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INSIDE December 23,1992 / 50 cents Bald Head paves way for project By Jim Harper Staff Writer The Bald Head village council Sat urday approved a $380,738 paving package that includes Federal Road, North Bald Head Wynd and the light house approach road. Both the chairman of the commit tee that put the package together and developer Kent Mitchell, on whose transfer of land titles the deal is con tingent, agree that paving can be started in the spring and finished by Easter. Thus after months of exasperation islanders will be getting a good paved roadway to Middle Island and east beach as well as the much-needed repaving of North Bald Head which the council had put on a front burner in August. Mitchell, who will be getting pav ing of the Village Green (lighthouse approach) area that he much favors, said Saturday that "our basic target is completion by Easter" (April 11). "1 don’t see why we can't do it," councilman Bill Watkins said Sun day. "The money is available. It de pends on getting the deed to the land." Watkins made that dependency per fectly clear in the Saturday meeting when he delivered his committee's report calling for "clear and unen cumbered" deeds from Mitchell to lighthouse approach and Federal Road. "What does 'unencumbered' mean?" Mitchell asked, and Watkins responded, "That you don't put a lot of bull in there." Paving of North Bald Head Wynd had been approved by the council in August but was postponed in Septem ber because of a delay in cash flowing back to village coffers from See Bald Head, page 3 MERRY CHRISTMAS Holiday evenings in Southport are brightened by home decorations and illuminated holly trees in the Photo by Jim Harper downtown shopping area, and highlighted by the pilot's tower on Bay Street. County zoning gets no respect By Holly Edwards County Editor Many Brunswick County residents do not understand , what the countywide zoning ordinance is in tended to do, or what long-range ef fects it will have, planning director John Harvey told the board of com missioners Monday night. Harvey said he receives 15 to 20 calls each day from people with ques tions about zoning. In some cases, he said, the level of misunderstanding is shocking. "To give an example, this morning a woman called from Caswell Beach and said she'd been told by a promi nent person that the county zoned the Baptist Assembly for high-rise hotels and shopping centers," he said. "I don’t know how or where these mis 7 don’t know how or where these mis leading rumors get started, but it almost seems someone is deliberately trying to create ill-will towards the zoning or dinance.’ John Harvey Planning director leading rumors get started, but it al most seems someone is deliberately trying to create ill-will towards the zoning ordinance." To clear up the confusion, and an swer the many questions being raised by county citizens, commissioners agreed to hold a number of public workshops in which residents could talk directly with county planning officials. The planning board is ex pected to schedule the workshops at its next meeting on January 20. Thezoning ordinance was approved on November 16 and will take effect on July 1,1993. "Since the effective date was delib erately set to coincide with the new fiscal year, we have time for fine tuning of the ordinance," said Harvey. Until the ordinance becomes effec tive, the planning board will hear pe titions for zoning changes for a fee of $100. Planning board members have called the fee a standard rate charged by most counties throughout the state. Commissioners chairman Don Warren said he was concerned that many people did not understand that state law exempts bona fide farms from any zoning regulation. "1 think it would be good to have See Zoning, page 3 Gas prices may fuel travel plans By Marybeth Bianchi Feature Editor m Holiday travelers are getting in the form ot lower gas pnces. Southport-Oak island area residents may want to gas up before they leave to wn as prices in southeastern North Carolina M I are among the lowest in the state. Locally, Go-Gas boasts of the lowest prices, charging $0,969 for a gallon of tegular unleaded gasoline. Premium unleaded is $1,089. "Wees fall in December due to the fact oil companies are Ipire interested in selling fuel Aus*: $1.25 Average Gas Prices In North Carolina Christmas 1982-92 $1.17 (Mll-Mrvie« regular unlMdad) $1.26 $1.12 $1.17 ^nnfl 1982 1983 1984 1985 1988 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 8QURCE: AAA Carolina Molar Club in explained. Because gasoline is by-product of oil refinement, bero is usually a swplus of gas taing the winter months. The op posite is due during the summer months, causing gas prices to rise* *We always seem to havea glut,” Austin said,buthe said pricesmay be as low as they'll get this holiday season. *1 think we've probably seen the bottom,'’ he said. Southport-Oak island regu lar unleaded gas prices range ; from $0.$9 ants a gallon at * Coastal Car Wash and Han Dee Hugo's on Beach Road, tori: $ 1.07 atE-Z Way and the Par^ try in Southport A middle-of the-road price of$U)3a gallon '< can be found at the Express . ;: Stop in Yaupon Beach and tbeli Beach Pantry in Long Beach, Premium unleaded gas can be purchased for between $ 1.13 a gallon at the Express Stop ami $1,299 at the Pantry. V—N • ■>'/ > Brunswick schools Ten-year plan approved; how 'bout funding? By Holly Edwards County Editor Brunswick County commissioners this week narrowly approved a S55 million, ten-year building plan for county schools that calls for comple tion of more than 50 construction projects - including new classrooms and schools, a new central adminis trative office, improved lighting and ventilation systems and new gymna siums and swimming pools at each high school. Commissioners chairman Don Warren indicated that the plan is sim ply a look toward the future, and does not obligate the county to finance the building projects. "(The plan) doesn’t have a lot of substance if it's not backed up by funds," he said. Warren voted with commissioner 'Pilot' closed The State Port Riot office will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Christmas holiday. The office will reopen for business Monday at 8:30 a.m. Next week's newspaper will be published on Wednesday as usual and all advertising deadlines will be the same: Real estate* Monday noon; classifieds, Monday 3 pan.; display advertising, Tuesday noon. The staff of the Pilot wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe holiday season. ‘I’d like to make a commitment that the safety and health of our students will take priority over any central admin istration building. ’ Ralph Johnston School superintendent Wayland Vereen against the building plan because he said new classrooms and improved ventilation systems should come before construction of a new office building. "I think the children come first." he said. "We need to provide the best possible learning environment at ev ery school before we think about build ing a new office building." The plan calls for construction of a SI.5-million central office building to begin next year. The county has set aside a four-acre site at the county government centerfortheoffice build ing and has given the school board $300,000 to pay for drawing up the building plans. To placate commissioners' con cerns, school superintendent Ralph Johnston promised Monday night that ventilation improvements would be completed before construction of the central office begins. He also said state air quality specialists will begin See School plan, page 3 Free-roaming dogs at end of their rope By Holly Edwards County Editor All free-ranging dogs in Brunswick County will be subject to arrest by animal control officers effective April 1, 1993. Brunswick County commissioners approved a leash law Monday night that will allow animal control officers to confiscate all dogs found off their owners' property without a leash. Negligent dog owners would then have to pay S15 to bail Rover out of the dog pound, as well as a fine of up to $250. The ordinance exempts hunting dogs if the owner has a valid hunting license, but only during hunting season and during hunting hours. Commissioner Way land Vereen voted against the leash law because he said he has received "numerous calls" from county residents who are against the ordinance. "I'm just not satisfied with it,” Vereen said. "And once you get a law on the See Dogs, page 3 Forecast The extended forecast calls for paitly cloudy skies on Thursday with a high of 55 and a low of 35. Christmas Day, ex pect colder weather with a high of only 45 and a low of 30 degrees. Partly cloudy skies are forecast Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s: Tide table HIGH LOW THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 8:06 a.m. 1:32 a.m. 8:14 p.m. 2:12 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 8:47 a.m. 2:14 a.m. 8:53 p.m, 2:52 pm. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 9:24 a,m. 2:56 a.m. 9:33 p.m. 3:32 pm. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 ■10:01am. 3:36 a.m. 10:13 pm. 4:10 p.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 10:36 am. 4:14 a.m. 10:52 pm. 4:50 pm. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 11:14 a.m. 4:55 a.m. 11:32p.m. 5:29 pm. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 11:53 a.m. 5:40 a.m. -—pm. 6:12pm. The following adjustments should be made: Bald Head Island, high -10, low -7; Caswell Beach, high -5, low -1; Southport, high ■*■7, low +15; Yaupon Beach, high -32, low -45; Lockwood Folly, high -22, low -8.
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