INSIDE
September 36,1992 / 50 cents
Southport, N.C.
Zoning
County residents have their say
ftrtMtv Edwards
Ganty Edwar
Branswkk Ctatf's proposed
cswMywwte KSBamg ordinance will
nftaitNt industrial pwA, mfirirtge on
property owners' personal rights,
conflict with existing uses of land
and bad to tie poGfentioa of
sfan^aettonses and hazardous
waste dumps. It is a form of slavery
and communism designed by a
group of people who care nothing
about the well-being of county resi
dents, but are only concerned with
filling their pockets with taxpayers’
money.
About 100 county residents at
tended Tuesday night’s public hear
ing on the proposed zoning or
dinance, and these are some of the
comments commissioners and plan
ning board members heard.
"It’s about what I expected," com
missioner Gene Pinkerton said of
the hearing. "The ones who want
zoning were not here, and the major
ity were against it"
County residents voted 2-1‘in fa
See Hearing, page 3
CP&L shutdown will
continue through year
By Jim Harper
Stafi'WriKr
Skntinm al CTVfcL’s Brunswick
pfam seems likely jo owme boo
Decetnfoer.
A «wk sckdrie she powoon
poay ddKered a a meeting mufe the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission last
Friday indicates several items to be
completed in December.
And Brunswick vice-president R.
B. Ridiev told a visiting NRC panel
that he couldn't predict when the plant
would resume power generation but
premised thatastartup schedule would
Early start
TV Cap* Fear River (at Caswell) and Lockwood Folly Inlet wOl be
crowded at dawn Friday and Satnrday as contestants in the U. S. Open
check oak
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be developed by November 1.
"We’re not going to prepare for
startup until we're sure the plant can
See CP&L, page 3
‘That meeting was
the first indication
that they realize
they have quite a bit
of unscheduled
work left to ac
complish
Jon Johnson
NRC deputy director
YAUPON DEMOLITION
Workers have been dropping sections of the
Yaupon pier into the surf and dismantling them
Photo by Jim Harjwr
ashore. Demolition should be complete this week.
Construction of a new pier is planned by spring.
U.S. Open casts off Thursday
The U. S. Open King Mackerel
Tournament - the best of the bunch -
- gets underway Thursday for a four
day run, again promising a whopping
$100,000in prizes, including $25,000
for the largest entry. $10.000 for sec
ond place and $5,000 for third.
Enhancing the prize structure is the
popular tournament-within-a-touma
ment, but entrants are also greatly
attracted by the guarantee of at least
$250 for a fish in the top 50.
In a field of 500 boats that means
ten percent will at least win back their
entry fee.
That $240 fee (as well as the $100
fee for the tournament within) is pay
able from 10 am. until midnight to
morrow at tournament headquarters
at the Southport Marina. Earlier reg
istration is possible at the sponsoring
Southport-Oak Island Chamber of
Commerce office on Beach Road.
A few salient points:
•Checkout of boats on Friday and
Saturday will be at Caswell dock, not
at the Southport city pier as in the
recent past: and at a pontoon boat
anchored in Lockwood Folly Inlet,
not ashore as last year. A checkout
boat will also be at Masonboro Inlet in
Wrightsville Beach.
•Weigh-in will be at the Southport
Marina, and only those fish in line by
5:30 p.m. will be weighed.
The full calendar of the 14th annual
See U. S. Open, page 5
Fishing report,
1page 5B
Daily Rates at Dosher |
Emergency
Semi-Private
Private
Intensive Care
92-93*
$55
$275
$285
$759
5 years ago
$33
$190
$192
$550
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Hites resigns as city manager
HITES
Takes post in Lumberton
By Amitabh Pal
Municipal Editor
Southport city manager Rob Hites has resigned the position ami will leave
October 24 to become Lumberton city manager.
"The reason I am leaving the job is due to an opportunity for career
advancement and to better plan for the future." Hites said. "At 40. one has to
start planning for one's retirement."
Hites' appointment as Lumberton city manager was confirmed by the
Lumberton town council Monday.
Lumberton is among the 25 largest cities in North Carolina and Hires said
the city has 354 employees and a budget of S41 million. Southport has 48 city
employees and a budget of S5.784.000. Hites will receive S55.000 a year,
compared to his present salary of $42,500.
Hites emphasized that he was not dissatisfied with his present job.
"No one leaves Southport willingly." Hites sakL
"I discussed the offer with a lot of people and they advised me to accept this.
See Hites, page 5
7 discussed the of
fer with a lot of
people and they ad
vised me to accept
this, as an offer of
this type doesn't
come along very
often. So I did/
Rob Hites
Cit, maiuger