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Engineer: Cutting Shallotte Sewer Costs Won't Be Easy BY DOUG RUTTER An engineer told Shallotte offi cials last week there's no simple or inexpensive way to reduce the $70,000 the town spends each year maintaining and repairing sewer sys tem equipment. Engineer Street Ixe, project man ager with McKim & Creed of Wi lmington, presented findings from a sewer system evaluation at the town board's meeting last Wednesday. "1 think we're here tonight to tell you there's not an easy, quick fix to lower your operation costs," said Lee, who also is designing the town's sewer system expansion. Although hesitant to make a rec ommendation, Lee said the best al ternative would be to construct addi tional force mains between Brier wood Estates and the wastewater treatment plant north of U.S. 17 Bypass. But with an estimated cost of $424,000, Lee suggested the town board not act on the proposal until his engineering firm completes a long-range "master plan" that should be done next month. "We did not find an easy, low cost solution to that problem, and it needs to hold until we see what the master plan will bring," Lee said. Town officials agreed. Mayor Sarah Tripp said making improve ments before the master pian is fin ished would be a waste of money. In drafting the master plan, Lee "/ think we 're here tonight to tell you there's not an easy, quick fix to lower your operation costs. " ? Street Lee, engineer said engineers are considering how much wastewater residents and busi nesses will be generating 20 years down the road and pinpointing ways to serve five major geographical ar eas. By waiting for the master plan be fore proceeding with cost-cutting measures. Lee said the town may be able to tie in the immediate im provements with future sewer ser vice needs. Town Clerk Mary Etta Hewett said Shallotte spent $73,872 on maintenance and repair of sewer equipment last fiscal year, and most of that was for the individual pumps installed at each home and business. Lee said Sh|llotte's fast growth over the last 10 years has resulted in the town's collection system receiv ing more wastewater than it can effi ciently handie. The town has about 612 customers. McKim and Creed's report says Weekly Crossword 121 fsr 1 29 per CLUES ACROSS 1 . Break 3. Douse 5. Victuals 7. Atmospheric Instrument 9. Converse 10. Bargain 11. Moor 14. Lover 15. Shaft 17. Adder 18. Swell 19. Mannequin 20. Fortunate 23. Throw 25. Cozy 27. Smashed 28. Pay 29. Conducted 30. Tidy CLUES DOWN 1. Tear 2. Zenith 3. Idler 4. Fold 6. Watch-face 7. Innocent 8. Rebuke 11. Dirty dwelling 12. Savory jelly 13. Robust 14. Fleece 16. For what reason? 21. Pending 22. Massage 23. Melt 24. Footwear 25. Observed 26. Present (Answers are on Page 8-A) Coastal Carolinas Pain Center Located at The-Brunswick Hospital 754-3099 "I Didn't Need Back Surgery!" James Bryant had a sudden onset of back and hip pain 4 months ago. After having both CAT and MRI scans, he was told he had a "slipped disc" and was offered back surgery. James wanted to try other treatment options before consid ering surgery and received a series of epidural steroid injec tions. These injections relieve pain by reducing pressure on nerves caused by swelling and inflammation near the spine. C1W4 THE B?UNSW(CK BEACON CALL KENNETH L. WILLEFORD, M.D. Anesthesiologist Pain Management Specialist the system can operate efficiently with !5 !o 20 numps running simul taneously, but at any given moment there are 30 to 40 pumps running. The result is increased wear on the pumps, which leads to a variety of problems including corrosion, seal failure, couplings failure and excessive power consumption. Mayor Tripp said the town would need larger lines to really improve the collection system and lower maintenance costs. "What we had when we began is like a home when you're first mar ried. TWo rooms is fine, but as your family grows you need more. We've grown a lot and those pipes just don't grow," she said. In evaluating the existing sewer system. Lee said engineers used a computer hydraulic model of the system and considered six alterna tives they thought might cut opera tion costs. McKim & Creed's report says on ly one alternative would "provide a meaningful improvement to the hy draulics of the system" by allowing pumps to operate more efficiently. The recommendation calls for constructing 1 1 ,600 feet of 6-inch diameter force main from the exist ing pump station on Wall Street to the treatment plant on Forest Drive, parallel to the existing force main. It also includes constructing about 3,000 feet of new 4-inch force main from Brierwood northward to the in tersection of Bluff Drive and River Road and 5,500 feet of 6-inch force main to the pump station. "It will not solve all maintenance problems," said Lee, who did not say how much the town could expect to save by making the improvements. Alderman Carson Durham said the existing problems show that the town shouldn't have waited so long to do a master plan. "This is something we should have done years ago. This is hind sight. This shows what a master plan can do for you." he said. Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance Hosts Peer Day Coastal Carolinas Health Alli ance. a not-for-profit corporation made up of health care organizations in southeastern North Carolina, re cently hosted its fourth annual Peer Group Day. The Oct. 27 event drew 97 repre sentatives of alliance-member hospi tals to the alliance office in Leland. ^ Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance ^ was formed to "improve the organi zation and delivery of health care services through members of the al liance." Brunswick Hospital CEO Mark Gregson reported from the alliance's Managed Care Taskforce on trends in managed care systems and re viewed alliance activities. Other al liance peer groups and task force leaders also made presentations. Alliance members include The Brunswick Hospital, J. Arthur Dos her Memorial Hospital, Bladen County Hospital, Cape Fear Mem orial Hospital, Columbus County Hospital, Duplin General Hospital, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Pender Memorial Hospital and Southeastern Regional Medical Center. su^-TSSTSTTrrcAt, son' CIVIETOWN Volunteer Firefighter Jackie Griffith examines the damage to a Mazda pickup truck in volved in a collision with a Pepsi delivery vehicle on Holden Beach Road Saturday afternoon. The dri ver H as slightly injured, but did not need to be transported to the hospital. The other driver h as unhurt. Details of the incident were not available from the S.C. Highway Patrol at press time. SECOND DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED 26 Students Treated For Minor Injuries; Bus Driver Charged Twenty-six South Brunswick Middle School students were treated for minor injuries at a Southport hospital last TuevJay after their school bus collided with a passenger car at the intersection of N.C. 133 and N.C. 87 and their driver was charged with a yield violation. Bus No. 141 had 41 pupils on it when driver Corrina Campbell, 39, of Lcland. began making a left turn onto N.C. 87 at the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point intersection at about 7:20 a m The bus was on its way to the middle school on Cougar Drive at Bailing Spring Lakes. The bus failed to yield the right of way to a westbound 1983 Ford Es cort operated by Tammy Lanier Albright. 23, of Winnabow. accord ing to the report filed by State Highway Patrol Trooper D.A. Lewis. The Albright vehicle struck the 1 987 Ford school bus at a point near its right rear axle, with the Escort coming to rest in the middle of N.C. 133. and the bus coming to rest in the northbound lane of N.C. 87. Southport emergency volunteers used the "Jaws of Life" to free Albright from her vehicle. She was admitted to Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport for treatment of serious, incapacitating injuries She has since been released. The driver of the bus was treated at Dosher for minor injuries, as were 26 of her passengers. Damage to the bus was estimated at $2,500, and to the Albright car, S 1 ,500. The intersection was the scene of a fatal head-on collision in March 1993. In January a flashing light has been replaced with a full traffic sig nal. State traffic engineers have pro J.M. Parker & Sons EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE' Sjigps Gal. In Stock Colors It's Famous For A Reason: QUALITY! ? Beautiful, ecrubtoaMe Hat flnleh ? Easy water clean- up ? 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