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Page 2-A?THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Thursday, March 2, 1989 ' l EXTENSION WASTEWATER SPECIALIST Robert tured in the foreg Rubin (standing) describes to Sunset Beach Town Minnie Hunt an Council members Monday a system in which treated Barber, wastewater is used to irrigate golf course turf. PicSAD 1 Property < Say Assessment BY RAHN ADAMS Many of the faces were different, but the comments were no surprise to county officials Saturday as property owners in Special Assessment District 1 complained about being ^ ^ charged for county water lines in their north Holden Beach subdivi- ^ About 70 property owners?most of . them non-Brunswick County ^ residents?attended the 1^-hour public hearing Saturday afternoon in Bolivia. The full board of county commissioners and Utility Operations Board members Robert Nubel, J Ernest McGee and John Boney at- ^ 2% The gripe session was scheduled by . j Mfiral tober. Of the 11 individuals who staff photo by rahn adams registered to speak, only three were SUPPLY AREA RESIDENT Edlocal. Other persons who made infor- ward Caison, one of few local mal comments toward the close of speakers at Saturday's hearing, the hearing also were mostly out-of- questions the fairness of assessing county residents. property owners for the SAD 1 water Comments ranged from com- project. nlainfo that oeeoeoinn r% nn ?? ptUlllkW VliUb UOUV^QOlUg piU^JCl tjr owners?especially those who choose was funded by a $37 million bond not to tap on?is unfair for various referendum in 1981, while money for reasons, to questions from several SAD projects comes from a revolving non-residents about the quality of fund created from tax dollars. The county water and whether or not fund must be replenished through saltwater intrusion is an actual assessment payments to continue the threat here, as officials have warned, water line extension program. A common theme among those who County Attorney David Clegg also questioned the fairness of pointed out that Lockwood Folly's assessments was that property developer (Channel Side Corporaowners along the county's main tion) paid "in excess of $60,000" for trunk lines and along a county line the water line extension to the golf from N.C. 130 to the Lockwood Folly course and subdivision; the county development near Holden Beach Pa'd to oversize the line in anticipawere not assessed as are owners in tion of future needs in that area. SADs. Planning Director John Harvey, "If you've charged one, why don't who administered the water line exyou charge them all?" asked John tension to Lockwood Folly, told the Webb, an SAD 1 property owner from Beacon that the total cost of the proEllerbe. ject was $130,153.12. In keeping with County officials responded that a contract approved by commisconstruction of the main trunk lines sioners, the developer paid 50 perHOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO | ; THE BRUNSWICK^BEACON | POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28459 FOR AWARD-WINNING NEWS COVERAGE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAII c. ? J .... ? - .? .mail Jf . VIII4CII In Brunswick County 6.30 HI 5.30 N.C. Soles Tax .32 .27 Postage charge 3.68 3.68 TOTAL 10.20 9.25 Elsewhere in North Carolina 6.30 CI 5.30 I N.C. Sales Tax .32 .27 I Postage charge 8.18 8.18 TOTAL 14.80 1375 Outside North Carolina (.1 6 30 5.30 Postage charge 9.65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name I I Address City, State | Zip i ? ] Sunset Col - > v ~E I At Waste\a BY SUSAN USHER 3BBBK Use of treated wastewater to irz rigate golf courses was the main I IBM toP'c discussed Monday when Sunset ^ is?fSflP^TW MHU Beach Town Council hpgan to explore p99 sewa?e manaSement options for the BHT a'v The meeting was set up following a W request by Councilman Ed Gore at an ^ Said Mayor Mason Barber, "We've got to start somewhere." ^ ^ _ At its March 6 regular meeting the board will consider whether to apply to the state for a CAMA study grant. STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER In any ^ method? [m [round from left are council members handling wastewater "is whatever d Edward Gore and Mayor Mason you want," advised Robert Rubin, an N.C. State University extension specialist on wastewater whose ser ? ? vices were obtained through the Brunswick County Extension Ser ?vice. Design limits of the system will i a jTrf^ J-, nnr j"a set the limits of the town's growth. 0H @ Some beach communities want to w W H H 0 growth and others don't, Rubin noted during the lM>-hour work session. "That has to be decided at the local JP o level; I can't make that decision for | j With that decision made, an "environmentally sound" system can be cent or $65,076.56. The line was oversized from eight inches to 12 inches. ? In SADs, property owners pay the SlT)] W equivalent of six-inch line costs. * w V ? Perhaps the only new issue to sur- , ? _ , face at the hearing involved land sale (Continu rom age contracts, which Clegg pointed to as .March 29?Hood's Creek Coma possible reason some individuals munity Building; weren't notified of the SAD 1 project .March 20?Waccamaw Communifrom the start. ty Building; Until a deed is recorded in the pro- .April 5?Public Assembly perty owner's name, notices about Building. the project would be sent to the All the meetings will begin at 7:30 developer since he is the owner of p.m. record. Clegg said Saturday he hopes , . . - , ,, ^ t. Rpfnro cattina fVin maatinrT w iuiu a ouiunuu w.i UiC c^JJitircilL pru- "vw* v uwvkui6 11auv-ua1'6 uaica? blem of notifying individuals who buy Planning Director John Harvey land through land sale contracts. presented the board with lists of According to Harvey, any final ad- reasons why zoning is "necessary" justments to the SAD 1 assessment and "desirable." The reasons ranged roll will be considered at the UOB's from "to encourage the most apregular monthly meeting, which was propriate use of land throughout the rescheduled for Monday, March 20, county" to "You can invest in land at 6 p.m., in Bolivia. The roll will then with confidence that surrounding acbe forwarded to commissioners for tivities will not destroy the value of final review before bills are sent to your investment." property owners. In addition, the planning board SAD 1 property owners' proposed agreed that citizens also should be share of the $321,655 project is assured that "zoning preserves tradi$294,460, which translates to an Uonal Chairman Ed Gore assessment rate of $5.98 per foot of pointed out that since zoning is not frontage. According to the county water department, 242 of about 500 poten- \ /V ! V* R ^ tial customers in SAD 1 already have wuici r i v. signed up for water service. The district contains 788 separate parcels (Continued From Page i?A) of land. . , construct. It would satisfy water needs in southwestern Brunswick Spokesman Will County for about 10 years, he said. Utility officials briefly discussed Outline how the county might obtain funding V^Ullllic; DtsilfcMllo for ^e proposed project. Public i Utilities Director Jerry Webb inOt Founaaf ion dicated he has talked informally with the Farmers' Home Administration A speaker from the Public Schools about possibly financing water Forum will address the Brunswick system improvements. County Board of Education Monday, I<ater in the meeting, UOB March 6, on the benefits of members noted that another method establishing an educational foundation. Guest speaker Jackie Savage is art ,-y ?I _ J ^ ^ assistant director of the non-profit | I B* statewide organization. Brunswick County Board of Educa- .. , ? ? , ., .. . ? . ' , .. , (Continued From Page 1-A) tion member Robert Slockett urged attendance by all county citizens and For these two nroieets sand will organizations interested in improv- not be deposited on the beach but will ing parent-citizen involvement in the be stored in upland dike systems schools and bettering local educa- located at Monk Island near Shallotte tional opportunities. Point and Sheep Island in Lockwood The school board meets at 6:30 Folly. Both of these spoil sites have I p.m. in the board room of the Ad- been used during past dredging proministration Building north of jects. , Southport on N.C. 87 and N.C.133. Overall, the maintenance dredging I At a recent meeting the board project includes 16 areas between I heard two speakers who are involved Morehead City and the South I in an educational foundation that Carolina state line, with half involvI supports the Orange County Schools, ing beach renourishment programs. rl \ \ The Easter Bunny Is ;; / \ Coming Back... V 9 Sat. & Sun., March 24-26?j ' ' Easter Sunny will be <; i f 1 y nere a9am inls year 10 !? 1 deliver your favorite treats \ \ ' C 'n ^ custom baskets 1 ? j 1^1' Order now for best selections ! | 1 candles. stuffed animals, 11 i^pM^ y ) balloons and special treasures. | j Make Appointments Early j I Sonriso Square !' I ? rS/7^JJ. J 101 Shoreline Or., Sunsot Beach <, 1 1 jncil Takes First Look rater Handling Options designed to meet the town's growth Rubin indicated the town's location criteria and financial capabilities, adjacent to shellfishing or SA quality Options range from septic tanks to waters limits its options for disposal elaborate collection, treatment and of treated wastewater, discharge facilities. However, its location near several The town could begin requiring use golf courses offers the alternative of of water-conserving fixtures, turf disposal?spraying of treated resulting in some increase in sewage wastewater for irrigation of a single treatment capacity. However, the course, or sharing by several, state requires data supporting reduc- "We don't have a problem with the ed flow, "another chicken and egg quality of water irrigated or the the situation," said Rubin. water that drains from the Sunset Beach could initiate its own property," he said, referring to sewer project or seek an "intralocal" several studies. However, he said a agreement with another community, turf project could be "extremely difsuch as Calabash. But if it desired the ficult" to gain approval of by the system to serve areas outside state, municipal boundaries, county cooperation, if not participation, State regulations do not allow would be required. sewage disposal systems for turf apSppkinU PniinKr ??* nISnatinn fn Kn lnnnfoH loco flion 10fl -?o vwuiivj paibiupailUll ctt jiucauuii iv wv iu\.?bvu ",au 1UV this time would be "futile," sug- feet from residences. Where extengested Gore, citing the county's ex- sive pre-treatment and storage tensive involvement in another capacity are provided, variances utility?water. may allow spraying of treated Gore, a developer, pointed out that wastewater closer to the homes, on both on the mainland and island In adjoining South Carolina, turf sections of the town there are only a usage is becoming a standard land limited number of lots available that application method and less separacan be developed under existing tion has proven to be adequate there, sewage treatment regulations. Councilman Gore noted, adding that "There is a need for a collection "North Carolina is behind in its atsystem," he said. titudes." rill Hold Zoning Forums retroactive, current land uses?ex- roads added to the state secondary cept in extreme cases?would be road system since 1981?when the allowed to continue until the property county's road name ordinance was owner decides to discontinue that adopted?have the same names as particular use. older roads. Also, there is contt? :_r 1 it- * * ? ? -- nai vey lniormea me Doara mat sa siderable name duplication among of the state's 100 counties now have private subdivision roads throughout zoning, according to information he the county, received from the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill. Harvey Birmingham said last Wednesday has told commissioners that a zoning ky dividing the county into norordinance would take about a year to theast, northwest, southeast and draft at a cost of at least $10,000. southwest quadrants, one road in Projects Discussed each zone could have the same name. In another matter, Harvey and "Unfortunately, there are already staff member Thomas Birmingham ^our P'ne s^ree's northeast brought the board up to date on two quadrant alone," he noted about the 911-related projects that commis- area '"a5 reviewed, sioners also are exploring. At a Harvey informed the board that he workshop last month, Southern Bell ^ias commissioners the projects representatives indicated to commis- can ^ completed within a year at an sioners that a 911 system would be of estimated cost of $325,000. The direclittle value here unless all roads are ^or ^as Pr?P?sed that the county buy formally named and all houses are equipment and materials to make its numbered! own s'Sns> rather than order them A problem is that many of the from the Department of Corrections. >ject Recommended of funding the proposed project discussed setting up an installment might be to assess property owners payment plan for bills over $100 and along the new lines by setting up a charging the wholesale water rate "linear" special assessment district, for amounts over 3,000 gallons. Members also briefly discussed the The board also voted to recompossibility of charging impact fees mend to commissioners a when property owners tap onto the "checklist" which would place more new lines, instead of assessing them responsibility for administering SAD whether they obtain service or not. projects on the water department In other action, the utility board in- staff, but would ensure that the UOB structed Webb to draft a proposed and commissioners would continue to policy to handle bills of customers review significant steps in the prowith verified water leaks. The UOB jects, as is required by state law. BISCUIT MAKER S SPECIAL SAUSAGE BISCUIT ONLY jwm Jnnk Jebr* OffERGQODONiy Jrn fflr with purchase of H ?9 ANYB^vtRAGt Offer Good Thru March 12 At participating McDonald's1 3 Locations: Hwy. 17, Shallot te, Hwy. 133, Southport; Whiteville Plazo, Whiteville I & 1989McDcWd's Corporation '
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