Ocean Isle Beach Commissioners Set
Workshops On Planning Board, Fees
Ocean Isle Ficach Commissioners plan to
spenil next Tuesday morning, Feb. 15, in two
work sessions, one with the town planning board.
I"he two boards will meet jointly at V a.m. at
the town hall to discuss several issues first
brought to the town board's attention by new
Commissioner Ken Proctor, a former member of
the planning board, as well as any other issues of
common concern.
Proctor has asked the town to consider ex
panding the planning board to include five mem
bers rather than three from within the town limits,
and to address what he described as a perpetual
attendance problem for the planning board. Any
change in size or rules for the planning board
would require a public hearing before adoption.
Before the joint session, town commissioners
will meet at 8 a.m. to review fee schedules for
town-provided utilities and building permits and
to discuss the possible need to increase certain of
the fees; compliance with OSHA requirements;
and options for administering the town s soii sedi
mertation and control plan.
Work sessions are considered meetings of the
board and are open to the public; however, the
(Hmiu v. ?i 111 iv 'l liiSvv. any action uurin^ *? work scs
sion.
In other business at their regular meeting
Tuesday morning the board:
?accepted the resignation from the ABC
Board of Norfleet Underwood, who has accepted
Commissioner Ken Proctor's former seat on the
town planning hoard, and appointed Betty Causey
to complete his unexpired term.
?allocated $>(K( to the Friends of the Library
toward keeping the West Brunswick Branch
Library open in a temporary location during reno
vation.
?took no action on a request from the Town
of Yaupon Beach to take a stand opposing Martin
Marietta's application for a state permit to mine a
site between CP&L's Brunswick Nuclear Plant
and the U.S. Army's Military Ocean Terminal
Sunny Point. Members said research would be
needed before the town took any stance and that it
appeared state and county officials were address
ing the matter.
?luthorized lease agreements for the ABC
Board, $ 1.5(H) a month; old town hall from Odell
and Virgina Williamson, $2(X) month-to-month
for town storage and vehicle parking; and the
smaller parking area at the Ocean Isle Beach Air
port. a long-term lease from the Williamsons until
2011.
?nCaiil u 11 miii i\ick Kern, a
Volunteer In Service to America, on the county
wide work of the Brunswick County Literacy
Council in providing free tutoring to adult read
ers.
?heard from Mayor Betty Williamson that, as
part of its ongoing study, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers expects a research vessel to test the
Shallotte Inlet bottom within the next several
months to determine how much sand might he
available through dredging that could be trans
ported to the east end to construct bcrms lor
beach renourishment.
?presented Building Inspector Druied Ro
berson with a plaque and gift in recognition of 10
years' service to the town as of Jan. 14.
?took no action on a request from cast end
property owner Glenn B. Hackney of Charlotte
regarding removal of old roadbed debris from in
front of his oceanfront home. The board generally
agreed with Commissioner Ken Proctor that
while the riprap is unattractive, removing it could
increase erosion. "It appears to be the lesser of
two evils," said Commissioner Kendall Suh.
?heard a new officer, Firic I .ammonds. has
joined the town police force;
?heard from Roberson that he issued 3K
building permits in town during January, collect
ing $11,476 in fees for improvements with an es
timated value ot 3>l..l4tl,/t)/, and seven permits in
the extraterritorial area, collecting $7IS in fees
for improvements valued at SXX.K75.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Nine Brunswick Students Receive Degrees
Nine Brunswick Countians were
granted degrees from the University
of North Carolina at Wilmington at
the end of the fall semester.
I"hey arc Kellie Barber Benton
I 1 k..iU ,?f
ill III JIA.I V til MV. I VM I IMUlgilll, DvHil *?l
Ixland; Suzanne Marie Cox and
Christian l.ylc Simmons, both of
Southport; Laura Haley Destcfano
of Supply; Mary Dawson Graham
and Billy Mitchell Jones, both of
Ash; Mark Alton Wicker of Long
Bcach; and William Christopher
wyaii ui YaUpOii BCaCh.
Growers' Treasurer
A Brunswick County farmer has
heen selected
treasurer of the
N.C. Small
Grain Growers.
The growers'
board of direc
tors elected
Gregg Swain of
Winnabow dur
ing a recent
joint conference
of corn and soy
bean producers held in Raleigh.
Supply Spotlight
Debbie Lennon, a custodian at
Supply Elementary School, was
chosen Spotlight of the Month for
the school for "doing an excellent
job and going beyond the call of du
ty"
Lennon is a member of the
Friendship Club and is a part-time
assistant for the multi-handicapped
SWAIN
class. She is also activc in church
and PTA activities.
She lives at Bolivia with her hus
band Charles and son Shawn.
Dean's List Student
Kristina D. Blackmon of Country
Club Drive, Yaupon Beach, was
among students named to the first
semester dean's list at the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Dean's list students have earned a
grade point ratio of 3.5 or better
with nu giade beiow C for ihe se
mester.
Bolduc Decorated
Navy Petty Officer isi Class E.
Joseph Bolduc recently received the
Navy Good Conduct Medal.
Bolduc's is the son of Joseph E.
and Natalie M. Bolduc of Long
Beach. His wife Dorothy is the
daughter of Stephen C. and Judy A.
Carr of Bolivia.
The (iood Conduct Medal recog
nizes the service member's "honest
and faithful service" during a four
yeai jici iuu, iiicofuing lv) a Navy
news release. To earn it, Bolduc
"achieved and maintained a satisfac
tory level of performance and an un
blemished conduct record for the en
tire period."
He joined the Navy in IMS 1.
Green Trained
Army Reserve Pvt. Willie L.
Green has completed basic training
at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
During the training, students re
ceivcd instruction in drill and cere
monies, weapons, map reading, tac
tics, military courtesy, military jus
tice, first aid, and Army history and
traditions.
Green is a graduate of North
Brunswick High School, Ixland.
Employee Of ,%'onth
Thiry Hayes, a first-grade teacher
at Bolivia Elementary School, has
been selected as
January's emp
loyee of the
month.
Hayes has
taught school
for 16 years in
Charleston,
S.C.; Glade
Springs, Va.;
Wilmington and
HAYES Bolivia.
She graduated from Bolivia High
School, received a bachelor of sci
ence degree from Appalachian State
University and a master's degree
from the University of Virginia.
? 'ayes lives in Bolivia wim ner
husband, Melvin, and their three
children, Jonathan, Christopher and
Blair. They are members of Myrtle
Grove Presbyterian Church in
Wilmington.
King Earns Honors
Becky King, a senior at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, has been invited to join
the Golden Key National Honor
Society.
Golden Key is a prestigious hon
orary founded to acknowledge and
encourage students at leading uni
versities. Selection is based on in
clusion in the top 15 percent of the
junior and senior classes at UN( -
CH.
She is the daughter of Lion and
Gail King of Ash and a graduate of
West Brunswick High School.
Cooper Honored
John Cooper of Boiling Spring
Lakes has been chosen as Bolivia
Elementary
School volun
teer of the
month for jan
uary.
Cooper works
with many stu
dents and teach
r ers at Bolivia
jjfj and is consid
ered a valuable
COOPER resource, ac
cording to a school news release.
He received his bachelor of sci
ence uCgrCC from Ball Siuic
University and his master's and doc
torate degrees from Indiana Univer
sity.
Cooper has been a teacher, princi
pal and a college professor of educa
tion. He also volunteers with the
Brunswick County Literacy Coun
cil.
He lives with his wife, Jane. They
have four adult children living in
New Hampshire, New York, Nevada
and Charlotte.
Authority To
BY ERIC CARLSON
The Lower Cape Fear Waler and
Sewer Authority, suppliers of raw
water for the Brunswick County wa
ter system, will discuss the possible
purchase of the Carolina Blythe
Utility i o. at the group's nexi meet
ing Monday.
The town of Calabash had consid
ered purchasing Carolina Blythe,
which provides sewer service to the
Carolina Shores golf and retirement
community, as the cornerstone of a
public sewer system initially aimed
at serving Calabash's downtown res
taurant district. That idea was reject
ed late last year in favor of a $35
million joint sewerage project
planned with the town of Sunset
Beach.
County officials and members of
the LCFWSA toured the Carolina
Blythe treatment plant and collec
tion system last week with company
owner Billy Burnett. The group's
observations and Burnett's offer to
sell the company, fully financed, for
$4.5 million will be discussed by the
Discuss Purchase Of Carolina Blythe
authority board at its next meeting.
Executive Director Kurt Taube said
Tuesday.
"The board will discuss whether
we want to look into further evaluat
ing the value of the system to see if
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II WC l?C IIIIV.K.M
cu in gclting involved in," Taube
said. "We would only entertain get
ting into such a thing on a sound fi
nancial basis.
"For the past 20 years we have
primarily been involved in water
service and we feel we have accom
plished our fii.si mission !?y imple
menting the regional raw water sys
tem," Taube said. "This would get
us into the sewer business, but it has
to stand on its own merits."
Taube said the authority may con
sider having independent engineers
ami accountants evaluate Carolina
Blythe's operations and maintenance
costs to determine whether the com
pany generates the positive cash
flow figures projected by Burnett in
his offer to sell the utility.
"All we have heard so far is that
Congratulations Clip & Curl-Southport
V\/e're proud to have provided fuming services for your jxirking lot.
Helping Brunswick County Grow!
rUA/^ Grading And
Paving Contractor
754-7177
Asphalt Plant?2 miles north of Shallotte on Hwy. 17
he wants $4.5 million and he's will
ing to finance. Iaubc saiu. "We re
not just going to say, 'Oh, That's
great. We'll take it.'"
Similar negotiations between
Carolina Blythe and Calabash on a
possible purchase of the company
fell through after town officials ?aid
Burnett failed to provide the infor
mation they needed to evaluate his
offer.
Taube said the authority is in the
"very early stages" of considering
the sewer system purchase and
stressed that those plans would not
conflict with those of Calabash and
Sunset Beach in implementing their
South Brunswick Water and Sewer
Authority.
He said that if the Ix>wer Cape
Fear Water Authority does purchase
Carolina Blythe, it would simply
give Calabash another option for
soiving its sewer pfoiViciYi.v
"We're not down there to impose
anything on anybody," he said.
"We're not going out to aggressively
compete for sewer business. We're
here to serve people. We would work
together and cooperate to provide the
most economical service possible tor
the citizens of that area."
In their tour of Carolina Blythe,
Taube said the facilities "seem to be
in good shape." He said his inquiries
to state agencies indicate that the
company's "operations have been
clean, with no major problems."
The I.ower Cape Fear Water and
Sewer Authority will meet Monday.
Feb. !4. tit 10 ;!.m in the Nations
Bank conference room at the corner
of Front and Chestnut Streets in
Wilmington.
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Group Plans To Seek Help
For 'Children In Crisis'
The same committee that planned a countywidc conference on
Children in Crisis held Jan. 2ft will be seeking the school board's ap
proval next Monday night to continue its efforts.
Dr. Oscar Blanks, assistant superintendent for support services, said
the planning committee made several decisions at a follow-up meeting
held Feb. 3.
Assuming the Brunswick County Board of Education grants its sup
port Monday night foi liic committee's proposed course of action, ihe
group plans to expand into a task force with greater community repre
sentation and begin work.
"Right now there's a concentration of educators." said Blanks.
The committee is proposing to begin with an initial project, which
Blanks described only as "a major undertaking." then expand into some
other levels.
"We have some rather committed individuals on that committee," he
said.
Generally the committee is looking at adapting the Communities in
Schools (CIS) approach to helping meet the needs of Brunswick County
children. CIS can follow a variety of models, but all take a long-range
approach to problem solving, based on partnerships among service
providers, parents, the business community, civic organizations and
churches.
School Board Accepts Offer
D/V ?4/? A ? 11?"l m I
vyi i uiid rvuuiuiiiy nuCT
For New Elementary School
BY SUSAN USHER
Routine approval of two more
boards will be sought before the
Brunswick County Board of
Education secures a 32-acre tract on
N.C. 133 near Belville as the site of
a new Iceland area elementary
school.
In a special called meeting Friday
afternoon at North Brunswick High
School, the school board voted
unanimously to accept an ofiei nom
the State Ports Authority (SPA) to
sell the property, contingent upon
approval of the NX". Council of
State.
At a teleconference last Wednes
day morning, authority members
voted 5 to 4 to seii up to 32 acres of
land to the school board at S4,(KH) an
acre, or $128,000, giving the school
board the privilege of designating its
choice of acreage. The school sys
tem had expressed an interest in ap
proximately 1,2()0 feet of frontage
and conducted soil tests in Decem
ber to determine the suitability of
the site for construction.
"No one was against the school
board buying the property. It was
just a question of price." said SPA
Executive Director James Scott.
"Things arc moving right along."
While ihc SPA can own property
in its own right, any sale of that
property must be approved by the
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Council of State. Scott said the au
thority will try, hut would he "push
ing it" to get the transaction with the
school hoard on the agenda of the
Council's March meeting. As part of
the process, the school system is to
submit a formal survey of the tract
to the Authority by next Tuesday.
Once the Council of State's antic
ipated approval is in hand, the
school board will then seek clear
ance from the Brunswick County
Board of Commissioners to buy the
land. Superintendent of Schools
Ralph Johnston said Monday.
As part of a consent agreement
reached between the two boards last
Aiipust rountv commissioners set
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aside $5(M),(XH) toward land acquisi
tion, planning and construction of
the new school.
Last fall the school system hired
Honey & Associates of Wilmington
to design the new K-5 facility, modi
fying plans created originally for
Supply Elementary School to suit
the needs of the Leland school com
munity. A committee of school per
sonnel, parents and administrators
has been working with the architect
on those changes.
The new school is intended to re
lieve overcrowding at Lincoln
Primary School auu Leland Middle
School and to help serve a growing
population in the Leland area.
Thank You
1 want lo thank cach and
everyone whose love and
support made the barbecue
and gospel sing, on my
behalf Feb. 4 & 5 at the
Civietown Fire Dept. a great
success.
The hard work and mone
tary contributions are
deeply appreciated.
Cach of you will be in my
prayers.
Gene A. Gore and Family
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