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1 Land Use Plans Do Serve Purpose Wlial purpose does a land av plan sci've? That s the {iiiefttlMri Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Woyn« Hee*.*^ asked at a Joint meeting of the town's governing tx»rd and planning board last week. And ni adndt. I’ve wondered about the same thing. According to consultant Glen Harbeck, a Wilmington planner hired by the town to help develop the five- year update, it can be a tool to monitor progress for municipalities. Harbeck said Shallotte's last plan update listed a need for more higher education facilities, expanded medical care, a community building for both youth and ndulLs and a park as deterrents to growth here. And the nmjor deterrent on the list was the traffic problem on U.S. 17 through Shallutte. Harbeck said that most of those needs have been met in the past five years—since the last update was ap proved by the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission. Tlial's a sign, he .said, that the needs of the town's citizens—and any new citizeas that might be attracted to move here—can be met. The Department of Transporta tion's plans to build a bypass through Shallottc will definitely ease the traf fic problem, and that in itself could encourage more business to locate here, said Harbeck. Construction on the bypass is expected to begin in January 1988. And since the last update Brunswick Hospital has expan'Jed its medical services and the number of volunteer rescue squads in the coun ty has doubled. Brunswick Technical College has expanded from a few trailers to a bona fide campus during those five years, according to Reeves. In the past five years the county has established a well-maintained and well-equipped park, theShallotte Township Park, which offers residents tennis and basketball courts, picnic and fishing areas and (Continued From Page 4-A) perience... that land values may rise does not automatically denote that "everyone*' would benefit therefrom. Increases in county government revenue.^ from the big ger tax base does not produce lower tax rates. On the contrary, the regulated societies are characterized by the big spenders who hold office, the huge bond issues they wheedle votere to accept, and a continuing plethora of new laws restricting business deci sions to the political agenda. The overhead of complying with all this law is another expense small business cannot pay. Finally one must note that the First Amendment will get le.ss and less respect as media know-it-alls con tinue to advocate more and more regulation of others... at a time when it has become painfully ap parent that some of them put out pro ducts which are harmful indeed. If juurnelists umsi have their unregulated freedom in spite of their shortcomings in deference to the public good, how come the same understanding is not to be applied to people in other professions? The enclosure will show you some of the petty controls politicans in the regulated society thrust upon us all. Perhaps the only private enterprise we arc supposed to have is media communication? Karl E. Brandt Shallotte 'High Tides' Issue Was Outstanding To the editor: I enjoy your paper very much, par ticularly Susan Usher's coverage and Bill Paver’s naterc columns. Your "high tides" edition was outstanding. Sarah Sue Iiigram Assistant City Editor High Point Enterorise I COMPLETE CLEUUNB I LAUNDRY AND I ALTERATiO.:: SERVI&E3 I 764-443$ MON.-FRI. 7 6. SAT. 8-1 Etta Smith more. And that's where Harbeck's idea comes in. The update is a method of recording these municipal and coun ty improvements and monitoring the pace at which they are made. And it’s also a method of setting priorities for the coming five years. The Shallotte town board cannot claim fuU responsibility for the im- proven«6nt5 that have been msde In the past five years, although no doubt they contributed to efforts to initiate such projects. The town still needs more indoor recreation, a place for area youth and adults to socialize. It might in clude an Indoor-outdotM* swimming pool, maybe a basketball coi\rt and a place to hold aerobics classes, karate classes or meetings. The town board and planning board members all express^ the need Cor such a facility at the meeting—and I hope this ne^ won't stiU be around when it's time to update the plan acain. THE BRUNSWICK BEIACON, Thursday, Jaiauuy ZZ, 1M7 Page 5-A FOR MORE CEMETERIES Veterans Seek Suoaort The N.C. Veterans Administratiem (NCVA) is asking for citizens statewide to support the establish ment of more national veterans cemeteries in the state, since U>e ex isting ones are almost full. Brunswick County Veteran Service Officer Jess Parker said that when the four cemeteries in the state reach capacity local veterans will have to be buried in the regional ccmctco' ir. Alabama. The four national cemeteries In the state are located in Wilmington, New Bern. Raleigh and Salisbury. The Wilmington National Cemetery is ex pected to be full by April, said Parker, and the one at New Bern sometime this year. The other two are also close to capacity. "Matching funds from the U.S. Veterans Administration are available if the state wants to establish cemeteries inside its borders,” said Parker. "The USVA nvwcu 4UIM tU>MlUUa«UICV4lk Ot the cemeteries and the state would have to take over the operation and maintainence of them.” He continued, "That’s why we are encouraging the state to go into the cemetery business.” The national cemeteries in the state are presently operated and maintained by the USVA, said Parker. Persons wishing to be buried in one of the veterans cemeteries in the state can make pre-arrangements by contacting the local VA ofUce and shewing proof of an honorable discharge from the military. Anyone Interested In showing si^ port for this cause should call the local office at 288-4307. said Parker. UCB Introduces The Custom BuyLine. (Or, how to tailor a credit line lui ct , / WANT \ f ' 'WAMT 7 |. ACCF^S To TWe f I- To ' I Ve a>r IhfTo MV ^ fofi-. 7-A IYAV 70 TMF 0 2. 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