BY RAHN ADAMS
Carolina Power & Light Co. headed
the list of Brunswick County's largest
taxpayers for 1987 and accounted for
one-fifth of the county's tax ha so.
According to the Brunswick County
Tax Administrator's office, CP&L's
property in Brunswick County, which
includes a nuclear power plant in
Southport, was valued at almost
$778.5 million last year.
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BY RAHN ADAMS
"We'll do whatever's necessary to
' 'aon our convictions," Long
Beach Mayor Johnny Vereen said,
after receiving word that Brunswick
County Commissioners Monday
threatened to take Long Beach to
court if the town doesn't settle a
water rate dispute with the county
within a month.
"It sounds like the commissioners
made it pretty clear by their action
last night... They're trying to force
us to pay it," Vereen said Tuesday,
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ty contends the town owes for water.
During their regular meeting Monday
night in Bolivia, county commissioners
unanimously approved a motion
by Commissioner Chris Chappell
to instruct County Attorney David
Clegg to settle the Long Beach water
contract within 30 days or "seek legal
Bolivia Woman <
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Authorities Monday said they had
uncovered no motives in a domestic
snooting over the weekend that left a
Bolivia area man dead and his wife
charged with first-degree murder.
Brunswick County Sheriff John C.
Davis said Billy Hay Randolph, 33, of
Route 2, Bolivia, apparently died of a
single gunshot wound to the chest in
the 4 p.m. Saturday incident at the
couple's Randolph Road residence.
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was arrested at the murder scene by
sheriff's deputies after the shooting
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BY RAHN ADAMS
Officials at West Brunswick High
School Monday suspended a student
bus driver who was charged with
driving while impaired during his
afternoon bus route as school closed
for the Christmas holidays.
West Brunswick Principal liavid
Corley said Monday that Terry Trell
Clifton, 18, of Shallotte, initially was
suspended for 10 days, although
school officials are considering a
"long-term suspension."
"We are looking at some form of
long-term suspension," Corley said,
"but we're going to wait until the
case is decided (in court)."
Corley said he would make a
recommendation io interim
Superintendent John Kaufhold to extend
Clifton's suspension if the stu
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With the county's 1987 tax rate a1
50'v cents per $100 valuation, CP&L'j
property taxes last year amounted tc
more than $3.3 million.
That figure exceeded the combiner
tax amounts for the county's nexl
four largest taxpayers: E.I. Duponl
de Nemours & Co., N.C. Eastern
Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA),
Pfizer Inc., and International
Paper Co.
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file for the May tured is Lynda I
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action against the town."
Commissioners aiso unanimously
Vuicd net to cut off water service to
any Brunswick County water
customer until the Long Beach
dispute is settled, and delayed action
on a proposed water leak policy.
Clegg said the rate dispute began
about 14 years ago when the county
raised its wholesale water rate to
SI.20 per 1,000 gallons and Long
Beach continued "making timely
payments" at the town's old contract
water rate of $1 per 1,000 gallons.
"The crux of the matter is it's the
same old contract problem which we
have addressed successfuiiy with
every other municipality," Clegg
told commissioners. "They've been
the holdout. All of our other
municipalities operate under a water
users' agreement."
Bui according to Vereen, Kong
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was reported by the couple's
neighbors, Davis said.
"We have no motive for it at this
time," Davis said Monday. "Our investigation
is still continuing We're
still questioning people."
Det. I^arry Joyner is handling the
investigation.
According to Davis, the alleged
murder weapon was a 22-caliber rifle.
The victim's body was taken Monday
from The Brunswick Hospital in
Supply to the Regional Medical Examiner's
office in Jacksonville for
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dent is convicted of DWI. Clifton was
scheduled to appear in Brunswick
County District Court on Tuesday,
Corley said.
According to the N.C. Highway
Patrol and Sunset Beach Police, Clifton
was arrested for DWI Dec. 18,
aftpr Rns fil?carrying at lpa?t 15
passengers?careened through Sea
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damaging a fire hydrant and water
pipe at a construction project.
Damage to the bus was estimated at
$000 to $700.
No one was injured in the incident.
Corley said Monday he also
suspended eight other West
Brunswick students who were "involved
in drinking" that day on Bus
61. The suspensions ranged from five
to 10 days, he said.
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i Boyd Williamson, Brunswick
> County's 1987 property valuation was
$3,878,181,448 with a tax levy of
! $19,584,886.26.
Williamson said utility companies
"represent about a billion dollars of
i the county's total tax base."
CP&L accounts for about 20 pcr1
cent of the local tax base, while the 10
largest taxpayers in Brunswick
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Elections office in Bolivia. Also plcJritt,
elections supervisor.
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Beach officials fee! the town's 1980
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county's contention that Long
Beach's water rate was raised to 'neip
pay for expansion of the county's
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"We signed a bona fide contract
with those folks (commissioners) in
1980," Vercen said. "We maintain we
want to stick with the contract we've
got... It didn't have any provision
for being increased. They are in
violation of the contract by trying to
raise (the town's water rate)."
Vereen added that the town has
received "nothing but complaints
about the water," which is pumped
from the county's old water plant on
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bad, has a high chlorine content and
contains foreign particles.
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The commissioners' discussion cf
usband's Murder
autopsy, Davis said.
Ms. Randolph was charged with
first-degree murder and is being held
in the Brunswick County Jail without
bond.
She made her first appearance in
Brunswick County District Criminal
Court Monday morning, at which
time Judge William C. Gore set her
probable cause hearing for Jan. 20,
also in district court.
Shallotte attorney Roy Trest was
appointed to represent Ms. Randolph,
who stated in court that she
was unemployed and had no income.
uspended
The students will not be allowed to
ride the school bus for at least 12
weeks, and some will not be allowed
to participate in extra-curricular ac
tivities at school for varying periods,
he said.
In addition to the nine students who
were suspended, Cnrlpv said three
"non-students" were involved in the
Dec. 18 incident. Two of the three
were students at West Brunswick
during the last school year, while the
third is a student at the Brunswick
Alternative Center, he said.
Five girls on Bus G1 "were not involved,"
Corley said. "They were
there hut they weren't participating
in the drinking activities." None of
the five girls were disciplined, he
said.
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County make up about 37.5 percent.
Ocean Is!e Beach developer Odell
Williamson, Federal Paper Board
Co., Bald Head Island Inc.,
Brunswick Electric Membership
Corporation (DEMC), and Sunset
Beach & Twin Lakes rounded out the
"Top 10" taxpayers list.
The list included only two changes
from 1986: Duponi bumped NCEM(SecTOP,
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Thursday, January 7, 1988
Candidc
As Fiiini
Eleven county residents, including
six incumbents, declared themselves
candidates for public office Monday
and Tuesday as filing began for the
May primary election.
"I don't think I have ever filed this
many (candidates) on the first day,"
said Elections Supervisor Lynda
Britt.
But according to Britt, the opening
day of filing Monday held with tradition,
as mainly Democrats showed up
to pay their filing fees.
She said eight of the nine candidates
who filed Monday are
Democrats, as are the two canrlirintoc
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w?ttu iiiv.u uj u p.in. lucau^y.
In the Democratic District 1 commissioner's
race, incumbent Chris
spute Over L
the Long Beach dispute, wiiich was
flOl on luc ipfcting ogCHua, Wno ?Dititated
by Comirilssionor Bonny
Ludlum.
"I just feel like if a citizen can be
town can too," Ludlum said.
An initial motion by Ludlum to give
Ixing Beach 30 days to pay $50,600 or
have its water turned off failed by a
3-2 vote, with Commissioners Grace
Beasley, Frankie Rabon and Jim
Poole opposing the motion. Chappell
joined Ludlum in support of it.
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pell watch as workers with Mark II
T'untraetors begin digging the trench
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S.A.D Wa
BY RAHN ADAMS
After at least two years of planning,
county officials saw water Hue
construction begin this week in
Brunswick County's first two special
assessment districts.
A groundbreaking ceremony was
held Monday on the sitp nf S.A.D. 2 in
the Shangrila subdivision off N.C. 179
between Brick landing Plantation
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Carolina Power & Light Co.
E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.
N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Ageni
Pfizer Inc.
International Paper Co.
Odell Williamson
Federal Paper Board Co.
Bald Head Island Inc.
Brunswick Electric Membership Cor]
Sunset Beach & Twin Lakes
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Chappell, 37, of Calabash Acres, filed y
for re-eieciiun. Major White, 47, of
Ash, and Haroia E. Hickman, S2, of "
Route 4. Shallotte. also filed for the r
District 1 seat. h
No other commission candidates?including
District 3 incum- c
bent Jim Poole and District 4 incum- N
bent Frankie Rabon?filed by Tues- S
day a ternoon. F
Board of Education incumbents L
Douglas W. Baxley, 41, of Shallotte,
District 1, and Marvin McKeithan, S
45, of Route 2, Bolivia. District 4, filed
for re-election. Both are C
Democrats. e
The District 3 school board seat F
held by incumbent Democrat James
Forstner will also be decided this F
ong Beach Wc
Before the vote, Clegg said, "I can (
definitely see some legal ramifies- ii
tions of it (cutting off Long Beach's v
water)... I think you'd be creating v
a considerable detriment to the r
health and welfare of a sizeable a
chunk of Brunswick County
residents."
"I don't care what the legal stand- si
point is," Ludium responded. "Water d
is water. Either cut them off or make ri
them pay. That's just what we do to ci
anyone else." "
After his first motion failed and
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According to contractor Mark Sf
Johnson of Fremont, materials were c<
to be delivered Wednesday to S.A.D.
1, which is located in the North ci
Holden Beach area. ai
Johnson's firm was low bidder on
both projects, which have a eoinbin- jj
ed cost of $450,058.91. C(
Although the contractor has until
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VALUATION TAX AMOUNT
$778,449,597 $3,931,170.48
242,170,011 1,222,978.75
:y 232,057,531 1,171,890.53
62.379,333 315,015.63
30,856,589 155,825.81
30,056,089 151,784.04
24,632,050 124,391.86
23,317,353 117,752.73
3. 16,614,372 83,902.58
16,389,096 82,765.02
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Frank Galloway, 20, of Bolivia, iild
as a Democratic candidate for
egister of deeds, which is currently
eld by Democrat Robert Robinson.
In ine Democratic race for clerk of
ourt, incumbent Democrat Diana
lorgan, 35, of Long Beach, and Joe
tanley, 3G, of Shallotte, filed,
tepublican John R. Ramsey, 44, of
,ong Beach also entered the race.
County Coroner Greg White, 26, of
ripply, filed for re-election.
State Rep. o. David Redwine, 40, of
tcean Isle Beach, also filed for relection
to his 14th District N.C.
louse seat.
The filing period closes at noon on
'eb. 1.
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Jhappell's motion passed, Ludlnm
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i>ater customers be cut off from serice
untii the Long Beach dispute is
esolved. The motion passed
ruinirncvisly, with little Hicpjiq<;inn
Proposed Leak Policy
Earlier in the meeting, commisioners
delayed action on a proposed
olicy that would allow financial
elief when a major water leak ocurs
in a private line, creating a
financial hardship for the con(See
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n a county special water assessour.dbrcaking
ceremony was held
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jne to finish the projects, Johnson
lid Monday he expects work to be
impleted in three to four months.
Commissioners Grace Beasley,
hris Chappell and Frankie Uabon.
rid Utility Operations Board
lembers Robert Nubel, Ed Gore and
mmy Oldham were among the
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