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”It is mighty valuable land for that kind use," Dixson added. He said if
something is not done, much of the area would protobly fall into the hands of developeij^^
who could develop it under county regulations which allow 29 condominium units to the
acre as contrasted to the PKS rules which allow only eight.
Dixson said he was not advocating annexation of the area which would require the
town to provide, police and fire protection in the annexed area. He said extending the
town's zoning authority would only require the town to extend its building inspection
into the area.
Town attorney Kenneth Kirkman said it would be necessary for the county commis
sioners to approve extension of the zoning authority.
Mayor Wayne Cleveland reported on a conference he held with Keith Harvey,
regional director of the U, S, Postal Service at Raleigh. The meeting resulted from
Harvey’s recent questionnaire in which he asked PKS residents to say whether they wished
to continue receiving their mail via rural routes from Morehead City or by rural routes
from Salter Path. Cleveland said he told Keitn, *‘We didn’t want either" and ’'we wanted
our own identity" so that incoming mail would simply be addressed to Fine Knoll Shores
with neither Morehead City nor Salter Path in the address. He said he had written Harvey
asking him to meet with representatives of Pine Knoll Shores, Salter Path and Emerald
Isle for further discussion of mail service on Bogue Banks.
After some discussion, the commissioners returned to the Planning Board for
further consideration an ordinance change which would forbid storing of "building materials,
modular homes, boats, trailers or vehicles" on vacant lots for more than three days
"unless said storage is related to construction on said lot and a building permit has been
issued,"
Although no one said so publicly, Commissioner Larry Jerome confirmed for
Line that the ordinance was directed at the storage of building materials on the lot ow^R
by County Commissioner Doug Fleming next to the Seahawk Motor Lodge. He said the
commissioners had given Fleming permission to use the lot temporarily for storage of
materials used by condominium builders in the area and noted that temporary haa become
a long time.
In other business, Cleveland announced the appointment of Smiiy White to fill a
vacancy on the Planning Board left by the death of Curtis ^Johnson,
THOSE LONELY MEETINGS
Commissioners meet,
Agenda replete
With problems the Town has to clear;
Discussion ensues
With differing views -
So why aren't the townspeople here?
Each Board member stares
At unoccupied chairs
Which articulate no point of view.
Are Commissioners' words
Reallv just ''for the birds"?
Doesn't anyone care what they do?