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Atlantic IVK'pluca Membership
Corp. has cleared all but one hurdle
in iLs plans to expand its cable TV
service in r.'n.
Speaking to the Shallotte Town
Board last week. ATMC Cieneral
Manager Kusscll I'rice sanl that construction
|*erniits from the Federal
Communications Commission .lie all
that is needed nun to prm-ccd with
the project, and they ate expected t
be approved in lVeemher. If so. construction
should begin in the first
quarter of 1987. he said.
Tlie rate structure anil channel offerings
have Ikvii approved by the
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grant First Investors Savants \ I . an
of Whitcville approval to locate a
temporary office at I oasial rla?a for
up to six montlis during construction
of a full-service branch office adjacent
tu AC'K Hardware on I S 17.
The 14- by ?ii-feet stnioturo will Ik*
located at the rear of the property
line at Wilson's KikxI Store, tu allow
access during construction of a
l's-story Williams burg-style office
w ith 2.700 square fort of space.
President Koss Hankin told
aldermen plans currently call for
bids to be let thus week, w ith groundbreaking
after the first of the year
Construction is expected to take
about 4?: months, no more than six
months. A branch manager w ill he on
site to start putting a staff together,
he said. We want to be open before
summer, as soon as we can."
Audit Report Heard
1^85-86 audit from Johnnie Britt.
Board Talk:
With no quorum to conduct
business, three members of the
Brunswick County Utilities < 'iteration
Board talked informally for
more than an hour Monday evening
on establishing priorites for expansion
of the county water system.
The meeting was rescheduled for
Monday, Dec. I. at \ p.m. in the Planning
Building conference room at the
Brunswick County Government
(.'enter. At that time, the board expects
to name projects with which to
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considered replacing him." he said
He said he does expect the
Brunswick and Bladen County bars
to appoint someone from the two
counties, since he and the other
district judges. Jerry A. Jolly and
Jack Hooks Jr.. are both from Columbus
County.
"I think the governor would like to
distribute the judgeships
geographically." he said. I'd just
like to see the best person fur the job
get it."
Robert Serra. secretary-treasurer
for the Brunswick County Bar
Association, said the group will
definitely meet within the next fewweeks,
but it hasn't discussed when
that will be yet.
The nominee chosen to fill (Jreer's
position must be from the same
political party < Democrat) and will
serve a full four-year term.
Cireer was in Elizabethlowii on his
way to the Bladen County Courthouse
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recommendation He ami staff
memljors coinpilni the list of proposed
additional eluinnels that were ap
proved 1>> the board. he said. The
system will offer 17 hasic eliannels
and three premium channels. The
new premium, or extra-rluiri*o eluinnels
will be The Movie Channel and
Hisriev Channel, in addition to Home
Hon i >ffiee. The basic 17-cliannel lineup
will eliminate ABC ami CHS
duplicate stations and will add The
Weather Channel. Arts and entertainment
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partner in charge of S Preston
Douglas & Associates' Whiteville ofBritt
noted that the town was u>
go.?d financial shape as of June ."0.
but noted tliat the town overspent its
budget b> $40,891. reducing its
overall fund balance. II would be
nice to keep a close eye on that this
coming yearaiso." ho added.
Ad valorem taxes represented 45
percent of the town's budget. Collections
as of June JO were at 92.49 percent.
or $104,381 of the total levy of
$177,719. down .t half percent from
the previous year
For the second consecutive year.
Brill recommended the town ever
oiso creator accounting controls of
fire department expenditures. since
by law the town finance officer is
responsible for the money
"Certainly you need a In'tter handle
than you have on it right now
with the use of quarterly reports
he said Uritt reconunended instead
3 Priorities Foi
begin expansion of the county's
witter system with the installation of
lateral lines.
"We're about to zero in on the first
six projects." said Planning Director
.John Harvey. "We hope to make a
report on which six projects it will be
at the next county commissioners'
meeting."
The utilities hoard was appointed
by the county commissioners in
August to review the operation, plannine
and expansion of the county's
it Discussed
??n Oct. 6 when the auto he was
operating was struck by a pick-up
irucK. ne receivea severe head injuries
in the accident and remained
unconscious until his death.
Monday, in a two-page statement
in praise of Greer read at the opening
of Brunswick County District Court.
Judge Ciore ordered that all courts in
the district he closed at noon, reopening
Tuesday morning. He also
ordered the sheriff of Columbus
County to toll the bell of the courthouse
in Whiteville for 10 minutes
following the funeral service for
Greer, who was a native of
Whiteville.
(lore's statement read in part. "I
deem it fitting and appropriate to
declare for the record tliat Judge
Greer was an outstanding judge, a
loyal Tarheel, and a good friend to
every person affiliated with the thirteenth
judicial district court system.
He will be greatly missed professionally
and personally."
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It diH-s ?;ive you some i*oml
choices." Price said. Initial response
to the offering has been Ivtter than
anticipated, he noted, though there
have lieen some inemhers to express
dissatisfaction with the proposal
We realize the changes are net all
friendly." he added
There have been customer requests
to upe.rado the offerings of the
system, lie noted, and to add even one
channel required itoim: to a eon
verier system. Tim! means
customers must have boxes to
ears Audit f
the use i>f advance approval nf
cheeks with submission of invoices or
establishment of a revolving petty
cash fittitl. plus town Ixcird approval
of major expenditures.
Other Itusiuess
In other business, the board.
Approved a contract with S.
Preston Mour.las JL- Associates of
White vd'c to conduct the town's
ltW-87 audit at the same terms as
this year's audit per hour for accountants.
St? per hour for clerical
help, plus reasonable travel mid subsistence.
Approved
amendment te the sanitation ordinances.
t he chances exclude prior
sanitattor. contracts entered into by
businesses from the town's exclusive
contract with Chambers Inc. for colloction
within the town limits and ream
re residents to remove trcwb .m
tamer* from curbside except when
set out for collection.
Hoard rojvat recommendations
r Water Line
water system, and Coadopt rules and
regulations concerning its operation.
The county recently designated
$1.5 million in revolving funds for Uie
installation of lateral lines to sulxtivisions
and possibly trunk lines that
would need to lie installed in some
The residents taken into the now
system will Ik* assessed, which will
replenish the funds as more projects
are completed.
"We utility board members i think
that establishing six priority projects
is a good starting point," said
Harvey. "We think maybe all of them
could be handled in this fiscal year."
Although the board members could
take no action Monday, men.lx-rs
present discussed the materials
available and made suggestions 011
which areas would be in the highest
need for new water lines.
On Nov. 17. a majority of the
members of the utilities board met in
an apparent violation of the N.C.
Open Meetings l-aw. At that "informal
work session," they asked Planning
Director John Harvey to begin
the task of setting priorities for the
water lines.
They also tentatively agreed,
without taking a vote, thai Hubert
Nubel, manager of the Pfizer
Chemicals plant in Smithporl, should
Wet, Warm Tr<
The area's unseasonably warm
and wet weather is expected to continue
through Tliaaskgiving week.
Temperatures should range from
the upper 40s at night into the upper
60s in the daytime, according to
Shaliotte Point meteorologist
Jackson Canady.
Canady said he expects at least
three-quarters of an inch of rainfall.
During, the period Nov. 18-23, a
maximum high of T.\ degrees was
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SOts.
Tho oonvortor systoni ATMC will
uso allows lite oooporativo to "atldross"
llio oonvorlors from a oonlral
offioo oomputor terminal. A sorvico
roprosontativo will In*able tooonuoot
or disconnect channels within "an
hour or so or loss of a request." ho
sai?l. eliminating most silo visits
aftor initial installation.
< 'ustomcrs ran switch channels at
.01 5.H soia ioo eliarne nor cli.1inv u oli
;i minimum of out* month's usage.
The typical ATMC eahtc customer
has only one outlet, according t?
Price That household's monthly rate
leport
from the planning board to square up
the town's boundaries and to consider
enaction extraterritorial zoning
and t<> pursue acquisition of land to
expand the sewer treatment plant
land application area.
" We've recommended and recommended
and w hat for - not hum is
happening." said Alderman Paul
Way IK- Hooves. an ox-offieiu iVieililiei
of the planning board "Excepting
myself we have some smart people
on that board. We ought to make j
some moves to show them some sup- j
port." he said, with Mayor Jerry j
Jones saying he agreed "100
percent."
1 h- added in regard to the proposed
annexation of spot areas now sur- I
rounded by the town. "Let tlje plann- ,
'.(it: board mark the map and make a
proposal to us. then let the attorney
investigate." Completing the annexations
w ill take a year or more. Jones
continued.
Installation
succeed Thomas as chairman, according
to County F.ngineer Dan Shields,
clerk to the board. He said Vice
Chairman Alfonza Roach had informally"
said he didn't want the chairmanship
.Shields said he understood
no vote will lx> held until the District 5
vacancy on the hoard lias been filled.
Former District 5 member and
Chairman Kranky Thomas resigned
earlier this month, citing business
pressures. He was not a resident of
nit- .it iiiv unit- in in* appointment
by Commissioner Grace
Heasloy. and as of early November,
still had not moved from Wilmington
according to his announced intentions.
Local media were not notified in
advance of the Nov. 17 session as required
by law for any special
meetings of public bodies. County
Kngineer Dan Shields, clerk to the
hoard, indicated the omission wasn't !
a deliberate one. Notification of the I
Nov. 24 meeting was given.
The Ixiard had agreed, in a joint
meeting with county commissioners
on Nov. 10, to establish priorities eon- '
ccrning the installation of the new
water lines throughout the county.
The utility board is to rc|x>rt to the
commissioners on which areas are
considered priority at their next
regular}'-scheduled meeting.
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recorded on Nov. 23 and a minimum
low of 32 degrees was recorded on the j
morning of the 22nd.
An average daily high of 65 degrees
combined with an average morning
low of 10 degrees for a daily average
temperature of 55 degrees, which
Canady said is near normal.
AtShallotte Point, he recorded 1.13
inches of rainfall, considerably
above average for this time of year.
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for the linsic service will increase
from JH 50 lo $11 ,5 However,
households with additional sets
would he clinrt*ed another $1/5 per
added outlet ami $3.25 per additional
converter per month Households
with remote controls would Imvc to
rent controls compatible with the
new system, at a cost of $1.25 per
Households thai want to record one
elianuel on a vidooenssette rwiirilor
while watchinn another channel
would have to have a converter for
each.
"They are using two signals at
once." explained Russell. "We
thought it more fair to charge the
user than to include it in the base
rate."
However, customers who want to
continue with the basic service and
rate they now have will not he able to,
Price explained in response to a
question from Alderman David
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