first, ideally to be located in the; proposed village shoppin/.r
center on Pine Knoll boulevard. He also said the storeys re^'renuns
to the town could offset the forseeable added costs of providinc
additional services. Goiniiiissioners Thompson and Johnson also
'spoke in favor of locating an AEG store in town first, with Com
missioner Smith agreeing the revenues to the tov/n from the store
would support the additional services that probable;- v/ould be
called for.
A* C. Hall of the Atlantis Lodge, however, supported the pro
position of referendum first; and Attorney Ken Kirkman, represent
ing Don Brock and the Roosevelts, said that liquor-by—the—drink
approval would be essential before the proposed village shopping
center, which is expected to include a quality restaurant, could
get off the ground.
At the conclusion of the discussion the Board tabled any action
on the proposal until there is further discussion v/ith the ABC
Board.
GOMr'IISSIONERS REPORT At the July 7th meeting of the Board of '
Gommissioners, Commissioner Jerome dis-
QN ACTIVITIES cussed the parking of vehicles on street
right-of-v7ay. He said the Planning Board
is recommending that some people continually abuse the ‘4Io
Parking" rules be contacted by letter. Commissioner Dixson asked'
for stronger enforcement, which the Board agreed would be needed
if the written reminders v/ere ineffective. The contact by letter
was approved by the Board.
Commissioner Jerome also presented the building activity report
for April, May and June, which shov/ed building permits had been
issued for 11 dwellings, 15 condominium units, one commercial
pump house and six miscellaneous projects. Construction costs of
these structures total $1,563,700. The building report for June
listed 18 residences under construction, four condominium clusters
and three commercial projects. He noted there has been a decided
increase in building activity during recent v:eeks.
Commissioner Thompson announced that commendations had been
received for three police officers. A letter from a Raleigh resi
dent was read praising Officer Mastrorocco for providing assi
stance in time of need; Officer DelMese had received a certi
ficate from the State Criminal Justice Division awarded for
meeting basic law enforcement requirements; and Officer Willis
was publicly commended for his handling of a recent boat larceny,
which resulted in convictions of those involved. In further
police business, the Board approved a request from Chief of Police
Crawford for the use of tovm hall facilities for a v/eek*s police
training course in September. The course v/ill be conducted by
the^North Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for Carteret County
officers. And finally, the Board approved the purchase of a nev/
police car for the town.