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Fire Station To Get New Heat System BY DOUG RUTTER Warmer days and nights are in ihe forecast for members of the Shallotte Volunteer Fire Department. An old kerosene heating unit that heats the fire station office but leaves the bay areas cold soon will be replaced with a new gas heating system. The new system will allow firefighters to remain comfortable throughout the winter as they do maintenance work on equipment stored in the bays. "We can't control the cold weather," Shallotte Fire Chief Tim Carter told the town board of aldermen at their meeting last Wednesday. The board voted unanimously to go ahead with installation of the system. Based on two estimates, the project should cost between $2,000 and $2,300. The town's fire department budget for this fiscal year includes $8,000 in a reserve fund and $1,000 for building repairs. The existing kerosene heating unit is located next to the fire station in the police department. Carter said the new system will feature wall units in the fire department office and hanging imag jk? bays. Before approving the new heating system last week, board members joked with the fire chief about the expense. "I thought when we bought you that (aerial) truck that was the last thing you were going to get for two years," said Sarah Tripp. Alderman Wilton Harrelson added later, "You're not getting enough hot air from the police department?" Hydrant Needed A fire hydrant removed last fall from the corner of Holden Beach Road and Main Street will be put back in the near future, but in a slight ly different location. Carter said the hydrant was removed last October because large trucks turning from Holden Beach Road onto U.S. 17 North frequently scraped up against it and knocked it over. As a result, there arc some buildings in that area of town, including a hotel, that are more than 500 feet from a hydrant. The 500-foot dis tance is the norm in Shallotte. "From UCB to Jones Ford there is not a hydrant," Carter said last week. The fire chief requested that the hydrant be installed somewhere between Wood row Russ* gas station and Hcillg-Mcycrs Furniture Store. Carter and the town maintenance supervisor will determine the exact location. Proximity of a fire hydrant is a factor considered in the setting of insurance premiums for structures. Other Business In other business last week relating to the fire department, aldermen took no action after Carter suggested that a department committee be called to sit in on planning board meetings when new developments are discussed. In terms of fire safety, the fire chief said it would be helpful for the department to be included in planning board meetings. As an example, he said there should be more fue exits at Autumn Care, a relatively new nursing home on Mulberry Street Chief Carter also informed the board last week that firefighters are in the process of purchasing dress uniforms, complete with shoulder patches and badges. School Board Hears Staff On Facts, Figures, Goals BY SUSAN USHER Recycling stations at all schools, increased focus on math education and interdisciplinary studies, more efforts to involve parents and more appropriate placement of personnel are among the changes the public can expect to see in local schools during the coming year. School system administrators en gulfed Brunswick County Board of Education members with facts, fig ures and goals Saturday during the board's first retreat. Superintendent John Kaufhold said the agenda was an effort to provide the "key thing" professional literature indicates boards want from administrators: to be informed. Member Donna Baxter, who had pushed for the board to hold a re treat and then helped schedule the event, expressed mixed feelings about the gathering that resulted. "In a way I was pleased with it," she said. "We got a lot of informa tion that we needed. But I was dis appointed in the areas we didn't get to cover and in which we didn't get to voice our concerns. What we dis cussed was good, but it was not ev erything I was looking for." In urging a retreat be held, Ms. Baxter had said board members needed to get to know each other and share ideas, a concern she echo ed again after Saturday's meeting. "There's still so much we need to know that we don't know. Wc need to each sit back and say where we're coming from and what our ideas and goals are for the future of the county." Ms. Baxter said the board would try again, perhaps after elections are held and the board reorganizes in IVrmitwr After First waiting for staff to make arrangements for the retreat, Ms. Baxter eventually scheduled a day-long session at Bald Head Island for the board. When ques tions were raised about accessibility to the public, she asked staff to re schedule the meeting to the board conference room and said she had not been given any guidelines to follow in setting up the retreat. Saturday's program was to have ended at 12 noon, but continued un til 1:30 p.m. Board members heard presentations from Associate Superintendent P. R. Hankins on the food services program; Assistant Superintendent William Harrison on curriculum and instruction; Assist ant Superintendent Bill Turner on maintenance and transportation; and Personnel Director Ralph Ward on state personnel allotments and staff ing goals and patterns. Presenters cited improvements in school facilities and programs dur ing the past years and listed goals and objectives for the next Fiscal year. Sa^S^aanice ZZ,*S ^ 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 Shallotte Officials Wrestle With Zoning BY DOUG RUTTER If nothing else, the recent adop tion of new zoning ordinances and the rezoning of land in Shallotte has taught town officials that you can't please all of the people all of the time. "Somewhere down the line, somebody's not going to be happy with the way it comes out," Mayor Jerry Jones concluded last week as the board of aldermen reviewed a half do/en requests for changes in the new zoning map. The regular meeting last Wed nesday was similar to other board meetings over the past three months at which aldermen have discussed a new set of zoning ordinances and a new zoning map which some land owners oppose. In response to recent complaints, town officials have invited lot own ers to send written requests for changes in the new code and map, which replaced outdated versions in November. Last week. Mayor Jones said three separate property owners on Bridgers Road have already re quested reclassification of then land. One of the owners wants his property zoned Highway Business, another is seeking a residential clas sification and a third is requesting Agriculture/Transition. Also, two property owners on Forest Drive have asked that their commercially-zoned lots be chang ed back to residential. Forest Drive, which was a mixed bag of commer cial and residential lots on the old " Somewhere down the line, somebody s not going to be happy with the way it comes out. -Jerry Jones Mayor of Shallotte zoning map, was zoned entirely commercial on the new map to reflect recent land use trends on the street Although he said fair treatment of property owners is important. May or Jones indicated last week that granting all of the requests would dpfMt the purpose of tN' n^w zon ing map ? to ensure uniform and controlled growth in town. "I want everybody to be happy, but every body's not going to be happy," he said. Alderman Wilton Harrelson said one way to make to ensure some degree of happiness is to amend the new code to allow residences in commercial zones as conditional or special uses. Such requests would have to come before the board of aldermen and would be handled on a case-by-case basis. The provision was an oversight in the new code and something that several property owners in town have formally requested. Albert Hughes, who serves as zoning enforcement officer for the town, said last week that the new map warrants some change. But he suggested the town will never please everyone. "You will never have the perfect map," he said. "You can never have the perfect map." Before adopting the new zoning code and map last fall, the board held a required public hearing, but nobody attended. A second hearing was held earlier this month in response to complaints from land owners who said they were unaware of zoning changes at the time of the First hearing. A third hearing on the issue is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. Property owners have until then to get their specific zoning requests to town hall. Other Business In other business last week, ald ermen: ? Accepted the resignation of maintenance department employee James Burris following a 45-minute executive session called to discuss personnel matters. Burris started working for the town last April. Hughes said Burris resigned to take another job with more pay. ? Set a public hearing tor Monday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Public Assembly Building in Bolivia on a proposed monthly charge of 50 cents for each tele phone access line in town. The money would be used to help finance a 911 emergency telephone system in the county. Shallotte will hold its hearing in conjunction with the county and several other towns. ? Extended the six-month proba tionary period for police officer George Samek another three months. Police Chief Rodney Gause recommended the action because Samek has not yet moved from Southport to the Shallotte area. Gause said the officer is in the pro cess of relocating closer to town. Aldermen voted to advance secre tary/rcceptionist Phebie McLean from probationary to permanent sta tus on the recommendation of the town clerk. ? Agreed that Mayor Pro Tern Paul Wayne Reeves should continue to serve as the town's representative on the Cape Fear Counc;i of Gov ernments' board. At thr it last meet ing, aldermen appointed board member Jody Simmons to serve on the board along with Reeves. How ever, Reeves informed the town board last week that Shalloue is only allowed to have one represen tative, even though Reeves is an executive officer. Simmons was the only board member absent last week. Seashores Club Cited At County 4-H Program The Seashores 4-H Club, directed by Judy Holden of Holdcn Beach, was recognized as Brunswick County's outstanding club for 1989 at the annual 4-H Achievement Pro gram held Jan. 11 in Bolivia. Other honorees at the program in cluded Tania Butler, who was rec ognized for induction into the State 4-H Honor Club and was named Outstanding Senior Girl in the county. Joe Hum was named Outstanding Senior Boy; Robbin Holdcn was re cognized as Outstanding junior Girl; and Jeremy Clemmons was se lected as Outstanding Junior Boy. Persons recognized for participa tion in both the 4-H clothing pro gram and fashion review were Ne kesha Randolph, Jeremy Holdcn, Rashida Barbour, Rosa Douglas, Jessica Winfree, Jamilia Johnson, Robbin Holdcn, Trade Reaves, Rebecca Powell, Daniel Floyd, Margo Karriker, Heather Branch, Tiandra Hardy, Rachel Turner and Alicia Conn. Also, Jeremy Clcmmons, Tammy Freeman, Tabitha Daniels, Joe Hunt, Tania Butler, Amy Smith, Sh Rhonda Marlowe, Becky Smith, Kristen Conn, Amy Caison, La r. ? i ? t 1. JilUIIVU OUUIICy, JCIIIIIC V7I1WN, James Orrock, Miriam Coles, Kei -? t f- r? ? dilUIilltl il&WWU, V^UUIMIVJ zie, Tangela McKenzie, Josh Hold en and Lucas Wagenseil. Other students who took part in the clothing program were Rusty McKenzie, Robbin Clcmmons, Les ley Holden, Paige Orrock, Minneta Randolph and Loretla Wortham. Additional fashion review partici pants were Dawn Wilson, William McKenzie and Elizabeth Orrock. Persons recognized for taking part in 4-H presentations during the year included Becky Smith, Jeremy Gcmmons, Misty Hcwett, Becky Powell, Ray Hewett, Dawn Wilson, Robbin Holdcn, Heather Branch, Jessica Winfree, Rachel Turner, Jo seph Hunt, Rosa Douglas, Nekesha Randolph, Tabiuia Daniels, Jaliiilia Johnson and Carmen Hewett. t ? ? t? iuuii poiuvipoiiu uiviuuvu laiiua Butler, Michelle Sellers, Joseph Hunt, Kristi Lewis and Amy Caison from the senior team and Jessica Winfree, Robbin Holden and Rachel Turner from the junior team. Stu dents from the horticulture and wildlife judging teams included Ja son Bellamy, Mark Logan and John Hunt. Persons recognized for taking part in the cumulative record pro gram were Amy Caison, district and state winner in marine awareness, and Tania Butler, district runner-up in clothing. Students recognized for county record books included Amy Caison, Tania Butler, Karen Kelly, Heidi Layman and Jessica Jones. Electric Congress participants were Dawn Mr: i <?An inH A rr* *? Pnirnti f? tw>u a j Tania Butler and Tammy Free man were recognized for taking part in clothing camp, and Audrey Wal lace and Walter Branch were recog nized for participation in horse events. Timothy P. Gibble, M.D. Adult Medicine Board Certified Internist Susan Gibble, PA~C Physician Assistant Complete Adult Medicine Care New Patients Welcome Convenient to 754-8921 The Brunswick Hospital 'Brxinszisicf^IsCancCs p cWotnen 's Center, (P.SA. + Complete Gynecological and Obstetrical Services new patients welcome Robert E. Hassler, m.d. F.A.C.O.G. 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