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AUGUST 1992
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Editor’s Thoughts
S Summer is over, school buses
are back! Agh! As editors we
have a few thoughts on some of
the changes recently seen in
Pine Knoll Shores. We are
talking about the new street signs, the first
feeling was oh no! Now that we have had a
few days to get used to them, they are
great! However, We will miss the white
markers, they were a real unique sight.
We'd like to remark positively on the
landscaping done at The Situm" on
Dogwood circle. A wonderful job done by
Mr. Moeller! Sincerely, ^
1992 TAX BILLS
Data for the 1932 Tax Billing
will not be available to the
town until September. Billing
should be complete by mid to
late September. Taxes are payable at Par
from September 1,1992 thm January 5,
1993.
Connie Shelton, Tax Collector
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Property Protection
Measures
The 100-year floodplain is the
area that will be flooded on the average of
once every 100 years. It has a 1% chance
of being flooded in any given year. Put
another way, it has a 25% chance of being
flooded over the life of a 30 year mortgage.
Citizens are urged to find out if their home
is subject to flooding or located ina special
flood hazard area. The PKS Building
Inspections Department has copies of the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Map Overlays,
and digitized parcel records which identify
property subject to a 100-year frequency.
Some people have reduced flood losses by
taking temporary measures such as moving
fumiture and equipment to upper floors or
higher elevations. Others have held back
rising waters by sandbagging or building
temporary levees. More permanent
approaches have also been used. Various
techniques can be used to flood proof an
exxisting stnjcture. This process is known
as ’retrofitting." Retrofitting can be
incorporated into an existing house to
reduce or eliminate the potential of future
flooding. The measures include:
‘Elevation of a staicture;
‘Relocation of a staicture;
‘Use of levees and floodwalls;
‘Sealing a structure;
‘And protection of utilities
Residents are encouraged to inventory their
property and review insurance policies and
coverage to avoid misunderstandings later.
For more information and publications on
retrofitting and floodplain locations, contact
Roy Brownlow at the Pine Knoll Shores
Town Hall, Building Inspections Dept, at
247-4353.
The September Birthday
Party will be held at the
Mimosa Situm on
Wednesday, Septemt>er 16
at 5:00 PM. All Septeni)er
people are invited. Rain
Place - Dick & Ruby Collin's home. Call
Yola Hannan
247-4052
HD-OD-
R Reserve beach patrol officers will
be on duty by August 28. At this
time R YOU OK call-irr system for
the elderiy and/or persons living alone virill
be available through Carteret General
Hospital until a decision is made concerning
a town operated system linked to the new
computer system to be installed in the
Police Department this month.
V Lifeline If you suffer physical
problems which make it
inconvenient for you to live alone,
perhaps you should consider
Lifeline. Lifeline uses your telephone to put
you in immediate contact with the
emergency room at Carteret General
Hospital. Lifeline is not nearly as expensive
as most of the similar systems advertised
on television or in the back of magazines.
You must pay a $25 installation fee, and
then a $25 monthly fee. The subscriber
wears a little box on a chain, this device is