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Vol. 15, No. 4
A shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
April 2020
State of Emergency in PKS
By Julie Anderson
Assistant Town Manger/Finance Director
Modified government operations
COVID-19 Advice
By Ken Wilkins, MD
Following the Mayors declaration of a State of Emergency on March 13, the
Town of Pine Knoll Shores is taking proactive steps to protect the health and
well-being of our citizens in the face of growing cases of COVID-19 around the
nation and here in North Carolina. By the time you are reading this, there will in
all likelihood have been further developments. Please check the towns website at
townofpks.com for updates.
Effective Monday, March 16, and continuing until further notice, government
operations for the Town of Pine Knoll Shores will be modified in the following
manner:
Town Hall
Town hall will be closed to the public and all town hall business shall be
conducted via phone, email, fax or other virtual means to the greatest extent
possible. Following the guidance of state officials, the town will facilitate the
telecommuting of employees to the greatest extent possible. When calling town
hall, please leave a voicemail, and someone will return your call as soon as
possible. Tax payments or other documents requiring delivery to town staff can
be placed in the drop box located behind town haU.
Meetings
The meetings of all appointed town advisory boards, commissions and
committees will be modified to reduce vulnerability of people and property of
the Town of Pine Knoll Shores. Town staff will be in contact with these respective
groups to outline meeting procedures going forward. Meetings of groups not
affiliated with government operations are not permitted in town buildings until
further notice. There is no change to the format or schedule of the Board of
Commissioners meetings at this time; however, that may be modified in the
future if needed.
Building Inspections
Building inspections will be conducted as normal; however, meetings in
person will be restricted to those initiated or requested by town staff only. The
building inspector requests that attendance at on-site inspections be limited to
the inspector only unless otherwise arranged. Permit applications can be found
on the town website at townofpks.com/beach-permits. Completed applications
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Wash your hands!
Its important, so I say again: Wash your hands! Here is the best information
about just how to do so: Use soap and water (it doesn’t have to be hot water),
scrubbing for at least 20 seconds. Do this early and often and especially after
going to the bathroom; before preparing/eating food; and after coughing,
sneezing or blowing your nose. Again, wash your hands. This is the best way to
avoid getting sick, with COVID-19 or any other contagious respiratory illness—
and the best way to limit its spread.
You have heard, perhaps more than you want to know, about the novel
coronavirus that is now officially a pandemic. This article is to summarize
our current knowledge about this illness (as I write on March 12) and to
make recommendations about behavior. Please keep in mind that this is a
rapidly changing situation and that it is important to pay attention to the latest
information. It is also important to get that information from reliable sources,
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A number of articles in this issue of The Shoreline discuss
upcoming events in Pine Knoll Shores and the surrounding
area. At press deadline, it was still unclear how these events
may be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Please
watch for schedule changes and cancellations from event
organizers, local officials and the news media.—The Editors
OR CURRENT RESIDENT
SUSAN PHILLIPS
289 OAKLEAF DR
PKS NC 28512-6408
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