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BY DOUG RUTTER The issue will be decided in a
Holden Beach Commissioners anx- referendum on May 2.
ious to amend the town charter and If a majority of town voters favors
hire a town manager can count on the change, a town manager would
support from the island's largest pro- be hired, doing away with the lessperty
owner group. powerful town administrator posiThe
Holden Beach Property tion. GusUlrich, who started as town
Owners Association whioh inr.i..aoa adminioii-oi ? ,J
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819 members as of Saturday, went on almost certainly become town
record this past weekend as suppor- manager.
ting a proposed switch from the During Saturday's general
mayor/council to council/manager meeting of the POA, concerns of one
form of government. The organiza- member about citizens losing control
tion includes both resident and non- of town affairs were quickly refuted
resident property owners. by association executive secretary
Holden Beach POA To Sell
Lists Of Registered Voters
Candidates vying for a seat on the Holden Beach Board of rnmmic.
sioners this fall will be able to find out exactly who has the right to vote
and target their campaigns accordingly.
The Holden Beach Property Owners Association will sell lists of
registered voters to candidates for a fee of $5.
The POA board of directors decided Saturday to offer the lists during
its one-hour meeting which preceded the general membership
meeting.
POA Executive Secretary Bob Buck, who suggested that the lists be
made available, was the only director to oppose the motion. He argued
that the lists should be free to candidates.
Director Daphne Fournier said the POA should charge more than $5
for the "lists, but later voted in favor of the fee.
In other business Saturday, the board of directors approved the purchase
of 500 sheets of association stationary and envelopes from a
Shallotte printing company.
The board decided against buying a $110 computer program which
could produce the stationary. The supplies from the printing company
will cost about $114.
Buck said spending the few extra dollars would provide for better
quality paper and individual sheets instead of continuous sheets produced
by the computer printer.
Directors also voted to excuse the absence of board member Rev.
Ralph Eanes of High Point who had to be with his congregation for
Easter Sunday service.
Farm Conservation Tillage
Can Benefit Local Growers
Area farmers are ignoring a pro- reaching streams,
gram that can both increase their Also, he noted that yields seemed
yield and control soil eroison, accor- to improve following conservation
ding to a local conservation official. tillage practices, but they usually
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methods, is being ignored by many No-till, which is included in the
local growers, said Harold Jones, N.C. Agriculture Cost Share Prodistrict
conservationist with the gram, can take the highs and lows
Brunswick County Soil Conservation out of yield histories, while moisture
Service. conservation achieved from leaving
Jones said reducing tillage helps residues on the surface help stabilize
maintain water quality by keeping production, said Jones,
soil out of surface waters and preven- For more information, contact that
ting fertilizers and chemicals such as Brunswick County Soil Conservation
pesticides and herbicides from Service at 253-4458.
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and Commissioner Bob Buck, a major
proponent of the proposed change
since its introduction last fall.
Buck said the only major changes
would be that a town manager can
hire and fire town employees and
would be responsible for administrative
tasks now handled by
commissioners. He said hiring a
town manager will allow elected officials
to concentrate on formulating
policy.
Support from the general membership
of the POA mirrored that of the
board of directors, which voted
unanimously in January to favor the
proposed change.
Holden Beach Commissioners have
also voiced strong support of the
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change the town charter without a
referendum, commissioners have
said the people should decide such an
important step in town history.
The referendum date, originally
set for Feb. 7, has been delayed three
times because of problems meeting
election guidelines.
Members Informed
The approximately 80 POA
members who packed town hall
Saturday were brought up to date on
a number of town matters, including
collection of the occupancy tax, town
personnel changes and the ongoing
underground utilities project.
Ulrich said aerial lines and poles in
the first phase of the utility project,
Ocean Boulevard between High Point
and Rothschild streets, should be
coming down within the next fewweeks.
But that could be delayed by a
number of homeowners who have
still not converted the connection
from their house to the pole to an
underground cable. About 25 percent
of the residents in the initial phase
have yet to complete that work, said
Ulrich.
The town administrator said that
the $50,000 allocated for the project in
this year's budget should last
through the fiscal year. Although
property owners will be assessed for
the work once it is completed, the
town has collected about $6,000 in upfront
payments so far which will help
keep the project moving.
Utility officials earlier projected
that the island-wide project would
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take about five years to complete,
but Ulrich said Saturday he expects
it to be closer to three years.
In another matter, the administrator
reminded members that
the first occupancy tax payment to
the town is due no later than April 15.
The three-percent tax levied on the
rental of dwellings took effect March
1.
Ulrich stressed that property
owners are ultimately responsible
for collecting and remitting the tax to
the town, even if their home is rented
through an agency.
POA Members also heard from
Commissioner Georgia Langley that
the town board is basically waiting
for the state Division of Health Services
to proceed with its revision of
septic tank laws before taking any
more steps toward easing permitting
problems at Holden Beach.
Also. Margaret Vusco, chairperson
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talked about forthcoming improvements
at the foot of the bridge
and announced that the committee
would start selecting a "yard of the
month" in April.
Membership Growth
The 819 property owners registered
as members of the association Saturday
set what was probably an alltime
high, according to the executive
secretary.
Buck said membership has increased
by 131 since last fall and by
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94 since last Easter. they had trouble getting the stickers
He also reported that the POA fund because town hall is not open
balance as of Saturday was $13,072. weekends when they visit the beach.
Since the last general meeting on The POA will ask that town hall be
Nov. 26, 1988, the association has opened from 9 a.m. until noon on the
received $5,039 in revenue and spent Saturday before Easter, Memorial
$1,501. Day and Labor Day and the Saturday
Sticker Situation closest to the July 4th holiday.
The POA will ask the Holden Beach Booklet Coming Soon
Board of Commissioners to keep An association booklet including intown
hall open four Saturday mom- fomation on planting beach grass
ings per year to allow property should in the hands of members
owners to pick up vehicle windshield sometime in May.
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The free stickers are needed to get he has not had as much time to work
back on the island following an on the pamphlet as he had hoped, but
emergency evacuation. Several expected to have a draft completed
members indicated Saturday that before the end of April.
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