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BY RAHN ADAMS
State officials said Monday that a
settlement is expected soon in a civil
action involving a Shallotte development
company which was penalized
last year tor violating state erosion
and sedimentation control laws.
The case involves D.C.B.& F. Corporation,
whose principals include
Paul and Connie Dennis, Brunswick
County Commissioner Chris Chappell,
Bill Benton and Paul Floyd. The
firm is represented by Shallotte attorney
Mason Anderson.
"We have reached an agreement in
principle, but it has not been finalized,"
Assistant Attorney General
Philip A. Telfer said Monday. He
declined to comment on the terms of
the settlement until it is finalized.
On April 14, the N.C. Attorney
General's office filed suit against the
company in Brunswick County Civil
Superior Court to recover a $32,200
penalty assessed by the N.C. Department
of Natural Resources and Community
Development (NRCD).
The firm was notified by the
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I BY RAHN ADAMS
The Brunswick County Airport
Commission will have 30 days to take
action once it receives the FAA's
recommendations concerning its
controversial lease with the airport's
fixed-base operator.
Howard Robinson, program
development supervisor with the
Federal Aviation Administration's
regional office in Atlanta, said Tuesday
that he intended to mail his of
nee s recommendations to tne airport
board on Wednesday (July 27).
He would not reveal details of those
recommendations.
The FAA completed its review of
the airport commission's lease with
Airport Enterprises in May and indicated
that the board was leasing
too much airport property to the
operator.
By law, the lease must allow
enough space at the airport for more
than one operator. At stake is the airport's
eligibility for future federal
funding.
Last month, the FAA extended an
original 30-day deadline to allow Airport
Enterprises to prove that it
needs the additional space. However,
Robinson said Tuesday that "they
(Airport Enterprises) haven't been
able to do that to our satisfaction."
I "We'll probably give them (the airport
commission) 30 days to reply to
our recommendations," Robinson
added.
The FAA review began in
I February, after the agency received
an inquiry last December from commission
member John Walters. The
review, though, was put on hold at
Walters' request shortly after
Southport attorney Grover Gore was
hired as the commission's legal
counsel.
In April, then commission chairman
Johnny Vereen asked the FAA
to resume the review, after Gore
reported to the board that the lease
contained several potential pro
Iblems. Gore said the lease appeared
to "create a monopoly" in favor of
Airport Enterprises.
In the meantime, the board must
deal with changes in membership.
Vereen, whose term actually expired
in December, was replaced last week
by the Long Beach Board of Commissioners.
Lavern Tagge was appointed
to the vacancy.
Also, A1 Parker Jr., who was appointed
to the airport board last year
by Brunswick County Commissioners,
resigned prior to a meeting
Monday night at the airport. He told
the Beacon Tuesday that he resigned
due to the board's inability to work
together.
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The development, which overlool
the Shallotte River, is located off Ta
Landing Road.
According to the lawsuit, the con
pany was given 30 days to either pa
the penalty or submit a written pet
tion to the state for an administrate
hearing in the case. The compar
took neither action during the 30-da
period.
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D.C.B.& F. initially was notified
that it was violating erosion and
sedimentation control laws in June
1986, after an inspection uncovered
violations which included:
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In December 198G, NRCD sought a
mandatory preliminary injunction
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restrain the developers from
violating those provisions. About a
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violation and warnings, the company
did not correct the violations.
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penalty was assessed because
D.C.B.& F. "failed to take advantage
of the legal process" to appeal the
penalty. He added that violations at
River Hills have since been corrected
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