Sunse BY SUSAN USHER Approximately 45 Sunset Beach pr crowded into the town hall Monday ni ticipated confrontation over parking res island. Hut sxcspt for 3 few shsrp words qi laughter or applause, the meeting of less proceeded quietly. Services of a policen outside were not needed, though Major first suggested the officer come inside, Wallace Martin said. Under council rules adopted earlier, p was delayed until all business was compk * 1985 TMI BDUNIWICK W*CON TU Volume 23, Num s Election Results inniivho MAYOR Frankie L. Bennett 118 ^Jerry Jones 161 ALDERMAN Michoel J. Arnold 88 Gary A. Cheers . .101 Joseph Ebright 44 Danny Wesley Roden. . . .4 y*%mra bL. Tripp 103 Charles Williams 54 k- Pawl Wayne Reeve*. 137 Ocean Isle Beach MAYOR laOane Rvlllngtsn .145 COMMISSIONER ^ William Benton 110 ^ Terry Barbae 94 Connor Cox 45 Toby Tomblin 18 Calabash MAYOR r- Reeg Simmon* 58 COUNCILMAN John Johnton 27 ^Ihiirhla Uwallyn .55 - t?f)r M??r* 57 ^thnta RelwrH 4ft ^ Sonla Stovcns 46 ^ IciMrt Waber 50 Bolivia MAYOR ^tea Ma* Mlirti 16 AIDERMAN ?'? ?# B?fcklm 16 ^ >?lm ub MMl*y 14 ^ Murray *. TaHwn .13 ^Mla JOB* NmmH .15 MAYOR ^ Norman B. MO44M 610 AIDERMAN. WARD I JaaM ?. Drown . .437 Borry J. Collari 342 ^Mwar4 L. Ollvor 410 ALDERMAN. WARD II x-W. R. IWm* .496 crosi BY KDDIK SWKATT Erosion is a "king-size problem on q ...I tmnr UK root UIU, I'lOf Ui Ul iun.1 I uiruu M remarked ai Monday night's c election-eve meeting of the Holden p Beach Board of Commissioners. e, *1-1-- --J -i. ? _ k.... UUC3 (UIU iuu{,ii o*oo tan * v jj already undermined and collapsed p the cul-de-sac at the end of Ocean Boulevard east and Amos fears the par- q ticipated m Uufcting a seawall to pro- q tect a public parting area C Buck reported that severe ercsKC t, has occurred at Ferry Road west of and behind the sew all constructed (1 earlier this year The end of the road j. has been undermined and access t steps to the besrft have been remov- ( ed V f Council A citizen represents operty owners Trail Community ght for an an- parking issue befo inctions on tne Parking did tigu taking mixed actio id outbursts of Members unanir than two hours west end property nan on standby Beach and Twin IJames Gordon Pro Tern and cand Town Manager But on a split vot proposal to loosen lublie comment season. ted, though one Mayor Gordon b [ nn? mi :NGPORT iuiiO At A Glance swiiivi aswwsra MAYOR K James Cordon 72 COUNCILMAN Cathy Mill 75 k- Minnie K, Mont 74 Id ward Ooro Sr.. . . .63 Kichard riyior 57 Holdeic Beach MAYOR Joka Toady 148 COMMISSIONER Cay Atkins 129 Guilford Bass Ill Addison Hayes 45 Wllliaai WllUamsen .118 Bel villa MAYOR Keaaatb D. Mossor 39 COMMISSIONER Tko?as Satisr 29 abort Sol?ls 32 navasia MAYOR ^L.(B*hkrllr?w* 51 COMMISSIONER /Tk?nnaiiM? 191 k- S??r B*?a?ii?a*r 305 Thomas Simmons 44 Letand Sanitary Wetrltf COMMISSIONER Pwtsy tlltoft 116 ^???fn? Mlati 117 ^ Ue Mswsk \ . 104 ^AvaV.TkwBW 130 ^ dyd WUt?9m?*? .119. ion On I The only action permitted under AMA regulations is sandbagging inch. Buck csiiiiutinj, wOulu likely ost several thousand dollars at S100 er 5il0-fl. bag. "The number needd to slow or stop further erosion is oi known bui will be Very substanal." he added "l>et's see what nature's going to o in the next SO days." Commisioner Hal Stanley suggested Other ocnmissioners agreed to postpone ye subject until the December *eting. We can't buy enough sand ags to stop it," Commissioner iraham King remarked Erosion problems, rrhsch awOy ccur with winter storms in January nd February. have begun early this ear. Commissioner Stanley oteervd But despite the eraser) rate, comitsstoners reaffirmed their ocratoriura on moving bouses from be oceanfront to other lots on the tland Reaffirmation came after a rei jest to consider making an eaceptoo in the case of a house at 111 tcean Boulevard West which is said i> be about failing into the ocean. " The request was made on behalf of he property owner. Melva Price of Lgh Point, by developer Alan {oldest. Holdcn. who said moving quipment was already in place at i See HOLD EN. Page I-A) I ccepts Land ig the 300-plus members of the Sea Association wanted to comment on a re council voted. re largely on the agenda, with council in. nously accepted an offer of 35 acres of for future public parking from Sunset jkes, Inc., a company of which Mayor idate Edward Gore is president, e broken by the mayor, they rejected a parking restrictions on the island offiroke the 2-2 tie with the words, "The ' SWi tte, North Carolina, Thurs Trends h nv iicupr Incumbents, protest candidates and write-in candidates caine through Tuesday's elections with results that varied sharply from town to town. Two of mast obvious successes for current office-holders occurred in Shallotte, where Alderman Paul Wayne Reeves was returned to a third four-year term of office with the highest vote total of any candidate Alderman Jerry Jones survived a challenge in the mayor's race from Frankie L. Bennett to emerge the successor to longtime Mayor Beamon Hewett. Voters also elected their first female alderman, bank officer Sarah Tripp. Sunset Beach protest candidates Minnie K. Hunt, secretary of the Sunset bench Iaxpayers Association. and incumbent Council woman Kathy H:!l led the ticket, trailed by Mayor Pro Tern Ed Gore and a fourth candidate. Richard Plyler. Bucking the trend countywide, Belville's voters almost filled two seats with write-in candidates. Mayor Mildred Boney trailed the only declared candidate for mayor, Kenneth D. Messer, by only 12 voles. Unda Mullins. a write-in candidate for commissioner, had three less votes than Thomas Butler, one of two commissioners elected. Write-in candidates elsewhere didn't fare as well in terms of percentages or actual votes received. A write-in campaign netted 33 votes for tlolden Beach Mayor Kenner Amos Councilman Jim Griffin, received four votes for mayor. Neither he nor Amos filed for office. Also getting votes in the mayor's race were Harry Yoder, two; Charlie Tnppi, Pat Williams. Becky Robertson and Greg Bellamy one each. John Tandy is one of two former mayors from the south end of the county wlio will regain office in December In a game of musical I 1 nil S ai l tiidlklMl, IJVU# JU1UIKK13 will succeed Sonia Stevens as mayor SAYS HOLDEN B zast End SBhBE fl A PEEK THROUGH THE RAiUUG/ rrrtal* (be nMcoc reOapwl bj k ml rod at Orau Boatnmra mj> b I But Keeps I parking signs stay." Council members Kathy Hill and Man fith voted in favor of removing no parkin state right-of-way between September members Ed Gore and Donald Safrit v measure. I-ame-duck councilman Georg sent. Mayor Gordon reminded Hill that adopted the ordinance in response to p concerns Gore said he thought a canvass of | would be needed?with Hill pointing cut before the first vote. "Why now?," she , ICK# day, November 7, 1985 lard To Find She in turn will return to her former job as council member. In the Holden Beach commissioners' race, a former commissioner, Virginia Craig, got two votes. Edward Sweatt, Rose Cole and Daphne Kournier received one vote each. I At Sunset Beach, Biii Hunt received one vote for mayor and Jack Thomas got two. Ed Steele and I-co Jonhson received one write-in vote for mayor each at Ocean Isle Beach, where it was turn-about time in the commissioner's race. Commissioner Connor Cox lost his bid for re-election to a third term. County Wi Phase II C BY DAWN E1J.EN BOYD After numerous delays, Brunswick County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night.tpjdlow Itewis and Associates to advertise nir bids to complete Phase II of the county's water system. l?wis & Associates is the Shallotte engineering firm that is designing the water distribution lines that will connect the new water treatment plant at Malmo with the existing plant on N.C. 211 near Soulhport and with the existing county line at Shallotte Under tlie proposed schedule, construction could begin as early as late February or early March, according to County Engineer Dan Shields. The bids will cover five segments of pipeline, a storage tank contract, a pumping stations contract and an electrical contract Pending approval of plans and specifications by the state, the county plans to advertise for bids on Nov. 22 Bidders will have a 45-day period to prepare tads, with the tentative bid EACH MAYOR Is King-S I ? II I ' ? Ii- HP ?~* A* 1 S. "A " * ' ri.M, i?r Ktoarr No Parking "Because we re| f Katherine Grif- When Hill ques g signs along the jected, "You're p and May, while laughter, oted against the "Any more outb e Foster was ab- warned Gore. the board had The western trai iroperty owners' and access. The town antici property owners donated land may none was taken tribution required asked. (Se RFAn 25c Per Copy In Election netting onlv 45 votes. A former commissioner, William Benton, led the field with 110 votes. In 1981, it was Cox who led the field; Benton lost his 1983 re-election bid. Incumbents in Navassa and Bolivia were re-elected without opposition. At Boiling Spring takes, coalition candidates seeking a general spruceup of town operations won the mayor's race and both available commissioners' seats. Townspeople also voted in favor of a 11:i.ivi uuii win require an aogs lo be restrained by a leash or to be within the immediate control of their II Accept B >f Water Sy opening date set Monday, Jan. 6, 1986. Commissioners plan to meet in mid-January to consider recommendations (or contract awards and to lastie notice of award. Once agreements are executed by contrac lore and uic county, a notice to proceed with the work must be issued within 60 days, preferably sooner. The contractor must begin work within 10 days of receiving notice to proceed After spending two hours and twenty minutes in executive session discussing land acquisition and client-attorney matters, commissioners decided by a 4-1 vote to purchase land for the Town Creek pumping station and storage tank. Krankie ltabon, the commissioner for District 4 where the tracts are located, voted against the land acquisition. The county will assert eminent domain over two tracts of 1 6 acres and 1.55 acres belonging to Cecil C. Robbins fur a pumping station and storage tank and an easement. ize Proh Asm warned. la (hat rant (he ftate XL a aoco\ ? e # ^ . . . I I Signs present them," replied Gore, tinned that limitation. Gordon interilaying with words now," prompting ursts and we will clear the town hall." West End rt will be developed for public parking pates varied funding. Gere said the qualify as the 10 percent "in-kind" confor a state beach access grant, e SUNSET, Page 2-A) v 1M r"! ? 28 Pages f Results ftiimop 'PVw* /? ? H'?c * wilh the county to establish its own animal control department. Results from the Oak Island towns of Caswell. hong and Ynupon beaches were not available at press time. Because of problems experienced with voting machines, elections officials began n complete hand-count at about 10:30 p.m. of all ballots for municipal offices and the Dos her Hospital District board. It was expected to take three to four hours to complete. Southport I and II tabulations for the hospital trustees' seats were inconclusive. ids For stem The board will also acquire an easement from Franklin Bryant for .16 acres for not more than $320. Shields said the 1 eland Sanitary District should be getting water from Phase II by approximately December 1986. The rest of the county can expect service by February 1QD-7 The new water treatment plant, located on the Cape Fear River between Northwest and Phoenix, began preliminary tests of equipment on Monday. After tests by the state, the piant will be "mothballed" until the system is ready to ticgin working. lines will run J^dth from the water treatment plant, crossing Seaboard Coastline Railroad. The line will then head east toward Rastbrook, then south toward U.S. 74, running parallel with the Sunny Point rail line. The line will then run ulong U.S. 17 to the southwestern end of the county. An extension will run from Bell Swamp at N.C. 87 to Southport. Shields said the plan to design (See COUNTY, Page tA > i lem * r? ' * y*8S255i2b^ ^ ' "" T~ ~ r. ^SiSPHMteM^i^!- - ' at a, i ^aWHk' ^|P1B>'..7|W^J^ win mbmmAm fee pmUma that (tet, he