staff photo by eric Carlson
Recognized For Service
James Mar low, outgoing vice-chairman of the Brunswick County Department of Social Sen'ices
Board displays a commemorative plaque awarded to him by fellow members for " outstanding service
and dedication" during his six years on the board. Marlowe attended his last meeting as a board mem
ber Monday after sen'ing the maximum two consecutive terms. Show with him (from left) are Percy
Woodard, Eulis Willis and Brenda Grissett.
NQJAXJNCREASE
Calabash Drops Manager
Idea, Passes 1 993-94 Budget
by ERIC CARLSON
The Calabash Board of Commis
sioners talked about hiring a town
manager last week, then dropped the
uu 'i oi'u rtKk beforc ad?Pting
a 1993-94 budget that maintains the
tax rate at 9.5 cents per $100 proper
ty valuation.
Following a brief and sparsely at
tended public hearing on the budget
Wednesday night (June 23), the
board reconvened for its regular
monthly meeting, where Commis
sioner George Anderson asked the
others if they wanted to consider hir
ing an administrator to oversee the
town's operations.
Several commissioners quickly
made their feelings known about the
idea.
I don t see any reason for a town
manager." said Ed Rice. "It makes
no sense. He wouldn't have enough
to supervise. And for what we could
afford to pay, we couldn't get much
of one."
The town currently has two full
time and three part-time employees.
1 don t see any drastic changes in
the budget that would justify hiring
a town manager," said Ray Card. "I
dor. t think there are enough people
in town to mandate having one."
But Commissioner Robert Noc
disagreed, saying the town will
eventually need a town manager and
could benefit by hiring one now.
As the idea fizzled without a vote.
Mayor Doug Simmons remarked.
"It's good to be thinking about these
things. Then he called for a motion
to adopt the budget, which passed
unanimously.
There were lew significant
changes in the budget, which antici
pates a total of $316,982 in revenues
and an equal amount of spending, an
increase of $7,274 over last year. As
usual, most of the town's income an
estimated $123,500, will be derived
from its local option sales tax.
A total of $85,229 is expected to
be collected in ad valorem taxes,
based on a total property valuation
ol $91.6 million and a collection
rate of 98 percent.
One of the few new expenses in
cluded in the budget is a $6,000 al
location to set up a retirement fund
for town employees.
Only one request for additional
funding was made at the budget
hearing, where Calabash Volunteer
Fire Department President Bob
Crocker asked the board to increase
its $2,500 allocation for the year.
Crocker said the department oper
ates on an annual budget of $65,000,
of which $14,500 is appropriated by
Brunswick County and another
$2,200 is derived from local ABC
funds. The remainder of the depart
ment s expenses are financed
through its private fund raising ac
tivities.
Noting that the town of Sunset
Beach appropriates $20,000 to its
fire department, Crocker said, "We
don't expect you to give us $20,000.
But we'll accept anything you can
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Rev. Henry Opperman, a volun
teer fire fighter, also spoke in favor
of an inerease in the town's alloca
tion to the department.
In its only adjustment to the pro
posed budget before adoption, the
commissione.r. voted unanimously
to allocate an additional $2,500 each
to the town's fire department and the
rescue squad.
In other business the board:
?Heard a complaint that Mayor
' Simmons received from a Calabash
business owner who said Building
Inspector Edward Schaack had "act
ed a little rude to one of his salesper
sons" by asking her to "get off the
property." Schaack said the woman
had set up a booth with temporary
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banners and signs to give away free
packages of cigarettes, an activity he
said violates several town ordi
nances. The commissioners agreed
to invite the offended parties to at
tend the board's next meeting.
?Discussed a letter from a Carolina
Shores woman asking the board to
do something about a six-foot alliga
tor she has seen frequently in her
area. Noting that the reptile "hasn't
chewed up any golfers yet," Card
suggested that the letter be forward
ed to state wildlife officials.
?Agreed to cancel the board's regu
lar meetings scheduled for July 27
and Aug. 24. For several years the
board has limited its summer meet
ings to once a month to avoid sched
uling conflicts.
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