
necessary permits are obtained.
Farm buildings other than
residences are exempted from ttie
fees, but the permits arc still required.
Julius "Buddy" Ijcwtx is a nutkvc o(
Commission*
Problems Frc
Some residents say Stella Hoad in
1.eland is "rougher than a
washboard," while others who live
Just a few houses away claim it Is
"quite adequate" for the
neighborhood.
Both sides took their complaints to
the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners
Tuesday night, where the
Ixwird agreed to find out what the
state thinks about Stella Hoad.
Several residents attended the
commissioners' meeting with questions
und comments about the county's
1985-llti proposed Secondary
Hoad Program, which the board
unanimously approved. The board
also approved a listing of the N.C.
Department of Transportation's
plaas to provide .stabilisation for
county roads based on their priorities
for paving.
Stella Koad was not on the DOT's
listing of 131 county roads and streets
the commissioners reviewed at a
meeting last week. Residents of the
street, both for and ugainst stabilizing
the dirt road, wander why.
"I don't live up there myself," said
Van Clark of Iceland. who is selling
lotx along the street, "but people I'm
putting in up there, thev deserve a
road."
One resident of Stella Road
countered Clark's claim that the road
is not suitable for school buses or
emergency vehicles. "We've never
been unable to get out of that road I
came out of there at 30 mph litis morning
The road is quite adequate."
James Kluti, who operates n
backhoe business on Stella Road,
spoke in favor of improving the road
Gas
An apparent gas leak at Shallotti
Point remained under the watchful
eye of state envtrorunenlal management
officials Tuesday evening.
According to Brunswick County
Emergency Management Coordinator
Cecil lxigan. the gas leak was
discovered Monday afternoon after
resident Dorothy Suggs noticed the
water she was spraying on her
flowers swelled like gasoline.
Tests revealed Ms. Suggs' two
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il two building inspectors who began
;r Is Juiius "Buddy" I>ewls of Leiand.
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the Shaliottc area and has completed
college coursework in health and
physical education. He has taught
carpentry for Bruaswick Technical
College, worked as a construction
superintendent and iron foreman,
and most recently was employed by
Ferris and Associates on the county
revaluation project.
Adams, an Indiana native, recently
moved to the Shaliotte area from
I,cesburg, Fla., where he had been a
contractor for more than 30 years
and an inspector for the state for
about six years, performing environmental,
pollution control and
mobile home manufacturing inspections.
He is married to the former
Ix>uise Stanley, a native of Ash.
Mrs. Holden, a native of the
Shaliotte area, worked previously for
the county about 2Mi years as clerk to
the board ot commissioners.
?rs Hear
>m Residents
since there are two businesses
already located along the street and
more families arc moving in every
day. But improving the street will be
"turning a low deaslty housing area
into a high density housing area,"
one resident responded.
According to a letter from Division
Transportation Commissioner Tommy
Pollard of Jacksonville, both
sides were contacted in March regar
man uif neatca arguments over
Stella Koad. At that time, it was
recommended that "DOT not
become involved in this
neighborhood controversy." so the
street has not become part of the
state road system.
An update on DOT's stance on
Stella Koad was requested >*y the
commissioners Tuesday night. Commissioners
also agreed to draft a
resolution favoring Pollard's request
that the county lobby the legislature
to increase state road funds for
coastal counties, especially for
Brunswick and New Hanover, since
they are in the midst of a population
explosion.
The Secondary' Koad Program approved
by the board Tuesday involves
the replacing of a substandard
bridge onS.H. 1417; the allotment of
fl25.000 in state funds to supplement
$77,554 in payments from landowners
to pave 3.21 miles in five residential
areas; the widening of 4.4 miles of
Stone Chimney Road in Supply;
draining, basing and paving of King
Koad in Inland; stabilization of six
state roads and other additions such
as paving of fire and rescue squad entrances.
Leak AAonit
wells were contaminated with
gasoline. l>ogan said, possibly coming
from the gas tanks at the
Shallotte Point Grocery' across the
street from her home.
Those tanks were quickly drained
late Monday evening. Ixgan said. No
other wells in the area have been
reported contaminated, he added.
State Division of Environmental
Management officials from Wilmington
were called in late Monday to
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Shallot
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BY SUSAN USHER
It costs more to hoilri a house or
business in Shallotte these days.
Retroactive to July 1, the town has
begun levying a capital reserve fee
on new construction to generate
some of the $408,000 needed to expand
the Forest Drive sewer treatment
plant.
The plant's capacity must be expanded
before sewer lines can be extended
any further. However, land
along existing sewer lines can continue
to be developed. The sewer
plant is currently operating at 100,000
gallons per day of its 120,000 gpd
capacity.
Out-of-town fees will be double
those charged in town. The term "out
of town" applies to structures built
on property outside the town limits as
of July' 1, 1985, Mayor Beamon
Hewett said.
In-town residential fees are $200
per bedroom, with a $500 minimum
per living unit. For commercial property,
the minimum rate is $600
through the first 5,000 square feet,
then $120 per each additional 1,000
square feet.
By the estimate of J. Finley Boney,
engineer for the system, the fees will
generate only about half the funds
needed to build a new lagoon, purchase
additional land and build an irrigation
field.
The capital reserve fee isn't the only
new charge intended to help
finance the system. Of each new
water and sewer installation, $250
will also be set aside.
Annexations
Action on two proposed annexations
had been delayed until the
board could adopt a capital reserve
fee schedule.
In the meantime, the owner of one
tract changed her mind.
No action was taken Wednesday
night on a letter from Earline (Pet)
Bellamy withdrawing her earlier re- i
quest for annexation of 4W acres of i
property and rezoning of that area
and another 3Mi acres already within
town.
Aldermen said they needed to wait
until legul difficulties between the
landowner and two prospective
buyers are resolved.
Two developers who had had an option
to buy the property?contingent
upon its annexation and rezoning?asked
the town to annex and
zone the property subject to the sale
taking place.
July 4th
BY SUSAN USHER
Fourth of July holiday crowds
"really burned up the water" Kriday
and Saturday, Kenneth Hewett, county
water system director, reported
Monday night.
Water use was lower Thursday
than Kriday, when the pace picked
up, he said.
Tile county was pumping 4W
million to 5 million gaiions of water
from its wells near the treatment
plant on N.C. 211. Ocean Isle Beach
and Sunset Beach also were pumping
from four wells each over most of the
holiday. Hewett estimated that thre?
pumping stations in the coastal area
County's Jc
Brunswick County's unemploy
ment rale has taken another dip,
irom 7.7 percent in April to 6.9 percent
in May, reported the N.C.
Employment Security Commission.
However, the statewide seasonallyunadjusted
unemployment rate (or
the state increased slightly, from 5.2
percent to 5.4 percent in May.
"We had a significant increase in
unemployment in several areas due
to layoffs in the textile industry,"
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conduct tests on the contaminated
water and gas supplies
"Right now. we're waiting on those
test results to see whatever is
necessary' to clean it up," Logan
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and carry away the contaminated
soil and/or water
Ms Suggs has two wells on her property.
and both were contaminated
by the gas leak, logan said Test
results should show what type of gas
is Involved in the leak, he added
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Mayor Beamon Hewett Wednesday i
board of aldermen meeting. On hand
wife, Pam, and son and daughter-ln-1
day was his first official day on the j<
Tlie option expired June 27, but the
developers told aldermen it was their
opinion Mrs. Bellamy could not block
the sale if it took place within the 30
days remaining on her contract with
a realty firm.
However, Mayor Hewett advised
the town couldn't zone by contract.
Also, voluntary annexation must be
done at the request of the property
owner.
Ease On Parking
Shallotte businesses won't need to
devote quite as much land to parking
in Die future, following adoption of
new requirements by the town board.
"We were looking for enough room
to park in Shallotte," said Mayor
Beamon Hewett referring In nnrkini*
requirements adopted last year.
"But it appears we've overdone it.
"Our land is too valuable to lay it
under concrete and never let it be used."
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Nos. 2, 3 and 4, shut down no more
than hour between July 4 and July 7.
If Pfizer Chemicals Inc. had been
operating at full capacity, the county
would not have been able to meet all
its demand, Hewett said, but still
would probably not have been forced
to ration its wholesale customers.
"We're fine-tuning the rest of our
system. When Pfizer goes back up in
two weeks we want to be able to run
at full capacity," he said. "We don't
want to ration anybody.
"We may have to ask Pfizer to conIt
ran Hn if fnr n shnrt u-hila "
Pflzer's mid-summer slowdown
>bless Rate
said E1SC spokesman Bob Campbell.
"The hardest hit county was Cabarrus
which jumped from 4.9 percent in
April to 18.7 percent in May."
In Brunswick County, 1,360 persons
remained unemployed in May compared
to 1,500 in April. Unemployment
rates for several surrounding
counties also fell in May, including
New Hanover's from 6 percent to 5.6
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'all (right), was sworn la by Shallotte
evening at the town hall before the
for the brief ceremony was Stovall's
aw, Scott and Tammy Stovall. Mon)b.
Alderman Wilton Harrelson
agreed, making specific reference to
Coastal Plaza shopping center on the
south end: "I? you parked near the
woods you would have to run a shuttle
bus to carry your groceries."
Aldermen adopted less restrictive
square footage requirements recommended
by the Shallotte Planning
Board.
Under the new provisions, one
parking space would be required for
square footage as follows:
Public building or public
club?each 200 square feet, instead of
100 sq.ft.;
Retail, high volume?each 300 sq.
ft, rather than 100 sq. ft;
Retail, low volume?each 400 sq.
ft., rather than 200 sq. ft;
Offices?each 400 sq. ft., rather
than 250 sq. ft;
Banks?200 sq. ft., instead of 75 sg.
ft.; and
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ends in about two weeks, and several
members of the county's water
policy committee postulated water
demand will reach its highest level of
the summer about that time because
of the peak summer beach season.
Pfizer uses between 2*4 million to 3
million gallons of county water each
day.
At peak performance, the county
water plant can produce as much as 7
million gpd over a limited period of
operation. At normal maximum
operating capacity, it pumps up to 6
million gpd.
The water system encountered
essentially only one problem over the
Stands At i
percent and Columbus County from
9.5 to 9.3 percent
Bladen County experienced a slight
increase from 9.9 to 10.1 percent, the
statistics show, joining only four
counties in the state that recorded
double-digit unemployment rates in
May.
The Research Triangle Area continues
to lead the state's counties in
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Service establishments that are
visited frequently?200 sq. ft., rather
than 100 sq. ft.
VFD To Expand
A proposed expansion of the
Simliuuc Vuiunlcri r uc Ccpurt^iCm
station will add two drive-through
bays and provide space for a small
office.
Aldermen approved the expansion
and agreed to handle the advertising
of bids for the work, which will be
paid for by the fire department.
"That's one thing we've been sav
ing our money for," said Susan Arnold,
an officer in the department.
"We knew once we had a truck we
would need a place to store it."
Volunteer firemen are rebuilding a
truck into a 20,000 gallon tanker.
"It's been painted and it looks
more like a fire truck every day,"
said Ms. Arnold.
The expansion of the fire station includes
a 26-feet by 20-feet addition to
the rear, with two bay doors, and
creation of a small office inside.
Also, fire department members
will soon begin repainting and
numbering fire hydrants, using paint
furnished by the town.
Other Business
In other business, aldermen:
Affirmed their earlier acceptance
by telephone poll of a bid of $11,286
from Nationwide Insurance for town
insurance coverage, the only bid
received after advertising twice. The
bid came in at about $2,000 more than
budgeted. Aldermen were polled, the
mayor said, so that insurance for the
town could be secured by the first of
July, the start of the new fiscal year.
Annexed a tract of property owned
by A1 Willis and located at the
point between U.S. 17 south and
Sellers Drive. It will be zoned commercial,
at Willis' request.
Voted to give former police officer
Carey Gaskins vacation pay in the
absence of policy to the contrary, but
scheduled a discussion of vacation
policy al uie board's next meeting to
clarify several questions before
another "incident" occurs. Gaskins
left the department without giving
notice.
"We should be fair to employees," t
said Harrelson, "but it's a two-way
street. They should also be fair to
their employers."
In the mayor's chambers before
the meeting. Mayor Hewett administered
the oath of office to the
town's new police chief, Don Stovall.
Water
July 4th holiday, Hewett said, when
Oak Island lost electrical service for
about three hours. Elevated tanks at
Holden Beach and Long Beach dropped
to near empty about two times
each, while Shall otte dropped down
once.
But, Hewett added, "we didn't get
any complaints."
In ?11 A-J at a? * a
in mi, iic eauiimicu uie county lost
production of about 180,000 to 190,000
gallons of water during the outage.
Across the county, he predicted
several of the beach towns might
have pumped record volumes of
water through their systems.
6.9 Percent
unemployment rates with Wake
County at 2.4 percent, Orange County
at 2.3 percent and Durham County at
2.5 percent.
Cabarrus County recorded the
highest unemployment rate (18.7 percent)
with approximately 10,960 persons
unemployed.
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