Shallo BY DOUG RUTTER Homes or businesses within one mile of Shallotte could soon have the option of using town water. However, that service won't be free. Such out-of-town customers would liave to finance line extensions and request annexation into town under the terms of a water extension nrriinnnro whinh trkt?r? ? ....... ....... aiucuucii are expected to adopt next week. During last Wednesday's meeting, the board briefly reviewed a revised proposal for extending water lines beyond the town limits and decided to study the changes another two weeks before amending the existing ordinance. At the meeting, town Attorney Mark Lewis presented a package which included an ordinance, policy, agreement between the town and Brunswick County concerning water line extensions around Shallotte and a standard contract between the town and water service applicants outside the town limits. Alderman Wilton Harrelson was the only board member absent. The original proposal was presented to the board in May, and the revised proposal is the product of a committee consisting of the town attorney, board members Jody Simmons and David Gause, Water Super visor AiDert Hughes and Alan Lewis of Lewis and Associates of Shallotte, engineers for the town water system. While Mayor Jerry Jones said the package had been considered and discussed long enough, he urged board members to look over the revisions before taking action on the ordinance and policy. Aldermen are expected to adopt the package during their regular meeting next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in town hall. "There are some substantial Police Forur Brunswick County law enforcement officials have scheduled two forums later this month which will address the topics of armed robbery and rape. The first of these will be an armed robbery class slated for Tuesday, PBS Training S On Teaching / A new PBS series that begins Sept. 16 on UNC-TV, Chapel Hill, offers information on how to "Teach An Adult To Read" and should be of special interest to local literacy volunteers or prospective volunteers. According to the Brunswick County Literacy Council, the programs will air Sept. 16, 23, 30, and Oct. 7 and 14, with a repeat of the series to begin Oct. 21. Program 1 targets understanding the personal side of illiteracy and sensitivity to the needs of adult students. Other programs are focused as follows: Program 2?Beginning with Books, introduces the Laubach Way to Reading program, as well as ? (Putti The fi South Brunswic Men Ask how your bus and join the near together works! Call the ch v tte Prepare changes from the other proposal,' the attorney told board member during last week's meeting, addini that Alan Lewis did most of the worl on the new package. "But it' basically the same as before." A major point of the ordinance i that the town would accept applica tions for water service from person living within one mile of the towi limits. Those applications, however must be accompanied by a petitioi for annexation. The ordinance specifically state that the town is not obligated to an nex the property or extend water ser vice if the board feels it is not finan ciallv nr hvHraitHnallv fooc?K1? ?J _ ..J U.v.uuvullj iVUdlUt^i Under the proposal, the party tha requests water service would pay thi full cost of the line extension unless i is oversized to provide for futuri water needs, in which case the towi would pay the difference. The or dinance defines oversized lines a lines which are greater than th needs of the developer and greate than six inches in diameter. Applicants for water must als open, grade and otherwise prepar streets to meet town specifications Once the water service has been ex tended, streets must be dedicated t the town along with the water lines. Board members briefly discussei doing away with the contract bet ween the town and out of town wate customers, but decided to keep it a the request of the town attorney. "You need that. I don't see how yo can do away with that," said Lewis "It makes everything clear as far a what the people have to do." A proposed contract between th town and Brunswick County wouli require the countv to obtain aDDrova of the town board prior to extendin water service to any new customer ns Will Focus O Sept. 27, at 8 a.m. in Shallotte Towi HaU. Shallotte Police Chief Rodne Gause and Brunswick County Crim Prevention Officer Don Gates wi teach the course, which will te business owners and employees whi to do during an attempted robber eries Focuses adults To Read "New Beginnings in Reading,' "Reading for Today" and other prir material; Program 3?Using You Student's Life and Language, ir troduces the use of language e> perience as a teaching tool; Prograr 4?Using Sounds and Sense, ir troduces phonics as an approach t reading; and Program 5, Reading fc Living, demonstrates how to us everyday items such as newspaper and the phone book to teach readin skills. For more information on teachin adults to read, contact the Brunswic County Literacy Council. Tutor trail ing workshops are scheduled fc September and November. n On SCitz! September 13-2' :k islands Chamb ribership I iness can benefit from d ly 300 businesses who iamber to volunteei A Jr JWEZ7SIJI7SJJS7/JWSSJJE& A SulwLiryof USAir(itimp,Inc. GRAND PRIZE SPONSC d To Revise ? , _ "There ain't no roa < very sore subject ir s s C'?KR?iKS'?KS5=S'.i " t " (j ^ t - " -' -_ --t- ~~? ' . JT-*? - : ?-. . . V .* ' ' . , *' ' * - ? *??''"v* * -? ' ;?"* n WWC*,.*. 0 - R ) i Water Exte t ds over there. It's a J i Brierwood." ? ?Sarah Tripp Shallotte Alderman ?p|g?^r; ? . .v >' , r-^iK-: " '""" ' :-j~f->v >. ~;;>H "% / i '-?'* " * - "*" '> ." ?..v.;-..,-u ' ...' '*yt% ~ ?"*fSu 1 iffCGHvi .ne mile beyond the town limits to .chools, industries or other properies that have water supplies of unsatisfactory quality or quantity. Sections added to the proposed orlinance include one which requires he applicant or developer to submit i lien waiver signed by all contrac;ors and subcontractors showing the ine is paid for before the town takes t over. The contractor and aonlirant nust also warrant workmanship for it least one year. Also added to the proposal was a paragraph requiring that all plans or water line extensions provide for ire hydrants at least 800 feet but not nore than 1,000 feet apart. Under the town's existing oriinance, the decision to extend water ines beyond the town limits is left to he discretion of the board of ildermen. In recent months, requests have ailed up for water service outside the :own limits. The board has not iiscussed or acted on those requests, nowever, pending adoption of the upJated ordinance and Dolicv. Personnel Discussed Also last week, the board discussed i personnel matter in executive session for 40 minutes at the request of Alderman Gause. No action was taken on the matter, which had to do with the length of service and retirement benefits of a former town employee. Former maintenance employee Johnnie Browning, who retired earlier this year, complained that the town provided inaccurate employment dates in forms sent to the state Division of Retirement Systems, said Mayor Jerry Jones. A 1! ? ? * ttccoraing to jones, town records reflect that Browning started working for the town in October 1979, while the former employee believes tie started working for the town about :wo years prior to that date. If Browning can prove the town -ecords are inaccurate, the board agreed to forward the correct infornation to Raleigh. "If he can prove he was here two roo rv nrinr n Knt fknnn'n ?? --- piiui iu mm, ciicic a liu jjiv Diem. We'll send it off to the state," :he mayor said following last week's meeting. Streets Need Improvement Aldermen also talked about streets during their meeting last week and :UNSWICK CO OCRATIC PAF WILL SPONSOR A GOLF , SEPT. 18, NG PLANTATION ?50 PER PERSON DETAILS, CALL BILL SI 1 PIG PI CI MEET THE TIC CANDIDA 5:00 PM "NG PL/l/VTMr/O/V vm P II H I > rsday, September 15, 1988?Page 7-A nance agreed that roads in Btierwood Estates need major improvement before the town takes over maintenance while another street in town needs outside attention before it can be paved. According to Mayor Jones, Brierwood developers are planning to ask the town board to take over maintenance of the streets. A previous request was turned down because of the condition of the roads. Mayor Pro Tern Paul Wayne Reeves said the streets were never brought up to state standards even after the area was annexed into town. He said drastic improvements have to be made before the town will ever consider taking over the roads. "There ain't no roads over there," added board member Sarah Tripp. "It's a very sore subject in Brierwood." Aldermen also talked briefly about Bailey Street, which the town recently learned would not be taken over by the N.C. Department of Transportation for maintenance as was previously thought. Board members hope to pave the street soon, but said the county will first have to improve it to the condition it was in prior to installation of county water lines. Other Business In other business, aldermen: Sent to the planning board a request from Sammy Gore for a zonine change on his Mulberry Street property from industrial to commercial. Heard from town secretary Sandy Hewett that four groups have registered for the town's annual j Christmas Parade. This year's parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. Businesses or organizations interested in entering can call town hall. Denied a request from Russell Lewis to purchase sludge produced at the town sewer plant for use as fertilizer. Supervisor Hughes said because of the design of the wastewater treatment plant, the byproduct is more like sediment than sludge. Received the police report for the month of August from Police Chief Rodney Gause. During the period, police drove 7,050 miles, answered 433 calls, made 29 arrests, recovered $31,500 in property and spent 17.64 hours in court. UNTY ITY 1:00 PM GOLF COURSE TANLEY 754-6376 "oA / f//v> / r I ^ 1988 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON