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BY DOUG H'JTT^R
Following a 40-ininute executive
session Monday, Calabash Town
Council hired a new building inspector.
Calabash To
Water Syste
BY DOUG!
After more *han a year of disci
Calabash Town Council is expected
water system today (Thursday).
During a special 4:30 p.m. meeti
between six bids which were opened
meeting. Council did not make a dot
aminations by consulting enginee
Shallotte.
Mayor Doug Sinuiions saiu the U
tract to W&S Underground, Inc. of F
lowest bid. He also said the i? ic in
Riverview Drive, which was not plai
The base bid of W&S Undergroun
for Ivey High Road, Oak Street and '
include Riverview Drive, was $58,74
The next lowest bid whs that o
S.C., with a base bid of $45,845 and i
Lewis said the contractor will 1
notice to proceed in which to com}
those streets should have county
predicted.
In other business relating to tt
report from Town Attorney Mike Ra
county Utility Operations Board on :
Ramos said the UOB left the tov
water lines?to dedicate them to the
ship.
He explained that if the lines we
the county would sell water to cus
maintain the lines and onnrdinntn al
However, if the town retains own
pay the county to handle maintenanc
the town would have the option of chi
to cover the costs of county services
expansion.
Ramos recommended that the to
at least a short period of time to ins
He said the town will have to si
soon so water can be furnished once
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BY RAHN ADAMS
The driver of a moving van that
collided with a car on U.S. 17 and killed
two Brunswick County men in 1986
was acquitted of two death by motor
vehicle charges earlier this month.
However, according to the
Brunswick County Clerk of Court's
office, William C. Leisure, 45, of Indianapolis,
Ind., pleaded guilty to
driving without an operator's license.
The charge stemmed from the same
accident that claimed the lives of
Keith D. Inman of Shallotte and
Garland H. Hale of Supply on Oct. 20,
1956.
leisure's North American Van
Lines tractor-trailer rig crossed the
center line and struck the local men's
car head-on. The crash occurred
about one-third of a mile i. irth of
Shallotte on U.S. 17.
Following a l'z-day trial Jan. 13
and 14 in Bolivia, a Superior Court
jury found leisure not guilty of the
death by vehicle counts. The jury
deliberated for l3* hours, court
records showed.
According to Assistant District Attorney
Napoieon Barefoot Jr., the
defendant claimed that a manufacturer's
defect in the braking system
of his 1979 GMC truck caused the rig
to cross the center line in the head-on
crash. The defense offering expert
testimony about the brake defect.
The prosecution maintained that
the tractor-trailer's brakes were in
pour condition?not counting the
manufacturer's defect?and that
leisure had not properly inspected
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Frank Adams of Ash. Brunswick
County's first building inspector and
a retired building trades expert, was
hired for a 90-day probationary
period.
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ission and preliminary measures,
to award a contract for its town
ng at town hall, council will decide
Monday during the regular board
vision at that time pending bid exrs
Alan I>ewis & Associates of
iwn will must likely award the conlore-nce,
S.C., which presented the
tely that the contract will include
nned as part of Phase I.
id was $33,797, which included work
Nance Street. The alternate bid, to
4.
f Zeigler Construction of Sumter,
in alternate bid of $67,600.
lave 45 days from the issuance of
)lete the project. Residents along
water sometime in March, he
le water system, council heard a
mos concerning the position of the
supplying of water to Calabasn.
m with two options concerning the
county or to maintain town ownerrn
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tomers at the normal retail rate,
1 billing at no charge to the town,
lership of the lines, it would have to
e and billing. If this were the case,
arging customers an additional fee
and to make some profit for future
wn retain ownership of the lines for
are that assessments will be paid,
gn a contract with ine UOB fairly
construction is complete.
d Not Guilty
le Fatality
the brakes prior to the accident.
"I had to prove my case beyond a
reasonable doubt," Barefoot said last
week. "I argued that it was his
! Leisure's) fault, because if he'd
kept his brakes in good working
order, it (the wreck) would never
have happened.
"The jury looked at both sides and
came back with a not guilty verdict,"
Barefoot said.
He pointed out that leisure had appealed
his case to Superior Court
after being found guilty of the death
by vehicle charges in Brunswick
County District Court about a year
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Leisure pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to
the driving without an operator's
license charge. A reckless driving
count against him was dismissed.
Judge Samuel T. Currin sentenced
the defendant to a six-month prison
term, with all but 14 days suspended,
leisure was ordered to pay a $500
fine and court costs, and was to be
piac-eu on Unsupervised probation.
According to Brunswick County
Jailer Linwood Gray, Leisure was
released from custody on time served,
due to the more than 30 days he
previously spent in the county jail in
connection with the case.
Records on file at the clerk of
court's office show that civil lawsuits
against leisure and North American
Van Lines are pending in Brunswick
County Superior Civil Court. The
suits were filed in 1986 and 1987 by the
estates of Inman and Hale.
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TALKS ANNEXATION
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Thfi Hiwng fQjJftu-nH tha rAplTStlor
of former inspector Bill Dunker's
two-year probationary period on Jan
16. Dunker cannot become a state
certified building inspector until the
next N.C. Department of Insurance
examination period in March.
In the meantime, Adams said he i:
willing to serve on a temporary
basis, until Dunker receives his cer
tification, or for a full, two-yeai
term.
Although the town never officially
advertised for the position, three per
sons applied for the job.
Also during Monday's closed ses
sion, the town discussed land acquisition
with Calabash realtor Da rim
l^eweilyn upon the request of Towr
Attorney Mike Ramos.
Newly-appointed board member
John High, who was scheduled tc
take the Oath of office Monday, was
nut present.
Annexation Discussed
In other business Monday,
Carolina Shores Manager Roberl
Noe and council members discussed
the possibility of annexation.
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perty Owners Association Board has
indicated an interest in either annexation
or incorporation.
Mayor Doug Simmons said,
"We've been talking about annexing
some places."
Although he admitted that making
Carolina Shores part of Calabash
would benefit both the town and the
retirement community, he added
that conflicts may develop because of
the contrast between the two areas.
He indicated that town residents and
Carolina Shores residents have different
needs and goals.
Pulling on 25 years experience as a
city manager, Noe said it would be
wiser for Carolina Shores to become
a part of Calabash than for the subdivision
to incorporate. He said
growth problems facing the area
couid be better addressed as one
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the people were opposed.
Rezoning Tabled
> Also Monday, council delayed ac.
tion concerning the rezoning request
of property owner Ed Steele.
Steele requested the rezoning of
. two lots, which adjoin his Island
i House II Restaurant property, from
i residential to commercial.
The request was unanimously
denied by the town planning board on
i Dec. 7. In a letter to the town council,
i the board said the request was denied
partly because an identical rezoning
request from former property owner
, Richard Mcl^ean was denied in 1986.
t Other Business
I In other business, council:
Discussed the proceedings of the
town's first land use plan with consuli
tant Ken Weeden of Talbert, Cox &
. Associates. Weeden said he has nearly
completed the base map and has
arranged to send out surveys to town
I property owners for input into the
planning document.
Heard from Town Clerk Janet
i Thomas that Sunset Beach Council
was prepared to adopt the revised ex|
traterritorial jurisdiction area
border between the two towns. She
said the Sunset Beach Planning
Board wanted to meet with Calabash
Town Council to discuss the minor
border adjustment.
Discussed budgeting some funds
in the next fiscal year for town street
signs and Christmas decorations.
Mrs. Thomas said she contacted the
N.C. Department of Transportation
concerning the possiblity of
homemade street signs but was informnrl
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New Route Should Improve
Mail Service In Calabash
A new rural mail delivery route to be implemented next month is
expected to generally improve mail service in the Calabash area.
Residents living on the back nine at Carolina Shores, except for
those living at gates, will be included in a new route. It will be the 10th at
the Shallotte Post Office.
According to Officer In Charge Jimmy Eubanks, the only changes
will be a new mail carrier and faster delivery.
He emphasized the new route has been created to avoid address
changes. Since Carolina Shores has street names and numbers, and not
rural box numbers, customers will not have to make any changes.
"We're gonna make this painless," said Eubanks.
Route 10 will consist of part of an existing route which includes all of
Carolina Shores. Eubanks said mail carrier Billy Hickman has been
"overburdened" with his current route, not getting mail delivered until
4:30 p.ui. in some cases.
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i ue area nas grown so mucn, explained Eu banks, that the post office
has had to offer Hickman auxiliary assistance by bringing in other
carriers to help complete delivery.
He said the entire area of Calabash will benefit from the new route,
since Calabash Post Office will receive its box mail earlier and another
mail pickup will be added.
"The end result will be that everybody in that area will get their
mail earlier," said Eubanks.
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