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Septic Pursuit Appeals
BY DOUG RUTTER
State legislators will not approve a
bill amendment that would allow lan
downers denied septic tank permits
(o appeal lo county health boards in
stead of state government, according
to a local representative.
State Rep. David Redwine said
Monday the pro
v
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posed amend
ment to House
Bill 268, which he
sponsored, will
not get past a
committee of
state legislators.
Although the
provision allow- fSSSs I J
ing for local ap- redwine
peals was included in the original
vt'iMuii of the bill introduced by Red
wine, it was taken out during Hou?
debate. When the proposal traveled
to the Senate, the provision was stuck
back in as amendment and approved
by the Senate before being rejected
for a second time by the House.
Redwine said a joint conference
committee made up of members of
the House and Senate is now working
out differences in the bill. Once the
committee agrees on the exact
language, it will become law.
The local representative, who
serves on the conference committee,
said this week the group will not pass
the amendment allowing for local ap
peals because of strong opposition in
the House of Representatives.
Although he supports the provision,
Redwine said he now has to go along
with his colleagues in the House and
reject it.
Redwine said he likes the idea of
local appeals because it would
simplify the appeals process and br
;ng it closer to home. "The best
government is that government
which is closest to the people," he
said.
Brunswick County Health Director
Michael Rhodes said the local health
board went on record as supporting
the proposal earlier this year. It was
included in a long list of recommen
dations that came out of a legislative
septic tank study committee co
chaireii by Redwine.
Holden Beach Mayor John Tandy
said he feels the local health board
could do just as well as state officials
in hearing appeals. "If you've got the
right leaders, you can go any way
you want to."
A number of canal lots on Holden
Beach and other local barrier islands
have been left unbuildable due to lot
restrictions and because soils are
considered unsuitable for septic
tanks.
Among other things, the bill deals
with the granting of permits for in
novative sewage treatment systems,
extending *.he life of a septic tank per
mit from three to five years and
training for sanitarians.
Although the provision allowing for
local appeals received support in
Brunswick County, Redwine said
state health officials and county
health boards around the state have
opposed the measure.
Opponents have said a local ap
peals process would put more
pressure on county health boards,
which they feel are more likely to
yield to pressure from local
developers and grant septic tank per
mits.
However, Redwine puts more faith
in local health boards. "They're not
going to be intimidated by a
developer coming in for a permit,"
he said. "I think they're smart
enough for that not to happen."
Richard Rowe, chief of the en
vironmental health section of the
N.C. Division of Health Services, said
the provision is not needed because
state statute already allows county
health boards to adopt and enforce
their own septic tank rules and hear
their own appeals. He said it has
worked well in the counties that have
their own rules and appeals pro
cedures.
"To have an appeals process at the
local level on state rules creates a
number of problems and raises a
number of questions," said Rowe.
One of the potential problems, he
said, is that local health boards
would likely have different inter
pretations of the septic tank rules
and that a permit granted on an ap
peal in one county may be denied in a
neighboring county. Keeping the ap
peals process at the state level would
ensure that the rules are being ap
plied the same everywhere, said
Rowe.
"It would certainly increase the
workload on the local board," he add
ed. "When you get into an appeals
process, it's not something that's
handled in a matter of minutes."
But according to Redwine, there
have been very few appeals to local
health boards in the nine North
Carolina counties that allow them. In
five of those counties that responded
to a survey, he said there have been
only 22 appeals and approximately
15,000 permit applications.
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Waccamaw Puts New
Pumper Into Service
Waccamaw Fire & Rescue's
newest i*d truck came with a few
miles on but Fire Chief Gregg
Warren figures the demonstration
model was a bargain.
The squad paid $97,000 for the 1988
Ford pumper, while a comparable
model from another company would
have cost more than $110,000. In ex
cellent condition, the Ford has less
than 2,000 miles on it, he said, and is
equipped with a 1,000 gallon tank and
a 1,000 gallon per minute pump.
This addition brings the unit's fleet
to four. However, Warren and Assis
tant Fire Chief Glenda Smith said the
fire department's oldest vehicle, a
1964 pumper, may eventually be
taken out of service. Meanwhile, the
recent purchase will allow the
department to make repairs to two
other vehicles.
"That was one of the problems we
had," said Warren. "We couldn't do
repairs without putting c?h'.T depart
ments on standby. If it was going to
take more than a day, we had to
patch it up and let it go."
To purchase the new puniptM , Wac
camaw members raised $20,000
through fundraising projects such as
dinners and obtained another $40,000
in matching funds from the county's
District I fire and rescue contingency
fund. It financed another $40,000.
To clear this debt. Warren figures
the department needs to sell only a
few more chicken bog and barbecue
plates.
On a 'good" day. said Ms. Smith,
the department will sell between
1,500 and 2,000 plates at $3.50 per
plate, clearing a profit of about
$1,400.
Booklet Offers Money-Saving
Tips About Flood Insurance
While hurricanes, severe storms
and extreme flooding rarely occur in
this area, there's always a chance
they will.
And, according to the UNC Sea
Grant College Program, living on a
sound, river or oceanfront increases
the chance of property damage or
loss from flooding? and makes flood
insurance a good investment.
Spencer Rogers, Sea Grant's
coastal engineer, said that typical
homeowner policies don't cover
damage caused by rising water from
coastal storms, erosion, stream
flooding or storniwater runoff. Thai
is covered by a separate flood in
surance policy, typically required for
most mortgages in flood-prone areas
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and recommended for coastal pro
perty owners in threatened areas, he
said.
Such insurance can be expensive;
that's why Rogers recently wrote a
12-page booklet, "Saving Money on
Flood Insurance for Coastal Proper
ty Owners." It outlines construction
techniques and building modifica
tions that can reduce the annual
coast of flood insurance premiums. It
also explains little-known details of
the flood insurance program that can
help owners and their insurance
agents optimize rates.
As ail example, One building Style
typical of coastal construction is
described and modified to show the
effect on annual flood insurance
premiums.
Prospective builders, current
homeowners or designers at the
coast will find the guide helpful,
Rogers indicates. Copies are
available for si each from IJNC Sea
Grant, Box 8605, N.C. State Universi
ty, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. Ask for
publication number UNC-SG-89-05.
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FIRE CHIEF Gregg Warren of Waceamaw Fire & Rescue shares the keys to the department's newest truck with
Assistant Fire Chief Glenda Smith.
Ferry Incident Under Scrutiny
No arrest was reported as of Mon
day in a case involving two girls who
said they were molested Saturday by
? i man on the Southport-Fort Fisher
Ferry.
According to Brunswick County
Sheriff's Det. Lindsay Walton and a
report on file at the sheriff's depart
ment, the incident occurred Saturday
around 7 p.m., as the ferry was en
route to Southport from Fort Fisher.
The girls, ages 13 and 8, are
residents of the Fayetteville area and
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girl's father accompanied them on
the ferry.
The report stated that an uniden
tified man touched both girls "about
the private parts of the body."
Walton explained that the
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girls' chests.
Walton said Monday afternoon that
an investigation into the matter was
still underway. An initial suspect was
located and found not to have been in
volved in the incident.
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