Crystal Coast Country Club where friends connect By John Ferguson Spring has sprung, and the Crystal Coast Country Club is very close to opening our golf course to public play. This has been a long time coming, but I think anyone who plays the course will find that it will have been worth the wait. After all, the greens, fairways, tee boxes and landscaping have been completely rebuilt or improved. Our plan is for the golf course to open for all to enjoy on May 1. This should give the grass time to “green up” and be ready for spring and summer play. I would also ask that you put on your calendar a Grand Opening Day event being planned for June 5. Our hope is that many more people will come and see the new facilities and golf course. I am sure that you will find it a place where you and your family can enjoy the many activities available. Although we look forward to opening the golf course to the general public, I want to mention that this is just one of many steps we are completing before we achieve our goal of a premier country club. The clubhouse is almost complete now, with the fountain and landscaping surrounding the building nearing completion. The exercise facility is well underway now and will be finished in the next month or two. This will be a venue where our membership can keep in shape without having to leave Pine Knoll Shores. We are close to receiving a permit to build the dedicated pickleball courts at the club. They should not take long to complete once we get the permit. The tennis center building construction permit is being developed, and as soon as we receive it, construction will begin for this completely new facility. Our swimming venue is being completed and will be ready for the spring season. The new kiddie pool is certainly a draw for the town’s children and grandchildren. To keep the pool an even safer place, the new decking will have a much softer and slip resistant coating. The safety of our members and their families is always our most important goal. Along with our facility improvement, I think it is important to keep in mind that the club is continuing to work with the town to improve the stormwater drainage issue that has faced us all in past years. We are now in the second phase of this effort, which will allow quicker drainage from flooding streets after a major storm. The club has been a willing participant in the planning and design and will continue to be so. At the last Board of Commissioners meeting Town Manager Brian Kramer noted that this phase of the stormwater construction effort is planned for the next fiscal year. The effort takes a significant amount of preliminary work, such as engineering, designing, permitting, stakeholder input and funding before construction can begin, and all of this work has been going on for some time so the timetable set forth can be achieved. I assure you that the Crystal Coast Country Club is proud to be an integral part of the town of Pine Knoll Shores. We look forward to completing our work at the club and working with the town management. Together we will only improve on this wonderful place to live. Now is the time for those of you who have not joined the club to come in and see one of our staff members to apply for membership. Rec^ledl paper productloK creates 74 perceKt Less air pollutloK a^vdl 35 perceKt less ws>ater pollutloK tUaK vlrglK paper productloK, BILL JOHNSON, WILL JOHNSON, KATE JOHNSON and SYBIL BRIT Soft Water Solutions, LLG. is proud to be your local authorized waterQrwAL Making water good for lifet Dealer for Eastern NC. Our services include: • Free water analysis • Residential and Commercial water softener salt delivery • Chemical maintenance and delivery • PUter maintenance and delivery on all brand systems • Regular scheduled reverse osmosis service on all brand systems • Repairs and service on all brand water softeners and filter systems ■ • Rust control for irrigation system to prevent rust stains 6n driveways • Spot free water for washing boats and cars • Sales and rent to own water softeners, filters, and drinking water systems • Financing provided • Well decontamination and bacterial testing provided • 14 hour emergency service available by calling 25S-725-1940 • 100% customer satisfaction on all work performed FALL SPFCIAL i^.9S Inspect & Check Any Brand water softener & get two free bags of salt! \\OTER(^RE*ffi^ Making water good for life! Serving all of Eastern NC WaterCare, Inc. has been manufacttiring water treatment systems since 1946. WaterCare, Inc. is American owned and all products are made in the USA. .Water liffi^MERICA Visit us at; www.softwatersolutionsllc.com Call today & SWITCH YOUR SERVICES TO SOFT WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC. 4911 -B Bridges Street Ext. • Morehead City, NC Office: 252.222.3220 Cell; 252.725.7464 Emergency service: 252.725.194( The Shoreline I April 2020