Brunswick Post 68 and
Whiteville will play seventh
game to decide title — 1C
Nudist
camps
County tries
to cover self
By Terry Pope
County Editor
Boyd Evans’ suggestion that nud
ist campgrounds ought to be prohib
ited within 5,000 feet of any home,
church or business sparked an out
burst at the Brunswick County Plan
ning Board public hearing last week.
In the end, Evans and the board
agreed to increase proposed minimum
distance requirements from 500 feet
to 1,000 feet in the recommendation
that will now go to Brunswick County
commissioners for a vote, most likely
Column, p. 5
tor hrst reading
on August 5.
“I don’t know
of any area in
this county
where you can
go 5,000 feet
without hitting
a house, other
than the Green
Swamp,” said
planning board
chairman John
1 hompson.
The hearing produced a few edgy
moments over new restrictions in the
zoning ordinance for nudist camp
grounds. Planning staff and county
officials proposed new rules for “nude
campgrounds, colony, resort or other
similar facilities” at the same time
they are considering text amendments
to regulate adult and sexually oriented
businesses, such as bookstores, movie
houses and massage parlors.
Nudists say they believe linking the
items has produced bad publicity for
their sake and want people to know
the proposed Nirvana Sun Club that
hopes to build on 62 acres near Sup
ply is not an adult sexually oriented
See Camps, page 8
‘It’s hard for me as a
Christian to see why
anyone would want
something like this,
but we have all
kinds of people in
the world.’
Louie Lewis
Supply resident
Forecast
A chance of showers and severe
thunderstorms can be expected for
the rest of the week. Temperatures
will reach the upper 80's.
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Floor joists were installed in the second floor of the fire-damaged Hood Building last > eek. The next phase
of the downtown Southport project will involve replacing the roof, windows and doors, id work on the inte
rior is expected to begin in mid-September. The renovation project is scheduled f completion in late
November.
Wastewater treatment
City okays contract
to accept SBSD flow
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
With only one revision, Southport aldermen Thurs
day approved a contract whereby Southeast Brunswick
Sanitary District will deliver an initial 30,(XXI gallons
of wastewater to the city for treatment each day.
SBSD and the city are fighting a December 31 dead
line to begin delivery of wastewater from River Run
See Contract, page 6
The portion of the infrastructure
inside the district will be
dedicated to SBSD; the portion
closer to Southport will be
dedicated to the city
Dosher hospital adopts
$1.1 mil capital budget
mj *»wuj uuTraiua
Feature Editor
A $1.1-million capital budget for fiscal year 1996-97
was approved Monday by Dosher Memorial Hospital
trustees.
Among the most immediate of 90 capital needs listed
are a $300,000 digital X-ray room, a $60,000
mammography machine, $ 12,500 for a computer program
to analyze prospective managed care contracts and
$72,100 for a new telephone system.
Dosher volunteers will contribute $40,000 to defray the
cost of some capital needs.
The hospital telephone system failed three times in the
past year, it was noted. Hospital administrator Edgar
Haywood said that replacing the aging phone system will
be one of his first priorities.
“The phone system is probably the most obsolete part
oi tne Hospital, he said t ne main switchboard has been
down three times for several hours this year, and that’s
not good.”
Also included in the budget as a lower priority is
$30,000 for equipment to furnish a fitness center to be
established jointly by t u ’lina Power and Light Co. and
Dosher.
While it may take a y e.n or two for low-priority needs
to be met, Haywood said. It’s safe to say everything on
that list will ultimately he purchased.”
CP&L approached tlv- Hospital with a plan to lease a
building adjacent to the - odors center to the hospital for
a small fee, Haywood nd. The hospital will purchase
equipment for the facihi ‘nd the center will initially be
available to CP&L and I'' -her employees, he explained.
“After it’s up and goey. we hope to offer use of the
facility to other busine- but it probably won’t involve
See 11' 'pital, page 8
OAK ISLAND
Clean-up
of Bertha
continues
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
With the exception of the Town of
Long Beach, efforts to remove the
tons of yard debris generated by Hur
ricane Bertha progressed with a ven
geance this week.
All three Oak Island municipalities
have decided to remove debris from
curbside, but efforts to do so will be
delayed a few days in Long Beach as
the area’s largest town seeks to learn
how it may be reimbursed for the ex
pensive effort.
Yaupon Beach and Caswell Beach
have begun to remove yard debris
from curbside with their own re
sources. That massive effort at Long
Beach will require hiring outside con
tractors to remove the estimated 6,500
cubic yards of debris currently placed
al cuiiisidc. f ederal officials have not
yet advised the town how contracts
must he drawn and how debris must
‘We had
approximately 6,500
cubic yards on the
ground by last
Tuesday. That’s
$65,000 right
there....’
Jerry Walters
Long Beach manager
be measured, and how reports must
be filed in order to qualify for disas
ter reimbursement, town manager
Jerry Walters said that mt'ormatiV-n
See Bertha, page 7
CITY EFFORTS
Southport okay;
BSL hits a snag
By Richard Nubel
Municipal F.ditor
Lftorts id remove debris from both
private and public property has gone
smoothly in Southport, but Monday
hit a snag at Boiling Spring Lakes.
Southport city manager Rob Gandy
said luesdav between 60 and 70 per
cent ol all private property debris gen
erated by Hurricane Bertha has been
collected through the efforts of both
citv crews and private contractors.
Both w ill continue to make rounds of
the cit\ to collect remaining debris
from curbside into next week.
"We were able to get inmates back
into the city today to begin clean-up
of the two cemeteries, Northwood and
John Smith,” Gandy said. “We hope
to have that completed by tomorrow."
Most of the debris from private
property should be collected by
week’s end, but Gandy expects the
debris pick-up effort to continue into
next week.
“I know there are some people who
have not had a chance yet to put their
debris out at curbside," Gandy said.
“I’m sure we’ll have a lot put out over
this weekend, so I’m sure we'll still
be collecting next week.”
Gandy said the cost of contract la
bor as well as overtime and expenses
accrued by city crews may be reim
See Snag, page 7
Open space?
To sew or not to sew, city officials think they know.
Are you feeling so-so?
City officials say plans are underway to replace the cedar tree which
had loomed over Whittlers Bench for 30 years prior to its loss at
Hurricane Bertha’s hands.
But, some in the city say the foot of Howe Street looks better with
out some spindly tree obstructing a naturally breathtaking view of
the ( 'ape Fear River.
What do you think?
Drop us a line at P. O Box 10548, Southport, NC 28461, or E-mail
us at pilot@wil.net with your comments.
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