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jsmost complete pfjlgje properties HKg - -■ INSIDE Schools, page5B Classifieds, p. 1C • — V- rt- \ - , cen _ CP&L gets good marks from NRC By Jim Harper Staff Writer The Nuclear Regulatory Commis sion, which has been giving the Brun swick nuclear plant improving com ments but bad marks, finally upped the grades for the local plant Tuesday in it annual Systematic Analysis of Licensee Performance (S ALP) report. Brunswick achieved category one - - superior - in the areas of operations and plant support, and category two - - good — in maintenance and engi neering. There were no category three - unsatisfactory - marks. Comparison with previous SALP scores is difficult because in former periods the plant was rated in seven areas rather than four; but in neither of the most recent grading periods did Brunswick achieve more than mid dling marks, and in both periods re ceived some unsatisfactory grades. Stewart Ebneter, the NRC's regional administrator, was complimentary in his cover letter: "The very active role of manage ment was evidenced by a focus on safety standards, significantly im proved material condition of the plant and a very successful operating record for Unit 2 since restart in April, 1992, as well as an excellent Unit 1 shut down safety performance.” In the past, NRC criticism has been See CP&L, page 6 Appeal of tax value expected By Terry Pope County Editor It's been busy at the Brunswick County Tax Department since tax notices were mailed last week. County property owners received new values on land and homes from the 1994 eight-year revaluation. It has produced a rush of people who are questioning tax increases. The newly assigned values are for the 1994 assessment, which will be set prior to the county budget in June. Of the 93,000 notices mailed last week, an estimated 2,500 will likely appeal to appraisers of Tax Manage ment Associates of Charlotte, which performed the county revaluation. And many are already doing so. "On the notice it says you have ten days, but we're going to take phone calls through January," said Ronnie Young, assistant county tax adminis trator. Overall, the county's property value See Appeal, page 6 Southport chief Greg Cumbee directed firefighters at the blaze which ravaged the home at 628 Jabbertown Road Monday morning. The homemaker said the conflagration started with a Photo by Jim Harper grease fire on the kitchen range. No one in the fam ily was injured. Sunny Point and Boiling Spring Lakes departments also responded to the alarm about 10:30 a.m. Nine persons facing murder charge after Bolivia shooting By Terry Pope County Editor Nine suspects charged with the murder of a Bolivia man each face probable cause hearings December 21 before judge David Wall in Brun swick County District Court. The focus of the shooting escalated last week when detectives revealed that as many as nine people may have watched as one pulled the trigger of a handgun that killed Charles Wayne (Butch) Davis, 37, of Albright Road. Persons charged range in age from 16 to 22 and include four students Response, page 7 from South Brunswick High School, one a starting forward for the Cougar varsity basketball team.’ Charged with murder are: •Frank Lenial Ford, 22, of Bolivia: •Terrance Laquinn Jones, 18, of Bolivia; •Jeremy Javon Smith, 16. of Bo livia; •Jessica Lucille Stancil. 16. of Ocean Isle Beach; •Kevin Kenyatta Mitchell, 18. of Bolivia; •Nicholas Smith, 17, of Bolivia; •Victor Conway Randolph, 21, of Bolivia; •Anthony Alex Smith, 19. of Bo livia; and •Archie Lee Williams Jr., 16. of Bolivia. A warrant was filed for a tenth suspect, Byron Henry Knowles. 24, of Wilmington, but he is believed to have fled the country. "We haven't heard anything on him," said Brunswick County sheriff See Murder, page 7 Milling restrictions are urged By Terry Pope County Editor Wayland Vereen says it’s time for county commission* erstotiy something to help block Martin Marietta from opening a rock quarry north of Southport. "We've said that we’re agatnstit," said Vereen, who represents the Southport OakMandarcaontheBrun* swick County Board of Commissioners. "We’ve had | all occasions of salt-water intrusion all up and down ■i/M. ‘My guess would be if the state ap proves it you cannot ban it. If they qualify under the state mining permits, then any ordinance by a local govern ment would probably be overridden by the state.’ Michael Ramos . County attorney our coastline. "Before they get too far along with this,weneedtotto something now." Vereen asked the board Mon day for a special meeting once a resolution is drafted that may try to limit the depth of mines by county arming controls* Hie City of Southport is ex periencing salt-water intru sion into wells that provide water for residents. County attorney Michael Ramos was instructed to work with the N. C institute of Government this week to checklegai avenues commis sioners may have to restrict quarries and the depths they may reach beneath the sur face. Martin Marietta plans School bargains Equipment sale raises question, but no answers By Holly Edwards Municipal Editor Brunswick County school officials say they have no idea who authorized sale of cafeteria equipment purchased for an estimated S70.000 to a local restaurant owner for S350, but school board chairman Donna Baxter vowed to find an answer. "The board of education didn't au thorize it. I'll tell you that,” she said. "The consensus of the board is to do what's right and to recover as much as we can." The equipment was removed from Southport Elementary School last summer and placed in the school board's storage building at Bolivia after a hew cafeteria was constructed. School board attorney Glen Peterson said he is currently looking into questions raised by Southport police chief Bob Gray's investigation into the matter. Results of the investi gation were presented to the school board during an executive session at its November 8 meeting. Gray said he received an anony mous report September 20 that some ‘We are still doing some further questioning. It’s really a personnel . issue.’ Dr. Ralph Johnston School superintendent surplus public school property may have been converted to private busi ness use and re-sold for profit. The caller further stated that this had taken place without the authorization of the school board. Gray's investigation confirmed that over 40 pieces of cafeteria equipment valued at more than $70,000 at the time of purchase was sold for S350. The investigation also suggested that the purchaser had the use of three or four county vehicles and six county See Bargains, page 6 Cable rules on different wave length By Holly Edwards Municipal Editor The FederalCommunicationsCom mission has granted towns the power to regulate Vision Cable's basic ser vice and equipment rates, but town officials say they are not sure what that power will involve or what it will ultimately cost them. Southport. Oak Island and Boiling Spring Lakes communities are among 17 local franchising authorities that have asked the Cape Fear Council of Governments to help them make sense of the complex process involved in cable rate regulation. The COG in tum initiated negotia tions with the consulting firm McNair See Cable, page 6 7 think the folks closer to home would be better able to deal with it.... The FCC would have a difficult time dealing with so many towns across the country’ Jerry Walters COG executive director OUTSIDE Forecast The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies Thursday with a high between 60 and 65 degrees. Friday through Sunday ex pect cooler weather, with high tempera- s tures in the 40s and . ■ lower 50s, and lows in the 30s at night. Tide table HIGH LOW THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 3:56 am. 10:12 a.m. 4:09 pm. 1027 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 4:56 am. 11:13 am. 509 pm. 11:23 pm. SATURDAY, DECEMBER II 5:54 am. am. 607 p.m. 12:10p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 6:50 am. 12:16 am. 702 pjn. 103 pja MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 7:41 am. 108 am. 7:54 pm. 1:51pm. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 8:31 am. _ 1:57 am. 8:44 pm. . 2:42 pjn. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS 9:19 am. 2:45 am. 923pm. ■ 3:26 pm. The foBowing adjuitmeitt* should be made: Bald Head bund, high -10. low -7; Caswell Beach, high -5, low -1; Southport, high 47, low 415; Ya upon Beach, high -32, low -45; Lockwood Folly Inlet, high -22, low -8.
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