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BY SUSAN USHER
Wilmintftnn nrphifprt Inhn .Qaun/or
will conduct a feasibility study for
renovation of the Brunswick County
Courthouse and jail.
Brunswick County Commissioners
hired Sawyer after meeting behind
closed doors for 21* hours Monday
night to discuss an independent contractor,
personnel matters, possible
litigation, property acquisition,
attorney-client matters and an industrial
location.
Sawyer will be paid $50 per hour for
no more than 80 hours to conduct the
study, the first step in a planned expansion
of county complex facilities.
His was one of four architectural
firms Interviewed by the board in
mid-November. I.atcr commissioners
toured the Moore County
Courthouse in Southern Pines, a project
of Austin-Stuurt Architects of
Southern Pines. Also interviewed
were Milliard, McKlm & Sawyer of
Wilmington and MacMillian and
MacMillan of Kayctteville.
The county has set aside $ I B
million for the expansion project
over a period of about five years.
Commissioners are exploring the
possibility of expanding the juil,
building o new courthouse facility
and renovating the existing courthouse
to accommodate overflow
from other already-cramped offices,
( rirvanec Settled
County Attorney David Clegg announced
that commissioners luid
concluded their hearing of a pcrsonnel
grievance filed by animal control
officer Sharon Ituss Carter against
her supervisor
lie said the matter would be handled
according to county |>ersonnel procedures.
These provide that personnel
actions other than a hiring or firing
rciiuun confidential. The date of a
personnel action can lie released, but
not the nature of the action taken
Ms. Carter was not available for
comment Monday night following the
meeting
Other Ituslncss
in oilier imsincss, commissioners:
Reappointed Hubert Sellers mill
CRC Hand:
Problem Tc
Environme
The state's Knvironmontul
Management Commission (KMC)
will not a chance to develop Its own
plan to reduce further pollution o(
coastal waters following action by
the Coastal Kosources Comilitsson
Friday.
Meeting ?t Kili Devil Hills, the
Imard voted uiuininiously that the
KMC. not It, should make the rules
tliot regulate stonnw ater runoff. The
CHC controls fragile lands up to 75
(eel from coastal and cstuarine
waters, hut the KMC controls areas
that dram Into the coastal area
Tlte CKC's decision not to act on lis
own proposed stonnwater regulations
followed committee action on
Thursday At the request of the KMC.
the coastal hoard's planning and
special issues committee voted to
recommend a postponement on the
vote This allows lime nr the KMC to
draft lis own plan
llie CHC luid initiated its own
regulations out of an earlier concern
tluit the KMC was reluctant to do so
Its ptoposal calleit lor limiting the
density of building near estuarme
waters as well as the proximity of
Developers hail said the i emulations?even
with ctrrplloni lor
single! ainih resiliences would
have a drastic unpad mi coastal liarrier
Island development
Several Itrunsw ick Counts
municipalities and count) tsiarvls
had none on record obtecttms to the
itralt proposals. sayuui the toptc
neeslesi (or stud)
Stomiwater runoff is rainfall that
collects from toots on parking lots
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George K. "Buddy" Evans and W.B.
Mintz to the Brunswick County
Hospital Authority, at the recorn
mendalion ot commissioners Herman
I /ive and Chris Chappell respectively.
Appointed George Clemmons, a
building contractor from Inland; Arthur
Knox, an employee of Federal
Paperboard Co. and a former
Brunswick County Register of Deeds,
to the Brunswick County Board of
Health, on the recommendations of
Commissioners Grace Beasley and
Kranky Kabon respectively. They
also, 011 Commissioner James
Poole's recommendation, reappointed
Southport/Supply
veterinarian William Kabon to the
board.
Earlier, Eileen Kellagher of Oak
Island suggested the board alternate
its appointment of a veterinarian to
the board and suggested Commissioner
Frankie Kabon abstain from
the vote ljecau.se of his family connection.
Attorney David Clegg
nointed out that the appointment did
not constitute a conflict-of-interest
and that Kabon should vote. Chairman
Chris Chappell said he would
call in the name ol his District l appointce.
Reappointed Clegg, county attorney,
to the nower Cape !r car
Water and Sewer Authority, noting
he has been nominated as chairman.
He would be the first authority chairman
from Brunswick County.
in water system property acquisitions,
agreed to use the county's
power of eminent domain to obtain
water line casements from Bee Investment
Co. and Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Inman under the Sunny Point
Railway line; to pay $200 for an easement
from Mr and Mrs. Robert
Winstead and to pay $1,750 for the fee
simple purchase of a 51 -acre tract
from International Paper Co.
Agreed to provide a 1985 tax scroll
and bill preparation for Bald Head
Village and its property owners
association for $800
endorsed the Cape Pear Council
of Ciovernments as administrator of
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iintl cither hard surfaces and fathers
pollutants such us chemicals and
bacteria as It flows into nearby
wetlands and marshes where
shellfish and fish breed. When
shellfish are contaminated with
levels of a certain Uactcrtn, they cannot
I*1 harvested because eating
them could be hazardous Sturmwater
runoff tends to increase in
high-density areas because Uiere is
less land available for natural absorption
A resolution from the Environmental
Management Commission, headed
by Tommy Marrelson of
Soulhport, says Uie KMC plans to
conduct public hearings on Its proposed
regulations It plans to consider
adoption no biter than its May
meeting.
In other business Friday, the CRC
appioved land use plan amendments
(or trie towns of llolden Beach ami
Caswell Beach
It also approves) minor changes in
the civil fines assessed those who
violate coastal management regulations
The fines (or willful violations
will range from $100 to C.SO0 for major
developments Each day the
violation continues will count as a
separate violation
Members also agreed to hold a
public hearing at its Feb 6-T meeting
on a proposal concerning piers
iivaird on maiunade canals They
propose to require piers and mevriruts
be set hack lk feet from adjacent
property owners' water access
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ing Partnership Act. Commissioners
in New Hanover, lender ana l,oiuinbus
counties. The act provides funds
for job training programs.
Approved installation of valves
with hose collections by county labor
at the Civietown and Calabash fire
stations and a hydrant across from
the Brunswick County Board of
Education office at Southport. where
it will also help reduce insurance
costs for the county park and landfill
sites. The fire stations will provide
their own materials.
Adopted an ordinance allowing
the use of the county's codified ordinances,
a compilation of ail ordinances
enacted by the county as of
July 22. with indexing and crossreferencing
to related state laws and
major court cases. "This is the biggest
tiling in county administration in
a long time, a quantum leap," said
County Attorney David Clegg. "I'
should make enforcing our ordinances
easier because now we can
find them."
Approved a two percent merit pay
increase for clerk to the board
Kegina White, following her evaluation
behind closed doors.
Heard from landfill Director Major
While that convenience stations
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uiiu u-iii|n-iiiuiir >?K" >" ."?iiuiinnr mill
Shopping We
Kor those who have complained the
weather was "too warm" (or
Christmas shopping, it's cold enough
now lor some serious buying
IXKal temperatures plummeted to
19 decrees on Dec. 15. Shalloltc Point
meteorologist Jackson t'anadv
reported Tuesday, adding that more
Arctic Kxpress weatlk-i s en its way
The forecast calls (or add and dry
weather, with the 30-day forecast
predicting colder than normal conditions
Over the next (ew days,
temperatures should range from the
low 30> into the low 50s during the
day, with less then a halt-inch of
precipitation.
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at Seaside and at Oxpen are "the
greatest thing to ever happen"
because they save manual labor and
reduce problems.
Recognized Boyd Williamson as
the new chairman of the Leland
Sanitary District Board, with
Williamson suggesting the board has
problems, but plans to work closely
with the county to resolve them.
Approved a part-time clerk in the
health department, the salary to
come from state and federal grant
funds, to expand the department's
maternal health progrm to include
clinic hours and health education
programming for pregnant
teenagers.
Approved the same sliding scale
fees and bad debt policy used by the
family planning program for use by
the maternal and child health programs
in the health department.
Approved purchase of truck
scales for the county landfill from
Toledo-Carolina for $30,023. _
Accepted a $2,600 arts grant for
the Brunswick County Parks and
Recreation Department, agreed to
readvertise concrete bids, approved
bid specifications and authorized
advertising for a packer truck for the
. $ ?- -
oimuiii ncpoi llllfliv, (lIlu clCCepiCU a
low bid of $47,300 from Bennett's of
Lumberton for a road tractor.
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I In-low the freezing point as tlu- time
rated.
lather's Here
Canady stud Die maximum high
temperature recorded during the
period ol Dec 10-16 was 72 degrees, I
on the 12th
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An average daily high o( 61 degrees
combined with an average daily low
ol 41 degrees for an average daily ^
temperature of 51 degrees, which
Canady said was about three degrees
above normal.
"The first half of the period was
warmer than usual, the last half colder."
he said "It almost averager!
out.
He recorded a signfiear.t amount of
rainfall-1.67 inches
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