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Tl f ft"i> M3 S ;f*f< i NGf Volume 24. Numoer 44 v ,*s?www ~ V t; ., A third cottage made the trek across tl ning. this one destined for a distinct i family beach cottage owned by Melva foot of the new bridge exit on property Missionary linptist Church of Supply, Septic Tan! I BY SUSAN USI IKK Septic tank problems in Coastal Shores subdivision at Holden Beach no longer pose an immediate public health problem and steps have begun to try and correct the drainage situation tliat caused the systems to fail. Recent heavy rainfalls inundated septic tanks of homes along Shell Street, causing them to discharge raw sewage to the surface. The 28-lot subdivision is lorntiMl near the west end of the island. County health officials asked seven (jiupcri) uwncrs i? cunan waicr usage and use of their septic tanks because the sewerage posed a public health threat. John Crowder. acting county health director, said the waste is laden with bacteria and viruses that can be picked up and transmitted to others by animals drinking the water, children playing around it, or anyone else who comes into direct Utilit BY SUSAN USIIEK Members of the Brunswick County Utilities Board immediately began immersing themselves in the county water system at their organizational meeting Monday night. Described by County Manager Billy Carter as "probably one of the most important boards the county has to offer and probably the most important right now," the panel is charged with running the county water system in a "businesslike" manner. Its first job is to set priorities for extension of lateral lines off the main trunk lines. Numerous subdivisions and communities have put theii names up for consideration, some citing development potential, others problems with water quality and/or septic lank operation. Commissioners have budgeted $1.5 million for water-related expansion projects, but said Carter, "it won't do everything" requested. The manager indicated recommendations from the board will be treated with respect by county commissioners. Members unanimously elected Franky Thomas of Iceland chairman and Alfonza Roach vice-chairman. Thomas, a county commissioner for eight years and former chairman, also served four years on the Lower Cape Fear Water & Sewer Authority. Roach, of Supply, is a former member of the Brunswick County Board of Health. "Wc need to have a couple of meetings on our own and get our feel on the ground before we face the public," suggested Thomas, referring to the tremendous public interest in the lateral lines. Hoard members' orientation will I IT b SON-; KOUI. HINDI (IV U-f/31 ' J ) OKI NI Shcillotto North Cciro Playhouse Tc lie Holden Beach Bridge Monday nmr* liangc of careers. The Sunbeam 11, a Price of High Point, once stood at the now zoned commercial. Cedar Grove the new owner, plans to convert the SOME RELIEF IN WORK <s No Longe contact with it Such water-borne diseases include hepatitis, dysentery and typhoid fever. He said Tuesday that no further action by the county is required at this time since the threat has abated. We checked again Monday arid it had dried up pretty much. It's no longer a public health threat.** However, the property owners, are still being cautioned in a second letter to restrict water usage, to limit use of their washing machines, to fill low areas of their lots and to encourage the town to install a drainage system there. The letter also notes that a longer-term solution may be to transfer the water for offsite disposal. If the situation isn't corrected, Crowder said last week, the problem will recur. If somebody lives there, they will have a problem,'* he said. Harvey I.ee of 1192 Ocenn Boulevard West, the only permanent ies Board include a 1 p.m. tour on Sept. 15 of 1 county water facilities, including the N.C. 13.1 plant, the Malmo plant and a pump station, a 6*30 p.m. briefing on < Oct. 22, and their first regular i meeting on Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Their i regular meetings will he held the so- I cond Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., in the commissioners' * h _ J TAKING OATHS OK OK KICK Momln; sinner Frankle llalHin III the backtfroti linci, Thursday, September ' V-A..,, v hjk '. 1 V\?i aJTi. W& t 4 I i Parsonage cottage into a parsonage- Alan Ilolden I arranging the donation. Ilolden said s Reach Senior Citizens, inquired about ri ly church was the first to get the neces S AT HOLDEN BEACH ?r Pose resident whose dwelling is affected, said the drainage problem has existed for some time. "Believe me, it has been a real trauma for five months," he told Ilolden Beach Commissioners Monday. Commissioner William Williamson, who operates Carolina Seashore He!real is one of the affected property ow ners. He closed 30 of his 150-plus camper lots in advance of the health department notice. "I could see the problem. I'm just llhld t! wasn't over the I -rihor tY-.v weekend," he told the Beacon. When lx?e first broached the problem to I loldoii Beach Commissioiters, they told him correcting the drainage problem was his responsibility. Monday night. board said tlmt while they didn't know what the longrange solution would be, that responsibility should be shared by state and local government and the property ! Dives In chambers. Commissioner Frankie Kabon, as the cx-officio or non-voting member, charged the utility board with its responsibilities before the swearingin by Hegina While, clerk to the board of commissioners. The county's water project has evolved from an idea, he said, to "the \ with t'x-officii) mrmlivr Commlsnd, urrc llriinswlrk Cnur.ty Utility CK& 1 1, 1986 -.-y ~V. SI Air Realty acted as Mrs. Price's agent in evcral groups, including the Hidden rceiving the house, but that the Supp* sary paperwork together. \ j Ith Threat owners. "The town is wrapped up with it, said Mayor John Tandy. We will d( whatever is necessary because of tlu health threat." Commissioner l.yn Holder) aLs< reminded I ah- that in dealing witti the Shell Street problem, the town has t< keep in mind that it is setting preco dent for dealing with similar pro bleriLS in the future. The N.C. Division of Coasta Management plans to issue a minoi CAM A permit to the town for installation of a swale up to 15 or 20 fee wide to carry stormwater away fron the lots and toward the marsh along the lutracoasUil Waterway. According to Holden Beach Tout Manager Bob Buck the permit should Ik* issued in about two weeks. Also, Jim Griffin. developer oi the Holden Beach West property just west of Shell Street, has installed (See SEPTIC TANK. Patfc 2-A i to Wate threshold of becoming one of North Carolina's largest end most complex municipal water systems." He urged members to hike their roles seriously because the "backbone of future economic development in Brunswick County is in your hands." In addition to the plant on N.C. 211. Board members (from loft? Morris ( vlrc-clinlrnian; Bill Kncllsh nod IV 25c Per Copy 30 Williams Three Y< Hewetf t i A Brunswick County jury returned ;t verdict of guilty of involuntary manslaughter at noon Friday in the trial of Forrest Williamson, 18. of Shallotte, charged with the April '? murder c?f William Hewett, 47, of Civietown. After hearing only two days of I testimony, the eight-woman, fourj man jury deliberated about three hours before coming to a decision. Other optional verdicts were guilty of first and second degree murder, and not guilty. Judge Coy Brewer Jr. sentenced Williamson to three years, the lightest penalty he could have assigned. Ilex (lore, representing Williamson, and Wanda Bryant from the District Attorney's office, presented * a total of three witnesses whoso stories were completely compatible. The testimony of the defendant atul that of David Faulk, testifying for the state, related the incidents of Aprilt?. beginning with the early hours of the day in which Faulk ami Hewett were together. Faulk said at one point his companion pulled out a gun. a .22 caliber revolver, and put it to his stomach. 1 then Faulk took it from him and sliov! Seven County Included In Dr Among 42 persons rounded up i 1 Reach narcotics detectives in the from Brunswick County. Charges against the suspects r; t juana. or cocaine and possession or j conveyance to transport controlled Brunsw ick County residents ar and Christopher Thomas Blevius. i Wesley Caraway. 27. and l.arry I Shallotte; Trac y Lynn Harmon, 21, Lee (lore, 20. all of Ash. Information regarding spec available at press time. I According to Walt Floyd, chief by infiltrating various drug (lealinj r System i the new 24 mgd surface-water treatment plant nearing completion at Malmo atul a series of elevated storage tanks and pumping stations, the system includes miles of 24-, 3ftand 42-ineh trunk lines from which laterals extend. Existing lines run from Southport-Oak Island to Calabash, with new trunk lines being -c 4IA?? PhOIO BV SUSAN USHf ft Crouch; Krnc.sl Me<ier; Alloiua Hunch, nuky 1 humus, chairman. V Pages ?on Gets scsrs For a a b hurdler etl it under the seat of the car. loiter. Faulk said. Ilewett retrieved the gun and put it against his forehead and cocked it. Again Faulk took it from him. After the two men were joined by Forrest Wiliiauu on. they all sat around on th?- d?*-k behind the Red and White grocery store, where Williamson was emploved, drinking beer. Ilewett remarked. "1 wish someone would blow n;y brains out," Williamson ? 'i:"ed. so Williamson replied. Tin .sorry, ! don't have a gun." "That's no problem." Ilewett was quoted as saying, as he went to liis car and got his gun. He gave it to Williamson, who then placed it against the center of Hewett's forehead and fired, according to the testimony. Williamson testified, however, that he believed the gun was not loaded. (lore expressed satisfaction with the verdict, and said that under the Fair Sentencing Act, Williamson will have to serve only half his sentence, a year and a lialf. "But actually, they've been serving only about 40 twrrenl ??f thoir cm h.? nnnW be out by Christinas next year." he said. Residents ug Bust in the last two weeks by North Myrtle ir 'Operation Profile." were seven nnged from trafficking in I *SD, marimanufaclure of marijuana, to use of I substances. rested were: Kric Scott Iscnhour, 25, 26. both of Ocean Isle Beach: John Franklin 1-arrimore, 20. both of Jeffrey Hex Barlow. 20, and Marvin ific individual charges was not of detectives, llie busts were made l locations around the city. Role laid along N.C. 87 from Winnabow to Southport and along U.S. 17 to Shallotte. The county plans to buy raw surface water from the Lower Cape Kenr Water & Sewer Authority's King's Ktuff Plant in Kinder. County and is currently the authority's only customer. County Attorney David Clegg is the regional utility board's cliairtnan. According to county officials, the more water the county can sell the better, because those profits lower the cost of water used by the county itself. "The overhead stays the same," said Carter, with Water System Director Kenneth Hewett adding that the only additional oroduc tioii costs are for chemicals and electricity. The county is negotiating with several potential customers, including North Myrtle Reach, S.C., but no agreements have been reached. County water will be available to the Iceland Sanitary District in approximately two months, according to County Engineer Dan Shields, before the district is actually ready for it. The district board has not yet awarded contracts for construction if its water distribution lines. In any case, said Carter, "there is no way citizens will be shortchanged 011 water," as some rumors have sug-r7 gested. Attending Monday's meeting were Utility Board members Thomas, Roach, Commissioner Rabon, Morris Crouch, Ernest McGec and Bill English. Absent were Robert N'ubcl and Ed (lore. Also present were Com missioners Grace Beasley ami Jim Poole.
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