Keeping Up With the Clerk
By Charles Rocci
Pine Knoll Shores Town Clerk
Sidewalk survey results
I would like to thank everyone who took time to submit the sidewalk survey
sent in early December. Of the 2,200 property owners we sent surveys to, we
were able to receive almost 700 responses. In the world of survey collection, a
30% response rate is almost unheard of. Again, thank you to everyone who took
the time to send us feedback.
Nuts and bolts. I am going to provide a brief breakdown of survey results. If
you would like to view all of the survey data, we, have posted anonymous results
in the town’s online document library. Visit tinyurl.com/ycktc8up to access the
survey data and charts.
From all of the responses, 55% reported to be second-home owners, and 45%
were full-time residents. In the ranking of the importance of sidewalks in town,
the two largest selections were “very important,” with 39%, and “not important
at all,” with 28%. About 33% of respondents rated somewhere in the middle.
The final question asked owners for their opinion on a proposed sidewalk along
Highway 58 funded solely through town taxes. The percentage breakdown of
this vote was 51.52% in favor of town taxpayer-funded sidewalks and 48.58%
against town taxpayer-funded sidewalks. For a fun piece of data, 31% of
responses were sent through mail, and 69% of responses were sent online.
Comments from the survey provided a wide range of perspectives on the
issue of sidewalks. I will be presenting an in-depth analysis of these comments
at the January 12 Board of Commissioners meeting. Briefly, responses
indicated those against the installation of sidewalks had concerns regarding the
environment, taxes, location and other. Those in support of the sidewalks cited
concerns regarding safety, access, health and other.
Conclusion. This raw data does not guarantee or reject the installation of a
sidewalk along Highway 58 from Oakleaf Drive to Pine KnoU Boulevard. Tune
in to the January 12 Board of Commissioners meeting to hear my breakdown
of statistical indicators of this survey. The commissioners will then discuss next
steps as they relate to sidewalks in Pine Knoll Shores.
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Norris,” is a brilliant firearms instructor and has made a tremendous impact on
our staff. He has instructed officers from aU over the United States, and we are
lucky to have him as part of our team.
At the beginning of December, two of our officers went to Meriwether County,
Georgia, to extradite a fugitive to Carteret County. We obtained four felony
warrants for his arrest for exploiting the elderly in a pine straw scam, and he
also had several felony warrants out of Wake County for scamming individuals
there. The fugitive extradition was time consuming to put together and involved
collaboration between our District Attorney’s office, the State Bureau of
Investigation, and the Meriwether County Sheriff’s office in Georgia. I am grateful
that it was completed without incident and the individual was brought back to
Carteret County to be held accountable for his actions. This serves as a reminder
to us that, although we live in paradise, we are not immune from being taken
advantage of We need to remain vigilant and look out for each other. I would like
to extend my gratitude and thanks to Sgt. Cory Bishop for his outstanding work
on this case. If you see him around town, stop him and give him a .fist bump. Sgt.
Bishop has worked tirelessly over the past five years to ensure scam victims in Pine
KnoU Shores get the justice they deserve. av
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Author’s note. The coUege footbaU championship game is just around the
corner on JanuarylO, and with chicken wings always being a staple food served for
your staycation/COVID avoidance footbaU game, some adjustment may be neces
sary this year. Wings have become an expensive and often unavaUable option at
the grocery store, yet legs are almost always avaUable (and inexpensive). Chickens
have the same number of wings as legs so I cannot explain how that inventory
problem exists. Try this tip to make your wings reaUy crispy; steam them for 10
minutes and then let them rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
You can then cook them however you like, but what you are going to find is that
the skin crisps up very nicely, and they wiU be superb with your guests asking for
more. We tried this tip with some turkey wings recently and then fried them. The
result was super crispy skins and delicious. Enjoy either, and if you have some
leftovers from the rib roast, make up some great sandwiches for your gaineTime
meal.
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