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September 2008 • Vol. 5, No. 3 A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C. Town Hall 247-4353
Right Account Numbers Will
Speed Water Bill Processing
The transition from management of the
town's water system by Carolina Water
Service to the town itself, initiated in May,
has been flowing smoothly along with
few glitches.
Public Services Administrator Betty Carr
reports that the only real problem so far is
that electronic fund transfer payments for
some bills are still being directed to old
Carolina Water account numbers instead
of the new account numbers on the town
bills. She urges water users to contact their
financial institution and make sure the
bank draft payments are being processed
with the proper account number.
Carr points out that payments sent to
the old account numbers have not gone
Carteret-Craven Electric Coop Vice President Gary Zajac and PKS Mayor
Joan Lamson discuss energy saving initiatives as the mayor replaces the
bulb in one of the lamps at her home with an energy-efficient Compact
Fluorescent Light (CFL). Use of CFLs, which use 75 percent less electricity
than regular bulbs, is urged in this month's electric coop- energy tip.
Energy Saving Initiative Aims
At Reducing Consumption 10%
By Bill White
A campaign has been launched in 10 percent by the end of next summer.
Pine Knoll Shores aimed at significantly Lamson notes that Carteret-
reducing the
amount of electricity
consumed in the
community during
the coming year.
Mayor Joan Lamson
says the goal is to
reduce the kilowatt
hours needed to
meet the town's
electrical needs by
Tip of the Month
Craven Electric
Cooperative
(CCEC), which
serves PKS, is
under a state
mandate, as are
all electricity
providers in the
state, to phase-
in renewable
energy and energy
Look for the story and history of this fountain in this issue
astray since the town has a list of the old
numbers as they correspond to the new
and crosschecking permits the funds to
be properly credited. But, she notes, the
crosschecking requires additional time
and effort and can add to an increase in
processing costs. With the cooperation
of the town's water users and their
financial institutions this situation can
be avoided.
Actually, the town is urging all water
users to consider using bank drafts as a
way of saving everyone time and money.
The system can benefit individuals in
many ways, as noted in a pamphlet
recently distributed through The Shoreline.
Those who pay in person have to make
fewer trips to town
hall, thereby not only
saving time but quite
possibly gas as well.
Those who pay by mail
save by eliminating the
cost of envelopes and
stamps. And, of course,
the necessity to write
checks is eliminated
for both groups.
The town benefits
because there are
fewer envelopes to
open and fewer checks
to deposit, which adds
up to a whole lot less
staff time.
Turn it on. Replace the most used
light bulbs in your house with Compact
Fluorescent Lights (CFLs). They cost more
at first than incandescent bulbs, but they
use 75 percent less energy. Pius, CFLsemit
iess hea t th an incandescerjl bulbS,
don't add heat to your home's air or make
air condi tioncr work harder.
(Energy Saving) Continued on Page 4
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