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'Hie board tabled action on a
rcconimendatton to bring honir.un
cliargcs In line with ecluafcosts and
then adjust them annually. Several
members said they wanted to see a
breakdown of those costs first.
Currently the county charges $250,
plus a $25 deposit, though the
average cost Is $360 for parts and
lal)or only, not overhead.
Once commLs.sioners look at the
tMisl of hook-ups. they will consider
whether to offer a short-term dis
count as a means of signing on new
ctLstomors along Iwth new and ex
isting water lines. The rote of hook
up varies from 40 percent to 80 per
cent along existing lines. Planning
Director John Harvey said.
In related decisions, commis
sioners agreed to several other
rccomjuendations of Uie Utilities
Operations Board: they:
•Appointed Planning Director John
Harvey ns staff adminstrator for the
Utilities Operations Board, with the
understanding other support person
nel such as legal counsel and
engineering consultants would be
providcfl as needed.
•Approved a resolution authorizing
the utilities board to act as the coun-
ty‘.s agent on most matters dealing
Seat Belt Law Has Exemptions
BY MARJORIE MEGEVERN
The North Carolina law requiring
the use of car seatbelts by both
drivers and passengers has teen in
effect nearly a month, and there is
stlU some confusion about exemi^
tions to it.
The law, passed in October 1985 by
the General Assembly, requires
every front-seat occupant to be
secured by a seat safety belt.
There are, however, several ex
emptions. The law does not apply, for
instance, to persons with medical or
physical conditions that prevent
restraint by a belt, or with a certified
mental phobia against the wearing of
vehicle restraints.
Others exempted include:
•rural letter carriers;
•drivers stopping and leaving their
vehicles or delivering property from
the vehicle, if the speed between
stops does not exceed 20 miles per
hour;
•those in vehicles registered as a
property-carrying vehicle and used
for agricultural or commercial pur
poses;
•those in vehicles not required to
be equipped with seat safety belts
under federal law, including vehicles
manufactured before 1968.
While all drivers and front seat
passengers age six and older are
covered by the law, legal respon
sibility for violation of U rests only
with those 16 years old and older. The
driver of a vehicle Is legally responsi
ble for restraint of passengers bet
ween the ages of six and sixteen.
The safely of dUldrcn under six is
covered under the Child Passenger
Protection Law that requires a child
passenger restraint seat Cniidren
under age three must be In a safety
seat, while those three to six have the
option of a car seat belt.
Some cars are equipped with lap
belts only, while others have both lap
and shoulder restraints. Tne law re
quires the use of whatever is provid-
even if it’s both kinds of belts.
If a passenger Is found unbuckled,
Seminar Planned For Businesses
A free seminar on the protection of
businesses against crime will be of
fered by the Bnmswick Technical
College Small Business Center 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the
Public Assembly Building at the
Brunswick County Government
airport
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the BRUNSWICK BEACON, Tfaunday, Janaary 22, 1987—Page IJ-A
with special assessments; and
•Agreeing to cufuiider '‘hardship
cases” on a case by case basis. In
general, assessments for water line
installation arc expected to paid
when due, else a lien is placed
against the properly, the first step in
foreclosure proceedings. In hardship
cases the county could simply delay
foreclosure, giving a property owner
more time to pay with only interest
added to the bill.
•Agreed on what costs arc to be
assessed all property owners in a
district slated to receive water, such
as construction, legal, right-of-way
acquisition and administrative costs.
Kxcluded will be costs that benefit a
broader group of water customers
and qualifying as capital projects,
such as elevated and ground storage
tanks, pumping stations and most
ipjnk lines of more than six inches in
diameter, except where a larger size
is the minimum required to serve a
community. Policies regarding bor
ing under highways and other water-
relalefl issues will be adopted later.
Said Nubcl, "There are a number
of things you can’t spell out in ad
vance. You can’t anticipate every
possible change we might run up
against "
New Officers Conf&r
STAAF RHOIO ev iOHNNV CRAIG
ReccnUy-electcd officers of the Bruiwwick Islands
Board of Realtors talk about ideas for the 1987 year.
New officers include (from left), president Haul
I.4:wellyn, N.C. Association of Realtors regional vice-
president Emily Willetts, vice-president Gay Atkins
and secFetar>’-treasurcr Maiy AUea.
Energy Management Could Improve,
Though County Does A 'Good Job'
the driver Is not held responsible
unless the violater is under IS years
of age.
V'ehicles from other sUiles or other
countries are equally subject to the
law, unless they have commercial or
farm license •'lates and then are ex
empt only while being used for
business purposes.
For pregnant women and anyone
too large to be encompassed by the
belt, there are extenders available
for a small fee. The parts department
of a local automobile dealer can pro
vide tcn-lnch lengths of webbing to fit
onto the existing belt.
The question is sometimes raised
as to whether seat belts can cause in
juries. In severe crashes their use
can result in bruises and cracked col
lar bores and ribs, considered minor
injuries compared to the conse
quences of failure tc wear a belt
While violators have been subject
to a $25 fine since Jan. 1, many law
enforcement agencies say they won’t
stop drivers Just to inspect seat belts
and will issue tickets only when the
driver has been stopped for another
offense.
Don Stovall, Shallotte police chief,
said, ‘‘We won't set up any road
blocks or consider lack of a belt
cause for stopping anyone, but if we
st^ somebody for another reason,
we’ll cite them if tltey don’t have the
belt buckled.”
Stovall noted the high incidence of
traffic deaths in the state. “’Three
times more people are killed in auto
accidents as are murdered, and three
times more are seriously injured that
way than robbed,” he said.
He added that the economic im
pacts of auto accidents is sfac times
higher than the value of property
stolen.
Each year approximately 1,400
people are killed and 14,000 injured in
automobile accidents in North
Carolina. This is the killer fer
people age 40 and under in the state,
according to Stovall.
BY SUSAN USHER
An energy consultant whose- firm
spotted a $7,600 error in a county
electric bill told Brunswick County
commisiioners Monday niaht Uu*t an
energy accounting sy.stem would in
sure that such a mistake doesn’t go
unnoticed again.
The accounting .system was one of
several recommendations for a com
prehensive energy management pro
gram presented by David Wood, an
engineer with Integrated Energy
Systems of Chapel Hill.
Overall, however. Wood said llie
county is “basically doing a good job
on energy use,” partly becaiise of Uic
newness of its buildings.
The firm, under a contract with the
N.C. Energy Division, recently com
pleted a survey of county energy for
the period December 1985 through
November 1986. The county had re
quested the study.
During that period the county spent
a total of $706,600 on energy. Of this
$264,600 or 37.4 percent was spent on
heating, cooimg and lighting of
Lions Hear Miss
Center.
Velva Hall, small business center
director, said M.C. Teague, chief of
crimes agaimst business with the
N.C. Department of Crime Cctitrol,
will lead the seminar. I! is designed
for sms!! business owns^ and
manager?, and will cover employee
theft, bad chedts, shoplifting and
robberies and burglaries.
BrunswicK Couniy
The Shallotte Lions club met Jan.
15 at Joe’s Barbecue in Shallotte and
heard a talk by Lorri Rowling, Miss
Brunswick County.
Bowling spoke on the historical
progression of ilie miss Ariieric’u
Scholarship program.
David Clegg, chairman of scholar
ships pageants of Brunswick County,
accompanied Bowling to the meeting
and told the Lions funds for the pre^
gram depend entirely on corporate
donations.
Some members suggested there
should be more financial involve
ment by individuals and community
organizations, as Miss Brunswick
County is an asset to the entire com
munity.
Lion President Harry Pigott an
nounced plans for Ute club’s 40th an
niversary and charter night program
at Island House South in Calabash on
Feb. 19. He said charter members Ed
Redwinc, Henderson Rourk and
Woodrow Russ will be honored then.
District Governor George Pollock is
expected to attend.
Jess Parker said over 8,000 stamps
had been forwarded to the Iiitcma-
tionai Lions Stamp Club's Veteran
Outreach Program.
The chartering of a new Uons Club
in Little River, S.C., on Keb. 6, was
announced.
Guests at the meeting included
Elmer Hendricks and Mike Blandino.
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buildings. Another 44.3 percent, or
$313,300 was spent on utilities s‘uch as
sports field lighting and the county
water system, while $128,700 or 18.2
percent was spent on fuel fo!
vehicle.s.
In the course of the study, said
Wood. lE^ discovered a $7,600 over
charge in the Brunswick Electric
Membership Corp. electric bill for
the Tax and Administration
Buildings, one of approximately 40
utility bills paid by the county each
month. Even though the average
monthly bill for this account was
$3,300, ia.st March s bill of $11,353 was
paid routinely, be said. When lES
called the error to BEMC’s attention,
the overcharge was credited to the
county.
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responsible for making certain bills
are accurate before they are sent to
the county finance office for pay
ment, Attorney and Acting County
.M.anagsr David Clegg told ccmmls-
.sinnors.
Clegg said lie and Finance Officer
I.itlia Hahn had met with Wood and
that commissioners would be getting
severa) staff recommendations bas-
c{ on the .study.
The lES study was of two parts, the
first a review of current energy
management: the second, a package
of recommended improvements,
estimated cosli of implementing
them, and the time required for the
improveiiiciils tu pay fur uieiiiselvvs.
The recommendations came in two
areas with a combined cost
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German Shepherd
Seeks Adoption
AUlMAi Wf IFAIt UAGUf PHOTO
THIS FLUFFY WHITE female cat
is among the pets waiting for adop-
tlou this week at the Brunswick
County Animal Shelter.
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$135,014, annual savings of $60,500
and an average payback period of 2.2
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•Operations and maintenance,
such as relamping lights with lower-
wattage bulbs and reducing hot
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'Wood Suggesleu ihe county not im
plement a management system
without further study, Including at
tendance at a workshop to be held by
the energy division.
Howrver, the accounting system
can be implomenled more easily, he
indicated. It would track monthly
data on energy use and costs by
county-owned building.s, vehicles and
pubUc works facUiUcs. It would pro
vide information on how much of
each department’s budget is used for
energy, what buildings and vehicles
most need energy conservation, what
cost savings result from conserva
tion measures and how much to
allocate each year for energy costs.
Ail energy accounts would be billed
directly to the finance department,
he suggested.
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CrocodiSo uundoo
A year-old Gertiuin shepherd, a
white female cat, and a two-year-old
black female rat terrier are
designated “pets of the week” at the
Brunswick County Animal Shelter.
Zelma Babson, animal control
supervisor for Brunswick County’s
health department, recommends the
animals. She said these and many
others can be seen at the animal
shelter, just off N.C. 211, Monday
through Friday, from 8 a.m. till 4:30
p.m.
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