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-? ? wnr ? ? -rr ? - SWF fHOTO SY DOUG ?lTm* WORKERS WITH WAYNE'S BACKHOE SERVICE were on the job New Year's Day building a new dune in the 700 block of Ocean Boule vard West. The company has gone past its 60-day completion deadline. Interim Manager To Revise Director's Job Description ?Y RAHN ADAMS Interim County Manager David Clcgg has put the hiring of a new Inspections Department director on hold while he rewrites the position's job description. The job search, in part, spurred an emergency meeting of the Brunswick County Board of Com missioners Dec. 21. Commissioner Benny Ludlurti called the meeting after he heard that Commission Chairman Gene Pinkcrton intended to hire a new director without con suiting the full board. Pinkerton denied Ludlum's accusation. CJegg told the Beacon last Thursday that he recently notified the three applicants for the direc tor's post that qualifications for the job would be rewritten and it would STAFF rHOTO BY RAHN ADAMS Shovel , Shovel , Toil And... Since most sidewalks at the Brunswick County Government Center are covered, Building and Grounds employees David Long (left) and Winky Evans didn't have too much trouble clearing snow from exposed walkways last Thursday morning when the complex reopened after the county's Christmas weekend storm. Interim County Manager David Clegg said at least 80 percent of the county government workforce reported back to work last Thursday, despite snow- and ice-covered secondary roads in most areas sections of the county. The complex was closed Dec. 25 and 26 for Christmas, and last Wednesday due to hazardous road conditions. be readvertised. Th<* position was advertised in housc last month. According to county Personnel Officer Debbie Bowling, a!S three applicants are currently employed in the In spections Department. Julius "Buddy" Lewis still serves as interim department head, Clegg said. Lewis initially was appointed to the post in mid-November when former inspections Director Billy Ingram moved into the county's new purchasing agent slot "DA?:An1l., T . ? LI :.l L/ujiv<uij, A nau ^lUUICIII^ Willi both of those job descriptions," Clegg said, referring to the Building Inspections director position that was publicly advertised two years ago and filled by Ingram; and to the renamed Code Inspections director position that was advertised in house last month. Former County Manager John T Smith, who was fixcu Dec. 4 by commissioners, received the county board's approval in late November to change the director's title, to reflect the fact that the department involves more than just "building" inspections. The department's in spectors also handle plumbing and electrical inspections. Clegg said last Thursday that he felt that both job descriptions are "inadequate," and that the new one should be a "reflection of a depart ment head where technical expertise is required." He added that he was not implying that no current county employees will mcci Uie more spe cific qualifications. The interim county manager also commented that after he rewrites the description and recommends it to county commissioners, he also will recommend that the job be advertised publicly, instead of in house. However, he noted that the county's stated policy is to promote from within, if a qualified applicant is available. Siren Check Low-volume "growl" checks of the sirens around the Brunswick Nuclear Plant are planned Jan. 9, 10 and 1 1 by Carolina Power & Light Co. The sirens are located on poles at 34 locations within 10 miles of the plant, in Brunswick and New Hanover counties and arc tested ev ery quarter ic make sure they work. Sesyyance Disposable Contact Lenses from Bausch & Lomb ? Wear them for a week and throw them away. ? No more routine cleaning or care. ? Sharp, clear vision week after week. Call us Today for a Free Trial Fit Dr. Chris Moshoures, Optometrist Pine Street, Shallotte, 754-4020 Salt Marsh Square, Calabash, 579-4020 Abbey Great House Restaurant & Lounge Seafood, Steaks and Traditional Southern Meals (803)249-2389 Winter Hours: Open 5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. 1 Block W. of Hwy. 17 in Historic Little River a Holden Dune Project Runs Past Deadline BY DOUG RUTTER Holden Beach officials had hoped to enter the new decadc with a new oceanfront dune protecting property on the island. But wuik oii the biggest project in town history has spilled over into 1990, and in the process, past its deadline. Construction of a new beachfront dune running the iengui of Hoitien Beach was supposed to be finished by the end of 1989. The new dune is being built to help return the beach to the shape it was in before Hurricanc Hugo, which wiped out most of the island's protective sand dunes. When the contract was awarded in late October, the contractor was given 60 calendar days to complete the work. But heavy equipment and workers with Wayne's Backhoe Service of Ocean Isle Beach were still on the job this week. On New Year's Day, bulldozers and sand scrapers were building the dune in the 700 block of Ocean Boulevard West. Workers started at the east end of the island and are proceeding west. Town Manager Gus Ulrich said there is nothing in the contract that would allow the town to penalize the contractor for going past the deadline. In the contractor's defense, Ulrich said it's difficult to predict how long it will take to build a dune until work begins. He could not of fer an estimate on when the work would be done. "He's got to work around tides and occasionally your equipment breaks down," said Ulrich. "He's moving full steam ahead right now. He got bogged down a little bit dur ing the holidays." So far, Ulrich said the town has paiu uic contractor about $51,000 lor work along 11,000 feel of beachfront. He said the town would probably pay the contractor another 525,000 at the end of this week Before the project started, town officials estimated the total cost at about SI 70,000. "I think it's going to be pretty close to that," Ulrich said Tuesday. However, town officials have yet to decide where the dune project will end at the west end of the is land. The formal resolution calling for the construction work said the dune would be built in front of each beachfront home from the east end to the west end. But several resi dents at the west end have said they don't need any more sand dunes. Ulrich said town commissioners will probably make a decision on where to end the dune at their Jan. 8 meeting. Last month, the board of commissioners rode on the beach to survey the work completed and to determine an appropriate point to end the project. Lawmen Apprehend Teens (Continued From Page 1-A) with a knife and demanded her pocketbook and car keys. Ms. Bianion said the man did not touch her during the robbery. He left the scene in the woman's 1983 Pontiac Bonneville 2nd picked up another black man who was walk ing a short distance away on Village Read, the report indicated. Both men were described as be ing around five-feet, 10-inches tall, and weighing between 150 and !6Q pounds. One was wearing a royal blue jogging suit; the other was weaiing a gray jogging suit. Hewett said the car was recov ered Monday by a sheriff's deputy near the intersection of Old Fayetie villc Road and Park wood Drive, Le land. Except for two fiat tires, the vehicle was undamaged. Shooting Probed The sheriff's department Tuesday Normal Winter Weather On Tap After two weeks of unseasonably cold weather over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Use Siiaiioi te area should see a return to rela tively normal conditions through the weekend, according to Shallotte Point meteorologist Jackson Can ady. Temperatures over the next sever al days are expected to average from the mid-30s at night to the mid-50s during the day. Rainfall should measure about one-half of an inch. For the period of Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, the daily average tempera ture in the Shallotte area was 45 de grees, which Canady said was three degrees below normal. The daily average high tempera ture was 58 degrees, and the daily average low temperature was 32 de grees. The maximum high temperature during the period was 67 degrees on Dec. 30. The minimum low temper ature was 19 degrees on Dec. 27. Canady measured 0.32 of an inch ot rain at Shallotte Point during the seven -day period. was still investigating a Dcc. 22 shooting that was reported last Wednesday by a Shallotte area man. No one was injured in the incident. Gary Gause of Route 2, Shallotte, told authohties that his 1979 Ford XlxKlnMA Minn Kit V? ? ? 1'IUJUU ??, rrao IUI J IVUI UUIIVW C40 he and Michael Stanley of Route 3, Shallotte, drove on Big Neck Road. Gause said the pair had ji?st left an Ash area club when the shooting occurred Dec. 22 around 11 p.m. Rncinorcoc ilit a/wwuit^MVu aall Local investigators last week also were still looking into separate break-ins that were reported Dec. 22 at two businesses in the Grisset town and Kingtown areas. Leonard Sykes of Acme Conven ience Mart on U.S. 17 at Grisset town told deputies that someone broke a front plexiglass window to enter the building between 9 p.m. Dec. 21 and 6 a.m. Dec. 22. Some SI, 000 in cash and eight cartons of cigarettes worth $86 were stolen. In the other break-in, Karen Thomas of the Corner Store near Kingtown said the intruder forced open the front door of the store and stole property worth $241, includ ing six boxes of shotgun shells, Cigait ViuCOCoSSCttCS cuiu SIX CdSCS Gi beer. The incident happened be tween 8:30 p.m. Dec. 19 and 5:30 a.m. Dec. 20. THE BRUNSWiarfeStACON Established Nov. 1, 1962 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Main Street Shallotte, N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN 3RUNSWICK COUNTY One Year $10.30 Six Months $5.50 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year $14.80 Six Months $7.85 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. One Year $1 5.95 Six Months $8.35 Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Shallotte. N C 28459. USPS 777-780. TUC MIL HOW TO SUBSCRIBE 10 BRliNSWiCK&BEACOM POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA 28459 FOR AWARD-WINNING NEWS COVERAGE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. citizen In Brunswick County 06.30 05.30 N.C. 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