Shallotte Planr
BY DOUG RUTTER
Shallotte residents fed up with address changes
every few years may not have to put up with it much
iufigcT.
If all goes well with a proposed house numbering
system, there will only be one more address alteration in
their future.
Developed by the town planning board in cooperation
with the Brunswick County Planning Department, the
numbering system is 95 percent complete. It is expected
to be introduced to aldermen at their Feb. 17 meeting.
i ne main benefit of house numbering, according to
planning board members, is that it will help emergency
personnel locate houses. It is also expected to simplify
mail delivery.
The town house numbering system, developed
primarily by county planner Don Eggert and town planning
board member Art Clawson, is based on a previouslyTown
To Exomir
Fire Truck Marh
The town of Shallotte may be in the market for anothi
Following a report from Fire Chipf Tim raw-to
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l.own meeting, board members Jody Simmons and Paul Wa
to assist the department in determining figures and alterna
additional firefighting equipment.
In a letter to the board, Carter cited the age of two exi
the rapid commercial and residential growth within tl
reasons for the request.
He also said that a new pumper would lower the fire ra!
result in lower fire insurance rates.
Firefighter David moore said the fire rating would iik<
to a five or four if the town acquired a new truck.
Carter estimated that a new pumper, with standard te
between $83,000 and $100,000. He added that the deparii
terested in a used truck not more than five years old.
Reeves explained that the town may want to consider
protect multi-story structures. He said several businesses
limited to 35-foot high buildings in keeping with the t
capabilities.
The town did not rule out the possibility of a ladder tr
one purchased last year at Ocean Isle Beach. Carter, how
rise truck could cost as much as $200,000 and might only be
a year.
In other business relating to the fire department last
named fire chief until the departmental elections in July.
He had been appointed acting chief in September whi
firefighters walked out following a dispute between the tos
mfljjt.
Aldermen also approved the purchase of two metal ba
the two wooden doors currently used at the fire station.
Crawford Door Company of Wilmington will replace t
proximate cast of $1,325.
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With Thefts Release
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Friday by the Brunswick County I V?
Sheriff's Department in connection No djSCrepanciei
with thefts from two Calabash a recent financi
businesses. Brunswick County
Stephen Allen Jones, 19, was charg- court for the past
ed with three counts of misdemeanor According to the
larceny, possession of drug state Auditor, th<
paraphernalia and possession of disclose any signil
marijuana, according to records on jn internal account
file at the Brunswick County Jail. pliance, or account
Jailer Lin wood Gray said Jones cierk."
was released from custody Friday on The audit report
a $1,950 bona. week by State Aud
According to Sheriff's Capt. Phil frcw. It covered
Perry, Jones was charged with the which ended June
theft of fertilizer and potting soil 30, 1987.
worth about $25 from Calabash True As 0f june 30,
Value Hardware, and with the thefts court's balances 0
of signs from World Famous liabilities amount
Calabash Cafe in Victoria's according to the re
Ragpatch Row and Pirate^s Cove in Kenneth "Greg'
North Myrtle Beach, S.C. ine thefts as Brunswick Com
occurred sometime last Thursday during the period
night. audit.
Perry said Jones was arrested Bellamy resignei
after his vehicle was stopped by after he was conv
Ocean Isle Beach Police on the Ocean possession of cocai
Isle Beach causeway. A search of the After serving a:
vehicle revealed the stolen property, court for the mo
The Horry County, S.C., Sheriff's resignation, Diana
Department also is involved in the pointed as Bella
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adopted countywide grid.
Although Brunswick County has no current plans to
implement the system, numbers which have been proposed
for Snaiioiie properties will remain intact if the county
ever decides to make the changes.
Eggert said the many hours of work involved and
high cost of implementation are two main reasons for the
county's delay in implementing the system. The Town of
Shallotte first discussed house numbering in June 1986.
"I think everyone agrees house numbering or property
numbering is a good idea," said Eggert. "But the expense
is more than the county is willing to address at this
time."
The proposed numbering will be implemented within
the town limits of Shallotte, with additional numbers going
into effect as the town annexes more property.
Through the use of a grid, a number will be assigned to
each lot, whether it currently has a building on it or not.
ie Shallott
BY DOUG RUTTER
J. Snullolte Aldermen hope to
eliminate a loophole in town policy
which allows some property owners
;r fire truck. to avoid paying fees aimed at ensur?last
Wednesday's ing the town's future growth,
yne Reeves agreed Uncertain of the legal
itives for acquiring technicalities, however, the board
delayed any action concerning the
sting pumpers and panib>l rpQPfVP fppc nftor a lonathi/
le fire district as discussion last Wednesday night.
Members expressed concerns that
ting and ultimately commercial and residential property
owners were avoiding the fees by resly
drop from a six questing annexation into the town only
after completion of a structure,
aiures, wouid cost The fees are charged when any
neni would be in- building permit is purchased through
the town.
a truck which can Mayor Jerry Jones said an at5
in the area were torney with the N.C. League of
own's firefighting Municipalities informed him that the
town could not charge capital
uck, similar to the reserve fees for structures already in
/ever, said a high- existence, only for those that had not
used once or twice yet been built.
Board members wanted to study a
week, Carter was written ruling from the U.S. Attorney
General's Office before taking any
m the majority of action
vn and the depart- Expressing the opinion of ine
bcsrd Alderman Wilton Hsrrslson
y doors to replace Said, "If they don't buy a ticket to get
in the door, they shouldn't get to
he doors at an ap- watch the game."
Jody Simmons, who manages a
construction firm, told fellow board
members that from his experiences,
. it had proven financially beneficial to
?Poll purchase building and septic tank
permits from ine county, buiid the
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| um uviuib, uiau uicii i cijucoi luwil UI1nexation
in order to avoid the
\c*rlf payments.
I "I lv The funds gathered through these
5 were reported in capitaI fees are set aside for fulure
al audit of the sewer expansion. Jones said the curClerk
of Sunerior rent fund balance >s about $80,000 and
two fiscal vears with lhe town curTentl>' looking at
N C Office of the iand actiuis*ti?n' may nc-ed most of
e audit "did not th^" . . .. ....
icant deficiencies ' ?r eormmcrcial properties within
ing controls, com- the ht0,w" hriuts' 5120 as charged for
ting records of the each ,squar^et of space" The
minimum fee is $G00.
. . Residential nrnm>rtioc within tho
was released last , * " *"
liter Edward Ren- t0"n are charged $M0 per bedroom,
the fiscal vears and a minimum of $500.
30, 1986, and June , A'uloU?" U* Lo,wn doea noi 0I"fer
building permits for properties out1987,
the clerk of side the town' ProP?sed fees would
f both assets and
ed to $797,582.64,
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Town planners considered using the system as a
means of establishing city mail delivery.
But according to Jimmy Eubanks, officer in charge
at Shallotte Post Office, implementing city delivery
would cost twice as much as the current system of rural
delivery and would not provide any additional services.
With the federal postal cutbacks, he said it would be difficult
to introduce city delivery.
Under the current system, Eubanks said all persons
residing outside a l4-mile radius of the post office can
receive home delivery.
House numbering will still aid in mail delivery,
however, since addresses will not have to be changed as
the town continues to grow. Packets of address change
forms are available from the post office at no charge.
Due to its unique, loop design, a slightly different
system has been proposed for Brierwood Estaies. The
subdivision does not conform with the countywide grid
e Discusses Capital
double fcr those commercial and ly. when the next f
residential areas not within city the town may not 1
limits. it. The town allots
According to HarreLson, although year for the police
annexation helps both the town and fund,
the property owner, requests or Mrs. Tripp addei
voluntary annexation usually benefit ment has purchasi
the property owner and forced an- the past two years
nexation usually favors the town. should wait until ai
Mayor Pro Tern Paul Wayne an absolute necess:
Reeves said the town may want to
consider making capital reserve fee Decision
payments a condition of any request 'n ol^er business
for annexation. tabled a decision c
However, board members were not Q.ucst of an
sure that type of discrimination w>sh'r-s to se<- UP
- . . * ? trnilnr alnna T1 ^ 1
would ue curiMuci eu icgui. ? ~
Office Outlawed Followin? the m'
In other business last Wednesday, Harreison, aldermi
aldennen authorized Building in- ordinances govern
spector Albert Hughes to request the anc* consu^ w''h I
removal of a mobile trailer from the before making a d(
commercial property of Concrete 3 meet>ng.
Services Corporation. Merchant Bob
The company had requested a zon- wanted t0 establisl
ing variance which would have per- -?> ?
rnitted the trailer to serve as an of- R(T~| ^ (
fice until a permanent structure
could be built at the N.C. 179 business t\ tutor training
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Utibivu Vjy LI 1C U
At the Jan. 6 town meeting, the Literacy Council
company's general manager, l^ance thrcu"h Brunswick
Clark, said he would return to the ]ege
next town meeting with definite plans -phe 10-hour wort
for construction of a permanent volunteers intcrestc
facility. He was not present last adults learn to rei
week. complete the work
Mayor Jones and Hughes said they tified as l^ubach
had received no word from the com- qualified to teach o
pany prior to the meeting. Rich Dixon of S
in addressing the beard, Hughes the workshop, whi<
said, "They didn't come back within the college's old S
the time frame. That's the only thing u.S. 17 just north c
you can do." tersection. Hours i
Proposal Denied
Also last week, the town denied a
vehicle purchase requested by Police ^
Chief Don Stovall. m
Stovall had asked the town to buy a
1985 state car for $6,000 to replace the I yy
department's 1979 police cruiser.
He said there was nothing I
specifically wrong with the vehicle, I OTT ATI
only that it was "old and wore out." I '
Alderman Sarah Tripp voiced concerns
that if the town bought the car I *
now, it would only have $586 remain- I /j
ing in the police department vehicle | ?rxA
puiciiooc iUiiu. S 1 >She
argued that if another police I
car was totaled between now and Ju
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ibering System
system used with the rest of town, but has been proposed
as part of the overall scheme.
The planning board has proposed a letter to inform
landowners of the change and to instruct them to install
house numbers within a six-month period.
The board is also considering various ordinances
which will require property owners to follow the system.
According to Ken I>ewis, address information
systems manager at the Fayetteville regional office of
the U.S. Postal Service, "You're not going to have any
resistance to it."
I^wis, who developed the basic county grid, said the
system l.as already been implemented and proven effective
in Scotland County.
Town Building Inspector Albert Hughes, who said he
has had to change his address four or five times in the
iast eight years, said, "If I knew I could keep this ad
uibjd, a nuuiu UC IICMCU.
Reserve Fees
iscal year begins, for the purpose of selling sunglasses,
>e able to replace either within the town limits or an
about $3,000 each area just outside the town. He said he
vehicle purchase would like to come back each year
and operate from the end of March
d that the depart- through September,
ed two cars over He said that his mainstay is Myrtle
and that the town Beach, S.C., but added. "We were
lother purchase is looking for other locations and
ity. thought we might come up this way."
Tabled
s, the town board Other Business
:oncerning the re- In other business, aldermen:
lerant merchant 'Adopted a flood damage prevenshop
in a mobile tion ordinance following a public
?. hearing. The town had originally
otion of Alderman adopted the ordinance last March,
en agreed to study but did not conduct a required public
ing mobile offices hearing at that time.
:he town attorney 'Asked Hughes to work with board
ecision at the Feb. members Simmons and Harrelson in
hiring a new maintenance departBurgess
said he ment employee to replace Billy
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Dffers Tutor Workshop
workshop will be 9:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
runswick County Saturday, with participants to bring
Feb. 19 and 20 a bag lunch on Saturday.
Community Col- Seniors age 05 or older are exempt
from the $15 registration fee.
ishop is for adult However, all participants are asked
id in helping other to pre-register. Registration, accomid.
Students who panied where appropriate by checks
shop will be cer- payable to Brunswick Community
Literacy tutors College, should be sent to Brunswick
ne-on-one. County Literacy Council, P.O. Box
hallotte will lead 2304, Shallotte, NC 28459.
:n win be neia on
upply campus on For more information, caii the
?f the N.C. 211 in- literacy council office at 754-7323 durare
6:30 p.m. to ing weekday business hours.
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