Partnership Aims To
Create Innovative
Neighborhood
HV SUSAN USHKR
It's good education. It's also good business.
Developer A.E. "Buddy" Milliken, a Shallotte native
and president of The Milliken Company of Wilmington,
believes the company's collaboration with graduate
landscape design students at N.C. State University is a
good example of a business-education partnership that
benefits both partners, and potentially the Shallotte com
munity as a whole.
"1 think the students arc getting a rich experience
and at the same time I'm getting an opportunity to tap
some excellent minds and ideas. It's a pretty diverse
group of students. There's no way 1 could have gotten
the depth of investigation into each area of focus that
they're doing. There's no way one or two people could
do it."
Milliken contracted with NCSU to consult with
Moore and his class of eight design students to help cre
ate a master plan for an alternative residential communi
ty to be developed on a 22-acre tract oil Pender Street
in Shallotte. Their goal is to create a "human habitat"
which responds to diverse needs of peoples and provides
linkages to the existing Shallotte community.
While he has no "Utopian delusions," Milliken would
like to have an invitational community. "I don't expect
people there to put each other in their wills in two days.
But I want a neighborhood selling that doesn't prevent
those kinds of relationships from happening, a setting that
invites it and that creates a level of security."
Last week Milliken, investment panncrs Wabum and
Betty Walton, projcct consultants, and interested local
residents got to see the design students' varying concep
tions for developing the tract and to hear recommenda
tions from landscape ccologists' Sandy and Andy Wood
of Wilmington following their inventory of the property,
which Sandy Wood described as "a really alive site" rich
in ecological diversity.
"We realize we will be destroying habitat," said
Milliken, "but the idea is of doing it with as little disrup
tion as possible."
Milliken said he had been "frustrated" with the kinds
of real estate development projects he had been doing
and was looking for something that would "recharge"
him.
A statewide Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh was
the first catalyst, leaving him asking how a community
goes about educating its residents on issues, especially
those relating to improving the quality of life. Then, at
his child's Montcssori preschool in Wilmington, he met
Robin C. Moore, a professor of landscape architecture at
N.C. State University and a renowned expert on the rcla
STAFF PHOTOS BY SUSAN USHSK
A 'CSV DESIGN STUDENT Elise Polydoroff explains her proposed site plan for the 22-acre tract off
Pender Street to (from left) Professor Robin Moore and developer A.E. "Buddy" Milliken.
tionship of children's play, learning and the environ- able to open alone.
mcnt, and on eliciting community participation in dc- "I've had people bending over backwards to help me
sign. that 1 never envisioned would. It's been a matter of pick
In an interview last Sept. 6 with The Raleigh News ing up a phone or writing a letter," said Milliken. He rc
Observer, Moore said his "whole purpose is to get fcrrcd to nationally-known consultants in alternative dc
landscapc architecture students interested in people, to sign and development, including Tom Lowe, one of the
see the social and cultural relationships people have with architects involved in the internationally-acclaimed
the environment." community of Seaside on Honda's panhandle.
While graduate design seminars can be purely acad- "Seaside has been a real inspiration for me working
cmic in nature, he prefers another tack, students apply- on this project."
ing their skills to create solutions for real-life situations. Milliken earned his real estate license as a freshman
"For me as a professor this is an ideal opportunity," at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
said Moore. "We're working with a land developer who where he started out as a business major but switched to
knows that side of the business and with a variety of industrial relations and sociology. That background has
other consultants. We're all learning together. We're try- paid off, Milliken said, because essentially real estate
ing to do something new." development involves dealing with group behavior and
That common interest in creating something new, responses to variables.
and his role as a novice in alternative design, has opened Monday Milliken said he was impressed with the
doors that neither Moore nor Milliken might have been quality of the students' work and with their enthusiasm
lor ihc projcct.
Moore said the students' site plans reflect "a really
good mix of ideas" and thai each has "distinct strengths
and weaknesses".
"We've been cncouragcd to push the frontiers, to
come up with ideas that are not conventional," he said.
Each plan attempted to incorporate various elements,
such as preserving a 4()4 wetlands area while making it
an integral part of the plan. Other common elements in
clude buildings scaled to human proportions; streets de
signed not only to transport automobiles, but also to pro
vide opportunities for human interaction; and pedestrian
walkways that link residences with recreational, cultural
and shopping areas through pedestrian walkways.
"We hope to get people talking to each other, sharing
alleys," said final semester graduate student John
Marchi. "We're going to give them porches again and
sidewalks."
The plans emphasized common areas that invite con
tact and communion with fellow residents and with na
ture?a plaza, community center, grcenways or other
park-like areas, a community garden, even a boardwalk
extending into the wetlands buffer for birdwatching and
habitat education among its carnivorous plants, varied
animal life and mature specimens of native shrubs and
trees.
Several students propose learning opportunities and
field trips for students at nearby Shallottc Middle
School. Beth Timson's plan emphasized on-site contain
ment of stormwater run-off, while Susan Patterson's fea
tured a retention pond suitable for a duck habitat.
"It's hard to fit everything in; there arc so many
things you want to do and at the same time you want to
give them this feeling of spaciousness," said Patterson.
"I think the site plans all work to give public and private
space."
Several local residents expressed interest in and ap
preciation of the extensive site planning, especially ef
forts to preserve the site's natural features.
"As much as anything else it is causing people to sit
down and think and to plan, not just allowing a develop
ment to grow like Topsy," said one Shallottc resident,
Jack Harrison.
The students' refined schematics will be presented
for public response ai a meeting Tuesday evening, April
27, at Shallottc Middle School. Then the project will be
turned over to a landscape architect and engineer for the
final stage of design while Miilikcn's market research
continues.
Based on market response, Millikcn said the earliest
development might begin is fall.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Soles Rally Participants
Agents from Century 21 Island Realty of Ocean Isle Beach take a
break during the regional "Super Sales Rally" in Charlotte recent
ly. Pictured (from left) are Kim Hewett, Sennie Horton and Diane
Suley. Theme of the two-day seminar was "Cruise the Carolinas."
Guidance Staff, Teachers Preparing
To Introduce Tech Prep Curriculum
Brunswick County high school
icachcrs and high school and middle
school icachcrs arc preparing for ihc
Tcch Prep course of study that will
be available to students this fall.
Tcch Prep integrates academic
and vocational-tcchnical education
to better prepare students for the
higher-tech workplace of the future
and for the additional technical and
academic training many of those
jobs will require. Students may get
college course credit lor some high
school courscs upon enrollment at
Brunswick Community College.
On April 9, high school and mid
dle school guidance counselors met
at Brunswick Community College to
discuss counseling Tcch Prep stu
dents.
Four teachers from each of the
county's high schools will attend a
seminar April 20 and 21 in Winston
Salem on ways to revamp curricu
lum, course content and instruction
al techniques, and to identify and
overcome roadblocks to Tcch Prep
instruction.
Then, on May 6, representatives
from the county schools and BCC
will visit Richmond Senior High
School in Rockingham to see Tech
Prep in action.
This week a Tcch Prep bro
chure/poster is being mailed to par
ents of all eighth through 11th grade
students, in the Brunswick County
Schools.
The fold-out answers frequently
asked questions about Tcch Prep,
outlines core courscs that should be
taken in grades nine through 12, and
suggests class schedules and clcc
uves. It also relates three broad Tcch
Prep curriculum areas( business and
marketing; health and human ser
vices; and engineering, industrial,
agricultural) to majors offered at
community and technical colleges
within an hour's commute of
Brunswick County, pinpointing
those offered at Brunswick Com
munity College.
Those 15 core courses required
for all Tech Prep students include
English 1 through IV, three maths,
including algebra and geometry;
three sciences, including one physi
cal science and biology; three social
studies, including U.S. History, Eco
nomic, Legal and Political Systems
and a world history; health and
physical education and keyboarding.
Students in the Tech Prep curricu
lum take an additional five clcctivcs,
with at least three related to their
Tech Prep option.
The list notes that, as a general
rule, "the more advanced courses se
lected at the high school level, the
better chance of receiving communi
ty college credit for high school
work."
While the usual time to sign up
for Tech Prep is in the spring of
eighth grade, students already in
high school grades may also be eli
gible to sign up for Tech Prep.
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Health Department Inspects
75 Facilities During March
Environmental health specialists
with the Brunswick County Health
Department inspected and graded 75
food service and lodging facilities
during March.
Food service grades arc based on
a perfect score of 100 percent, with
points taken away for infractions of
health standards. An "A" is given to
scores of 90 percent or better; a "B"
to scores from 80 percent through 89
percent; and a "C" to scores from 70
percent through 79 percent.
An establishment which scores
less than 70 percent would not be al
lowed to remain in operation.
Restaurants: Bald Head Island
Clubhouse, Bald Head Island, 92;
Barnacle Bill's, Holdcn Beach, 95;
Beach Cafe, Holdcn Beach, 95;
Bennett's Seafood Kitchen, Cala
bash, 90; Betty's Waterfront Restau
rant, Holdcn Beach, 92; Bob's Pizza
Shack, Long Beach, 90.5; Bruns
wick County Bowling Center, Shall
ouc, 92; Calabash Seafood House,
Calabash, 82.5; Captain John's, Cal
abash, 91.5; Country Comer Rest
aurant, Lcland, 95; Crabby Odd
waters, Sunset Beach, 97; Dcl's
Restaurant & Deli, Long Beach, per
mit issued; Dockside, Calabash, 96;
Eastside Restaurant, Calabash, 93.5;
Express Stop No. 5, Yaupon Beach,
90.5; Food Folks Deli, Shallottc, 90;
Food Service In., C'P&L, Southport,
86; Haley's Seafood & Stcakhouse,
Calabash, 90; The Italian Fisherman,
Sunset Beach, 91; J.R.'s Stcakhouse,
Shallottc, 93.5;
Also, Jane's Restaurant, Holdcn
Beach, 93; Jones' Seafood House,
Long Beach, 93; Jones/Byrd Club
house, Sunset Beach, 90; Kentucky
Fried Chicken, Southport, 91.5;
Kountry Kitchen, Long Beach, 93;
Larry's Calabash Seafood Barn,
Calabash, 90.5; Long Beach Pier
Restaurant, Long Beach, 94; Lucky
Fisherman, Long Bcach Road,
Southport, 93.5; Market Express,
Shallotte, 90.5; Maxton's Restaur
ant, Varnamtown, 95; McDonald's,
Southport, 91; New York Deli,
Southport, 94.5; Ocean Crest Wind
jammer, Long Bcach, 84.5; The
Pharmacy, Southport, 83.5; Pirate's
Cove Restaurant, Yaupon Bcach, 81;
Pizza Country U.S.A., Seaside, 96;
Pizza Hut, Leland, 91.5; Pizza Hut,
Southport, 91; Port Charlie's
Restaurant & Lounge, Southport,
91.5; Quick & Easy, Holden Bcach,
90; Reeves' Fish Camp, Holden
Bcach, 90;
River Pilot Cafe, Bald Head
Island Marina, 91; The Round Table
at The Gauntlet, Southport, 90;
Sandfiddlcr, Southport, 93; Sea
Captain Restaurant, Southport, 90.5;
The Seafood Bam, Holden Bcach,
95; Senior Citizen Nutrition Site,
Long Bcach, 84.5; Silver Hill Grill,
Holden Bcach Road, Supply, 93.5;
Subway, Southport, 93; Tavern on
the Tee, Sunset Beach, 90; Thai Pep
pers Restaurant, Southport, 90;
Trawler's Oyster Barge, Calabash,
92; Twin Lakes Restaurant, Sunset
Bcach, 90.5; Wilson's Deli & Bak
ery. Southport, 90; The Winds Cof
fee Snop, Ocean Isle Beach, 92.5;
and Y's Cafe, Southport, 90.
Food Stands: The Gauntlet,
Southport, 88; Island Chandler Deli,
Bald Head Island, 96; Joncs/Byrd
Snack Bar, Sunset Bcach, 92; The
Pantry, Southport, 83.5; Peli's Pool
side, Bald Head Island, 93.5;
Scotchman No. 115, Bclvillc, 82.5;
West Brunswick High School Boos
ters, baseball concession, WBHS,
Shallotte, permit issued.
Day Care: Cedar Grove Head
Start, Supply, 8 demerits, superior,
Jan's Day Care, Winnabow, 3 de
merits, superior; Wee World, South
port, 15 demerits, provisional.
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EMPLOYERS
for the
Summer Youth Employment
& Training Program
The Young Women's Christian Association
of Wilmington (YWCA) is assigning job
slots for the Job Training Partnership Act
Summer Youth Employment & Training
Program in Brunswick, Columbus, New
Hanover, and Pender counties. If you
are a public or private non-profit agency,
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Treat Your
To Lunch
April 21 is Secretaries'Day.
That day bosses all across
the country will be letting
secretaries know how much
they are appreciated. Why
not treat your secretary to a
relaxed lunch away from the
phones?
'The South 'Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce will host its
fourth annual Secretaries 'Day Luncheon 'Wednesday, Arrri(21,
noon until 1:30 p.m. at 'Jones/ByrdClubhouse, Sea 'Trail
'Plantation. Reservations should be made by 'Jriday, April 16, by
calling the Chamber office at 754-6644. 'The cost is $11 per
person.
m 'Trtat your secretary to lunch, entertainment and door prizes. m
Meat Markets: Vcrecn's Red & demerits.
White, Long Beach, 87; Wilson's School Lunchrooms: Lincoln
No. 6, Southport, 91; and Wilson's Primary, Leland, 96.5; South Bruns
No. 8, Leland, 91.5. wick High, Boiling Spring Lakes,
Residential Foster Care: John 93; South Brunswick Middle, Boil
and Delores Azar, Caswell Beach, 0 ing Spring Lakes, 94.5; Southport
demerits; James Rattley, Leland, 2 Primary, Southport, 95.