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Holden Beach Board Asks Attorney To Devise Plan For Hillside Drive BY IHHC rutter llolden licach Commissioners hope their attor nc> can figure out how the town can legally dump truckloads of sand on a public street w ithout clos ing ii or restricting access to private property. Attorney Ken Campbell was given until March 23 to come up with a plan for Hillside Drive, an oceanfront road where officials want to build a dune in an effort slow down erosion. Following a public hearing Monday night, commissioners decided not to pass a resolution closing the street. The board also held off on awarding a contract for dune construction. The last oceanfront house on Hillside, the Whistling Swan, should be moved this week Nearly all of the beachfront property on the road has eroded, and the ocean washed over part of the street during a small storm last week In an attempt to stop erosion and protect scc ond-row homes on Hillside, town board members want to build .i dune along the entire length of the street from the center line of the pavement toward the ocean. "The go.il of this commission is to save Hillside Drive from wishing away," Mayor Wally Auslcy said Monday. Commissioners held a public hearing Monday night im ,i proposal to close the street. Residents and property owners opposed the idea, saying they want to keep access to their property from Hillside. ( impbcll. who was asked to have a proposal for the M.irch 23 meeting, said Mondav the best <( The goal of this commission is to save Hillside Drive from washing away." ?Wally Ausley, Mayor of Holden Bcach thing lo do may be changing the right-of-way width along Hillside Drive. Reducing the width from 50 feet to 20 feel could allow the town to leave one lane of the street open to local traffic and build ihe dune on the south side of the road. Campbell said a lawyer with the N.C. Institute of Government recommended changing the right of-way width to accomplish the town's goal. "You've got control over how that right-of-way is used." he said. Commissioner Jim Fournier suggested the town hoard postpone further discussing the dune renourishment plan until the attorney figures out ihe best w ay to move ahead w ith the project. "I don't see how we c.in do anything. We don't know enough about it. We're not lawyers...," Fournier said. "Whatever it takes, just bring it to us so we can act on it and gel something done." Several Hillside Drive property owners said Monday they support the town's plan to build a dune on the south side of the street, hut don't want the road closed. "The residents and the property owners on Hillside Drive still need access to their property." said landowner Curt Britt. "If you can put berms on the south side and leave part of that road open it would help all of us." Lvn I loldcn. who owns several pieces of prop erty on Hillside, said the town will need to stabi li/e the new berm to prevent s;ind from blowing across the street into yards. "If you pile too much dirt up there it's going to close it. period." he warned. "I would like to see it at least kept open for the people who have prop erty up there." Hillside Drive is just one area where town offi cials are planning dune ^nourishment work. I"he town has $44,000 in a reserve fund that could be used to repair holes in the frontal dune. Mayor Ausley said Monday the town may be making headway with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which gave the town $57,000 in dune renourishment funds fol lowing a severe storm last March. Town officials and FEMA have not been able to agree on where the money should be spent. Commissioners say if dunes arc rebuilt where I I MA recommends, the sand would quickly wash away. Auslev said Congressman Charlie Rose's staff has been working with l-'IiMA officials to resolve the issue. "Hopefully we'll get that finalized shortly," he said. PRICE TAG IS $30.000 Varnamtown Buying Land For Boaters' Parking BY DOUG RITCTER Varnamtown officials have decid ed lo buy rather than lease property for a parking lot for people who use the community's new boat ramp on Lockwood Folly R?u. Aldermen agreed at a special meeting last week to purchase ap proximately 1.5 acres on Fisherman Road from Larry and Mary Knowles of Riegelwood. The price tag is $30,000. Mayor Judy Galloway said she thinks buying the land instead of leasing property as originally planned is in the best interest of the town. "We'll be better off if we buy something. If we pay rent for 10 or 15 years we'll have nothing." Galloway said last Friday. "Once the town gets this land we'll have it. It'll be ours forever." Town officials had been negotiat ing a lease agreement with Nicky and Jackie Varnam for vacant prop erty they own near the waterfront adjacent to Garland's Seafood House. However, aldermen changed their minds about the lease when they found out the Knowles' wanted to sell their property. It is located in the curve on Fisherman Road about K(XI feet from the public boat ramp. "We didn't really think any land was available," Galloway said. "We just found out that this man was in terested in selling." I-iliry Knowles is the new pastor at Brunswick Islands Baptist Church. The mayor said the pur chase will be official as soon as the land can he surveyed and the legal papers are signed. "Right now if it's an acre and a half, more or less, we're going to pay $30,000,** Galloway said. Town officials want to establish a parking area near the boat ramp to discourage boaters from parking their vehicles and boat trailers along the shoulders of Fisherman Road. Residents who live near the wa terfront presented a petition to the town last year opposing construction of the new ramp. They said it would attract more boaters and create more parking problems. However, opposition died down after the town board agreed to pro vide a parking area as part of the boat ramp project. l-ast year, town officials an nounced that the Varnams had agreed to lease property near their fish house tor 15 years at an initial cost of S2, l W per year. Aldermen went as far as approving a 20-space parking plan for the tract. But the town board and Varnams never signed a lease contract. 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In open session, the board voted Work on the new boat ramp is ba to postpone signing the lease until sically finished. Galloway said, with several issues could be resolved, just a few minor things left to be Galloway said at the time there were done. "a couple of things that need to be "I don't know much about boat cleared up." ramps but it looks nice." Galloway The mayor said last week that she said. "We're very proud of it and I appreciates the Varnams' willing- think the town will be tot)." ness to lease the parking area to the Varnam's Docks and Bulkheads town, but she's glad the board of al- built the concrete ramp, which is 16 dcrmcn found property to buy. feet wide and 72 feet long. A 3-foot "l just feel good about it, and I wide pier between the ramp and think Jackie and Nicky do too," Garland's Seafood House was part Galloway said. "They really didn't of the project. want to tie up their land. They were The N.C. Wildlife Resources just doing this for the town so the Commission has given the town people would have a place to park." $25,000 to build the ramp, which is Renting the Varnam property for expected to cost $19,500. Town offi 15 years would have cost the town cials plan to use the rest of the mon $32,850 if the annual cost never in- ey to improve the parking area. How Do My Old Windows Lose Heat In The Winter And Cool Air In The Summer? Your existing windows are probably the biggest source of ener gy loss in your home, and that means replacing them is a great opportunity to save on your fuel and mainte nance bills. There are two major causes of energy loss through old windows-infiltration and conduction. Infiltration occurs when cold air slips around the frame and through the small opening between frame and sash, forcing warm air from inside your home to outside. Conduction is the transfer of heat from your home through the glass and frame to the cold outside air. During summer, cool air is lost through the same infiltration and conduction processes in reverse. Also, your home accumulates additional heat due to radiation, or heat build-up caused by the sun's rays. Infiltration, conduction and radiation can be minimized by in stalling snug-fitting, insulating vinyl windows. -For A Free Home Analysis Call: Paul Allard Quality Exteriors 842-5008 1 -800-849-2618 th Calabash Medical Center, P.A. is now accepting new patients Our office will accept Medicare, N.C. and S.C. Medicaid, Champus and private insurance. Call (910)579-7971 for appointment Monday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm Located iiuai to Calabash Post Office 10160 Beach Drive SW, PO Box 4960 Calabash, NC 28467 C"*?4 tut t.MnNw tt| a: < >n Local Rabies Clinics Planned March 26 Brunswick County Animal Control and local veterinarians will hold low-cost rabies clinics throughout the county on Saturday, March 26. Rabies vaccinations will cost S5. Parvo and distemper shots will also be available. The following sites and times are scheduled: ?Seaside Animal Clinic. Calabash. 9 a.m. until noon. ?Seaside Plaza, N.C. 179 and 904. 12:15-12:45 p.m. ?Ocean Isle Airport, 1-1:30 p.m. ?Shallotte I.ions Park, 1:34-2:15 p.m. ?Ash Post Office. 2:30-3 p.m. ?Bennett's Esso Station, Exum, Big Ncck/Makatoka. 3:15-3:45 p.m. ?Brunswick Animal Hospital. Supply 9 a.m. until noon. ?Sunset Grtnxry, Sunset Harbor, 12:30-1 p.m. ?Bolivia Post Office, 1:30-2 p.m. ?Boiling Spring Lakes Town Hall. 2:15-3:30 p.m. ?Ibwncreek Park, N.C. 17. 4-4:30 p.m. ?Midway Trading Past, N.C. 211 at Midway Road, 12:30-1 p.m. ?Long Beach Town Hall. 1:30-2 p.m. ?Yaupon Beach Town Hall, 2:15-2:45 p.m. ?Southport Town Hall, 3-3:30 p.m. ?Companion Animal Hospital. Shallotte, noon until 12:30 p.m. ?Smith's Grocery, Civietown. 12:45-1:15 p.m. ?Bill's Quick Stop, Boones Neck Road, 1:30-2 p.m. ?Cat's Beach Shop. Holden Beach Causeway, 2:15-2:30 p.m. ?Varnamtown Town Hall. 2:45-3:15 p.m. ?Ieland Veterinarian Hospital. Clairmont Plaza, 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. ?Holly Bucks. Lanvale Road. Lcland. 1:45-2:15 p.m. ?Phoenix Country Store. Mount Misery Road, Cedar Hill, 2:30-3 p.m. ?Maco Truck Stop, 3:15-3:45 p.m. For more information, call Brunswick County Animal Control at 754 8204. or the Brunswick County Health Department. 253-4381. BSL Flea Market Spaces Available Two volunteer emergency service will be divided between the fire de organizations in Boiling Spring partment and rescue squad. Lakes are joining efforts to sponsor Spaces or tables are available for a "Rent-A-Tablc" flea market Satur- $10 each, with no restrictions on the day, March. 19. from 8 a.m. to 3 type of items to be sold, said Jeaninc p.m. Glasscock. "Anything is okay. It's The event is being sponsored by going to be their table or space." the Boiling Spring Lakes Volunteer For more information or to re Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary serve a table or space, contact cither and the Boiling Spring I jkes Joan DeBruhl. 845-2690, or Jeanine Volunteer Rescue Squad. Proceeds Glasscock. 845-8915. SHAG LESSONS STEAMERS 8 East Second St., Ocean Isle Beach Classes begin Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays - 5 weeks $25 per person No partner needed Sandy Stout & Mike Formy-Duval Instructors niii Yi ii'i.Miin-i .iririni in Happy Day's Daycare Center Now accepting pre-registration applications March 14-18 Opening Date: March 28 Open from 6 am to 11 pm Accepting: Infant-12 year olds After School Drop-ins 683 Longwood Rd., NW (Hwy. 904 to Longwood) _ _ . . . . . Grissettown Owners: Bob & Ann Johnson For information call: 287-5050 or 579-7831 C19M THE BRUNSWICK BEACON Boot Scooters COUNTRY MUSIC DANCE CLUB Hwy. 904* Between Post Office & Food Lion ? Sunset Bench, N.C. Wed. NO COVer - Pool Tournament8:00 P.M. Free Line Dance Lessons-7:00 P.M.-75(! Draft NO COVer - Dart Tournament 8:00 P.M. "lAi ?*Free Line Dance Lessons-7:00 P.M. "P ? Ladies' Night-$2.50 House Drinks -*? ?*- Free Two-Step Lessons - Live Music Pay Cover and Get FREE Pass for Sat. Nite Live Music Cover Charge: Members-$5.00 and Guests-$6.00 ^iin old Time Pickln* No Cover - Free Food LIU* Bring Your Own Instrument Mar. 11-12 and Mar. 18-19 Members & Guests Only ? All ABC Permits Membership 'S00 Per Year l'*.) THE enuNSWCK BtACON
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