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No hederai Aid Authorized For Storm, Erosion Damages
No federal help will be forthcoming
to communities damaged by storm
tides and erosion on New Year’s Day,
making Insurance claims under the
NuUunai Flood Iitaurti!K.*e Prvgraiu
the only source of financial
assistance.
According to Brunswick County
Emergency Management Coor
dinator Cecil I^gan, Gov. Jim Mar
tin did not recommend a presidential
declaration for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
The Town of I^ng Beach had been
eyed os the most likely area in the
county for a declaration.
A second agency from which more
limited assistance might have been
available, the Small Business Ad
ministration, said local damage was
not severe enough to warrant an
agency declaration.
To qualify, at least 2S homes or
businesses would have had to sustain
at least 40 percent uninsured losses.
“If the health department were to
condemn all these houses because
they don't have room for septic
tanks, there might be a possibility,“
said Logan, of an SBA declaration.
That step would have to be initiated
by I/)ng Reach, he Mid.
Beach renourishment Is also up to
Long Beach. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers has provided spoil from Its
routine dredging in Lockwood’s Folly
Inlet, but the federal govermnent will
not pay for additional dredging.
If the town and local property
owners want to pay for additional
sand, it would be cheaper to do it now
while the Corps has a dredgeboat In
the area and can dredge a slightly
deeper channel for that purpose.
In a related move last week, the
Coastal Resources Commission
recommended revisions in the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s storm relief programs,
especially Uie flood Insurance pro
gram. It is based primarily on
damage from single-event flooding,
as occurs along fivera, raUier than
errision that occurs over a period of
time.
The CRC would like to see the flood
insurance maps changed to reflect
the fragility of dunes. They also want
federal funds made readily available
for purchase of storm-damaged pro
perty for public access. Property
must be imaged several times
under current policies before funds
are made available.
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Repeat claims make up approx
imately 40 percent of federal flood in
surance payments.
While taxpayers must auixudizc
federal flood Insurance, an Office of
Coastal Management spokesman
said the cost Is less than costs
associated with erosion and storm
damage. In addition to the directs
costs, it was added, are those of tax
base losses and mobilizing emergen
cy response teams such as the Na
tional Guard.
The CRC also approved several
“loss prevention" recommendations,
encouraging financial incentives for
moving oceanfront homes to safer
grounds.
Recommendations authored by
Melissa McCullough include:
•Establishing federal and state
low-interest loan programs to aid
oceaniron; owners with relocation
costs;
•Making the cost of relocating
homes tax deductible:
•Using relocation programs as a
way to obtain public beach access
areas.
In a recent aerial survey by the Of
fice of Coastal Management, she
said, it appeared at least 325 homes
and other structures In Brunswick.
New Hanover, Pender and Onslow
counties will lie seaward of the stable
dune line In 10 years. The estimate is
based on the average annual rate of
erosi(Mi.
Does putting down the cigarettes
mean putting on weight?
Weight gain can and often does oc
cur when a person gives up smoking,
so it’s one of the excuses people give
for continuing the habit.
But, according to Dr. Mike
Bauerschmldl of the Brunswick
Heart Association, •‘Pulling on
pounds need not be a consequence of
putting down cigarettes. However,
Essay Contest
Is Announced
Two high school students from
Brunswick County can earn an all-
expense paid trip to Washington,
D.C., June 13 through 19.
This is the prize for winners of the
annual essay contest sponsored by
Brunswick Electric Membership
Corp. The competition is open to high
school juniors, who can submit a 200-
to 300-word essay to their guidance
counselors. The subject is electricity,
but English teachers will assign
specific titles, according to Philip
Morgan, member services represen
tative for BEMC.
■T
tiens in au me nign:
in a couple of weeks," Morgan said.
The deadline for essays to reach
liis office from guidance counselors
is March 9.
The two county winners, along with
two winners from Columbus County,
wiU'join delegates from 38 states, all
called Youth Tourists. In Washin^on
they will participate in educational
seminars on government and niral
electrification.
They will also meet with members
of their congressional delegation on
Capitol Hill, visit historical sites and
eiijoy cultural and scx;ial activities
Washington.
Winners are eligible to compete for
a $1,000 scholarship on the national
level.
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He said you can develop action
plans to avoid an expanded waistline
by looking at these reasons many
people gain weight at this time:
•Increased appetite: When you
quit smoking, you may experience an
liicrvoaO m appetite bcctuoc tsod
tastes better. Since you no longer
smoke after a meal, you may decide
to have an extra helping or a dessert.
Suggested counteractions are to cut
food into smaller pieces to extend
meal time, eat more slowly so you
don’t finish first, and get up from the
table immediately after eating.
Brush your teeth as a signal that
you’ve stopped eating.
•Oral craving: You are accustonr-
ed to having a cigarette in your
mouth, and food may become a
replacement Counteractions include
carrying sugarless gum or mints,
choosing food that requires effort to
eat, and occupying your hands (In
stead of your mouth) with puzzles,
garuvuing wt hvinc repairs.
•Snacking: Along with oral crav
ing, the “munchies" is an insidious
habit, so it’s tcnq)ting to put food,
rather than a cigarette, in your
mouth. Instead, keep on hand a stock
of raw vegetables, crackers, unbut
tered pc^om or other low-calorie
snack. Also, be conscious of when
and where you snack; delay snack
time and keep food out of sight.
•Social situations: You may find
yourself in social situations where
you ordinarily would have smoked,
or where friends are smoking. To
counteract, avoid these situations
when you first quit smoking,
substitute a walk for a coffee break,
and try to break the pattern where
tuud oicu drink vs sCCvui-
pany smoking.
Is all this easier said than done?
True, but increased consciousness of
why you want to eat can help break
the unconscious paUerns established
when you were a smoker.
"Picture a complete new image of
yourself,” Bauerschmldl suggests.
“You can be smoke-free and main
tain your weight"
PUBLIC MEETING
The public is invited to an open meeting
Saturday, Jon. 31 at 4:00 PM at The Barn
Restaurant on the Holden Beach Causeway.
The purpose of the meeting is to gather
citizen input regarding the pcssiblc incerpera
tion of on area north of the Town of Holden
Beach, or the possible annexation of the some
area by the Town of Holden Beach.
Sen. R.C. Soles will be present at this
meeting. The public is cordially invited to ot-
tend.
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