Shallotte Aldermen Considering 1 5-Cent Tax Cut BY DOUG HOTTER Shall o'? wuiusls say is needed to offset an anticipated rate increase by the county. If the town budget passes as is, Shallotte water and sewer customers who now pay a minimum of $19.02 per month will start paying $21.27 per month effective July 1. Also, customers with more than 6,000 gallons of wa ter and sewer usage per month would pay $6.09 for cach additional 1,000 gallons instead of the current rate of $534. Industry Sought In an effort to lure more industry and jobs to Shallnne, aldermen are considering doing away with a $2,500 acreage fee that all industries must pay to receive water and sewer service. Alderman Bill Allen has been spearheading the effort to waive the acreage fees, which are kept in a special fund to help pay for water and sewer expansion projects. "To me it's more of a moral approach than even a dol lar approach," Allen said Tuesday. "We've got an oppor tunity to put jobs in here that aren't here for people." Durham said he agreed, but he doesn't want to waive the fees for warehouses and distribution centers. He said the fees should be only waived for manufacturing opera tions that create a lot of jobs. ft. V * - L. rt ? UWii /uiwiuvjr ivicu i\ ubnu, miu ffaa ommi tw iwpwit back to the board at its July 5 meeting, said Tuesday that the town must charge all industries the same fee. "You've got to have it the same for everybody," Lewis said. "It's gotta be across the board. You can't say we're going to charge Mr. A and we're not going to charge Mr. B." Raleigh Bound Aldermen recessed Tuesday night's meeting until Thursday at 6:30 a.m., at which time they will travel to Raleigh for a meeting with state officials. Town board members will meet with transportation officials at 11 a.m. to discuss problems being caused by the delay in constructing of an overpass where the U.S. 17 bypass intersects N.C. 130. On Thursday afternoon, aldermen will meet with en vironmental management officials to discuss financing for the planned sewer system expansion. Aldermen hope to receive a low-interest loan from the State Revolving Fund. Other Business In other business Tuesday, aldermen: ? Voted to hire two new police officers, Keith Smith and Travis Snead. Police Chief Rodney Gause and Alderman Roney Cheers interviewed the men and rec --.-...--1-^ Ik. I.iyjj.g. ? Set a public hearing for Tuesday, July 5, at 7:2 5 p.m. on the zoning of Buddy Miltiken's Pender Street property that was recently annexed. The area is present ly zoned R-15 and RA-1S. The planning board has rec ommended all of the land be zoned R-10. ? Took no action following a seven-minute executive session. The town attorney requested the closed session. ? Canceled a July 5 public hearing on the proposed 201 facilities plan for Shallotte's sewer system expan sion. The hearing will be re-schedulcd for a later date. ? Amended the 1993-94 budget by transferring S850 from contingency to public buildings to cover excess utility costs. twr moro *r bbc OMUON Student Sting Teenagers Anna Shirkey and Adam Yount, speaking at a press con ference in Bolivia last week, display the results of an underage cig arette buying survey recently conducted in Brunswick County. Fourteen high school and middle school students ranging in age from 13 to 17 visited 100 stores, where they attempted to purchase cigarettes. Despite a state law prohibiting sales to minors, the stu dents were able to buy cigarettes at 58 stores, usually with no ques tions asked. In the second phase of a state-sponsored m. Tobacco Free Youth Project," a community-wide education program will at tempt to inform local merchants about the law. The students plan to make another round of attempted cigarette purchases later this year. Butler, Crocker Will Join SCC Trustee Board In July Two new members will take seats on the Brunswick Community Col lege Board of Trustees next month, while a current member has been reappointed for a third term. Joining the board will be Kim Butler of Shallotte, appointed by the Brunswick County Board of Com missioners; and Dennis Crocker of Ocean Isle, appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt. Butler succeeds Eugene Hewett of Supply, who first appointed as a trustee in 1981. Crocker succeeds Jamie Milliken of Shallotte, who was appointed to the board by then Gov. Jim Martin in 1990. The Brunswick County Board of Education reappointed its chairman. Donna Baxter of Boiling Spring Lakes, to a third term as trustee. Butler, a Shallotte native, has a bachelor of arts degree in psycholo gy from N.C Central University and has been employed by ADM or its predecessor, Pfizer Chemicals, 17 yean in the warehouse and shipping depaiiment Crocker, a senior vice president and senior banking executive with NationsBank, has been in banking since 1969. He joined NationsBank in 1978 and transferred to its Shailotte market in 1961. Crocker graduated from The University of Virginia in 1967 with a bachelor of arts in business administration. Baxter is a project administrator with EC Corporation in Southport and is also serving her third term as chairman of the county school board She serves as finance com mittee chairman on the BCC Board of Trustees. Baxter is a former may or pro-tem of Boiling Spring Lakes and a past chairman of the Boiling Spring Lakes Property Owners Association. DOUG'S SEAFOOD -Pm * Open 7 Days - 754-4387 Q- A Bf tt.iW'*. V C)'5^ Brunswick Narcotics Squad Arrests 26; Seizes Piants, LSD, Mushrooms BY ERIC CARLSON The Brunswick County Sheriff's Department's ongoing marijuana eradication program netted 67 plants and three felony arrests last week as narcotics ofjktii continue to receive tips from concerned citizens about illegal drug activities. "If they keep calling, we'll keep checking out the reports," said Detective Lt. David Crocker, head of the BCSD narcotics squad. Also last week, the unit arrested five men on charges of possessing psychedelic drugs at an interdiction traffic stop set up on U.S. 17 near Leland. Ten others were charged with misdemeanor drug violations and seven cited for traffic violations with assistance from the N.C. Highway Patrol. In an investigation headed by Detective Doug Todd, the squad ar rested Robert Anthony Nichols, 31, of Southport on a charge of manu facturing marijuana after officers ex ecuted a search warrant and found 28 plants growing at his home on Nichols Avenue Thursday, Crocker said. Detectives seized the marijuana along with a fence used to contain the illegal garden, Crocker said. Nichols was released on $5,000 bond. Also Thursday, narcotics officers found and destroyed a plot of 20 marijuana plants growing in the Green Swamp near Southport, Crocker said. No arrests were made. On Monday, a couple living in the Hickman's Crossroads area was ar rested on one count each of manu facturing marijuana after a single plant was found growing behind their home on Hickman Road. Eugene Penneli Jr., 30, and Mary Ann Perms!!, 32, were rc!ea?*d on bonds of $3,000 and $1,000 respec tively. Among those picked up on felony charges during Friday's iuau mu|r were Stanley Collin Smith, 23, Harold Uoyd Bradley III, 23, and Todd Henderson Cheshire. 25, all of Wilmington. Each was charged with one count each of possession with the intent to distribute lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) after thee paper-soaked doses of the hallucinogen were found in their vehicle, Crocker said. Eight marijuana cigarettes and smoking pipes were found in the car. Crocker said the three men, all em ployees of Micky Ratz bar in Wilmington, also were charged with misdemeanor possession of marijua na and possession of drug parapher nalia. Bradley and Cheshire were re leased from jail on payment of a 52,500 bona. Smith was freed on a $1,000 bond. The 1994 Mitsubishi Gallant in which they were travel ling was seized hy the sheriff's de partment. Also arrested during the highway interdiction stop was David Marcus I sr.5 IS -r * * ? cm * e ?-? Ldii^, io, ui muuiu x twoaaiiif who was charged with possession of six psychedelic mushrooms and a dose of LSD, Crocker said. His 1985 Pontiac was seized. Lang spent the night in Bruns wick County Jail and was released after his parents posted a $5,000 bond, Crocker said. Although seizures of illegal mushrooms are rare in Brunswick County, LSD is "beginning to make a comeback" in the area, Crocker said. He urged any citizens who have information about illegal drug activities to call the sheriff's depart ment narcotics squad at (910) 253 4797. Draft Transportation Plan Has No Shortage Of Local Construction I . Southwestern Brunswick County can expect no let-up in road con struction when four-laning of U.S. 17 to the South Carolina state line ends this summer, as transportation planners strive to keep pace with area growth projections. A planned interchange at White ville Road and the U.S. 17 bypass south of West Brunswick High School, widening of roads serving the Calabash-Sunset Beach-Grisset town area, H olden Beach Road and N.C. 130 from U.S. 17 to the Columbus County line are among the projects included in the state's draft Transportation Improvement Plan for fiscal years 1995 through 2001. Construction of the interchange is expected to begin late in the 199S federal fiscal year and to take two years to complete. A replacement for the two-lane, pontoon-style Sunset Beach Bridge is in the plan only for planning and envnuamcaia! Stedttt, w>tu con struction to begin sometime after federal fiscal year 2001. At least eight of the scheduled projects will be constructed by divi sion ucwi widening of riokicn Beach Road (N.C 130 east) is ex pected to begin in federal fiscal year 1996, while widening of N.C 130 west to a width of 24 feet, with 2 fcet paved shoulders is slated to be gin later that same budget year. Still on schedule to begin in fed eral fiscal year 1995 is widening by DOT of N.C 179 from the South Carolina state line to Clariday Road (S R. 1164) north of Calabash to a three-lane roadway with curb and gutter. Additional work on N.C 179 will be completed in two phases, starting in federal fiscal year 199S, and in cludes improving the highway from Clariday Road to Main Street in Shallotte, widening it to three lanes from N.C. 904 at Seaside to Ocean Isle Beach Road (S.R. 1184) and the area inside Shallotte. Also starting in fiscal year 1995, N.C. 904 will be widened to three lanes from north of N.C. 179 to Georgetown Road (S.R. 1163) and from Georgetown Road to U.S. 17 the roadway would be widen to 24 feet with paved shoulders. Georgetown Road would be extend ed from N.C. 904 to Ocean Isle Beach Road. New to the TIP are plans for an other project that will improve ac cess to the coastal area. The state plans to upgrc.de to a 24-foot width N.C 904 from U.S. 17 at Gris settown to Longwood Road (S.R. 1321) north of Longwood and Long wood Road from N.C 904 to White ville Road. Division crews are slated to begin the work in federal fiscal year 1997. DOT also plans to continue its upgrading of N.C 133. widening the roadway to 24 feel from Orton Road (S R. 1530) and Daws Creek Road (S R. 1518) to 24 feet, starting in federal fiscal year 1997. Construction of the Wilmington bypass connecting i-40 and U.5. 17 is proposed to be built in two phas es, with construction ?o begin on the 1-40 to U.S. 421 segment in federal fiscal year 1998. A second 180- foot ferry, similar to the Gov. Daniel Russell is budget ed for construction in federal fiscal year 1995, along with replacement of cluster piles at the Sooth port dockage. Automatic warning de vices would be installed at the CSX railroad crossiog at Lincoln Road (S.R. 1455) in Leland that same year. 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