Around Brunswick
All but three towns
have approved deal
_ BOLIVIA - Fifteen of 18 towns
in the county have accepted a coun
tywide solid waste plan approved
by the Brunswick County Board of
Commissioners last month.
County attorney Huey Marshall
said cooperation is needed by all
towns for the six-year, $30-million
contract with Waste Industries Inc.
can be effective.
Caswell Beach has a meeting for
April 9 and expects to cover the
topic. Long Beach met on the issue .
April 7. Southport officials will
meet April 16 to vote on the matter.
The plan will provide 90-gallon
carts to every home in the county
and once-a-week pickup, even
inside towns that currently contract
for garbage collection.
Waste Industries will haul the
garbage to a regional landfill in
Sampson County. Brunswick
County will begin charging tipping
fees as of July 1.
oigns approved ior
Town Creek zone
TOWN CREEK - Brunswick
County commissioners voted
Monday to allocate up to $3,500
for no-wake zone signs along a por
tion of Town Creek and any other
area where signs are needed.
District 5 commissioner Bill Sue
of Leland said the community that
requested signs at Town Creek
Colony has been waiting long
enough to slow boaters in areas
where children swim.
County attorney Huey Marshall
said it has been learned that some
materials may be salvaged from the
county sign shop so permanent
signs can be erected rather than
floating devices.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries is
responsible for maintaining the
signs. Vicki Steele of the Town
Creek community has lobbied the
Marine Fisheries and commission
ers to help s|pw boat traffic in the
area following a near-fatal boating
mishap involving children swim
mers.
Marine Corps will
form new league
LONG BEACH— The organiza
tion of the Brunswick detachment
of the Marine Corps League will be
held at the VFW Hall, 103 SE 50th
Street, Long Beach, at 7 p.m. on
April 14.
The league is composed of all
former, retired and active Marines
who have served at least 90 days
and have an honorable discharge.
The league is active in community
affairs, promotes youth activities,,
assists Marines in veteran affairs
and perpetuates the traditions and
spirit of the Corps at any time.
Temporary commandant and offi
cers will be selected pending offi
cial charter from national headquar
ters. Sgt. Fielder, officer in charge
of the Wilmington Marine recruit
ing office, will also be in atten
rnuio ay irony mwaras
The ‘Community of Promise’ pledge has participating volunteers hoping to reach an additional two million children at risk by the year
2000, matching them with caring adults as tutors and mentors. This Southport- Elementary volunteer helps a student on the computer.
A healthy start
Volunteers play a valuable role in ‘Community of Promise’
By Terry Pope
County Editor
Brunswick County has accepted a grant to
hire a coordinator of volunteer services as part
of its commitment to become a “Community
of Promise.”
The program is designed to steer young peo
ple at risk on the right path to a successful life.
District 3 county commissioner Leslie Collier
of Long Beach was instrumental in gaining
approval from fellow board members. She
said the volunteer services to reach children
are in place but a coordinator can link the dif
ferent agencies.
“The entities came together and agreed a
neutral person could do this job through the
Cooperative Extension Service,” said Ms.
Collier.
It is the mission of America’s Promise to
ensure young persons at risk receive five
resources as follows:
■ An ongoing relationship with a caring
adult as a mentor, tutor or coach.
■ Access to safe places and structured activ
ities during non-school hours to learn and to
grow.
■ A healthy start.
■ A marketable skill through effective edu
cation.
■ An opportunity to give back through com
munity service.
According to the resolution approved by
commissioners, the goal is to connect two mil
lion additional young people most in need of
the services by the year 2000. It states that for
every dollar spent on volunteer services, the
county realizes nine dollars of benefit.
The grant will hire a coordinator as a coun
ty-paid position for the next three years. The
office will be at the Cooperative Extension
department at the county, government center
near Bolivia.
Volunteer agencies such as Communities in
Schools and the Brunswick Literacy Council
already tutor students, but the program hopes
to target additional children at risk.
dance.
Research facility
holds dedication
HOLDEN BEACH - A ceremo
ny and celebration creating the
Drew Griffin Environmental
Research Facility at Holden Beach
was held Tuesday, April 7.
The facility will be located off
Ocean Boulevard West along
Jordan Boulevard.
The owners of Holden Beach
Enterprises Inc, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
D. Griffin Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
O. Taylor, have donated 29.29 acres
to provide a location for environ
mental and water quality research
by scientists and students at N.C.'
State University and the North
Carolina Sea Grant program.
Stores to get tested
by teen smokers
BOLIVIA — State agents will use
teen-agers going undercover to try
to buy cigarettes at 9,000 stores tar
geted over the next 18 months. But
Brunswick County convenience
store owners say it will be business
as usual when the sting operation
starts.
The aim is to catch merchants
who sell cigarettes to young people.
North Carolina became the first
state this year to sign a landmark
contract with the federal govern
ment to enforce new regulations
banning underage tobacco sales.
The new federal regulations
require states to reduce underage
cigarette sales over the next few
years or face the loss of federal
substance abuse treatment funds.
The $600,000 contract with North
Carolina is part of a $34 million
national initiative to cut teen-age
smoking.
Legislators ranked
for effectiveness
OCEAN ISLE BEACH - State
Rep. David Redwine (D-Ocean Isle
Beach) improved from 22nd to the
18th most effective State House
member (out of 120) according to a
report released by the N.C. Center
for Public Policy Research.
Redwine has reached as high as
11th overall in 1993. He represents
the two-member 14th District. The
rankings are released every two
years.
State Senator R. C. Soles Jr. (D
Tabor City) also improved in his
ranking, from 12th out of 50 sena
tors in 1995 to 10th in 1997.
Dewey Hill (D-Lake Waccamaw),
the other representative for the 14th
District, climbed from 79th in 1995
to 59th for 1997.
Thomas Wright (D-New Hanover
County) who represents the 98th
District, which includes most of the
minority communities in northern
Brunswick County, climbed from
83rd in 1995 to 58th in 1997.
Republicans have a slim 61-59
majority in the State House while
Democrats have a 30-20 majority in
the Senate.
“The Center’s rankings help citi
zens understand the way the legis
lature works — who’s up, who’s
down and who’s new in town,” said
Ran Coble, executive director of
the Center for Public Policy.
Jobless rate drops
to 7.5 percent
BOLIVIA — Unemployment in
Brunswick County fell from 8.4
percent in January to 7.5 percent in
February, according to the
Employment Security Commission
of North Carolina.
The rate rose in 43 counties, fell
in 41 and remained unchanged in
16 during the period.
According to the figures, 2,270
persons were actively seeking jobs
in February compared to 2,530 per
sons in January. The jobless rate in
the Wilmington metropolitan area
stood at 5.6 percent, down from 5.7
percent.
Swain County, at 25.3 percent,
has the highest rate while Orange
County, at 1.3 percent, has the low
est.
Permits down for
first two months
BOLIVIA — For the first two
months of this year, the number of
single-family residential building
nf*rmifc u/prp nn hu Q rv»»w»nt 81
versus 74 last year.
However, total permits were
down 25 percent during the same
period. Last year, 1,519 permits
were issued by the Brunswick
County Central Permitting
Department, but only 1,214 were
issued for January and February of
this year, reported county planner
Don Eggert.
For the month of February, 47
single-family permits were issued
for $3.59 million in new home con
struction. Also, 91 mobile home
permits were issued.
Permits for 6 multi-family units
valued at $577,872 were also
issued in February. Total construc
tion value in February was $4.12
million.
For the year, the county has
issued permits for 81 single-family
homes with a value of $7.14 mil
lion and a total construction value
of $7.7 million.
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