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The Coastal Resources Commission,
meeting Friday in Beaufort,
served notice on the Knvironinental
Management Commission tluit it Kid
beiii't decide oil siommou-i niu\> in
September, or CUC will take its own
action
The controversial rules, hatted
back and forth between the two
groups fur more than a year, were set
aside once again early this month by
KMC. whose members said they
needed more study time.
CKC, whose jurisdiction reaches
only 75 ft hack from the water,
unanimously approved a resolution
asking the other agency to adopt
rules by September, when the matter
..-t mv.>| "II tin tl(iVII\HI. l/HIVIWIM',
('HI* will proceed to adopt its own
regulations.
At the center of tbe struggle is a
plan to control runoff of rainwater
that collects bacteria from liard surfaces
in developed areas and carries
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Congressman Charlie Hose's administrative
assistant, Hod" Swift,
said Monday he had promised
Calabash Mayor hone. Simmons
some action on o post office request
for the town, if a petition is sent to
Washington.
'We'd already told him Simmons*
that getting a new post office
nowadays is almost an
impossibility," Swift said. That was
in response to a recent letter from
Calabash to Hose's office asking for
Demand For
BY SUSAN
A combination of voluntary con
the demand for water in the western
finals aren't giving the all-clear sigi
At Ocean Isle Bench, a mora to
c.vtenlial watel USecontiiiUt >. m enu
though the situation has improved
visitors F#re asked t<? limit water coil!
and to not wash cars, water lawns a,
"We're doing fine," she said "
from the county now and we've had
The county water system never
week, according to Water Plant I jinx
they hadn't started voluntary cousen
it would Imvc."
"We're just letting it die," he sa
"We're not calling it off because we
he."
The county is still pumping wells
water supply in the western end of Ui
Isle is using its wells However, SIij
water supply, said Ilewett.
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those pollutants to !hr nearest
waters.
Nationwide studies sponsored In
ttn* KuviromnciUal Protection Ap.eti
ey showed this runoff can cause
waters to be closed to sheiiiisiuiiK
I he slate KMC then went to work on
regulations to pVevent such pollution
The resulting i a Ion would apply to
development a tinU-mile or less (nun
shellfish waters
Spiu-ifir rules to roouJiilo sueh
development involve the percentage
of impervious cover allowed in a
developed project, the severity of the
storm to prepare for, and the area to
which rules would apply.
Karen tlottovi. (TU* member from
Wilmington, said that aiiiiotir.h ail
public hearings resulted in equal
numbers for and against strict
budding restrictions, the hearing officer
recommended more lenient
regulations, while the KMC staff had
drawn up stringent ones.
If KMC finis (<? make a decision in
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i timed double-exposure helped Heacm
ce Promise
the facility in view of the town's farreaching
name recognition.
Swift explained earlier that the
current leadership of the seminriv:?t<>
prats! corporation is not interested
in building new post offices.
Any effort to get rid oi them, they
are making," he said.
However, Swift told Simmons, in
regard to a petition. "Send it on up
and we'll promise to put on a fight to
get the |>ost office for you."
The town board decided last month
to neck Hose's help, because the
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servation and rainfall have eased
i part of Brunswick County, but of
nal yet.
hum called last week on ail nonling
to Town Clerk Alberta latum,
tlu-re. That means residents and
sumption t<? normal household use,
ud the like.
We're getting a little more water
this rain."
did "get in real had shape" last
tor Kenneth llewett. "Of course, if
vulion the first day we asked for it,
id of the request for conservation,
don't know what the weather will
at Sunset Beach to .supplement the
ie county and, as is normal. Ocean
illotte has returned to the county
i
Ultimatum '
'I hope buses of pc
fell fhem what they
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would propose ;i restriction of lit perron
I impervious cover and a 75-ft.
setback,*' she said. "AVe would also
abandon trying to include singlefamily
dwellings in projects affected
by regulations "
Ciottovi particularly objected to the
attempt by many to reclassify some
shellfish waters as suitable for
development, '.lust because tliey are
too polluted to fish now doesn't mean
tliey can't l?e turned around." she
said. I know of many places, in
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businesses in town wanted the
Calabash address instead of having
to divert their mail to Shnllotte as
presently requested.
A letter to postal customers sent in
June advised them that the name of
their community could be included in
the address on an envelope, but the
last line .should read, "Sliallotte, N.(*.
28459."
Swift said automated postal cqui|>mont
rends 2w!r!iv?cc<??i
name and zip code on the last line
don't agree, the mail is tossed aside
"It's still delivered, but has to be
hand-sorted," he said.
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Mayor Dong Simmons told his
Calabash Town Hoard Monday that if
water use by residents exceeds use
by businesses, there is a good cliance
for a loan from Farmers Home Adiiiiuisliuiiori
for eniLstruciioii of a
water system
Simmons and Imntd members I'ati
I .ewellyn and Holier! Weblier met July
2.1 vvilh I- nil IA officials in Wilmington
to discover whether the town
could borrow money from this
source, ii was a irieniiiy, informative
meeting," Siiiiiiioils said.
"They said if just one or two gallons
more were used by residents limn
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Virginia and New York, where 1
waters have been upgraded In 1
regulations, so they're good for '
fishing again."
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State Rep. K. David ttedwine said <
Rninswick County has been vocal iri ?
opposing the proposed regulations i
because of a study by Mavnard
Mvvrn.s. former sou conset valiotiisl J
for the county, " lie has shown some |
contradictions with health rules,"
Itedwiuesuid. referring to ;i required
depth fur lagoons and ditches that '
would affect a builder's ability to get <
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unusual scone at the Sunset flench ;
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ost Office
Cain l>a *h town boanl members |
briefly discussed the post office re- |
quest ill their Monday meeting. Pati
I -ewellyn and Souia Stevens said they ,
had received several positive com- <
menis from residents. I
Simmons said the petitions will be \
circulated. "We'll go ahead and try |
it," lie said. "We'll have a meeting j
with people at Carolina Shores about |
it, too." ]
At present Ocean Isle Beach ami
Sunset Reach, as well as Calabash, ,
use ShulMtf ?s their address, while |
mail to liolden Reach is addressed to
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businesses, we'd have a good chance.
Up to now commercial use of water
hiis outweighed residential use."
He reported FmllA loans carry a 6
.1/8 percent interest rate for a 4ft-year
bond.
icweiiyn said, "This is just the
first step. We'd still Imve to luive a
referendum, and go back to the Local
(Government Commission. Hut they
felt we could make money from a
water system."
Simmons added, "Their only doubt
was about our elevation, tail it s
higher here than people think "
lie said several local businesses
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optic tank permits ?
"A I'.roiip called Alliance for (letter \
oastnl MaiuiKi'iiient told me tlw.-y ?
ould live with all of it except the
uilf-inile jurisdiction," he went on n
riui ti unity. iur i uie.i I *.M?' ju.^t unit- ^
d didn't completely please anybody
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lidn't go far enough; dcvelojxr.s i
bought they went too far. We need to i
isk, 'Is ail the pollution in our waters
oming from that half-mile along the t
oast? Aren't rivers and streams
11 so causing pollution?' " <
Ocean Isle Beach Mayor l-il)ane \
hillmgton is an active member ol the i
"lt(' Advisory Board who has spoken <
nit at hearings against too-strict j
emulations. t
"McBride i hearing officer) said
just 10 to 25 percent of our pollution
irohleiTi comes from storrnwater,"
die said.
She has definite ideas as to what
>hould he done. "Weshould prioritize
uir resources across the state, then
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Wh. ? William Slu'll Wilmington I
attori defending Thomas Cong of
I clan i against murder aiui assault ?
charges, introduced a motion to pre- '
vent the press from interviewing <
Jurors. Judge tliles nark hit the ceil- 1
itig.
Before denying the motion in
Brunswick County Superior Court
Thursday. Clark read excerpts from 1
Shell's motion, to "prevent the media
from adding a carnival atmosphere
to the trial," and asking the court to
"restrict the press from filming. '
photographing or talking lo Jurors as j
they come and go from the courthouse.
or photographing the courtroom
when the door is open." '
"Mr. Shell, in all the years I've '
presided in court, I've never seen any '
of these things happen," the judge
exclaimed. I
"Well, I have, in other places," 1
Shell replied. I
I think you'd have some first
amendment problems with this. The '
press should luive something lo say
about it." Clark declared."But 1 trust <
any judge hearing this ease will deal
with it so it would not resolve into a '
carnival atmosphere'." ?
"And I'm going to assume the '
press will conduct themselves in pi ?>- '
per manner. I've never known them <
to do otherwise," lie concluded. '
Four other motions were introduc- <
I'd and denied, and several deferred *
far action by the trial judge, in the
pretrial 1 tearing. Long is charged in j
the March 25 fatal shooting of Annette
Long, Long's estranged wife. 1
[iml the wounding of former ?
ti runs wick County commissioner '
Franky Thomas. '*
Among motions deferred was
mother that drew special comment 1
flOlll Judge (Taik. Shell
asked the court to prohibit the 1
District Attorney from using
peremptory challenges of black <
jurors. In a murder trial, each at- *
torney is allowed 12 peremptory 1
challenges, which is the right to ex- f
Airport Hea
At Ocean is
Ocean Isle Beach residents can c:
lions about the proposed expansion of
in a public hearing ai a a.m. Tuesday
Pending approval, the airport p
operation, enabling local pilots and
repairs. Also, a communications systi
The planned $t4D,004 project will
state department of Natural itesoura
private funding by Oilcll Williamson i
included in the pians arc: land uc
n building, $83,000; installation of Unl
$1,500; and installation of a rotating t]
"Hone;
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l?? resource zoning, and finally enact
ise Mini performance standards in
ach area." .she said.
"And single family dwellings
houldn't l>e regulated like this." she
ivtrni ?i?- i nunc* me uiiau: go
ifter tin* camels. Ia-Cs use the best
iroperly management skills and let
t grow with "ur discoveries." She
rientificd live bit; polluters as the
camels, and said everyone wants
0 slop their polluting
She also differentiated between
nvironinentalisls and preservajonists
" Hie CHC mood is more that
>f preservationists, keeping
. verything just the way it Ls There's
1 difference between that nnd-protecing
the environment," she said.
Hullmglon said everyone should
:oine to the EMC w ork session on the
cgula lions, August7. from 11 a.m. to
l p.m. in the Albemarle building in
Italeigh. "I hope buses of people
:omc and tell them what they think,'
the said.
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use a prospective juror without explanation.
"You're sure going to liave to show
i tot of evidence in this one," Clark
remarked before the motion was
lefcrrcd to the trial judge. "You say
here the District Attorney has a pattern
of discrimination against
blacks."
"Yes. sir. I know, and I have the
evidence," Shell said.
Assistant Clerk of Court Diana
Morgan said later that even were
Shell's charge true, he could not proluce
evidence, because lists of past
jurors give no indication of race.
Other motions denied included:
For the district attorney's office
10 disclose any information about
date witnesses that would reflect on
heir credibility:
For the stale to disclose past and
present relationships and ties between
the prosecuting attorney and
prospective jurors.
For disclosure of aggravating and
nitigating circumstances:
And a motion to provide a jury
questionnaire.
The last motion Shell called "intovative,"
and said he had never usmI
it before but knew of its successful
ise elsewhere in the state. He propos
.v? .n limits ii ivu?Ui> i|ut^uuiiiuurc ;c
very prospective juror summoned
n the trial, asking questions that are
usually asked in court during jury
.election.
"If we get information about the
lurors in advance," Shell explained,
'we'll save a lot of court time. My ofice
will provide the questionnaire
ind pay all expenses of this. A copy
ivould also go to the district
ittorney's office."
The state objected lo the procedure
is "conducting some of the jury
.election out of the court, which is
inproper."
Long's trial ls expected to l?e set
luring the September session of
superior court. Shell said he anicipatcs
a very lengthy jury selecinn
ring Set
le Beach
spress their opinions or ask ques[acili
ties at Uie (X'ean Isle Airport
in Town Haii.
roject will provide a fixed base
tourist traffic to obtain fuel and
em will enhance air safety,
receive matching funds from the
is and Community Development;
sill supply the remaining $70,000.
quisiiioii, $30,000; cimsiruciion of
com communications equipment,
leacon, $5,000.