Holden Board
Approves Contract
BY DOUG RUTTER
Hoklcn Beach officials want to
make sure the volunteer group re
sponsible for the attractive landscap
ing in the bridge area and outside
the town hall and police station
keeps up the good work.
Commissioners approved a con
tract Monday night with the newly
formed Holden Beach Bcautification
Club that will allow the organization
to use town funds for landscape im
provement services on the island.
Under the contract, the club
agrees to landscape town-owned
properties such as the town hall
complex, public areas and street
rights-of-way as guided by an annu
al budget approved by the town
board.
Holden Beach must fund the
club's projects, with the understand
ing that any project costing more
than Sl.(MH) be approved by the
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board of commissioners in advance.
The hoard has approved 55,320 for
the club this fiscal year.
Mayor Wally Ausley said the
club, which replaced the beautifica
tion committee and is no longer a
part of town government, has yet to
review or sign the contract. Janie
Steorts is the group's president.
Zoning Ci?de Amended
In other business Monday night,
commissioners approved a change
in the zoning code that will allow
heating and air-conditioning stands
to project into the front- or rear-yard
setback areas.
In some areas, federal flood regu
lations require that heating and air
conditioning units be elevated and
level w ith the first living floor of the
building.
"Stands may lie no larger than is
needed to accommodate and service
the equipment and subject to the
Engineering On N.C. 179
Projects Slated For Funds
Money lor preliminary engineer
ing of improvements to N.C. 1 79 are
on the agenda when the N.C. Board
of Transportation meets Friday in
Kaleigh.
The hoard will he asked to allo
Nn $|I7q,(^K) f?r enSineer'ng <>n
l> j J L <)lci Georgetown
Road (S R. M63) to U.S. 17 Busi
Shallotte. and another
$50,000 lor N.C. 179 from the state
line to Clariday Road (S R. 1164)
north of Calabash, a distance of 1 4
miles. Another $50,000 has heen al
located previously.
Both projects made their first ap
pearance this year in the Transport
ation Improvement Program, with
construction scheduled to hegin dur
ing the 1995 federal fiscal year.
Plans call for widening N.C. 179 to
three lanes from the South Carolina
Slate Line to C lariday Road, instal
ling curh and gutter, at an estimated
cost of $650,000 for the 8.8-mile
project.
Concurrently, N.C. 179 from Old
Georgetown Road to U.S. 17 Busi
ness in Shallotte would be improv
ed. and widened to three lanes from
Ocean Isle Beach Road (S.R. 1184)
to N.C. 904 at Seaside, and inside
the Shallotte town limits. The esti
mated cost of this 14 2-mile project
is $9.75 million.
The board w ill also be asked to:
?allocate $25,000 to construct
500 feet of access road in Leland
Industrial Park to serve QRP, Inc.
The company, which expects to ini
tially employ 100 people, will man
ufacture "quick release pins."
?abandon 1.3 acres of survey
right-ol-way easement obtained in
1957 from H.I.. and Stella Com
mons and convey same to Haddock
Enterprises Inc., according to an
agreement reached when construc
tion on U.S. 17 caused problems
with driveway connections and ac
cess to the business.
?allocate another $100,000 for
preliminary engineering of U.S. 17
from N.C. 211 at Supply to the
South Carolina state line, in addition
to the $1.75 million previously ap
proved.
?Add to the state road system for
maintenance two streets in Holiday
Acres. Ann Street and Charles
Street, and College Road, which
Two Men
Seriously
Injured
Two local men remained hospital
ized Tuesday following a single-ve
hicle accident Friday night in which
they were thrown from a car that
overturned on N.C. 87.
Driver Thomas Edward Swain,
28, of Bolivia, and his passenger,
Christopher Allen Turner, 24, of
Southport, were admitted to New
Hanover Regional Medical Center
Friday night. Tuesday afternoon
Swain was in serious condition and
Turner in fair condition, said center
spokeswoman Audra Mumford.
The accident occurred at approxi
mately 10:10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29,
two-tenths of a mile west of Boiling
Spring Lakes on N.C. 87, according
to the N.C. Highway Patrol office in
Wilmington.
Trooper J.H. Kerr, the investigat
ing officer, reported that Swain was
traveling west on N.C. 87 at an ap
parent high rate of speed when his
passenger car ran off the right side
of the roadway and out of control.
Swain and Turner, neither of whom
was wearing a seat belt, were
thrown from the vehicle, which
overturned.
Kerr's report indicates that alco
hol apparently was involved, said
Trooper T. I.. Pearce of the patrol
office.
The investigation is continuing
and charges are pending.
Damages to Ford were estimated
at $7,000.
serves Brunswick Community Col
lege.
Odell Williamson of Ocean Isle
Beach represents this area on the
State Board of Transportation.
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building inspector's approval." the
new regulation states.
Re-Zoning Requested
Commissioners agreed Monday
to ask the town's planning and zon
ing board to study a re-zoning re
quest submitted by Alan Holden and
John 0. Holden.
The landowners want several
pieces of residential property located
near town hall re-zoned for commer
cial use.
Included in the request are four
lots and another half-acre tract on
the unopened part of Rothschild
Street north of the recycling center.
The Holdens also want an ocean
front lot west of Coastal Develop
ment's office re-zoned.
Commissioners will have to hold
a public hearing before the zoning
can be changed. A dale has not been
set.
Water Update
Town Manager Gus Ulrich said
Monday that Brunswick County of
ficials are working to reduce the
high level of tri-halomethanes in
Holden Beach's drinking water.
He said the problem is originating
at the county water plant and is af
fecting Caswell Beach and Long
Beach as well as Holden Beach.
Tri-halomethanes (THMs) are a
byproduct of the chlorination pro
cess. which is needed to purify the
water. Some studies have shown a
link between THMs and cancer.
"The problems we're having
probably can't be solved until the
county solves its problem." Ulrich
said.
Veteran Affairs Mobile
Clinic To Visit Shallotte
Nation Guard Armory
The Department of Veterans Affairs Mobile Clinic is coming to the
Shallotte National Guard Armory Dec. 2.
Veterans who have been traveling to the Fayetteville VA Medical
Center for treatment and medication may now have their appointments
scheduled at the clinic.
The clinic will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. so that some "walk
ins" might be seen.
For the past year, the clinic has been operating in eastern North
Carolina providing follow-up care, health screening, preventive medicine
and patient education services. Its schedule has been modified to include
a one-day stop at the Shallotte Armory every other month.
Scheduled days for 1994 include Feb. 10, April 7. June 2, July 28 and
Sept. 22.
For more information, contact the County Veterans Services Office.
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