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Golf Course ( Earl Heffner, golf writer and forn new course, Sea Trail Golf Links at Suj iiis stories tr ace lire development the course, give tips on how to play it, i and conclude with a personal opinion c The pictures and stories are inch souvenir Section C of this Issue. 1V8S IHI BRUNSWICK MOOR ? SONS SPRINGPORT BE Volume 23, Number 51 f 4$ j, TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Wallace f beach access program coordinator Jul! and Rep. David Red wine joined Kd and TWO SEEK MAYOR'S J Seven C Shall otte BY SUSAN USHER n Seven candidates, including one in- p cuinbcnt, are seeking the two available seats on the Shallotte ti Board of Aldermen p They are Michael j. Arnold, Gary i; A. Cheers, Joseph "Yankee" g Ebright, Alderman Paul Wayne t Reeves, Danny Roden, Sarah I,. Tripp and Charles W. Williams i A newcomer to local politics, but i not local civic Rffairs, Krankie I., l Bennett, Joins Alderman Jerry Jones in seeking the job of mayor long held i by Bean son Hewett, who did not file I for re-election. I "1 want to see the government I turned back over to the people," Ben- | Davis Wins BY SUSAN USHEK 1 By a scant 16-vote lead. Marion i Davis ot Supply emerged the winner tn a tight race for the District 5 seat on the Atianuc Telephone Membership Corp board of directors Friday | night Oniy x votes separated the nigh vote-getter from the low votc-gcttcr tn a three-inan race that attracted a record turnout for the cooperative's annual meeting. (letteral Manager Kussell Price said <58 members registered at the meeting, with another 1.JS9 sending proxies for the election "It ts tlie Urcesl attendance we've ever had." said Price "H's a remarkable turnout " Davis raptured S9? votes to longtime boaro member wit>on Arnold's Ml. Trailing was Kenneth "Mack" long with Ml Davis and long were nominated by petition: Arnold by the nominating committee "It was eery. \er> close. " commented Price i didn't especl it to tie that close I had no idea the three a( them would be jammed together tliat ckseh " After the door prws were awarded. a group M mere than M members lingered, curious to hear the election results Co-op members clustered outside the window ol the ciassrcwc where the election committee wiis tabulating results Re-elected to the board wen Charles Mills at Ijeiand. District 7 V director: and PR Hankins o( \ . /* Dpens Towr icr Beacon staffer, Voters go t onH un-ifp ahnnt (hp tr? 7:.t0 n.m. K iset Beach. Memorial Hosj and construction of Across the introduce personnel didates is runn olumn. town will be c uded in the special races exist in 5 Election c( BOOK BINDERY ss s 12/31/99 MI 49284 hr vim&M Shallotte, North C % I Hartin, state Sunset Beach Monday e Shambaugh access area. Dinah Gore of >OST ompete For >. O C jT VI ? DUUI U JUU ctt said. "It scorns one man in ihe sii ast has run the town " de There needs to be more clean-up of sp rash along the streets and repair of an lotholes-things he called small but ty raportant details?and tlic manage- of Bent of the town "could be better A: han what it is," he said. "I'm not sure a city manager is the pc mswer; I don't know if the town can hi ifford it. But that could be one way of w; .ightening up on the reins." he said. ei Bennett, 57, and a Shallotle native, of s retired from manufacturing coin- ci handling machines of his own design, or out works part-time with his son's lo business. Seaworthy Systems. He graduated from Georgetown Univer; Three-Way R Bolivia, at-iarge director rhey were n unopposed w Before tfie meeting, campaigning n among members. Davis said his goal n in seeking the directorship is to fan- p prove telephone service and to ex- V tend cable TV service, to get the cooperative " moving." o "It get the frnnchife fr 11 o** conn- h ty to provide cable service." he said. c "and it hasn't done it. I want to find v out why and do sometlung about tt" e Registration for the meeting began t during the day for ATMC employees > and opened to the public at 4 30 p m. i At 8 30 p.m, nearly an hour after the t j|8K|jp- spislpfc -: ; k A CHAIU.ES MILLS \ is people Go o the polls in all but one Brunswick O residents of two wrial HUtrlotc?1j lital Tax District?will also vote, county t'. candidates are seeking a to ing unopposed, while mayors of sever hosen from within the governing bo Shallotte, Long Beach and Boiling Sp iverage begins on Page 1-A and conti MSWI arolina, Thursday, Octol H * BH ^ sun rworo ?* susah ushi ? at the site of the proposed public Two Is y in 'A'o^hingten. D.C.. with a gree in mechanical engineering, ent four years in the U.S. Navy, id is active in the Brunswick CounShrine Club He was 1984 president the South Atlantic Mini Motors isociation Jones. 40, said his four year's ex Hence as aldermen should aualifv ni to handle the job of mayor He ants to continue building on some listing projects?such as expansion the wastewater treatment plant ipacity and working with the state i the bypass and U.S. 17-and to ok at some new projects. He would like to see sidewalks exi See SEVEN, Page 2-A > lace For ATA leeting began, the last members .ere completing registration. Confirmation of proxies?up to five per member?caused the delays, said urchasing agent/spokesman Percy t'oodard. Some members brought proxies niy to find those proxies had already n registered. Woodard said this odd happen in one at several rays?a member could have changd his or her mind and decided to atend the meeting, canceling the pro ly, or he cuuki have given his proxy ote to more than one member, with he first proxy holder to register get 1*1 P R. HASTCLNS To Polls Tuesc xinty town Tuesday, with polls open from >lanH Innitor*- *?w>l fWj J, Arthu tal of 55 seats. In four towns, the entire sis i towns have no opposition. The mayor of < ard's membership following the election, ring Lakes only, inues inside Section A. tiaKft CK#i ber 31, 1985 25 r\t v/iici wi BY SUSAN USHER li Sunset Beach developer and Mayor bi Pro-Tern Ed Gore renewed his ef- 8 !orts Monday to persuade the town to cl accept a gift of 35 acres of oceanfront property near Madd inlet for public !! parking and beach access. lr With various media on hand at the R town hall Monday, he announced the c outright donation of the proper- ^ ty?and noted he understands applications from the town for beach P access funds world be viewed S favorably by the state. c "It won't solve all the town's parking needs," Gore acknowledged, w "but it's a first step in that d direction." f Gore had offered the property to f the town before, in spring 1984. only ' to be turned down for a variety of P reasons. "I hope this time it will move forward " f Monday Mayor Jim Gordon was on c hand to lend his endorsement to the proposal, saying, "I'm interested in I anything that will improve the ' town." Both Gordon and Gore are Peeking r*-Hcctten to public office 1 next Tuesday. Beach access, parking and similar demands related to J growth are issues brought up 1 repeatedly in the past year. The proposed access area makes up about 1,600 fret of occanfront on I ?hn tiiaait oiv/f ll'if luoil rJlufnrhlnrt u I viIV ?nwwuk U1CVHU1115 u high ridge of vegetated frontal dunes, 1 30 percent or more of the tract could 1 be used to provide parking for 200 or I more cars, estimated Gore and Julie 1 Shambaugh. public beach access program coordinator for the N.C. Office of Coastal Management, N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. Development could also include picnicking sites, showers, restrooms and similar amenities Access Costly Access would be costly regardless of how it Ls provided A number of cp AC Director Ung to vote the proxy. Nothing in the bylaws prohibits giving a proxy to more than one person, but they can be voted only once. Price said he was pleased with the way the Computerized registration system worked. The system's capacity had been doubled from a year ago for Friday's meeting ana wnn an additional enhancement. Price said he expects to be able to register up to i.SOu persons by the 1966 meeting In hriel comments to ihe member ship, Pnce reviewed operations for the past year and the co-op's upgrading of service. That upgrading will continue, he said, noting plans for a new outside plant contract of roughly $1 million tor improving faculties throughout the system We are going to try to improve the system and provide for new services on a timely basts." he said The annual financial report for the period ending June 3D showed a net operating income of Si t million lor ihe telephone company and a net operating loss of SJ7.T30 for the cable television company Net operating margins were reported ot fVXiJSU for the telephone company and a negative margin at HTJjtO for the cable TV company, primarily because at debt retirement expenses. ^ * tr**' rvptf r***rr-%t\r.a mafjffi ed IrrjE.ra Ai predicted when the new service u c<fert<l the cabk operation ? >tU: aperanr* in the red. - - lay Festivi 6:30 a m. The annual N.C. F - n ~-l *-> ? -V. ?%-; ' . .. ^VuaiVt l?vuv.ll VIUO UOJl nrCRCII and pictures of the evenl ite of can- "Sand sculpture contest >ne beach "Halloween Carnival co . Mayor's "Horseslioe pitching ch: Festival by the Sea par 5EACC c Per Copy 44 Pai Gore Re ui rs.ii ly ons exist?including a causeway or "F ridge over the edge of Madd Inlet or road from a nearby beach access 19; itting in front of several existing no oases. The town anticipates obtain- fe lg funding assistance from Ai ansportation and recreation pro- to rams as well as the state's beach ac- tx ess program, Town Manager /allace Martin said. pi "We're excited that the town and u: :d Gore are willing to do this." said tf hambaugh. "We like seeing agen- tt ies work together. ri "I'd like to see the community pi .ork together with otlier agencies in si .eve loping it. Donations of supplies tt rom other businesses and support n roin community groups would help o bring the cost down of an already o lopular project." a The only factor that might limit the r (reject's development would be lack r >f community interest, she said. fi Gore renewed his offer of the property after getting a call from Hep. ? iavid Kedwine. t "I had been reading this stuff In the I [taper," said Krdwine, "uinl 1 knew I something wasn't right. So I called I i'id to talk it over. I said, 'If you can so this, we i the sute> can do this.'" Coastal Problem i Sunset's problem is one shared by : growing communities all along the roast As the island and surrounding I area becomes more Intensely 1 developed, the space available for 1 parking by both residents of the town, nearby "day" visitors and l tourists becomes more limited as de- ! tnand spirals. Objections Gore and Gordon agreed that not all property owners would approve of the project, but that the benefits would outweigh that. Objections would also be nothing new. A committee appointed by the town to study the parking situation more than a year ago cited increasing demand as one reason for not accepting Gore's offer The committee was composed of Councilman Donald Safrit, Town Manager Wallace Martin and Sunset Beach Taxpayers' Association Vice-President Warren "^HSbHS . j? CANDIDATE MARK*. DAVB (left) (he AUeatlr Tebrpheee h*Kr>er, u tkrttin reauBiB*? me ((Bed the hoi wtth pr?x? fviei petttor Mark Ij>*i at aawthrr buUat t tarmbesl ? dwt Ar?Id. ? K*r< the actfvltj I al Is Fun estival by the Sea at Holden d dicw record crowds, diories ts are in Secti on B of this u sue: winners *-B stume contest winners U-B ampions 13-B ade pictures 1&-B n TU ges Plus Supplement (news A L nreu lud" Kiiapp. When they reported on June 25, B4, the eommittec recommended it accepting Gore's offer, but ofred no alternative solution, lother member was added, atrney Mason Anderson, and the uird was to report bark later. The committee basically said the <>blem of parking and access for iers from outside the town is one int should have been addressed in ic state's long-range planning ither than by the town. If the town rovided parking, it suggested, the jaces w ould immediately fill up and le town would be faced with adding tore. Committee members were conerncd about beach parking being vallable to mainland town esiuenis. une mcmuer. isnapp, ecommendcd issuance ol slickers or a town-leased parking lot. When iie was president of tlio iunset Beach Taxpayers Assoclaion, John McCarthy told the board .he organization opposed use oi town I tnanclng in provision oi parking lots Ijecause it would ' further destroy the beach" and increase traffic. Members have also expressed concern about construction in the dune area. Core's offer was also publicly questioned by beach developer A1 Odom. In June 1984 he wrote then Mayor Frances Kanoy that Gore's offer 'would appear to be an effort to liave the town provide the money to construct a bridge across Madd Inlet to the property" to provide access to "another eight to 12 front row lots for Ed Gore to sell." Designated uses for the land include parking and a public swimming pool but no traditional private development. When the offer was first tendered, a check with the region's Coastal Area Management Act field officer suggested permits could possibly be obtained to develop public parking i'arking Banned The parking problem at Sunset Beach looms large currently partly ? n f ff WBIMp wo I' IUVW1 Mi it*fled tV bnllnt box frSiiMj at&jl ?t C?f aaaaai utOii. II *a? Itgnl. mbrr Roy .Vwaia irlffct. rooid UttOly. i cmmX tor htm try friend*. u did eao?m * fen feet rmty. A third cMdMade. I m (he podtsxa ud dtda t |rt U )afa in
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