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For the second time in 1*4 years,
the Shallotte town board Wednesday
rejected a proposal from the N.C.
Department of Transportation to
four-lane Main Street.
The latest four-laning proposal
followed complaints about traffic
backing up one to m miles out of
town on U.S. 17 and Holden Beach
Road, a situation attributed by some
complainants to the addition of two
new traffic signals along U.S. 17.
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duui uie town anu ine in .v,. uepartment
of Transportation office received
complaints about the signals.
Following a field investigation by
traffic engineer Roger Hawkins,
DOT adjusted timing of the new light
at Smith Avenue to coordinate with
the signal at N.C. 130 east and U.S.
17.
As a result, said Mayor Beamon
Hewett, "traffic is moving at a better
clip."
Still, he added, "with as much traffic
as we have, DOT said the only
I way to ease the problem would be to
four-lane 17."
Aldermen didn't have to think
twice before rendering their decision.
"1 suggest we leave well enough
alone for the time being." said
Aldermen David Gause, speaking for
fellow aldermen as well.
Division 3 DOT Engineer T.W.
Funderburk had proposed marking
U.S. 17 for four-lanes when the road
is resurfaced this fall. It was temporarily
capped with a thin layer of
asphalt in June after grinding.
It was the second time he had made
the offer.
Back in April 1984, Funderburk had
made the same nroDosal. writing.
"We feel that the volumes of traffic
on U.S. 17 have reached the point that
w; consideration should be given to the
removal of parking on U.S. 17 and
two lanes for northbound and two
lanes for southbound traffic."
At that time, the town's request for
traffic lights at Pine Street and
> Mulberry Street were rejected.
Jn hi* most recent letter, he wrote
In "H similar vein, "The traffic
volumes indicate a need for additional
lanes to relieve the congestion
and delay on U.S. 17."
Approximately five years ago, the
town board bit the bullet and abolished
parking on one side of U.S. 17 in
order to create a center tum lane.
A U.S. bypass around Shallotte is
presently scheduled for construction
start-up in 1988 and is expected to
minimize traffic congestion through
town when completed.
Vacation PolicyAldermen
adopted revisions
Wednesday to the town employees'
vacation policy, mainly clarifying
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Vacation time will be based on the
employee's anniversary" date. Fulltime
employees will earn five days
annual leave, to be taken only after a
year of employment. In their second
and consecutive years up to 10 years,
full-time employees will earn 10 days
of leave annually. It will accrue at
the rate of .83 day per month.
If an employee terminates employment
with the town and gives two
weeks notice or if the supervisor
decides to waive the notice requirement,
the employee can receive pay
for vacation time accured in the current
year.
If the employee fails to give proper
notice of termination, he or she will
fnrfoit thp timn onnmoH vonr
After 10 years of service, vacation
time will increase by one day per
year.
Vacation time cannot be carried
over from one year to the next and
vacation cannot be taken without
prior approval.
Annexations
Aldermen upheld a recommends
tion from the planning board to deny
requests for annexation of individual
lots in Bricrwood Estates submitted
by Terry D. Willetts and Richard F.
Bangs, citing the current
moratorium on sewer line extensions.
The planning board had
recommended the rezoning of property
near Commerce Street from
residential mobile home to commercial,
scheduling a public hearing at
the town board's Sept. 4 meeting.
Reserve Fees
Handling the subject like a hot
potato, the board tabled action on a
request from Building Inspector
Albert Hughes to interpret the
capital reserve fee charge as it
relates to mobile home rental lots.
Hughes wanted to know who, if
anyone,?mobile home owner or
mobile home park owner?would pav
the reserve fee since mobile homes in
rental spaces wouldn't be there permanently.
"Somebody's going to have to pay
something," said Alderman David
Gause. Aldermen Jerry Jones
agreed, adding, "Somebody down the
road has to be responsible for it."
They had a generally favorable
response to an interpretation proposed
by the mayor, but delayed action
until their Sept. 4 meeting.
What Hewett proposed was this:
that there be no charge for existing
mobile home lots already served with
water and sewer taps. But for each
new lot laid out, the mobile home lot
owner would pay the capital reserve
fee. As with a house, the fee would be
a one-time charge.
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everybody that way," said Hewett.
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Bailey Street
Town aldermen asked staff to
come up with estimates for marl to
spread on the two-tenths mile of
Bailey Street that remains unpaved.
Harold Robinson and James Bellamy
of the Brunswick County Farm
Bureau asked the town to pave the
street, or to at least improve
maintenance. The street is used by
the bureau's 4,500 members and provides
the most direct route to the
Farm Bureau office, particularly
with installation of a light at Smith
Avenue.
If the town can afford it, employees
will spread marl on the street. If not.
Superintendent Albert Hughes said
that with the additional manpower in
his department, the street should get
more attention than in the past.
Bailey is one of only four unpaved
public streets within the town. The
others are Mints, Northside and
Forest. The paving money is this
year's budget has been allocated
already for Mintz Street.
Other Business
In other business, the board heard
reports from the fire and police
departments.
The fire department held two 1
meetings, with attendance of 11 and
eight members and responded to
three fires with property losses of an
estimated $5,000. An average of eight
firefighters responded to each call.
For July, Police Chief Don Stovall
reported issuance of 22 traffic citations;
investigation of 12 crimes and
20 accidents; 59 public service calls;
36 motorist assists; responses to 23
alarms: providing 40 escorts; directing
traffic for emergency vehicles
four times; and two continuing investigations.
Public Didn't
Attend Hearing
No one but county employees attended
a hearing Tuesday night on a
proposed water bond refunding project.
'Nobody was there and it lasted
about five minutes," County
Manager Billy Carter spid Tuesday
night.
The county plans to sell up to $3.9
million in new bonds to pay off an
equivalent sum of outstanding Series
A water bonds as they mature.
Finance Director Wallace Hnrriinp
anticipates a savings to the county in
interest expease in excess of the cost
of the bond sale.
lie plans to schedule the sale of the
newly-authorized bonds in midSeptember,
in conjunction with the
sale of the remaining $10 million of
the $37 million in water bonds approved
by county voters a number of
years ago.
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Cosmetology program courses will
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