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BY MAIUOItlK MFGI
A grassroots victory was won Fr
postal officials met with represent
BranswicK area and told them the t
Beach, Sunset Beach and Cnlabasl
town names in mail addressed to th
Robert Fisher, general managci
the field division in Columbia, S.C.
put your miiids at rest. You can ret
He said all three towns will continue
code after their town name, as they
Meeting in the Sunset Reach
Fisher, Bill Austin of the Columbia o
tin, postmaster of the Fayetteville r
were Mayor Jim Gordon of Sunset I
representing Calabash. A1 tlougl
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BY MARJORIE MEGIVERN
After hearing results of an extensive
survey on needs for access to
public waters, the Coastal Resources
Commission voted Friday to ask for
inclusion of boat ramps in access requirements
of the Coastal Management
Act.
Meeting at the Wilmington Hilton
Sept. 18 and 19, the commission
heard a report by Julie Stambaugh of
the Division cf Coastal Management
on the recent survey in which 724
government and business leaders
iwtumcu i|urauuiitiuca nil puuuc w>
cess to coastal and cstuarinc waters.
The persons surveyed were asked
about demand for public access,
whether additional access was
favored, who would benefit, and what
benefits result from public access.
>tal Service
VKliN Carolina Shores
iday when regional the South Hrunj
itive.s of the South The conccs
owns of Ocean Isle more than a m<
It could keep their purl of resident
em. Shaiiotle must I
* and postmaster of I jist montl
said. "1 wanted to confronted Mar
aia your identity." station, denrnra
: using the '28409 zip Now Knapp
have been doing. "The next step
fire station with work with the
ffice, and Jeff Mar- department to ?
clonal post office, every street. A
Reach, Bud Knapp. not delivered t?
Uon, president of Calabash has a
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.Johnson N'oril
lallenges C
leir Dream
BY SUSAN USHKR
The "mother of Rrtincu>irlr Tnrli "
Bobbie Varnum, challenged
Brunswick Technical College
graduates Friday night to pursue
their dreanis and tun) them into
reality, just as her dream of a community
college for Brunswick County
became a reality.
Mrs. Varnuin, who was a moving
force in establishment of the college,
addressed 205 graduates of lf> programs,
who crowded with family and
friends into the cafeteria of Shallottc
Middle School for the college's annual
commencement program.
She told graduates that "a dream
is a seed planted inside your head
and your heart," and told them not to
let fear of failure or self-doubts get in
the way of attaining their own
dreums.
"Brunswick Tech was formed by a
dream," she said. "Through hard
work and patience, we acccomplished
our dream."
She noted that commencement
marked only the beginning of success
for the graduates.
In their workplace, she said, they
*.an u?u atiucvc success oy naving a
Moves 1
Brunswick County leaders ivho
replied requested more ocean access,
while inland counties wanted
access to cstuarine waters. All
respondents wanted strong local control
over locations uf new acccssways.
Also, a need for zoning by
local governments was expressed.
Stnmbaugh told the commission
stale funding of future projects would
be affected by results of tilts study.
"But our funds are for public beach
access only, and that doesn't include
boats," she said.
Benefits of public access listed by
hltcinncc onH dAtromtr,i.nl '""'I
? ""u BVfciiHireiu imucift HIeluded
increased recreation,
enhancement ot the county's image,
and increased sales tax revenue.
Problems identified at accessways
were chiefly litter and traffic ennges?
1 Concedes:
; property owners, and Annette Odom ul
iwick Islands Chamber of Commerce.
aimi o> pusuii aumormcs came altci
mth of public and private protest on tlx
Ls of the three towns who hnd been told
be their address m the future,
i an enruged crowd of these resident
tin at a meeting in the Sunset Heach firi
ling retention of their local identity.
iand Gordon are elated at the outcome.
Ls a grid system," Knapp .said. "We'll
post office and the county planning
let a system designating every house on
Iso, we'll allow special delivery thai i>
> go to Calabash instead of Shnllottc."
private contract station.
rolina, Thursday, Septem
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li o?i
Warren
Graduates
s Realities
willing spirit and a kckkI attitude
tr.wr.rd ih!>mt:ii!vp? thnir toKc
employees; by always striving to dc
their best; and by sharing, helping
and encouraging others to achieve
their own goals, to improve
themselves.
Two programs graduated theii
first students?general educatior
and business computer progranun
ing, according to Beth Mcl^ean, dear
of student affairs.
Special awards were presented tc
nine students, us follows:
SGA Executive Officer:
Awards?Nancy Nord, president;
Gaye Varnam Fulford, vice prcsi
dent; and Stephanie White,
treasurer;
Outstanding Vocational Diploma
Student Award: shared by Knthleer
llalcomb, a practical nursing educa
tion graduate, Miss Brunswick Tech
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emu uii ovj/\ icuucr, ami uracie rcari
Johnson, a cosmetology graduate
who is now co-owner of her own shop;
Outstanding Technical Diploma
Student Award: Jonathan Dale
McDonnell, business computer pro
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"o Chang
lion, Slambaugh said. Paul Dcnnh
noted that land should be acquirer
for parking along public acccs;
roads, otherwise use of them is great
ly restricted.
Brunswick County locations men
lioncd for future access areas includ
cd the intracoastal waterway, the
mainland side of the intracoastal
waterway across from Holder
Beach, Hong Beach and a site neat
Southport.
CKC also recommended action or
its coastal regulations to conform
with recent storinwater runoff rules
adopted by the Environmental
Management Commission.
Bill Kreutzborger, EMC stall
member, reported on the new regula
lions that will place controls on any
new development within 575 feel ol
Towns Can
f It was great to bo able to sit eh
out," Knapp added.
(Jordan said tlio next stop is to bo j
; is named and every house numbered in
| "Sunset Iteaoh already has all its lion
he said.
; Fisher explained lliat each coiiunui
> a grid, identifying named and nun da
houses "to avoid duplication," and th?
sion could not in the future Rets its own i
I dress.
j John Harvey, county planning d
i share the enthusiasm of the town rep
i mis" i inviieu in me ineelinit. anil I il
tliev were having one," he said "liul
meeting tor Monday, and I'll tell then
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ber 25. 1986
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Evaluate
Jamie Orrock expressed .satisfaction
with the evaluation of hi.s work
given Monday by the board of directors
for the Brunswick County
Department of Social Services,
which he serves as director.
Orrock. who was first employed
there in 1981. was dismissed without
cause in November, 1983. following a
sexual harrassment complaint
brought by former employee. Donna
Rivenbark. Orrock was re-hired last
August after an absence of 18 months.
Hoard members met briefly in executive
session Monday to discuss his
evaluation, then presented the
evaluation in an open meeting.
Among hi.s strengths mentioned by
the board were an ability to "get
along with all parties." his willingness
to accept criticism and improve.
and his knowledge of the ser
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Suggestions for iinproveinent included
a need to "be more open to
new ideas and less stubborn." He
was also asked to continue working
on more in-house supervision of
employees.
"1*111 satisfied with the
Shopping
Are Look
\
, The owners of 1 *wis Shopping
Center, which was virtually
j destroyed in a Sept. 16 fire, say they
plan to clear away the ruins and look
at their options.
"We're going to clean it up and see
what we can do. We're going to go
forward one way or another," said
, Hae Sloane Cox. "We're looking at
about six or seven options." She and
i her husband, Conner, and son, Tripp
I Sloane. are the principals of C & S
, Development Inc., which had recently
acquired the shopping center and
( l\ad begun renovations, with plans to
rename it Riverside Plain.
"We still think that is the best
business location in town," Mrs. Cox
continued. "If we go ahead and start
ie Beach i
> shellfish waters. He saiil all waters
I south of Kitty Hawk, except small
i waters, are classified SA, suitable for
shellfishing.
He also noted ttuit re development
after a natural disaster would be exempt
from the regulations.
i nc imvh. rules could become effecI
tive as early as Nov. 1, Kreutzbergcr
1 said, as Uic Administrative Hulcs
Committee was then reviewing them.
Hurricane preparedness plans
i were discussed in the planning and
I special issues committee. A disaster
i recovery operation center is being
I established in Kaleigh, where staff
members from the Division of Environmental
Management will assist
in decisions about roads and public
utilities after a hurricane. DEM field
persons will help local governments
Keep Ideni
iwn and work it situation with its con
iX'dining to com
?ure every street of the plan. Harvey s
the three towns roads in the areas in
ises numbered," only have to name tin
intersection." lie ex
nil y must lay out terser lions and each
. red streets and sinners have been a
d every sulxlivi- the cost is why they I
identity in its ad- Congressman Ch
ed in securing "adtli
irector, did not particularly for CalaI
iresentatives. I his office,
idn't even know Representatives
we've set up a day with Harvey anc
?then the entire office.
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ervices E
ocl Dirf^rti
evaluation/' Orrock said. I don't
have any disagreements with
anything they said."
He added that he and the board
have ?i good working relationship and
he respects the genuine interest
board members take in the department.
A l< ngthy discussion was held
about the need for more office space,
because of extreme overcrowding.
' There are six offices with at least
two people in thein." Orrock
reported, "and this causes a problem
with confidentiality and efficiency."
He noted that when the complex
was built in the late 70s. his department
was serving 36.000 people, and
that number lias now grown to 50,000,
with additional staff hired to maintain
services.
The board concluded that there are
no immediate resources available at
uie government complex to relieve
the problem. "Space Ls a critical
need in all the offices here." Orroek
said.
He was asked by the board to convey
these concerns to the Board of
County Commissioners.
Orroek was authorized to advertise
for two eligibility workers for the
I Center Ov
;ing At Opti
rebuilding, we'll probably do
something a lot different and a lot
nicer, it will be a showcase?we
hope."
Seven stores, four occupied by
businesses, were destroyed in the
fire, which apparently began near
the ceiling area of Sliallotte Furniture
Store which is located midway
the length of the plaza.
While the State Bureau of Investigation
1ms not completed its investigation
and given an official
report on the cause of the fire,
preliminary results indicate there
was no evidence of foul play, according
to Mike Lewis of the regional office
in Jacksonville.
Two SBI agents, arson investigator
Access Ri
assess storm damage, according to
Art Cooper, committee chairman.
Concern was expressed by committee
members that the field staff cannot
get on the scene soon enough to
prevent dumping of rubble in the
wrong places.
The CRC voted Friday to approve
exemptions from its regulations to
two Brunswick County petitioners.
1 * ' *
?-.?hi uvuu laiuim, i cJJI t M llll 11 Uy
Kent Mitchell, can have a 100-foot addition
to an Island jetty and implement
a sand-bypassing system
around the entrance of the Bald Head
Island Marina.
Jean Phipps, a Yaupon Beach
realtor, also got approval of exemption
from a regulation forbidding the
subdivision of lots. She represented
Stephen Home and Carolyn ClemI
J
I I
lly
iplcxities"
tincnt on the likelihood of success
limply noted th.it *?t? |x.*rcent of the
volved ;ir?* private roads. "We not
:se roads, but put up signs at every
plained. "There are 271} such Inwould
cost $90. The comiriispproached
about this before, and
haven't wanted to authorize it."
arlie Hose's office has been involv*
less identity" for the area towns,
bash, which submitted a petition to
of the three towns will meet MunI
Kenny he wis of the Kayettcville I
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ioard
or
low-income energy assistance program.
DSS will begin taking applications
for this program Oct. 15 and will
continue through the middle of
December.
"People won't be approved for
energy assistance on a first-come,
first-served basis," Orrock explained,
"and I would urge people to wait
till November to apply."
The board reviewed a draft policy
for the new state-mandated
emergency assistance program for
those receiving Aid For Dependent
Children help. The program will
begin Nov. 1, when AFDC recipients
can apply for help in such emergencies
as eviction or the loss of a major
household appliance.
"Applicants must have a minor
child and must meet the same income
guidelines as for Food Stamps.
wiuni mciiiLs itieir income musi do
ten percent over the poverty level,"
Orrock said.
He noted that the state legislature
approved the program this summer
after the departmental budgets had
been set. "We have to supply 25 percent
of the program costs, and 100
percent of administrative costs, and
none of this was budgeted," he said.
/ners
ions
Jerry Webster and criminal investigator
Kick tiainey, were on the
scene last Tuesday.
"It appears to have started at ceiling
height." said lewis. "They're
considering the possibility it started
in a lighting fixture."
Shallottc Police Chief Don Stovall
said investigators indicated the fire
>uiu np|Nl< t-'llin SU11 l(_U UlWill U me
rear of the furniture store high up
near the ceiling area. He was expecting
written confirmation of the
cause at any time.
According to Shallotte Fire Chief
Mictvnel Arnold, firefighters have
been called on several occasions to
put out fires related to bad ballast, in(See
OWNERS, Page 2-A)
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mer, who wanted to combine three
lots, then split them, forming two lots
on which two houses could be built
facing Ocean Drive.
Planning grants for land use plan
updates were awarded to 17 counties
and municipalities, including
Shallotte, Boiling Spring lakes, and
Mttvttsnti.
Brunswick County's land use plan
will be discussed at the next CRC
meeting, announced for Oct. 22 in
Washington, N.C.
l.aDane Bullington, mayor of
Ocean isle Beach and Itosctta Short
of Ixuig Beach serve on the CRC Advisory
Council. Butlington is on the
Implementation and Standards committee,
Short on the Planning and
Specinl Issues committee.
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