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Pa«e tt-A-THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, HiurKtay. Junury 15, l«7 / fO/Cc%i?f ■ Votes To Begin Dune And Street Repairs BY ETTA SMITH Holden Beach Conujil&Uoners moved to repair two strvets aiw rvuuiid five utinca damaged by the Jan. 1 storm during the continuance of a Jan. 5 meeting last Thursday. Commissioners voted to hire a contractor to buUdae sand from the beach to the dunes that tt*crc breached during the stonn-and to act as a broker for oceanfront homeowners wonting the service at a reduc ed rate. The board also voted to delay reading of the town’s water meters until Water and Maintenance Supervisor Henry Thompson can repair damaged roads on the island. The vole followed a report from a committee established Jan. 5 to reconunend streets and dune areas that need imn'icdiate repair. Commissioner Graham King, who serves as chair* man of the newly-appointed committee, presented the recoiiunendallons to repair the damaged dunes «! the 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Ocean Boulevard West, and two on the east end of the island. The committee also recommended immediate repairs to Marlin and Sand Dollar streets. King said he wasn’t sure of the exact locations of dunes needing repair on the island's east end. Alternatives the committee discussed for getting the dunes repaired Included voluntary compliance on the part of the homeowners, where the town would con tact persons and ask them to repair the dunes in front of their property: and to start procedures to assess the homeowners for repairs while the town does the work on the five emergency-identified areas. During last Thursday's meeting. Commissioner Gay Atkins suggested homeowners might be motivated to tegin repair work on the dunes if the board could of fer some sort of tax credit on town taxes later. "If we do that," said Coiiuriissiwcr Mai Str.nlcy. "it’s still coming out of our pockets later—only a year later." King said tluit since the dune rcptiirs are needed immediately, the town woidd initiate the repairs and encourage oceanfront homeowners to repair others tliat could affect their property should another stonn hit. By acting as a broker, ntid having all Uic (hnuaged dunes repair^ at once the price could be considerably less, according to Jamt« Hiiss, a Shallotte contnictor. Me said the amourit w uM be ueiermined by how nuiny cubic yards from Utc low water mark to the dunes the sand would have to be pushed. Russ said he had performed the same kind of work at Ocean Isle Beach following the last storm In December, at a cost of $400 to 1600 for every SO^oot area. King said U woulu laKe a miiUntUTu of two iitoiiuB if the board decided to assess property owners, and that the work needed to be done before the turtle season begins. loggerhead turtles, an endangered species, leave the sea to lay their eggs along the beaches from around May 15 until Oct. 15, according to Building Inspector Dwight Carroll. King also told ths bosrd thsi most ^ thp MM>anfrnnt homeowners on the beach live out of town and would have to be contacted by mail—which could take weeks. And he stressed that due to the winter storms in p^hn*ary snd the turtle seasen, tJje repairs needed to be done now. The street repairs, according to Atkins, who is also the board’s street commissioner, will require about 44 loads of marl and 30 loads of clay. She said all streets in the town would eventually have potholes filled and any other damage ivpaircd, but the immediate concern Is with the regrading of Marlin Street Policy EslabUihcd During the five-hour meeting the board approved a policy recoiTunended by the committee that allowa only oceanfront property owners or their agents, such as a contractor working for them, on the beach during the first weekend following a storm. Stanley suggested to Uic board that more frequent police patrolling of Uie beach could be used to cut down on scavengers who take the treated lumber left on the beach off In truck loads after such a storm. "We've got to step up law enforcement," .said King. "If it’s not his (the owner’s) property, then It’s pure and single larceny." Committee Appointed Following ti 45-minutc executive session to discuss personnel, the commi^ioners unanimously approved the establishment of a Public Safely Committee. Police Chief Raymond Simpson will be reporUng dirccUy to the committee, which is chaired by Graham King. Town Manager Bob Buck and Commissioner Lyn Holden will also serve. Discussion of Simpson’s overtime pay at the beard’s Jan. 5 meeUng was continued in last Thursday's executive session. Ocean isie Assesses Damage From Tides BY 5WRJORIE MEGIVERN Damage signs have been placed on 18 waterfront homes at Ocean Isle oti 12 bcEch acccsscs are marked unsafe, according to Building Inspector Druid Roberson's report to the town board Tuesday. This was an indication of the mark left on the island by New Year’s Day high tides and an accompanying 9\\n III- "1 recommend we not do any repairs now, but wait and see if we can get help irfth this," he told the board. In answer to a qucr>’ from beach resident Lowell McLear>', Roberson said he would give property owners 30 day.s to repair damaged homes before sending notices, holding hear ings, and possibly taking people to court. "I can’t make them do anything about their property, but the court can," he said. Street and Water Commissioner Gdeil 'nilUamson said residents could not expect assistance from the town in repairing damage to private property. "Wc should point out to people that they shoidd look for another place to move their houses, he said. "The town is going to have to take a good, hard look at the streets that were damaged, though," he said. "I doubt if the town could be held responsible for accesses threatened by the elements beyond its control." Williamson recommended the steps be replaced on accessways and the ends repaired, because "there’s the liability factor, and if you wait a month or two, chances are the slieU will raise a foot or more, making it humanly impossible to get a post hole down." He predicted most of the sand blown away would be back by March or April. Roberson suggested the debris left on the .strand by the storm be treated in two different ways. "Some dangerous stuff is there, with nails in it," he said, "but the bushy stuff laid against the dunes would be good .sand-trapping material." The board voted to have dangerous debris removed as soon as possible, svilh Police Chief Jerry Gurganus in charge of finding a svork crew from offenders assigned to perform com munity service. They approved using the remainder of the litter as a sand trap. Tlie board also voted to repair a one-lane road on East First Street, as well as damaged walkways, "to the NOW RE-OPENED (In the former RB's Mini-Mart, Hwy. 17 North, Shaiiotte) * Quality furniture at discount prices. I Pam Hewett and L.E. Banner \ invite everyone to come see I them at their new location! best of our ability." A proposal from the Chambei*s trash service was discussed at length. A letter from the cfunpnny suggested weekly pickup during the off-season from Nov. 1 through March. In exchange, the company would return carts to their houses on a year-round basis, at no additional cost. The company had quoted a price of 110,000 for cart return service, a figure unacceptable to the town. Mayor LaDane Bullington said the letter also indicated Chambers would do some litter pickup as part of the bargain, and she protested, "They don't seem to be clear about our original contract They were already supposed to clean roadways, as well as the strand, and the cart emptying. Now, they're trying to back out of tlie road cleanup." The board authorized Town At torney Elva Jess to write to Chambers, clarifying the respon sibilities they had already agreed to, and asking for a meeting with com pany representative Steve McCar thy. Bullington read a letter from Henry Von Oesen it Associates, the engineering finn that designed the town’s sewer system. Von Oesen said Crowder Construction Co., which will build the town’s sewage treatment plant, is scheduled to start work Feb. 15 and complete the project in early March, unless bad weather delays construction. Gurganus reported six arrests, all connected wi^ break-ins, during December. He said two of his officers will attend the Justice Academy in Salemburg, and announced his department has two new police cars. Roberson reported ten building permits issued last month, and col lection of L525 in fees for constnicbon valued at $101,300. He also noted that the 1986 con struction total was $2,015,500, the lowest since the town began keeping records. "I think the reason is people waiting for the sewer syst^ to crank up,” he explained, "and a number of people buying condos in stead of building houses.’’ The board concluded with an ex ecutive session to discuss legal mat ters, at Jess’s request, after which no action was taken. lia II as' House Relocated ilAK PHOtOeV tTTA SMIIH un iis way io a new ‘nomc in Supply Iasi i hursday morning, this bouse ap- Uoyd and Sandra Jackson. The house was moved across the bridge In about pcared to be abandoned on top of the Holden Beach Bridge. It’s actually be- 20 minutes, after workers from Brunswick Electric Membership Corpora- Ing pulled by a track belonging to Henry MlUlgan, who sold the house to tlon removed power lines along Ocean Boulevard East to allow its passage. / Another Brilliant Deduction From uCB: ■8 BDORE YOU WRITEOFF IRAs,WRnE‘20000FFTOUR I986TAXABU nMOML There’s good news and there’s better news. 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