Commissioner Gibson announced that installation of a watering system at the Town Hasir
would begin in June. He also stated that he has invited two firms to meet with him to con
sider procedures and costs to remedy drainage problems in the eastern section of the Town,
In addition, an an offer of the PKS Garden Club to provide a trophy case for display of
awards to the Club, the Rescue Sq^uad, etc, was accepted, Commissioner Gibson to determine
where it should be placed.
The Board was told that during May the Town issued building permits for $8?7,000, of
construction, comprising six single homes and 2k condominium units. There are now 1? single
homes and 97 condominium units in 9 buildings being built.
In other action, the Board approved the appointment of Dan Sotir as Chief, and Brenda
Cox as Assistant Chief, of the Rescue Squad,
At the proposal of Commissioner Johnson, the Board called a public hearing for 1 p,m,
on July 12th to consider stopping all building in the Town east of and including Cedar Street
until a study of the drainage problem in that area has been completed.
The recently conducted survey relating to the possibility of having a post office at
the Town Hall has resulted in 66 affirmative responses and only two in the negative. Twenty
one persons indicated that they would rent post office boxes and the survey showed that
those responding to it would purchase $8,000, of stamps annually. Mayor Cleveland will
pursue the matter further with the Post Office Department,
The Planning Board held its regular monthly meeting on May 23rd, Its principal business
was consideration of zoning changes which may be required in the area west of PKS when
PTANNTNC annexation of that area becomes effective, Winston Seale reported tha.t he,
together with Luke Hargroves and Gil Millington, had toured the Episcopal ChiJW ,
property. They found existing uses which would not conform to present reoLuire-
ments of PKS Ordinances including trailers, one-story concrete structures providing sleeping
accomodations for l6 people each, etc. There was discussion, but no final action was taken
toward recoBiaending zoning changes. The Boaixi also received for study the new codification
of the Waterway Ordinance,
At a recent meeting of the Board of Adjustment the question was whether a set-back
variance would be granted to a property owner in Maritime Place whose ocean front hsid been
substantially moved back by story erosion. Four **yes” votes were needed to grant the
TBT’AT variance, Three members of the Board voted but a fourth member
^ "abstained”. The Chairman then voted "No”, so that it appeared that
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT the variance had been denied. However, a question was raised because
of a State law which provides that an abstention, in a vote taken by
a Board of Commissioners, is to be considered as a "yes” vote. Does the same rule, then,
apply to the Board of Adjustment? The State statute relates specifically to the Board of
Commissioners, but since that Board appoints the members of the Board of Adjustment, are
both Boards subject to the rule? A legal opinion was sought by the Board of Commissioners,
The attorney (Town Attorney Ken Kirkman disqualified himself and H,B,Coyne served as Counsel)
responded in the affirmative, although there appears to be no statutory or case law speci
fically answering the question. Because of the attorney's response, there were, in fact,
four “yes" votes and, despite the way in which it was first reported, the variance had been
granted.
The Board of Adjustment, meeting on June ?th with their alternates, the members of ^je
Board of Commissioners and the Town Attorney, were advised that they could and should
develop rules of procedure which, if not in contravention of State law or Town Ordinances,
would prevent similar occurrences in the future.