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Probably the only sunbather in Brunswick County on this or any
other •• January 30, this lady took advantage of Friday’s sun, 60-degrce
temperature and wind-dampening dunes on Bald Head Island’s West
Photo by Jim Harper
Beach for a moment of relaxation. The upcoming weekend forecast:
February, but hopeful.
Rededication will honor
black Civil War soldiers
By Holly Edwards
Feature Editor
Graves of two black Union sol
diers will be rededicated Saturday at
Southport’s John Smith Cemetery in
observance of Black History Month.
Vocalist Katiedawne Quirk will
present songs from the Civil War era
at 1:30 p.m. prior to the 2 p.m.
rededication ceremony.
More than 100 Civil War reenac
tors from across the country will
participate in the ceremony, which
will feature the firing of artillery
cannons, laying of wreaths at the
graves, a performance by the
Southport Community Choir and the
presentation of American flags and
Southport proclamations to five
See Soldiers, page 10
School plan lacks support
Year-round schedule
not for southern area
By Holly Edwards
Feature Editor
Parent support of a proposed year-round
school calendar is not strong enough to imple
ment the plan at Southport Elementary, Bolivia
Elementary and South Brunswick Middle
schools, officials decided this week.
“There’s not a strong consensus for year
round schools, and I think we need more than
a mere majority,” said assistant superintendent
of instruction Mary McDuffie. “But like most
changes, people want to look at it in stages and
See Schedule, page 7
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EDUCATION 54% 44% 48%
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Results of the vote taken at Bolivia Elementary, South
Brunswick Middle and Southport Elementary.
SBSD
Capacity
expected
at startup
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
For all intents and purposes,
Southeast Brunswick Sanitary
District’s 500,000-gallon-per
day wastewater management
system — now under construc
tion — will be at capacity on the
very day it begins operation
early next year.
That fact prompted SBSD
commissioners Monday morn
ing to propose a moratorium on
new development in the district.
The moratorium idea will be
presented to SBSD attorney
James Prevatte for his opinion
and advice.
“Paperwise, we are at capacity
now,” consulting engineer John
McLaughlin told commission
ers, meaning flow allocations to
customers now are reaching the
permitted capacity of the district
See Capacity, page 10
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What was done...
County makes
garbage plans
By Terry Pope •
County Editor
For some towns, it means change,
perhaps an adjustment or a step back
to help mold the total package
Brunswick County commissioners
want under a new countywide
garbage disposal plan the boarcj, is
expected to approve February 16.
“It’s a start,” said commission
chairman Jo Ann Bellamy Simmons
of District 4. “It’s not a solution.
Right now, we’re just trying to get
every citizen a roll-out cart and pay
for that service. We hope this will
also help clean up our county.”
Rural residents who have never
had the convenience of roadside
collection typically offered in more
urban settings are in for a change. It
is not expected to add dollars to any
one’s tax bill.
Under the agreement ironed out
by Ms. Simmons and District s
county commissioner David
Sandifer last week, Waste Industries
, Inc. will collect and haul from the
approximately 40,000 households
The deal Will
close all green box
disposal sites as of
July 1, and will
include new tipping
fees at county
transfer stations
and the construc
tion and demolition
landfill at Supply
once a week for $10.98 each, appro
priated from the county’s general
fund.
With the 18 municipalities cooper
ating, the job can be done for $5
million, the same spent to have
See County plan, page 6
Municipalities
to absorb cost
By Richard Nubel
Municipal Editor
Refusal to join in Brunswick
County’s plan to bring once-a-week
curbside refuse collection to homes
countywide would more than dou
ble the cost of solid waste manage
ment in Long Beach, the town
learned this week.
“We’re between a rock and a hard
place and we don’t have any
options,” Long Beach mayor Joan
Altman said.
After meeting with representatives
of the county’s 18 municipalities
last week, county commissioners
voted to establish tipping fees for
municipally generated refuse. The
tipping fees, to be charged munici
palities for waste taken by the coun
ty’s contractor to a Sampson County
landfill, begin at $38 per ton for
household waste. Long Beach town
manager Jerry Walters said the tip
ping fees were the last piece of
information he needed to compare
the cost of joining the county pro
gram with the cost of providing the
same service Long Beach has tradi
tionally provided.
“We have made a determination
that is essentially what we thought
was the case,” Walters said. “The
cost of residential service will go up
more than two and a half times if the
county begins charging these tip
Pilot wins dozen state press awards
Every member of The State Port Pilot pews staff won at least
one award in the NCPA News, Editorial and Photojournalism
Contest this year.
The awards were presented Thursday evening at The Friday
Center in Chapel Hill. Gov. Jim Hunt and officials of the North
Carolina Press Association participated in the ceremony.
Photographer Jim Harper won tour awards and county editor
Terry Pope three, while municipal editor Richard Nubel and
feajure editor Holly Edwards received single awards from the
judges. The newspaper won three “staff’ awards. The 12
awards were the most among newspapers in the Pilot’s divi
sion — community newspapers circulation 3,500 to 10,000.
“The awards represent the hard work of individual journalists
as well as the overall commitment to making The State Port
Pilot a newspaper of which this community can be proud,” said
Ed Harper, editor. This marks the fifth time in six years the
Pilot has led its division in number of awards. The Pilot adver
tising staff has led the division in awards each of the past six
years.
Awards for the 1997 contest included:
■ First place, Appearance and Design -- Judge Michael
Van Den Bradden said he was most impressed with the inside
pages of the Pilot.
“Turn inside and this publication is extremely reader-friend
ly.... The use of good headlines, subheads and pull quotes
added interest to the general layout of almost every page.
Sections had great cover pages.... I felt like this paper was a
comfortable friend in my home. Pride and craftsmanship
showed throughout the publication.”
See Awards, page 6
‘For the services
Long Beach resi
dents now pay out
of-pocket, the cost
is going to be
greater in a combi
nation of taxes paid
the county and fees
paid the town.’
Joan Altman
Long Beach mayor
ping fees in July.”
Walters said the 250-percent cost
increase would cover only services
Long Beach presently provides. It
does not anticipate the recycling and
yard debris collection programs the
town has planned over the last year.
Under terms of the county plan,
each municipality has been asked to
join in a contract with Waste
Industries Inc. for once-a-week
curbside pickup. The county will
See Town impact, page 6
What’s inside
Obituaries
Police report
Business
TV schedule
Schools
Church page
Calendar
District Court
Classifieds
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