SHORE LINE
Published by The Town of Pine Knoll Shores In The Interests Of Its Citizens
Post Office Box 757, Atlantic Beach, N. C. 28512
Volume II - JMumber 3 November, I9B0
George W. Eastland, Editor Henora Roberson, Associate Editor
TOWN APPROVES GAMA The Board of Coioniissioner§» meeting on Tuesday,
TTDnArpTMP nnMmnAnm November 11, approved a contract between the
UPP_ATING GONTRAGT town and the North Garolina Department of
., . Natural Resources and Gommunity Development
that will provide planning services for updating the GAMA Land Use
Plan, The contract was presented to the Board by Gommissioner
Larry Jerome.
At the same time the Board approved a proposed subcontract for a
planning consultant to be named Planner of the Update of the Land
Use Plan. Under the terms of the contract the town will pay its
local share of the planning costs.
Commissioner Jerome also presented to the Board a recommendation
urom the Planning Board, along with a suggested ordinance, with
respect to clearing out dead and diseased trees. The Planning
Board suggested that the ordinance would be useful to protect
the public health and safety, ^to protect public and private property
from damage, reduce the possibility of interruption of public
utility services ^d to protect the environment and the maritime
forest from deterioration. Under the ordinance the town, working
with a competent tree expert, will determine if a tree creates a
hazard and should be "*remove4>SLnd if so, will notify the owner. The
ordinance was approved by the Board.
other business at the Board meeting. Commissioner
El Ratliffe, of Streets and Public Property, presented a municipal
agreement for the inspection and inventory of the Mimosa and Oak-
leaf bridges between the town and the North Carolina Denartment of
Transportation. The Board accepted the resolution to.use the services
of the Department of Transportation or a consulting engineering
firm retained by Department of Transportation to inventory and inspect
the town's bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection
Standards.
In his report. Commissioner Jack Thompson announced with regret
that Police Officer Charles Adams has resigned to enter private
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