Page 8-A?THE BRUNSWICK BEACOt
Holden
BY DOUG RUTTER
Holden Beach property owners
who have let their yards get out of
control will be receiving at least two
pieces of mail from the town in the
coming weeks asking them to clean
up their act.
The first of these letters, which will
be sent to all town property owners,
will request that the owner remove
anything now situated in the street
right-of-way. This will clear the way
for Brunswick Electric Membership
Corporation to come in and move all
utility lines underground.
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letter during a meeting Monday morning
which was a continuation of the
regular board meeting held Nov. 7.
The one-hour session ended before
the board had a chance to discuss annexation
in detail, which was one of
the original reasons for the recessed
Holden Beach A
Reflects Repurd
Repurchase of the town's water
system bond earlier this year is
reflected in the annual audit report
for the Town of Holden Beach, which
saw a decrease in water fund cash
and investments of $218,043 over last
year.
Despite that decrease, however,
the audit report indicated a good
financial position for the town, which :
collected $297,169 in taxes last year.
That tax collection was based on a
tax base of more than $212 million, a
tax rate of 14 cents per $100 of valua- i
tion and a collection rate of 98.9 per- <
cent. ]
The audit report, compiled by Min- j
ton Padgett of Brock, Berry and j
Padgett of Southport, covers all j
financial activity for the town from
July 1, 1987, through June 30, 1988. It
was presented to the town commis- I
sioners during their Nov. 7 meeting. c
Primarily because of the repur- 3
chase of the Farmers Home Ad- ?
ministration water bond in May, cash $
and investments in the town water t
fund dropped from $366,082 last year $
Local Scouts ?
Shallotte Boy Scout Troops 287 and
201 received Presidential Awards
and blue ribbons at the f!anp KV?ar
Council's camporee last weekend in '
White Oak. 1
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The local troops were honored for ]
demonstrating outstanding Scouting ,
skills, which included teamwork and
living up to the youth organization's j
ideals.
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During the weekend event, 45 ,
troops consisting of 750 Scouts were ]
judged on uniforms, cooking, first \
aid, fire safety, handicapped j
awareness, pioneering, maze,
volleyball, Frisbee golf, and a nature
and compass course. i
Kenneth Perrone is scoutmaster of |
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meeting. Commissioners will hold a
special meeting for that purpose on
Monday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m.
While annexation was touched
upon lightly, this week's session
focused on improvements within the
existing town limits.
Commissioner Gay Atkins, who
read a letter from BEMC Operations
Manager Bobby Gore, requested the
town letter, noting that some property
owners have encroached as far as
20 feet inside the right-of-way.
Since BEMC is now proposing to
bury lines on both sides of the streets
to avoid cutting through paved areas,
she said the clearing will have to be
done on botli sides of the street on
town and state roads.
Town board members have
primarily targeted shrubbery and
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to $148,039 in fiscal year 1987-88. In
the long run, however, the town will
save thousands of dollars and complete
payments on the system in a
shorter period of time.
Also in the water fund, revenues increased
by $13,590 over last year to
$260,135, while total operating expenses
decreased by $47,391 to
$197,785. Retained earnings in the
water fund also increased last fiscal
year, from $211,950 to $267,421.
In the general fund, revenues and
expenditures both increased by about
$160,000 from fiscal year 1986-87 to
last fiscal year. Total revenues were
$572,855 and expenditures were
$486,826, leaving the town with a net
*ain of $86,029.
Cash and investments and the fund
laiance in me general tund also mireased
substantially last year,
["here was an $85,662 increase in cash
ind investments last year, from
1297,053 to $382,715, while the fund
lalance went from $285,779 to
1371,808.
Vre Honored
Troop 201. Cecil Logan leads Troop
287.
Shallotte Troop 201 and Bolivia
Troop 243 have scheduled open
tiouses in upcoming weeks for boys
ages 11 to 18 who are interested in
3oy Scouts. Ulysies Johnson is scoutnaster
for Troop 243.
The open houses will be held on
Monday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m., at St.
Johns Missionary Baptist Church
lear Bolivia for Troop 287, and on
Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., at Camp
Jnited Methodist Church in Shallotte
or Troop 201.
For more information, contact
either scoutmaster or Stephen Chappell
at 395-1100.
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trash can racks which have illegally
been placed inside the right-of-way
for several years.
In the letter, commissioners plan
to make it clear that neither the town
nor BEMC will be responsible for any
damage to private property left in
the right-of-way resulting from the
transition to underground utilities.
Also, repairs to asphalt driveways
which may have to be cut during the
process will also be the responsibility
of the property owner.
Mrs. Atkins said, "We're gonna
help to make this as pleasant a move
back as possible."
The only exception to the rule will
be mailboxes, which by law cannot
be more than five feet from the pavement.
In the words of Commissioner
William Williamson, "The federal
government in the only one that can
mess with mailboxes."
Where's The Meter?
A separate letter will soon be mailed
to property owners who have
made life difficult for the town's
water meter reader by allowing
shrubs to grow over the meter or
placing trash cans on top of it.
On a request from Commissioner
Williamson, board members agreed
to send out a letter to 53 lot owners requesting
that they clean up the space
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around the meter.
The town will give the property
owner a short period of time to do the
work, probably 60 or 90 days, and if it
is not done in that time, the town will
do the work and bill the landowner.
Holden Beach municipal code
allows the town to charge the property
owner for such work around water
meters, but Williamson said he
wanted to give the lot owners a
chance to correct the problem at no
cost.
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In January, Holden Beach will
advertise for bids for sanitation service.
Commissioners will be looking to
sign a two-year contract with a oneyear
option to extend the contract at
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the agreement of both parties.
The current two-year contract with
Chambers of South Carolina expires
March 31, 1989. The town will pay
about $46,000 for the service this year
and if it extends the contract into the
option year, it can expect a 10 percent
increase.
While board members said they
were pleased with the present sanitation
service, they felt it would be better
to open it up to bids to get the
lowest price and best service possible.
Commissioner Bob Buck said, "I
think the bid process keeps
everybody honest."
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because it would mean an annual
co$t increase of approximately
$24,000.
The containers are currently used
at Ocean Isle Beach. According to
Commissioner Georgia Langley, who
spoke about the operation with Ocean
Isle Town Clerk Alberta Tatum, the
town could expect problems the first
year until residents and renters got
used to the system. "I'm not really
sold on it," she said.
Christmas Tree Approved
Also this week, commissioners
agreed to allow the Greater Holden
Beach Merchants Association to use
the regional beach access facility
under the bridge as a site for a
Christmas tree. The tree and lights
will be set up at no cost to the town.
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