• per J^^ygu$^^1995 VOLUME 64/ NUMBER 50 SOUTHPORT, N.C. 50 CENTS Sports South Brunswick continues preparation for next week end’s UCB Jamboree - 1C Neighbors Everybody’s doing it — or they were last weekend in the Southport harbor — IB Our Town Zoning proposed for the SBSD doesn’t match the county ordinance — Page 2 You gotta have a plan, leaders agree Towns, county look ahead in joint session By Terry Pope County Editor As 135 county leaders gathered for an unique plan ning session last week, what evolved was a very similar list of wants and needs for the year 2010. From Calabash to Northwest the concerns are the same. “When you have this many elected or appointed people in one room, we need to take advantage of what we’ve got,” said Wade Horne, Brunswick County planning di rector. On the lists reviewed during the four-hour session were some recurring themes plus some new ones — consoli dation of three Oak Island towns into one, plans for In terstate 73, more youth programs, a new corridor from Long Beach Road, an extension from Boiling Spring Lakes to Midway Road, second bridge to Oak Island, too many towns, protection of the Castle Hayne aquifer. Eight topics evolved from the discussion and became the focus of concerns for Brunswick County, which con tinues to be one of the fastest growing areas in the state: ■ Traffic planning and transportation, thoroughfares. ■ Better coordination between county and municipal governments. ■ Roadway trash and litter control. ■ Countywide water and sewer system needs. ■ Controlling growth without destroying atmosphere and appearance of county. * ' . ■ ‘V' , , '.JS lotiMs TWW P'^"* ,^mf /sitfowiVf;?? £ ^ |if^i/W ISB/nE/ZT }£CjKpl IW/JlMwn.isC' (j>UA7'| fasiltfx ■;ch«& \ , JW PS&CAfW T^CmB Brunswick County’s zoning administrator Judy Russell approached the countywide planning ses sion with enthusiasm. She led one group of partic ■ Educational system, sending graduates from school that can’t read, write. ■ Finding ways to deal with beac^ erosion financing. ipants, which had :no problem putting their ideas on paper. ■ Regulation of hog farms. A series of eight town meetings will be held in the county to gather input from citizens this fall. Consultant _X Jt. Glenn Harbeck, facilitator of last week’s session, will compile a report for county commissioners, who will use it as a planning tool for the next decade. Horne said he hopes residents respond at the same level. Of the 135 people last week. 120 were officials from towns stretch ing from Calabash to Northwest. “If thev do - . participate, then it gives us direc tion of where to go,” said Home. “What we need to know is what do the people in the county want us to do " Rated as the top concern is transportation and traffic prob lems. How can you integrate air, rail and highway routes ‘When you have this many elected or appointed people in one room, we need to take advantage of what we’ve got.’ Wade Horne Planning director in a county experiencing both industrial and tourism growth? “We feel the goal is a comprehensive transportation plan to move people and materials,” said Bob Quinn of Southport, a member of the Brunswick County Long Range Planning Committee appointed by county com missioners earlier this year. The committee sponsored last week’s session and also serves as an advisory panel to the Brunswick County Planning Board. “It’s a big guessing game right now," said Quinn. Roadway trash has caught the eye of the county com mission, which has formed a new committee and funded See Leaders, page 10 Who was at fault? Schools' 'breakdown' causes fund shortfall By Holly Edwards Feature Editor A “communication breakdown” between Brunswick County school system principals and central office staff has led to budget shortfalls for classroom supplies in virtually every school and lingering uncertainty about the upcoming school year cal endar. With the first day of school just two weeks away, the board of education called for an informal meeting with principals Monday afternoon to hear their last-minute concerns. Forecast We're only halfway through the summer but Tuesday saw morning temperatures in the 60's giving us a glimpse of autumn The temperatures for Thursday through Saturday should be in the mid 80's. Tide table high low THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 8:14 a.m. 2:08 a.m. 8:48 p.m. 2:20 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 9:07 a.m. 2:57 a.m. 9:37 p.m. 3:11p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 9:57 a.m. 3:43 a.m. 10:24 p.m. 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 10:46 a.m. 4:28 a.m: 11:09 p.m. 4:47 p.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 14 11:33a.m. ,5:13a.m. 11:54 p.m. \ 5:35 p.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 -a.m. 5:57 a.m. 12:20 p.m. 6:22 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 12:39 a.m. 6:42 a.m. 1:08 p.m. 7:12 p.m. The following adjustments should be made: Bald Head Island, high -10, low -7; Caswell Beach, high -5, low -1; Southport, high 4-7, low 415; Lockwood Folly, high -22, low -8. Those people in the central office will be more visible in the schools this year if we have to move their offices into the schools.9 BudThorsen Board member Instead, the school board discov ered principals had not received fund ing they were promised for classroom supplies and materials and were not informed that the school board was resolutely opposed to the Wednesday early release policy. School board members said they were shocked by the apparent lack of communication between the central office and school principals. Directing money back to the class rooms and eliminating the early re lease policy have been two of the board’s biggest concerns, but appar ently none of the principals were aware of the board position on either of these issues. “It was like throwing cold water in my face,” declared school board member Glenda Browning. “These are things the principals needed to be aware of. This is very disappointing.” Browning told principals that she was assured by central office staff that local funding for classroom supplies and materials would be doubled. See Schools, page 7 'Release! ,qecislohdlurprise7pf/ Fall elections field complete uy Kicnara NuDei Municipal Editor The municipal elections of 1995 may prove to be as notable for who is not running as they will be for who is running. The period of the election year in which candidates may file official notices of intention to run for munici pal office expired Friday at noon. Southport, Yaupon Beach and Caswell Beach will definitely have new mayors in December. Southport mayor Norman Holden, after 14 years of service as an aider men and mayor, did not file to seek election. Caswell Beach mayor Jack Cook, top elected official in that town since 1979, did not file for election. After 12 consecutive years of service to the board of commissioners, all but three as mayor, May Moore of Yaupon Beach will not seek reelec tion. In Long Beach, 14 candidates will enter a non-partisan primary election to be held October 10. Only two can didates will seek the Long Beach See Elections, page 6 REACHING OUT Resolution is approved board wants -area service By Terry Pope County Editor Before Oak Is land residents can reach out anti touch some one just across the waterway at Sunset Harbor it takes a long distance telephone call. From Southport to Boiling Spring Lakes is just a few miles. But that, too, requires a long distance call. The county is divided by two companies - Atlantic Tele phone Membership Corp. and Southern Bell -- but some resi dents are now pushing for toll free service. “We feel, in our area, that this is something that is needed,” said William D. (Billy) Carter of Yaupon Beach, vice-presi There would be an increase in the basic monthly service fee each customer would pay the telephone companies, but no more long distance rates. dent of governmental affairs for the Southport-Oak Island Cham ber of Commerce. “I think, above all, it will bring us closer together as a county.” Carter called on support from the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Monday, and all five board members an swered the call. They passed a resolution to ask the N. C. Pub lic Utilities Commission to ex tend local calling among all of the exchanges within county boundaries ~ if approved by a vote of the telephone custom ers. “There are a number of steps that you must go through,” said Carter. “It takes a two-year jour ney to accomplish this.” It also would not be free. There would be an increase in the basic monthly service fee each customer would pay the telephone companies, but no more long distance rates. Carter said the chamber will See Whole-area, page 6 resolution By Richard N ubel Municipal Editor V: v;C Municipal governing bodies in the area are being asked to adopt resolutions aimed at mak ing calls to most sections of Brunswick County local calls. of Commerce, an “Extended Area Service of Local Calling” would be established to permit local calling between the Southport-Oak Island exchanges - 457,278 and 201 ~ and some of the other exchanges in Brunswick County, 754 (Shallotte), 253 (Bolivia), 842 (Supply-Holden Bead)) and 845 (Boiling Spring Lakes). The Southport-Oak Island area is served by Southern Bell Telephone Company which pro* vides the 457 and 278 exchanges and the hew See Chamber, page 6 mmm"

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