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County To Buy BY SUSAN USHER Owners who lose their real property through tax foreclosure will get first rights to buy it back from the county under a resolution approved Monday by county commissioners. Property not repurchased by the former owner within time limits set by the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners will be otherwise disposed of by the county, said County Attorney David Clegg, either through public auction or some other means provided by law. For property that was foreclosed on Deiore Tuesday, Aug. 6, the countyis allowing the former owner up to 12 months to invoke first right of purchase. Owners of property foreclosed on by the county after Tuesday will have only 30 days in which to invoke their right of repurchase. In either case, the party can buyback his former property by- paying the county's cost and all back taxes, plus 2 percent of the assessed value of the property. Clegg said about 40 or 50 parcels of varying assessed values would be immediately affected by the resolution adopted Monday. Property owners already have the Commisj On Sup BY SUSAN USHER After listening for two hours to Southeastern Mental Health Center officials, Brunswick County commissioners took no action Monday night on a request for a letter of support for a proposed tri-county detoxification center. "I need a little time to detox my brain after all I've heard," said Vice Chairman Jim Poole, adding, "I've learned a lot, but I've got a few more sources I want to check." SEMC needs support of commissioners in the three counties it serves?Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover?before applying to the state for a certificate of need to builil the proposed center. Pender County commissioners endorsed the project Monday morning; New Hanover commissioners had given their support last fall. But with two new members on board, said SEMC Director Mel Martin, New Hanover commissioners want to review their position at their Aug. 19 meeting ana get reassurances of New Hanover Memorial Hospital's agreement to make a 10-year, interest-free $500,000 Inor? fnr nnncfru/>finn r%t K.? fn/>ilitn uu>> >wi vvhwu uvuuii u; un. Uiv.mi l , and that the project has the support of sister counties. Brunswick County commissioners will take up the matter agam also on Aug. 19. In addition to its annual prorated contribution of about $100,000 for general mental health services, Southeastern will eventually ask the county to begin contributing approximately $45,331 toward the operating cost of the center. The county's contributions represent about 24 percent of the budget, prorated on the basts of population. It will be at least two years before the center opens its doors. Martin said the proposed 20-bed facilty would be built beside the New Hanover County Health Department on South 17th Street in Wilmington. It would serve patients from the threecounty area, offering a seven- to 10-day treatment program that includes individual, group and family counseling, detoxification, intervenIntroducin Wl M IT ALU-LAMB Ct MKYVKITT, AMI COMB IT! roc MIL PIMAMCIMO AV j EAST Housing i HWY 130. HOID6N BtA I MOMSA' Gives Owr Back Forec ability to halt the foreclosure proceedings before court action begins by paying off the back taxes owed and publication costs immediately after receiving their notice of pending foreclosure. The board met behind closed doors for 2li hours to discuss litigation and land acquisition before adopting the resolution. Their meeting ended shortly before 11 p.m. Other Business In other business, commissioners: Directed County Attorney David Clegg to draft a resolution asking the state for additional Clean Water Bond funds for eligible nortions of the water water system. The state legislature recently approved additional Clean Water Funds to be awarded on a competitive basis. County Manager Billy Carter said the county could possibly qualify for up to several hundred thousand dollars. Authorized the Brunswick County Parks & Recreation Department to advertise for 20 to 25 acres of land for the District 5 park, the idea being to give all interested property owners an opportunity to have their land con>ioners Put >port Of Tr? tion, medical referrals and aftercare. It would fill the gap in an otherwise comprehensive range of services available to alcohol and substance abusers, indicated John Webb, SF.MC substance abuse program director. "We don't want to just dry them out. When their heads begin to clear, we want to break through that denial and get them into treatment," he added. At the detox center, patients from all socioeconomic levels would be accepted, with fees charged according to their ability to pay. Presently SEMC can place alcoholic patients in no more than eight available beds?two involuntary commitment beds in an Onslow County hospital that must also be shared with 12 other counties on a first-come, first-served basis, and six undesignated beds at New Hanover Memorial Hospital. NHMH ended its alcohol detoxification services a year ago July, but reached an agreement with SEMH to provide the six beds until the detox center can be built. Patients stay an average of 48 to 72 hours, long enough to sober up and leave. Some patients are admitted as many as eight times per year. Most detoxification patients cannot pay and limited insurance coverage is available. The hospital has absorbed much of the cost of that service?averaging about $300 per patient per day. The 8,500-square-foot center would be certified by the state as a commitment facility. That would mean patients deemed of recent danger to themselves or others could be admitted against their own will, or involuntarily, for up to 10 days of treatment. Patients could also admitted voluntarily. "There are few voluntary commitments." Webb noted. The facility is expected to meet the needs of the area for at least 15 years. At present, state mental health law provides for involuntary commitments, but they cannot be carried through by SEMC because of a lack of available facilities. The state has 9 Our New L ONim. ALSO LOTS AVAILASU AILABLI. COAST I Salet Ine kCH ROAD PMONC 842 4003 r 9-6 SUN 1-6 * lers First Ri< * :losed Prope a sidered. Jones and Attorney David Clegg were also authorized to begin routine land acquisition procedures. While Jones and Commissioner Grace Beasley will visit the sites to check their suitability for a park, the full board will review recommended properties and negotiate the purchase price on the chosen site. Approved construction of a parking lot for secure storage of vehicles confiscated by the sheriff's department, to be built across the driveway from the existing sheriff's department parking lot at a cost of about $10,000. The county expects to recoup the cost of the facility in about two years, charging about $5 per vehicle per day for storage. Presently vehicles in the county's custody are stored, for a fee, at locations throughout the county. Named Commissioners Jim Poole and Grace Beasley, the county manager and attorney to a committee to screen architect-planning firms for design of expanded facilities at the countv complex. Enthusiastically endorsed a proposed county tabloid to be edited by Veterans Service Officer Jess Parker Off Decisioi ?atment Cei closed the detoxification unit at Cherry Hospital at Goldsboro as part of a movement toward relocating mental health services in the local community. Two involuntary commitment beds are available at a hospital in Onslow County, but must be shared with 12 other counties. "We need a facility for safe withdrawal for voluntary and involuntarily committed men and women and an intense, in-house intervention program," said Webb. No beds are available in Brunswick County for either group. Martin said past efforts to have several beds set aside at either Dosher Hospital or Brunswick Hospital for detox patients have not met with success. He described the service as undesirable and unprofitable, a service that hospitals assume from necessity rather than choice. On rare occasions when an inmate picked up on alcohol- or drug-related charges has had a medical problem or was "too bad off" to keep in jail, Davis said the hospital lias admitted a patient, '' with the department posting a guard at the room. Along with a lack of hospital beds for drying out or treatment, other choices for dealing with those who drink excessively were restricted. The state has decriminalized drunkeness, which means that someone who Is drunk in public cannot be routinely picked up and put in what was once called " the drunk tank," Martin said. The Sand fid is comi The L .ine Of Horn U!Ja.lU VIUUIIU I FEATURING VIN The 24x56. 2-full-both modal he feotures includa mierowove. dil door*, gordan tub. calling font 24x44 modal hot 2 bedroom*. Also available in singlawides. tl | lions of the doublewide plus fin THIS WEEK1 1986 14x70 mobile home, vaulted ceiling, ceiling f ond set up PUN NCl ght ?rtv a during regular working hours for either insertion in local papers or direct mailing to the public. The estimated cost of printing is $2,000. Commissioners said they wanted to know the cost of insertion or mailing before giving the final authority to publish the promotional piece. Suggested, subject to their agreeing to serve, persons from business, education, finance, the elections board, municipalities, resources development and human relations organizations for membership on a census committee. It would work with the planning department to set census areas for statistical data collortinn art/1 nmomoien vvmwii u.iu vwmnuc uctp picpaic (or the 1990 census. Membership on the committee is open, County Planner John Harvey said, and others who want to participate can do so. Approved a water line encroachment agreement ttiat allows the county to cross Carolina Power & Light's Sutton-Delco line at no charge. Approved an application to CP&I. for the supply of electricity to the new water treatment plant sufficient for its full operation. n iter "We get calls for drunks and we can't do anything unless they break another law," acknowledged Sheriff John Carr Davis when questioned. "It's getting critical. People call in for something and we can't do anything." Even when law officers obtain commitment papers, when they transport a patient and no bed is available, they arc turned away. "We've had them standing in line and nowhere to conunit them," said Webb Commissioner Grace Beaslcy said she would liko the idea of a satellite detox facility in Brunswick County explored Decause of the dLstance involved in seeking treatment in Wilmington and the county's growing population. Martin suggested that even a fivebed unit would be cost prohibitive, running as high as $300,000, while the county could "buy in" to u $4 million operation with its annual contributions. The contributions are based on the county's population, which represents about 24 percent of the people in the catchment area, and equal about $2 per person per year, Martin said. About 400 to 500 of the center's monthly direct care caseload of about 2,200 are from Brunswick County. About half are seen at the Bolivia clinic, the rest in Wilmington. Other citizens are reached through indirect care, such as education and outreach services of the center. dler Limited ng into )epot! es . . . Homes IYL LAP SIDING it dan and living room. Luxury ihwother, stereo system, polio ond hi-gloss countertopt The he 14x70 model has all the opbploce ond islond kitchen. <m m M / ? m mam ) M'fcUAL! 2 BR 2 both*. 891 *q. ?t.. on. furnithod. 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