Page 6 The Shoreline June 2008
K R A M E R’ S
Q A monthly Report
% by Town Managei
Brian Kramer
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Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget- We are
close to completing the budget plan for the
next fiscal year, which begins on July 1,
2008. By the time you are reading this, the
proposed budget will be on our website,
and on display at the Town Hall as well
as the Library. I suggest that you read
it and voice your opinions at the Public
Hearing at 7 p.m. June 10, at Town Hall
Sonny Cunningham
(this public hearing is coincident with our
monthly board meeting).
July hoard meetings are in the evening-
Board meetings in June Qune 10) and July
(July 8) are at 7 p.m. We'll take a look at
continuing this if we think it will allow
more citizens to attend.
Day-to-day management of the water
company- Effective May 15 we assumed
management of the water company. Sonny
Cunningham, who many of you know as
the system operator employed by Carolina
Water, is now working for PKS. His
number for water system emergencies:
Working hours: 252-247-4353, ext 26
After-hours: 252-723-0055.
Water Bills- In light of the above, most
of you will be sending your bills here to
town hall. You also have the option of
coming to townhall and paying at the front
desk. For those of you who have paid in
the past via automatic bank draft, please
call Connie Shelton, our billing clerk, at
252-247-4353, ext 12, with questions.
Hiring a New town Auditor- We have
sent out requests for proposals to several
municipal CPA's in the area. We will
interview/select in June. The CPA we
select will review our financial records for
the fiscal year ending June 30 2008.
Kayak Race- We had a successful
inaugural event on May 17 (see the
accompanying article). Next year's
race is being discussed already. Initial
thoughts are that the race might be better
if the route is through the PKS canal (the
wind was wicked last week).
Mimosa Bridge Replacement- Since
my last mentioning of this project, the
DOT has inspected the bridge and
determined that it must be replaced.
We are awaiting a decision on the need
to raise the height of the bridge for
vessel traffic. We are also being asked to
arrange for a pedestrian footbridge during
construction.
Recycle bins at Beach Access points-
We will soon have recycle bins at the
Iron Steamer and Memorial Park Beach
Accesses.
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• Custom Homes
• Porches
• Additions
• Condo & Home Remodeling
• Painting
• Ceramic Tile
Residential & Commercial
Pine Knoll Shores Resident Since 1987
JOE FURTHER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Ceil 252-725-9244
The Garden Club
By Clare Winslow
A picnic held at the marina in Brock
Basin was the setting for the May 14
meeting of the PKS Garden Club. Amidst
the windy, tornado-laden turbulence
rampaging across the eastern states.
Mother Nature smiled on us and supplied
a glorious sunny day. Scrumptious
chicken salad croissants and delicious side
dishes prepared by the members such as
with watering the three new dogwood
trees planted on Arbor Day to honor the
memories of three deceased garden club
members.
Librarian Helvi Larson reminded
members that Pine Knoll Shores resident
Patty Swetz had donated five gardening
books to the club to add to its resource
library, which is available to all members.
Donna Belanger remind^ the
club of the necessity of- setting a
workshop date in May or June
for members to gather to create
Christmas ornaments for display
in the library during July. Ecology
chairman Joan Smith urged
members to save lint from their
dryers to aid birds building their
nests, not only during the early
spring nesting season but also
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grape-strawberry cream salad,
broccoli-potato salad, cole slaw,
jello fruit compote, caponata
(eggplant casserole), deviled
eggs, and homemade brownies
and chocolate chip cookies
made for a most congenial
gathering. Vice President
Kay Howe presided in the
absence of President Barbara
Williams and welcomed a guest,
Brenda Winslow, daughter-in-law of Clare
Winslow. Brenda and her husband, Robert
are relocating here from Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Mayor Joan Lamson, the board of
commissioners and the staff of the Town
of Pine Knoll Shores presented the garden
club with a letter of appreciation for the
many hours of work members put into
grooming the town's nine public gardens,
especially the Hereth Garden in front of
town hall. Second Vice President Carol
McVitty announced that club members
had toiled at weeding, fertilizing and
pruning the town's public gardens for
a total of 44 hours during the month of
March. Plans to continue this work were
made, and workers were scheduled to
meet at Roosevelt Boulevard on May 15
and May 28. Mrs. McVitty, also Arbor
Day chairman, sought help from members
throughout the summer for the second
nesting season. She suggested taking the
lint outside and placing it in a high tree
branch so a mama bird can easily see it.
Mrs. Smith passed around a bird's nest
from her yard so all could see the soft,
snuggly nest lining created by a mama
bird from the dryer lint.
On June 11 the annual luncheon and
installation of new officers will be held at
11:30 at the Coral Bay Club. New officers
to be installed are as follows; Carol
McVitty, president; Lois Jean O'Keefe, first
vice president; Helvi Larson, second vice
president; Mary Hudak, corresponding
secretary; Yvette Bannen, recording
secretary; and Sheryl Woodbury,
treasurer. After the June meeting the club
will adjourn for the summer and meet
again in September. Visitors and guests
are always welcome to attend garden
club meetings.