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May 2006 • Vol. 2, No. 11
Public Hearing
set on Rezoning
of Beach Tract
The PKS Board of Commissioners will
hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. May 9
prior to their regular monthly meeting on
a petition to rezone the Royal Pavillion
beachfront property so as to permit
construction of single family homes.
The rezoning from a Multi-Family 1
designation, which provides for condos
and commercial uses, to a Multi-Family
2 designation, which adds single family
homes to the mix of permitted uses, has
been recommended by the planning board
with the condition that only single family
homes be constructed on the site.
After purchase of the property by
developer Fred Bunn earlier this year,
there had been some consideration given
to a mix of condos and single family
homes on the property. In making their
recommendation, planning board members
made it clear that the board felt Pine Knoll
Shores is predominantly a single family
home community and that makeup should
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A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
Town Hall 247-4353
Seek Funds to Develop Park on Sound
By Bill White
Town commissioners got the recreation ball
rolling on two fronts at their April 11 regular
monthly meeting.
The board unanimously adopted a resolution
authorizing submission of an application for
state funds to help finance development of a
soundside park on a town-owned 24.6 acre
tract behind Town Hall. The low-lying tract
borders Bogue Sound and includes water
features such as a lagoon.
Although the exact amount of the grant to be
Dialogue On Wastewater Grows
Water, and how to handle it when its coming
down and when you’re trying to make it go
away, has been the subject of a great deal of
public discussion in recent weeks.
The hot button issue is wastewater treatment.
It came to the fore last year when the presidents
and managers of several homeowner/condo
associations contacted the town for assistance
on how to handle the problem of dealing with
aging package septic systems that will have to
be re-permitted in the next few years.
Faced with the question of just what role
the town might be called upon to play in the
overall wastewater treatment picture, officials
held an informational meeting last summer to
give everyone involved an opportunity to get a
clearer picture of the problem. Representatives
of several state agencies concerned with
wastewater issues attended to share their
expertise with the gathering.
Nowthetownboardisproposingapreliminary
engineering assessment to determine the
actual status of all waste treatment facilities
in the community. The aim is to provide
solid data to call upon when considering the
situation. The activity prompted one resident
to warn in a letter to the local newspaper of
what he saw as the possibility of all of PKS
subsidizing the infrastructure of “certain
luxury condominiums” through construction
of a townwide sewer system.
In a letter of reply, Mayor Joan Lamson urged
citizens not to jump to conclusions on the basis
of suppositions and to follow progress of the
efforts to gather facts. She noted that water
migrates through the earth and what happens
in one spot can impact surrounding areas. She
cited the case of a recent major waste spill in
a neighboring community that could have had
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sought is yet to be determined, town officials
indicated it would probably be upward of
$300,000. If the grant is approved, the town
would be required to provide matching funds
equal to 25% of the total.
The grant is being sought from the North
Carolina Division of Coastal Management
under the North Carolina Public Beach and
Coastal Waterfront Access Program. Chris
Jones, director of inspections and public
property, said an application package would
be ready for submission by the end of April.
The application will include a concept plan
by John R. Freshwater III, a professional
engineer from Swansboro. The concept
envisions a dock and platform from which to
launch kayaks or canoes, benches for viewing
water features, as well as picnic facilities and
a fitness trail among other things. Officials
emphasized that the plan is a concept only
and subject to change.
At the April 11 meeting the commissioners
also approved creation of a Recreation Task
Force to study the overall recreation picture
in the community and make recommendations
for future action. Mayor Lamson asked
Legend for Site Plan:
A = sign
B = Trash Receptacle
C = Bike Rack ■ - ; ,
D = Bench
E = 16’x 20’Covered Picnic '
, . Area w/ 2 Grills
F - 16’x20’ Gazebo w/ Benches
G rr e^ Wide Wood Dock
H = 16’x20 Floating Platform
J = Public Restrooms
K = Lighting
1 = Par Course Exercise Station
Commissioners Peter and Lindblad to serve on
the task force together with two or three citizen
members. The commissioners ask that anyone
interested in serving on the task force pick up
a volunteer registration form at Town Hall or
over the internet at www.townofpks.com and
fill it out to make their interest known..
In another action with a bearing on
recreational considerations, the board voted to
renew the town’s membership in the Eastern
Carolina Council of Governments. The
organization is comprised of communities in
nine counties and is designed to represent its
members in matters where a regional approach
is desirable.
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