By Ken Jones
Spring forward
As we move into April it seems this winter will not be one to remember (with
my fingers crossed). Winter started out very nice, but maybe a little chilly, but
nothing to speak of weather wise.
On February 22, we had our quarterly dinner with the mayor at Bocci
Trattoria & Pizzeria in Cary. About 30 came, and it was a great and fun event.
I appreciate all the involvement we received with everyone. We had some
newcomers and some who have come to a few of these in the past. I also want to
thank the town staff for putting all this together. Well have our next dinner in
May on a Friday evening, most likely at the Crystal Coast Country Club. Please
watch for specifics, and I hope to see you there for a burger night.
As I write this we are well into our first quarter of 2020.1 mentioned in an
earlier publication just how busy 2020 is going to be, and as you look around
it s clear we are well into that list as well. We are half way into the beach
nourishment now, and it should be done when you read this. Again, this is the
biggest project in our towns history. We have paved some roads, finished some
water company projects and our third beach rescue access is to start any day
now.
We are pushing beach safety early and steadily this year. I recently met with
Trace Cooper, Mayor of Atlantic Beach, and Mayor Eddie Barber of Emerald
Isle to talk about getting on the same page when it comes to all parts of beach
safety. All beach towns will have the same flag system going forward and will
get the information from the NOAA website. All accesses are either lettered or
numbered, based on the towns preference, but we are all displaying the beach
condition flags much more prevalently. Safety remains our highest priority on
the beach.
Every spring and summer we start to have problems with trash pickup and
when and what to do about timing. Section 42-1 of our town ordinances says,
“Containers should not be placed out front any earlier than the evening before
the regularly-scheduled pickup time and shall be removed within 12 hours after
collection.” This ordinance also says, “Yard waste shall be placed on the street
right-of-way in front of the property owners residence or property from which
the yard waste came.” Please follow our ordinances to keep our town beautiful
for all of us. The ordinances are available on our town website at
townofpks.com.
It is hard to believe, but our town is soon going to have its Golden
Anniversary. In 2013, we celebrated 40 years in style, and 2023 will be here
before you know it. I said at our February off-site Board of Commissioners
meeting that we need to start planning for it, and we are. There is much more
exciting news to come, but we want to do this up right.
14 The Shoreline I April 2020
I must apologize for my March article. I sent an outline for a May article to
our editor instead of the appropriate March 2020 article. The right one was much
better, so Tm sorry.
Volunteerism in our town is an absolute must. To fill in all of the gaps we
would have without all the great volunteers would be very expensive and require
quite a tax hike. The better route is obviously to become a volunteer. Most
homeowners associations need volunteers, and so does the town. To me, the best
part about volunteering and getting involved is the people you meet who also
live in our town. So please, get involved with the whole town team, and you will
enjoy living here even more.
No one could do all the things we do and accomplish them alone. This town,
our town, is a great place to be because we communicate and work together—a
simple formula that works. One team, one town, one Pine Knoll Shores.
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