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BY SUSAN USHER
"I can't believe it, I just can't
believe it," property owner Alan
Pearson of Lynchburg, Va., and
Ocean View Landing repeated Monday
night, shaking his head in
dismay after the Sunset Beach Council
denied a request from Long Bay
Developers to satellite annex the pro
posed Seaside location of a Food Lion
grocery store.
The vote was 3-1, with members A1
Odom, Kathy Peed and Minnie Hunt
denying the request, with Ed Gore
voting against doing so. Mary
Katherine Griffith was absent.
Odom made the successful motion
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BY DOUG RUTTER
After learning during the past
week that the two top candidates
have decided against taking the position,
Holden Beach Commissioners
were back to square one Tuesday
morning in their search for a town
administratnr/tnwn mannTOP
"We're gonna look at what we've
got and probably readvertise," said
Mayor John Tandy. "We're back to
the drawing board."
After trimming the original list of
50 applicants down to two finalists
and interviewing those men early
last week, commissioners met in
closed session for about lVz hours
Wednesday morning and another 90
minutes Thursday morning before
deciding to negotiate with one of the
two finalists.
Prior to meeting in executive session
again Monday morning, Mayor
Tandy told the Beacon that the first
choice candidate had backed out at
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uie lasi minute. randy said tie
received a phone call from the candidate
about 10 minutes before the
Monday morning meeting and was
informed that he was no longer interested
in the position.
Following Monday's closed session,
which was continued for about a
half hour Monday evening, Tandy
said the board decided to offer the
position to the remaining finalist.
However, the mayor said Tuesday
that candidate also turned down the
job, saying he wants to stay in his
present position.
Although both finalists decided
against taking the local position,
Tandy said he does not believe it is
the town's fault. In talking with both
applicants, he said they each have
"investments" in their communities
which they could not abandon at the
present time.
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i ne mayor saia ne would meet with
the personnel committee?board
members William Williamson and
Gay Atkins?to decide the town's
next step.
In light of a proposed switch from
the mayor/council form of municipal
government to the council/manager
format, the town advertised for a
town administrator/town manager.
This position, which would pay between
$25,000 and $30,000, would start
out as administrator and change to
manager if and when the town
charter is amended.
During their regular meeting Monday
night, commissioners adopted a
resolution of intent to amend the
town charter and to allow the town to
operate under the council/manager
form of government. If an ordinance
is adopted to change the town
ici, 11 wiu ue suojeci 10 a
referendum.
However, commissioners will have
to hold a public hearing before it
amends the charter by ordinance. A
specific date for the hearing was not
established this week since the board
hopes to arrange a suitable time with
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after Gore's motion to annex the
tract failed for lack of a second.
Odom told the developers at the
start of the meeting, "I have major
problems with satellite annexation. I
can't see any benefit, but I'm willing
to listen to you." The majority of the
board appeared to agree with that
sentiment.
Earlier Pearson argued on behalf
of the project, appealing to the town's
interest in tourism: "This is right at
the gate to Sunset Beach; wouldn't
that be a tremendous boost?"
The grocery store was to anchor a
"low country" style shopping center
to be located on N.C. 904 north of its
intersection with N.C. 179, on properSECOND
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a representative of the N.C. Institute
of Government. According to the
resolution, it will have to be held
sometime before the middle of
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Also, before the public hearing the
town also plans to mail to all
registered voters an International City
Management Association pamphlet
outlining the council/manager
form of government.
Commissioners have said a switch
to the council/manager form of
government will allow them more
time to concentrate on formulating
policy. Under the current system of
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upon the area being annexed
by the town.
"I understand the store can't support
itself in an area this small
without the beer and wine sales in the
summer," Mercer said later. Seaside
is in an unincorporated area of
Brunswick County, which is "dry"
and doesn't allow sales of beer and
wine.
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in policy-making and administration.
Meanwhile, Holden Beach has been
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to take a position with the. Brunswick
County Planning Department. Pointing
to the need for a manager, Tandy
said commissioners have been
working three times harder than
usual during their search for an administrator.
Unlike a town administrator, a
town manager would have the
authority to hire and fire town
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Mercer said the development firm
had understood the Seaside area
figured already in the town's future
annexation plans. He was told that
only a feasibility study of the Sea
Trail area was under way, not a plan.
Speaking in favor of the annexation
were Councilman Ed Gore, who
challenged the board to work with the
developers to improve the local
quality of life, and Nick Newton. A
[ real estate developer, Newton said
rejection of the request would be a
"disservice to the people of the community"
and would, in effect, encourage
thern to shop across the state
line in Horry County, S.C.
'A Dead Issue'
Mayor Mason Barber intervened at
one point, noting the site's critical
location in an unregulated area. But
the board rejected his suggestion to
refer the issue to the planning board
for a recommendation.
With Monday's vote, Pearson
termed the project "a dead issue."
"As far as I know this kills it," he
continued as he talked with sympathetic
local citizens outside the
board room. "This is personal.
They're voting a personal thing."
However, after the meeting
Mercer and an associate from Lat
Purser, Pender Murphy, asked board
members if they would be more
amenable to annexation if it were
contiguous. Mercer said the partners
of Sea Trail Corp., which owns the
development between the town limits
and the target area, are willing to request
voluntary annexation of sufficient
portions of the subdivision to
make the properties contiguous.
While that would clear one major
obstacle out of the way, Council
members Odom and Minnie Hunt
noted there could be other problems
associated with taking only a portion
of the subdivision.
Earlier Mercer and Murphy told
council members the project was expected
to generate between 50 and 60
new jobs, most of those at the
grocery store, as well as substantially
increasing the town's tax base
without placing heavy demands for
town services. "As far as drawbacks,
we really don't see any," said Murphy.
The board reviewed Monday low
and high estimates of revenue and
expenses for the town should it annex
the tract, which also includes a small
residential area. While saying that
the project wouldn't yield "significant
revenue" for the town, Hunt
said later that the figures weren't
really a factor in the vote.
Action on the request had been
delayed from the board's September
meeting so that the figures could be
compiled.
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While the annexation request was
the issue of the evening, the board
took care of other business as well
during its 2%-hour meeting.
Quarterly Bills Coming
Council members agreed to switch,
effective Jan. 1, from monthly billing
to quarterly billing effective for the
town's 1,300 water customers.
They also increased the deposit for
new owners and new construction
from $16 to $26, or minimum billing
for three months, with Ed Gore
voting a token "no" since he favored
a $25 deposit.
Customers will get a bill in
January for December usage, then
won't be billed again for three months.
The move is expected to be a
time and labor-saver. Holden Beach
already bills quarterly.
Utility Hearing Set
A public hearing will be held Nov. 7
at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall on plans
to convert to underground electrical
service and to assess property
owners 100 percent of the cost.
Property owners can expect to pay
$57.50 plus tax for a lot with 50-foot
street frontage. Property owners
who don't already have underground
service at their homes will have to
pay an additional $175 plus tax.
Owners can pay upfront or pay annual
installments over a 10-year
period at 8% percent interest.
The first phase, starting at the east
end and working from 13th Street
down, is expected to cost $14,000.
Other Business
In other business, the board:
Reappointed Vernie Hickman to a
three-year term on the ABC board.
Met briefly in executive session
with Attorney Mike Isenberg to
discuss "possible litigation," with no
action taken afterwards in open session.
Following a public hearing,
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adopted a zoning ordinance prohibiting
the keeping of wild animals
ana livestock within the town limits
or extraterritorial zone, with existing
situations to be treated as nonconforming
uses. Horses were temporarily
excluded from the ordinance, to
allow the planning and zoning board
to develop regulations that would
allow the keeping of horses where
sufficient land is available. Councilman
Ed Gore first raised the question,
with support voiced by various
audience members during the hearing.
Revised the budget to reflect a net
gain of $14,257, including $8,554 income
in property tax discoveries and
increases of $7,203 for expansion of
the town hall and $18,000 for addition
of a new office employee.
Referred unpaid 1987 taxes of approximately
$2,300 to the town attorney
to initiate foreclosures.
Heard reports on Beach Sweep '88
and plans by two local organizaions
to clean up portions of N.C. 179 under
the "Adopt-A-Highway" program.
On the advice of Isenberg, voted
to readvertise for bids to nave 4ftth
Street since belated adjustments in
the project specifications put the
lowest of two offers received over
$50,000, the minimum before the
board must seek formal bids. APAC
Carolina had bid $46,518.40 and MAC
Construction had bid $54,794.30. The
town council will meet at 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 to act on the bids. At that time
only one bid will be required for the
town to award a contract if it so
chooses.
Adopted an ordinance banning the
use of jet skis or similar devices between
7 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 1
through Sept. 30 within 300 yards of
the ocean shoreline or pier, including
Tubbs Inlet and the bay. The misde
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