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I’asi' 16-A-THK BRUNSWICK BKACON. Thursday, October 15. 1987 UOB To Promote Water Sales BY lUMlN ADAMS With the Koal of eventually makiiiK the county’s water system self- susUiminn. the Brunswick County Utility Operations Board (UOBi this week appointed a subcotmiuttee to promote the sale of water both inside and out of the county. At Monday’s regular UOB meeting in Bolivia. Chairman Robert Nubel. Kdward (lore and William English agreed to serve on the subconunittee. which will contact industries, developers and municipalities about county water sendee. •As an example. Water Systems Manager Kenneth Hewett suggested that the subcommittee contact the Ci ty of Wilmington, to sec if the city would be interested in becoming a Brunswick County water customer. Ilewctt said it was his understan ding that Wilmington was consider ing expansion of its water system in an area that could be scn’cd by Brunswick County, and that a water service arrangement would be beneficial to both parties. According to UOB Administrator John Harvey, the county now has treated water capacity available. The county's new water plant is Teen Hurt In Weekend Wreck A I.ongwood teenager was injured Sunday when the car in which he was a passenger collided with another vehicle in Calabash. Accoriling to Highway Patrol Spokesperson Ruby Oakley, the acci dent occurred Sunday at 11:50 a.ni. near the intersection of Thomasboro Hoad and Persimmon Road. A 198-1 Oatsun driven by Terry Alan Faw, :n. of Hock Hill, S.C., was traveling east on Persimmon Road and ran through a stop sign at the Thomaslxiro Hoad intersection into the path of a 198-1 Pontiac driven by Nancy l.eigh Hines, 17, of Ix>ngwood, Ms. Oakley said. Trooper H.L. Murray charged Faw with a stop sign violation, she said. Ms Oakley said a passenger in the nines ;u\U>. Kvvssell limes. U. of \,mgwooil, was taken by rescue squad ambulance to The Brunswick HospitiiJ in Supply for treatment of non-incapacitating injuries. Both drivers complained of injury but did not require hospital treatment. Murray estimated damage to the vehicles at $2,100 to the Faw car and $1,000 to the Hines auto. .-\ South Carolina man escaped in jury Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash near Ocean Isle Beach. Ms. f)akley said the accident hap pened Friday at 5 p.m., 3.7 miles north of Ocean Isle on Ocean Isle Beach Hoad. A 1981) (iMC pickup truck driven by CTaig Ixivon Martin, 19, of Galivant's Ferry, S.C., ran off the right side of the road at a high rate of speed and struck a tree, she said. Trooper J.V. Dove charged Martin with driving while impaired, she said. Dove estimated damages at $3,000 to the truck and $500 to a tree and fence owned by James Bellamy of Shallotte. located near Hood's Creek in the Nor thwest Township community of Malmo. UOB members Monday night also discussed “missing links" in the county's water system—areas where additional trunk lines will eventually be needed. Board members reviewed a map that outlined potential needs, as determined by former County Engineer Dan Shields, consulting engineer Jerry Lewis and the UOB itself. Hewett told the board that accor ding to water itsage figures, the water system’s capacity to serx'e areas south of Shallotte will have to be increased within the next couple of years to keep up with development. He identified other growth areas for water service as Southport-Oak Island and Holden Beach. According to Harvey, the UOB will be “exploring ways and means of ar riving at a plan showing just what is needed on the base (water) system to support future growth and develop ment, and what the real priorities are to provide such additional system, and what it will cost.” One other measure taken Monday by the UOB was to authorize an engineering study for a preliminary encroachment agreement involving potential construction of a county water line along U.S. 17 from Shallotte to the South Carolina line. Hewett told the board that future water lines may not he allowed on major highway right-of-ways; therefore, the county needs to file a preliminary encroachment agree ment as soon as possible if it should ever want to run lines south on U.S. 17. In another matter, the UOB ap proved a proposal for the county and Channel Side Corp. to split the cost of running a 12-inch water line to the en trance road of I>ockwood Folly sub division. The developer will then con struct and operate its own water distribution system. The proposal was accepted by county commissioners Oct. 5, pen ding UOB approval. After agreeing to the plan, tlie UOB met in an executive session for 55 minutes to discuss with UOB At torney Mike Ramos the legal aspects of possibly charging an impact fee to property owners who later tap on to the i.b-miie line to ix)c'Kwood Folly. Prior to the executive session. Gore pointed out that under Channel Side’s proposal, a number of proper ty owners along the line will not have to pay the minimum six-inch line assessment, as would be done through special assessment district policy. The UOB took no action following the closed-door session, except to authorize Lewis and Associates to design the 12-inch line for the lx)ckwood Folly project and to have Ramos draw up necessary contracts in the project. Other Business In other business the UOB: •Voted to recommend to commis sioners that the county condemn pro perty wherever necessary to proceed with water projects in Special Assessment Districts (S.A.D.s) 1 and 2, and authorized advertisement for bids on both projects, with bid open ings planned for Nov. 12; •Heard from consulting engineer Alan Ixjwis that his firm has com pleted 50 percent of the drafting and design survey on S.A.D. 3; •Voted to recommend to commis sioners that a public hearing be set on a preliminary assessment resolu tion for S.A.D. 4; •Approved two minor changes in the county’s water system minimum specifications. Guard The Forts, Boys Two sets of brothers were busy building “land assault forts” in the straw of a driveway on Village Road F'ri- dny aftemoon. “We do this ever oiiee in a while,’’ said James David Danford, 11, (second from left). Joining STAf$ PHOtOB> SUSAN USHfP him with soldiers and assault vehicles of their own were (from left) Daniel Mark Smith, 12; Shawn Mar cus Smith. 6; and William Brett Danford. 7. What Brunswick County needed, now it has. . . ?«r JUST CALL: Day(919)642-6902 Night (919)653-2969 ir FULLY EQUIPPED TRUCKS * TRAINED, EXPERIENCED MECHANICS ir COMPLETE ROAD SERVICE it HYDRAULIC REPAIRS (TRUCKS. BULLDOZERS. LOADERS. DRAG LINES. ETC I BECK'S EQUIPMENT SERVICE FIRST INVESTORS SAVINGS & LOAN, INC. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF OUR NEW FULL-SERVICE BRANCH COASTAL PLAZA, SHALLOTTE These ore some of the finonciol services ovoiloble: •Safe Deposit Boxes •Checking Accounts •Certificates of Deposit •Travelers Checks •Discount Brokerage Service •Home Owners Insurance Loans Include: •Mortgages •Lots •Consumer •Home Equity •Home Improvement tlSUL. BUSINESS HOURS: Mondoy-Thursday 9 AM-5 PM Friday 9 AM-6 PM FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE DRIVE-IN OPENS 8:30 AM DAILY You re invited to stop by and meet our friendly staff and register for door prizes to be given away at our Grand Opening, November 8 754-5400 fIMlI LENDER
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