KORN
A monthly report by Town Manager
Brian Kramer on events in town.
Welcome to Summer 2011. And
what better way to kick it off than
with our flagship civic event, the
annual Pine Knoll Shores Kayak
for the Warriors. When this issue
of The Shoreline is pubhshed, we
will be only days away from a great
opportunity to support wounded
servicemen through this great civic
event. If you have not yet registered,
please call the town hall and we can
tell you if we have met our goal for
participants. Remember this year
you can register, donate or spon
sor a participant on-line at www.
kayakforthewarriors.com. Race day
is Saturday June 11.
I would like to once again thank
our donors and sponsors, and. ask
for you to consider them as you
conduct your business here in
Carteret County.
Amos Mosquito’s Restaurant and Bar
Anonymous
Atlantic Beach Sheraton
Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters
Atlantis
Belk Charity Day
Brian Daniel Construction
Bruce Carbrey & Family
Col Dennis Del Mauro, USMC (Ret), Artist/
Carv'er
Countr}^ Club of the Cr^'stal Coast
Creative Lighting-Kitchen-Bath
Crystal Coast Quilters’ Guild
Daisy Casey
Discovery Textiles
Dominic Baccollo
Electronics Plus
Elegant Counterpanes
Elton Burgess
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Food Lion, AB
Geodynamics LLC
Harris Teeter
Helen Bechtold
Indian Beach Water Sports
Island Furniture
Jan Stanford
Jean Kellberg
John & Sylvia Brodman
Jonathan Willis of Decoys by Jonathan
Kathryn F. Waldron
Kathryn R. Franks
KINETICO
Kites Unlimited
Lena Ennis, Artist
Lockheed Martin Gyrocam Systems, LLC
Lowes Foods
Lynette’s TWO
Making Faces & Quietude
Marion L Johnson Church
Mary Ann Holland
Morehead Builders Supply
Panera Bread
Party Place
Paul & Lois Jean Okeefe
Peter and Phyllis Makuck
PIKSCO Homeowners Association
Pine Knoll Shores Realty
Poor Richard’s
Quietude Massage
RBC BANK
RBC Bank Employee
Renee M. Liudat
Rid-A-Pest
Salty Dog Kayaks
SeaHawk
Sheraton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel
Smitty’s Marine Service
Sonya G. Lewis
Subway of Beaufort
Susan Barts
Tangles Hair Salon
The David Lawrence Trust
Tina Keefe
Turtle Reef Holdings, LLC
Walmart
Water Sports Outfitters
White Swan Express of Atlantic Beach
William S. Page,Jr
Window Wall & Interior Decor
Budget Planning. Planning
for the fiscal year starting July 1 is
wrapping up. We anticipate having
a Public Hearing on the budget at
the Board of Commissioners meet
ing at 6 p.m. on June 14. By the time
you are reading this, a draft of the
proposed budget will be posted at
the town website at vww.townofpks.
com. (If you are on my town-wide
email list, you should have received
a copy of the proposal in pdf)
Mimosa Bridge Update. Our en
gineers have completed the environ
mental impact document. A copy of
it is on the town website; and I have
a hardcopy in my office. A reminder
to all that you may view the 20% de
sign illustration at the town website
at www.townofpks.com
Water Bill Payment Options.
Many of you mail your water bill
payments to town hall, and some
of you stop by. As a reminder there
ai:e two other options available to
you. First, there is a convenient
drop box behind town hall. Second
the town has an automatic-draft
program (ACH). Information about
enrollment in ACH is available from
Connie Shelton, our billing clerk, at
247-4353, ext, 12. Forms for enroll
ing in the auto-draft are also avail
able on the town website.
Next Dinner with the Mayor.
Our next dinner with Mayor Ken
Jones will be on Saturday, July 16 at
5:30 p.m. This will be our third such
event held on a Saturday evening in
the summer. The intent is to reach
out to our weekenders and second
homeowners who are not always
available the rest of the year. The
location will be Milazzo’s, the Ital
ian Restaurant next the Sheraton in
Atlantic Beach.
2011 Hurricane Season. Hur
ricane season commences on June
1. It is important that everyone be as
prepared as possible. While check- ’
hsts, reentry passes and hurricane
survival kits are important, there is
one aspect of hurricane planning
that is just as critical: communica
tion. So in addition to the normal
items on your mental checklist,
please consider how you will receive
information in the critical 72 hours
prior to the storm. This is when
lives will be saved. This is what ev
ery homeowner in should consider
the following:
• Sign up for Code Red, the
County’s emergency notification
system that calls 60,000-1- county
homes with a pre-recorded phone
message that provides informa
tion on any anticipated emergency
service related event. You may
sign up at the following web ad
dress: https://cne.coderedweb.com
or by going to the County website
at www.carteretcountygov.org and
clicking on the Code Red banner at
the top of the page. Direct all ques
tions to the Public Safety Director,
Chief Bill Mathias, at 247-2268. (A
key Communication Planning Step)
• Sign up to receive my Town
e-mails. Send me an e-mail at
manager@townofpks.com to get
on my list. (A key Communication
Planning Step)
• Purchase a battery powered
radio. The Town Radio Station
(1610 AM) will be a good source of
emergency information when there
is no power. (A key Communication
Planning Step)
• Go to the Public Safety Build
ing (aka Fire/Police station) and get a
Hurricane Preparation Checklist from
Pat Forbes. You can also get your Hur
ricane Reentry Pass from Pat.
Thanks, and be safe, Brian
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The Shoreline I June 2011