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Beach Access Garden Club
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of the required parking. This access site
will be located between the Ocean Glen
and Beacon's Reach East sites. PKS has
a five foot easement for a public beach
access between the Clam Digger and the
Iron Steamer. This will be called the Qualls
public beach access site and is projected
to be on-line in the fall.
The three remaining required sites are
currently in various stages of negotiation.
One immediately east of the Iron Steamer
site will be located in the vicinity of Ocean
Terrace, Genesis, and Dayton Place.
Parking for this location will be provided
in the recently cleared area next to the PKS
Public Services building. A second access
site, immediately east, is to be located in
the Dogwood Circle area. Finally, a site
between Memorial Park and Amerisuites
access sites will be located in the vicinity
of Hammer Park.
Mosquito
Problems?
Don't give mosquitoes a chance. It
takes about one week for a mosquito to
grow from egg to adult. Mosquitoes need
water to breed and grow. It doesn't take
much water and it doesn't take much
time. Almost anything that will hold
water for one week or more can produce
these pests. Many places around your
home maybe causing mosquito problems.
Steps that can be taken around your own
home to reduce potential breeding places
include:
• Throw away old bottles and cans
• Empty water from flower pot dishes
• Repair leaky faucets
• Clean leaf-clogged gutters
• Change water in birdbaths weekly
• Screen or cover rain barrels
• Clean overgrown ponds and stock
with fish
• Throw away or destroy old tires
• Fill tree holes
The town will be doing its part by
spraying neighborhoods beginning this
month.
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member's home.
By 1998, interest in town-wide luminary
had fallen off because of second-home
owners who were not present on
Christmas Eve, so the garden club then
sponsoredluminaryincertainpublicareas.
The garden club received a very generous
donation in memory of former member
Peg Hereth in 1998. After much thought
and discussion, it was decided to plant
a memorial garden in front of town hall
in memory of both Peg and her husband
Lee who had died a short time after his
beloved wife. This was dedicated on the
day of the garden club's 25* anniversary
in 1999.
The year 2000 was a good one for the
garden club, because five blue ribbons
were won at the district, state, and
regional levels. In 2004, the club's 30*
anniversary was celebrated with special
guest President Ann Brown of the Garden
Club of North Carolina. Mrs. Brown
gave the club an award for its 30 years
of service and presented charter member
Vivian Macdonald a certificate of merit
from the National Garden Club. At the
State Garden Club meeting in Greensboro
in 2006, our yearbook won a blue ribbon
because of Sheryl Woodbury's diligent
work. Over the years, the yearbooks won
many awards at the district level, but this
was the first at the state level.
In 2008, the garden club received a
certificate of appreciation from the town
for maintaining the public gardens within
the town and especially the Hereth
Garden at town hall. It was noted at the
2009 Arbor Day ceremony that this was
the twenty-seventh year that the garden
club has been planting trees in memory
of deceased members.
The garden club celebrated its 35*
. anniversary on May 13, 2009. Pictured
are some of the former presidents of the
club.
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Commissioners Meetings
By Yvette Bannen
The April 23 meeting of the PKS Board
of Commissioners focused on the FY
2009-2010 budget. Departments showing
increases and decreases in expenses were
reviewed as follows:
• There are twelve take-home vehicles
using town gas to go to and from home.
Effective 7-1-09, each employee will pay
for one tank of gas each month for an
estimated savings based on $2.00/gallon
of $5,200.
• An increase in inspection fees was
approved. The fees have not changed since
2002 and should be reviewed annually.
It is estimated that the 25% increase will
realize an additional $4,000.
• Currently, all ambulance transports
are billed at an EMT-Basic level, but
upon graduating to an EMT-Intermediate
level, those transport calls requiring a
higher level of care and response will
be charged for advanced life support.
The reimbursement is based on what
Medicare approves. It is expected that this
change wiltadd an additional $10,000 in
insurance payments.
• Two capital improvement plans
were discussed, one for the town hall
heating and air-conditioning system and
the other for a "bucket" truck for street
maintenance.
It is estimated that the heating and air-
conditioning system will cost $110,000,
and the funds will come from debt
financing over a five-year period. The
ductwork is original to the building, but
various components have been replaced
over the years. It was decided to go with a
geothermal option that uses one-third less
equipment. An engineering study with a
cap of $10,000 will be conducted.
Using funds from the Powell Bill, a
used "bucket" truck will be purchased
for $10,000 and this will give the public
works crew a platform for trimming
trees to maintain a 14' clearance along
the right of way.
• There was discussion about water
enterprise fund capital improvements for
the 2009-2010 year. Four thousand feet of
6" water line replacement is scheduled
for Pinewood Circle, Knollwood Drive
and Bay Street as well as eight hydrants
on those streets. Two purchases are being
considered to aid in this type of work;
namely, a $4,000 trench box and a mini
excavator.
At the May 12, 2009 commissioners
meeting, there was an update on the water
audit presented by Gus Simmons from
Cavanaugh & Associates. The audit of the
water system is complete, and a capital
improvement plan has been developed
for the short and long term.
Theamendmenttothecodeofordinances
to have the board of commissioners
appoint the chairpersons to both the
board of adjustment and the community
appearance commission was approved.
The preliminary plan for Oceanfront
Resorts (former Holiday Inn/Best Western
site) was approved after much work by
the planning board. It was noted that the
developers have been very cooperative
in implementing the planning board's
recommendations.
Julie Anderson gave the town manager's
report in his absence. The dredging
material from Beacon's Reach was
deemed not to be of beach sand quality
and, therefore, will not be used. The
proposal to have Chris Jones perform
inspections for Indian Beach was
declined.
There was discussion about a sidewalk
survey and that the commissioners should
examine it before it is distributed.
From The Police Blotter
In IVlemoriam
Gordon "Hoot" Gibson
By Jill
The PKS flasher is back! Please be
aware that this white male (in his late
40's or 50's) is flashing women (and
even females as young as 12 yrs old) at
the beach and at the beach accesses and
was last seen in the Western part of Pine
Knoll Shores. , ,
If you see him, please call 911
immediately and watch where he goes
Cross
so you can direct the police who will
respond within minutes.
Mark your calendar to join the police
forces of Atlantic Beach and Pine Knoll
Shores for the "Police National Night
Out" Tuesday, August 4, from 6 to 9
p.m. for an evening of fun and merriment
at the former Food Lion parking lot in
Atlantic Beach.