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Varna mtown Holds Tax Rate At 5 Cents BY DOUG RUTTER Vamamtown Aldermen adopted a $57,994 budget Monday night fea turing no change in the tax rate and more than S 10,000 for "community projects" that have yet to be deter mined. The money could be used for the boat ramp parking lot, development of a community park, door-to-door trash pickup or other uses that to^vn officials have not considered. The 1994-95 budget features a tax rate of 5 cents per $100 of property, which means ihe owner of a $50,000 home will be billed $25. Based on Varnam town's property valuation of $14.9 million and a col lection rate of 91.4 percent, the nick el rate should generate $6,839 in town taxes next year. Other anticipated revenues for 1994-95 arc $42,455 in state sales and use tax. $5,500 in franchise tax, $1,700 in alcohol beverage tax, $1,000 in interest income, $400 in food stamp distribution and $100 in intangible tax. The budget was approved exactly as it was presented by the town fi nance committee. With aldermen Tony Vamum and John David Dawson absent, board members Ennis Swain, Will Mumford and Ada McDonald voted unanimously in favor of the spending plan. "I haven't heard any comments. I've had no calls," Swain, chairman of the finance committee, said at Monday night's budget hearing. In addition to $10,233 for com munity projects, the budget includes $10,000 for the final payment on the park property, $8,000 for street lights and $3,200 for buildings and grounds maintenance and improve ments. Effective July 1, aldermen will in crease the salary of Town Clerk Luellen Norris to $4,200 per year. Swain said the finance committee recommended the salary increase of $100 per month because the clerk's work load has increased significant ly in the past year. Also, Norris will start having reg ular office hours at town hall start ing July 6. Town hall will be open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. until noon, except Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. The budget also includes $250 for mobile home inspections. Aldermen plan to pay inspector Maurice Gallo way $10 for each inspection in town and $25 per inspection outside town. Until now. Galloway has not re O'Reilly Accepted By Academy Jonathan D. O'Reilly of Northeast 47th Street, Long Beach, has been ac cepted to attend the U.S. Coast Guard Aca demy with the class entering in July. O'Reilly, who attended South Bruns wick High School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William O'Reilly. The announcement of O'Reilly's appointment was made June 24 by Congressman Charlie Rose, D-7th District. Bus Driver Class To Begin Tuesday A training course for would-be school bus drivers will be offered by the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles July 5-7 at Brunswick Community College. The class will meet all three days from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Admin istration Building. Vicki Jenrette, driver education training specialist, will be the instructor. There is no charge to take the course. Participants must be at least 18 years old, possess a valid North Carolina driver's license, and have had no two moving violations dur ing the past 1 2 months. For more information call Jenrette at 754-5098. Class Of '75 To Be Reunited West Brunswick High School Class of 1975 is beginning prelimi nary plans for a reunion. Anyone who would like to attend and/or assist with class reunion arrangements should contact Mary Potts at 754-9974 or write Class Reunion, P.O. Box 745, Shallotte NC 28459. ii ibii i im rwT BRING HOME fHEtKAOM On Sato At VILLAGE MART ceived any payment for inspections. Aldermen briefly discussed chan ging the payment plan Monday, but decided to leave it as is for now. McDonald said the inspector should not be paid $25 if the inspec tion is just outside he town limits. "It seems to me if you had to go a certain amount of miles it would warrant $25," she said. Also included in ihe budget is $3,000 for Tri-Beach Volunteer Fire Department and $2,000 for Coast line Volunteer Rsscuc Squad. The rescue squad donation was increased $200 from last year. Some town officials said Monday they would like to see equal contributions for both volunteer organizations. "I'm not trying to say one is more important than the other, but the res cue squad is used more often than the fire department," McDonald said. "The only thing I can say is both ot them are a necessity if you need it," said Herbert "Midget" Vamum, a town resident and long-time vol unteer wiih iiic rescue squad. Mayor Judy Galloway said the fire department donation is higher than the rescue squad because Tri Beach officials came to the town last year requesting more money. "The rescue squad didn't come and say it's in dire need like the fire department. That's why it is the way it is," Galloway said. "The reason the fire department's more is they came to us and said they needed it desperately and the rescue squad didn't" "I think that's the plans of this town, to eventually make them equal," the mayor added. Board Grants First Variance VanunUmu officials made the fint exccptkxi to the town It mobile home ordinance Monday when they agreed to allow a 14-year-old taller to be brought into the community. The ordinance prohibits mobile homes thai are more than 12 yean old in \tanamtown, except for those that were already in place when the code was passed in 1992. However, aldermen voted Monday night to grant a variance and al low Linda Hewett to set up a 1980 model trailer. It is the first variance ever granted in Vmamtowu. Mayor Judy Galloway said the town's mobile home inspector. as ; - - ,-|j a -> - %. t? I .. .. _ jg.? >. : ?* Mll'ict tSK uSm tw mu? u? 111 yuuu auayc uo|?c II* age. It would have been a hardship if you had to turn around and sell it and buy another one." 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