Varna mtown Jul rib Health L-are Debate
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For The Love Of Babies
Victoria Smith, family nurse practioner and nursing supervisor for
the Brunsw ick CountV Health Department was recently honored at
the state's Baby Love Conference for her "devoted and invaluable
serx'ice to North Carolina mothers and babies." The department's
entire Baby Love team mas also recognized by the Governor's
Commission on Reduction of Infant Mortality for its efforts to im
prove the health and well-being of local-income pregnant n omen
and infants by increasing their access to medical care, community
sen ices and other support.
BY DOUG RUTTER
Debate over President Clinton's
plan to reform the nation's health
care system?the subject of much
politicking on Capitol Hill?has
trickled down to tiny Varnamtown.
Town aldermen have decided to
send letters to Congressman Charlie
Rose and Senators Jesse Helms and
I^auch Haircloth expressing concerns
they have with the president's pro
posal.
Aldermen took the action at their
Monday night meeting in response
to a letter from Harvey R. Mathias,
director of Risk Management
Services with the N.C. League of
Municipalities.
Mathias wrote that the league
supports the president's goal of pro
viding basic health care benefits to
all Americans at a reasonable cost,
but not if it will have a negative im
pact on local governments.
The League of Municipalities has
two main concerns with the Clinton
plan: health care alliances would not
allow towns to self-fund health cov
erage and towns would be treated
differently than the private sector
when it comes to funding a national
health care system.
"While changes are definitely
needed in our national health carc
system, we need to be sure that local
governments are not being treated
unfairly," Mathias wrote in the
March 17 letter.
"Unless you let your Congres
sman and Senators know how your
municipality feels about the issue,
local governments could be asked to
pick up a disproportionate share of
the cost," he added.
Alderman Will Mumford urged
the board to follow the league's ad
vice and notify the appropriate elect
ed officials.
Mumford said the president's plan
would require Varnamtown to pro
vide medical insurance for its only
employee. Town Clerk Luellen Nor
ris, who works part-time.
"We don't have enough money in
our budget to provide medical insur
ance for Fuel len," Mumford said.
I >ot To Be Cleared
In business closer to home, offi
cials say they are ready to prepare
the town property on Fisherman
Road for a boat ramp parking lot.
The 1.68 acres was purchased from
Larry Knowles of Riegelwood for
$3(),(KX).
Mumford reported Monday night
that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers has issued a permit that
will allow the town to clear and fill
up to one acre of the property.
Aldermen asked Mumford to get
bids for the clearing and fill work
and hire the contractor that will do
the work for the least amount of
money.
The parking lot will serve the
public ramp on l>ockwood Folly
River at the end of Fisherman Road.
The town received $25,(XM) from the
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis
sion to improve the facility.
Relief On The Way
With summer's heat and humidity
approaching fast, Varnamtown offi
cials have decided to move ahead
with plans to replace the air condi
tioning system at town hall.
Aldermen authorized the building
and grounds committee Monday to
get bids from Fulford Heating & Air
Conditioning of Holdcn Beach and
King's Heating & Air Conditioning
of Shallottc for a new 5-ton unit.
The town board also gave com
mittee members the authority to hire
the low bidder so the package heat
pump and new duct work can be in
stalled as soon as possible.
Meeting Set April 25
The Varnamtown Planning Board
will continue work on the communi
ty's first land use plan at a meeting
Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m.
Alderman Ada McDonald, who
chairs the planning board, said the
town recently delivered question
naires to all residents to get input on
the land use plan.
The town got 71 questionnaires
back. Results of the informal survey
will he discussed at the April 25
meeting.
"The biggest concern that we had
from this community was doing
something about the appearance,"
McDonald said Monday.
Most residents who responded to
the questionnaire indicated they do
not want public water and sewer
systems in the town in the near fu
ture.
McDonald said "there were a lot
of good comments about the town,"
including the fact that people like
the peaceful and friendly atmos
phere.
Upcoming Meetings
Varnamtown's finance committee
will meet Monday, April 18, at 7:30
p.m. in town hall to begin work on
the 1994-95 budget, said committee
chairman Knnis Swain.
The board of aldermen has
changed the date of next month's
regular meeting from May 9 to May
10. Several board members plan to
attend the North Carolina Sym
phony's performance at Brunswick
Community College on May 9.
Other Business
In other business Monday, alder
men:
? Agreed to renew the town hall
lawn maintenance contract with
Scott Varnum for another year. Var
num mows the yard twice a month
and is paid $50 per mowing.
? Voted to sell an old door to
Herbert "Midget" Varnum for $10.
Officials have several other items
they are interested in selling, includ
ing another door, a toilet and ceiling
fan.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 27
Chamber Plans Fifth
Secretaries' Day Luncheon
Charlotte Weddlc, a well-known
humorist and speaker from Green
sboro, will be the guest speaker at
the Fifth Secretaries' Day Luncheon
Wednesday, April 27.
The annual event is sponsored by
the South Brunswick Islands Cham
ber of Commerce and the Brunswick
Community College Small Business
Center.
The luncheon will be held from
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Jones/
Byrd Clubhouse at Sea Trail Plant
ation, Sunset Beach. This year, for
the first time, the event will be open
to employees of non-chamber mem
bers.
Weddlc will speak on the topic,
"What Do You Mean I Am Em
powered?"
The luncheon will also include a
fashion show featuring casual and
bcach attire from Island Wear House
of Ocean Isle Beach.
Harmony, West Brunswick High
School's show choir, will entertain
with its clown theme spring show.
Door prizes will be awarded that
included mini-vacations, free enter
tainment tickets, complimentary
meals and a cash prize. Each lun
cheon guest will also receive a gift.
Cost per person is $12 for cham
ber members and $15 for non-mem
bers. Any employers interested in
sending their secretaries or escorting
them personally must make reserva
tions with the chamber office at 754
6644 no later than Friday, April 22.
The luncheon is a means of rec
ognizing the services of secretaries,
clerical workers, receptionists and
administrative assistants.
Recycling Program Expands
For Ocean Isle Residents
Recycling at Ocean Isle Beach changes in recycling. Aluminum
will take a twist this week, with a leads in the summer, followed by
switch to polycarts and the addition plastics, while newspapers account
of glass recycling. for the greatest volume in winter. In
Waste Industries will replace the a trial run. Waste Industries will
compartmented dumpster beside place aluminum recycling polycarts
town hall with a row of 90-gallon at up to five accessways along the
polycarts, each designated to receive beach this summer.
one type of recyclable material: Fox said she is also interested in
newspapers (loose, not in bags or having recycling guidelines posted
tied), separated 1 and II plastics on signs at the recycling site.
(milk and water jugs, soda bottles) Carts will be emptied weekly off
aluminum cans, and green, brown season and twice-weekly during the
and clear glass. season.
The changes increase the cost of Waste Industries is "trying real
the town's recycling program by hard to do what we ask them to do."
$2,400, to $7,200 for the year. she reported, noting that the compa
Commissioner Debbie Fox said ny has agreed to try to return house
she expects the switch to make recy- hold waste polycarts to each build
cling easier for the public, cleaner ing after dumping rather than leave
for Waste Industries and seasonally them at the edge of the yard, though
flexible. it isn't required in their contract.
With the larger existing dumpster.
if the contents become "contaminat
ed" by mixing?such as placing
newspapers or aluminum cans in
plastic bags before putting them in
the bin?Waste Industries simply
dumps the load at the landfill rather
than separating it, making residents'
recycling efforts of no avail. With
the smaller polycarts. Fox said, it
will be easier for workers to sort out
contaminants.
Use of polycarts will also allow
Waste Industries flexibility in re
sponding to "distinct" seasonal
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