Warren
Continued from page 1
•To keep the Brunswick County
Parks and Recreation Department
functioning;
•Not to fire parks director Bobby
(B. J.) Jones; and
•Against drastic cuts to the
Brunswick County Cooperative Ex
tension Service program that could
cost the department two jobs.
The list is just some of the "imme
diate concept rejections," said War
ren, who polled commissioners by
telephone following last week's bud
get message. All were contacted ex
cept commissioner Donald Shaw, who
was not available.
"I think we're all in agreement that
we want to keep the tax rate at 68
cents,” said commissioner Jerry Jones.
Items labeled unacceptable may be
added to the list as the board reviews
fKn Kn/lnat nn/4 mnAtn toith vlannrt
ment heads, said Warren.
At a budget session Monday, the
board instructed finance director
Lithia Hahn to prepare an estimate of
how much each department is likely
to spend through June 30 and com
pare the figures with Harvey's recom
mended allocations for 1993-94.
"Surprise us with about a 65-cent
tax rate," commissioner Wayland
Vereen joked.
Work sessions were also scheduled
for both Tuesday and Wednesday.
The goal is to get the tax rate back
to 68 cents, said Warren.
Although the budget is $3.7 million
more than last year, it was the person
nel changes and restructuring of some
county operations that drew protests.
Fifteen workers would lose their
jobs under the proposal submitted by
Harvey, who told reporters he pre
pared the budget not only as a finan
cial statement for the year but as a
plan for the future direction of county
government.
Warren, who labels himself a friend
pf the library system, said the library
board should continue to do its job. It
is now overseeing construction of two
new branches in Leland and Oak Is
land and renovations to branches in
Southport and Shallotte.
Harvey said the board should be
dissolved and instead sought expan
sion of the Friends of the Library.
"This board has diligently worked
for a countywide library system and
has provided irtvahiable assistance at
no county'efcpgnse," noted Warren.
Harvey»4nb”proposed -the parks
department be dissolved and its cur
rent recreational programs be contin
ued by a new Light Human Services
Division managed by a committee of
six outsiders. The parks director's
position was cut.
Named to that body were Jan
Reichenbach, public health educator;
the county manager or designated
person; Nelson Best, athletic coordi
nator for the schools; Rita Hatcher,
drug abuse and wellness coordinatoi
for the schools; and Gwen Ellis and
Evelyn Johnson, of the department ol
social services.
Two of the members say they were
not asked to serve on the committee
prior to last week's budget message
and were surprised when their names
were mentioned at a public meeting ir
connection with a controversial issue.
Management of the parks program
by a group as diversified as the one
proposed "seems logistically un
sound" and would appear to be "noi
efficient government,” stated War
ren.
Other department reductions, posi
tion eliminations, restructuring and
the capital improvements plan will be
studied by commissioners prior tc
budget adoption.
Warren said he wants departmem
heads to have a chance to state theii
cases to the board on items that maj
be cut from capital outlay needs.
"It appears there could be some
significant savings in the budget,"
Warren said.
Thursday’s public hearing will
likely be the only one scheduled by
commissioners, said Warren. State
law requires just one hearing prior to
adoption.
Lose
Continued from page 1
posed zero;
•Chambersof Commerce/Commit
tee of 100: $60,000 last year, requests
$100,000, proposed $60,000;
•Welcome Center: $10,000 last
year,requests $60,000, proposed zero:
•Fifth District Civic Center:
$10,000 last year, no request, pro
posed $5,000;
•Southeastern SieWle Pell- OOO
last year, requests $3,000, proposed
$3,000;
•Hospital Hospitality House:
$ 1,000 last year, requests $ 1,000, pro
posed $1,000;
•Black History Program: $500 last
year, requests $500, proposed zero;
and
•Lower Cape Fear Hospice: $2,500
last year, requests $2,500, proposed
$2,500.
CP&L
Continued from page 1
and I want to be able to say, I have
observed for a long period of time,
and I concur with what my people tell
me.'"
Both units at the Brunswick plant
have been under close Nuclear Regu
latory Commission scrutiny since they
were shut down in April, 1992, and
restart of Unit 2 has been under super
vision of NRC staffers in the control
room along with CP&L personnel.
While the NRC may remove ob
servers from the Unit 2 control room
next week the Brunswick plant will
remain under NRC observation until
the second unit is repaired, refueled
and is powered up in a similar process
to what is happening nqw with Unit 2.
Startup of Unit 2 began April 27 in
a deliberate program to carefully ob
serve all components of the nuclear
generating system, as well as the op
erating staff which had also been idle
for a year.
"The people are doing well," Ander
* son said Tuesday. "They are not do
ing perfectly, but they're doing well.
They are open to constructive criti
cism. I am very pleased."
Anderson said that progress with
refurbishing Unit 1 and reducing the
maintenance backlog there points to a
startup in September.
Library
Continued from page 1
that.
The apparent low bid for the G. V.
Barbee Sr. branch at Oak Island was
$384,000 submitted by Luther T.
Rogers Construction of Wilmington.
With the Leland branch, Tucker said
it would be cheaper to award a multi
prime bid, meaning that the general
contractor constructs the building
while subcontractors install the
plumbing, heating and electrical sys
tems.
The apparent low bidders for the
Leland branch were: Harnett Con
struction Company of Wilmington,
$346,708; Watson Electric Company,
$31,869; Cannon Heating and Air
Conditioning, $26,625; and Kelly
Contracting Company, $15,700. The
total bids for the project were
$420,902.
Library board building committee
chairman Don Eggert said that, pend
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funding to construct a sewer system
unless sewer was an encouraged land
use. However, he added that encour
aging the development of a central
sewer system also does not guarantee
its construction. Town manager Tim
Johnson pointed out that sewer has
been encouraged in the land use plan
since the 1970s.
Although the majority of septic
tanks appeared to function properly,
others were seriously malfunction
ing, Holland stated in a report to the
committee. County health department
records show that as many as 100
septic tank repairs are conducted ev
ery year. The most serious problems
occurred on Pelican and Dolphin
drives, in the heavily populated east
end of town, and in areas with drier
soils where oak tree roots grow into
drain lines in search of water.
Lot size in Long Beach also has
been cited as a potential problem.
Holland stated that most of the 7,385
vacant lots remaining are less than
8,250 square feet in area.
"At some point, the continued in
stallation of septic systems will result
in ground saturation," Holland said in
his report. "If this occurs, Long Beach
may be forced to adopt stringent no
growth policies.”
And as development and density of
houses increase, so does the potential
for widespread septic tank failure,
Holland concluded.
However, Holland also stated that
construction of a sewer system would
be a "major stimulant to develop
ment." Those who oppose sewer point
out that rapid development would in
turn lead to more storm-water runoff,
which was also cited by Holland as a
major environmental hazard. He sug
gested the town apply for a CAMA
technical assistance grant to aid in the
preparation of a comprehensive
townwide drainage plan.
Other major land use issues cited
by Holland in his report include: ve
hicular congestion and inadequate
parking in commercial areas; the dan
gers of purchasing a home next to
fragile areas, especially on the beach;
the grid system street pattern, which
hinders east-west mobility and com
plicates utility construction. K
Repairs
Continued from page 2
the rest of the house to put these
things.
"The people that built those houses
designed them to take care of their
needs," Rudd said. "And they passed
the existing codes at that time."
Clemmons indicated that the pur
pose of the change is to prevent the
same damage from occurring again
and again. He pointed out that almost
exactly the same homes were dam
aged in exactly the same way during
Hurricane Hugo and the March 13
storm.
"The lower level gets destroyed the
same way each time," he said. "We’re
trying to help keep the upstairs, and
eliminate all the damage we had down
stairs. Anytime you can eliminate that
damage, you can lower the damage to
other people's property, too."
If seriously damaged lower levels
are allowed to be replaced repeatedly,
he added, they will be destroyed each
time a major storm comes through.
And, council member David Durr said
that homes damaged repeatedly drive
up the cost of flood insurance for
everyone.
"(Durr's) not even in a flood zone,
and 1 don't believe he's paying any
flood insurance at all," Rudd re
sponded. "Flood insurance only af
fects people in a flood zone."
The proposed change would allow
for a 300-square-foot storage area to
be constructed underneath damaged
homes whose first level cannot be
rebuilt.
. If the change had been in effect
after the March 13 storm, Clemmons
estimated that 20 lower levels could
not have been replaced and IS houses
would have been lost completely.
The town council is expected to
make a Final decision on the proposal
at next month's meeting.
In other business discussed last
Tuesday:
*Resident and formercouncil mem
ber David Drummond asked who
would be responsible for future re
pairs to the sewer lines some Long
Beach developers want to build to tap
onto the Yaupon Beach sewer sys
tem. Town manager Tim Johnson re
plied that the town would be respon
sible for the maintenance of the lines,
but that the developers would be as
sessed an administrative fee that would
cover all repair costs.
'Resident Tim Jones complained
that he was "flatly blown out of the
water" last week when council mem
bers denied his request to rip-rap an
area and waive the access require
ment. Jones said the format of the
town's public meetings does not pro
vide citizens a chance to rebut the
council's decisions.
•Resident Rupert Riley requested
permission to borrow the Town Hall's
copy of the proposed 1993-94 budget
in order to have it copied at a cheaper
rate. The town currently charges 23
cents per page. Mayor Joan Altman
said the public's copy of the budget is
required to stay in Town Hall in order
to protect its integrity, and council
member James Sloop offered to let
Riley borrow his budget copy.
•Donald McNeill and L. Donald
Meyers were appointed to the board
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