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Holden Commissioners Approve Brunswick Avenue Paving BY DOUG RUTTER Brunswick Avenue West at Holden Beach should be paved before residents on the street sit down to Thanksgiving dinner in late November. That was the word from Town Manager Gus Ulrich Monday evening shortly before the town board adopted a resolution approving the paving project and voted to advertise for bids. The town will finance the project upfront and hopes to recoup 60 percent of the cost through property owner assessments. The assessments will be based on front footage along the street. The cost of the project will not be known until the paving is complete. Ulrich said it will depend in part on the drainage and grading work required before the paving begins. Mayor John Tandy said during Monday's town meeting that this will be the biggest paving project ever handled by the town. Holden Beach budgeted approxi mately $85,000 this year for the project. Prior to approving the project, commissioners held a brief public hearing on the proposal. In response to a question from Brunswick Avenue resident Don Pollard, town officials ?ai<5 corr?c ments will be held in abeyance for property that cannot presently be developed. Owners cannot build on some lots because they aren't considered suitable for septic tanks. Tnere is at least one iot on the south side of the street and a stretch of land on the north side with an estimated 500 feet fronting the road that will not be assessed at the present time. If the land becomes devel opablc over the next 15 years, the assessments will come due. The condition of those lots will not affect the amount of the assessments paid by other property own ers. As part of the project, town officials hope to pave three other streets connecting Brunswick Avenue West and Ocean Boulevard West. Those are sections of Roger Street, Boyd Street and all of Neptune Street. Commissioner Bob Buck said the town would save money in the long run if those streets are paved at the same time as Brunswick Avenue. "Somehow or another we've got to find a way to pave those three short sec tions to tie it all together," he said. But as of this week, the town was still waiting for petitions from property owners on those streets request ing the paving and agreeing to pay their share. This week's meeting lasted nearly three hours and had been postponed one week because of the Labor Day holiday. The full town board and about 35 resi dents attended the session. Sidewalks Are Coming After years of talking about it, town commissioners this week lock ihcii first uag sic^ iuwaiu siuewaik con struction along Ocean Boulevard. The board authorized the town manager to obtain design plans for a sidewalk between Jordan Boulevard and Sand Dollar Drive ? the area on the island consid ered most congested. Town officials have proposed building a five-foot widc concrctc sidewalk, but have not decided on which side of the street it will be built The town budgeted 540,000 this year for sidewalks, with most of the allo cation coming from occupancy tax revenue. For years, town officials have been talking about the need for sidewalks for the safety of residents and visitors who walk, jog and rides bikes along Ocean Boulevard. Town Receives Grant Holden Beach has been awarded a 59,600 state grant that will be used to update its land use plan. The town manager said the town will have to match the state grant with 51,200 cash and 51,200 in in kind ser vices. He said he will recommend next month that the town hire a consulting firm to develop the plan. The town planning board will work with the consul tant on the planning document. The five-year land use plan update will have to be adopted before the end of the fiscal year, said Ulrich. Ordinance Needs Work Following a public hearing Monday night, town commissioners agreed that a proposed ordinance gov erning the use of outside lights needs work. A draft recommended by the planning and zoning board restricts outside lights so they don't shine onto a neighbor s property. Also, ugnts on poies would be lim ited to 10 feet in height. Security lights presently attached to utility poles are about 20 feet off the ground. Commissioners seemed to agree with many points in the proposal. But several several said they thought the ordinance should be more specific in the types of lighting designs permitted. The new ordinance could be adopted as early as October. The police chief enforces the existing ordi nance, but the town manager would enforce the one proposed by the planning board. You Dirty Rat In response to a number df complaints, the town manager will make a recommendation at the next town meeting on what the town should do regarding over grown lots and the resulting problem with rats. During a brief discussion Monday, town officials said the rat problem is worst on the overgrown vacant canal lots. They agreed, however, that removing all vegetation from the lots would cause erosion. "Obviously, we've got some work to do on these lots," said Mayor Tandy. "We can do a better job with the rats." Other Business In other business, commissioners: ? Agreed to allow property owner Ralph Welker to construct a retaining wall or bulkhead at the end of Seaview Drive. The road is dedicated to the town but it is not maintained by the town. Plans will have to be approved by the building inspector. ? Asked the planning and zoning board to make a recommendation on wiicuici u?c iuwii SmOu'u p ay m\y or all of the cost for repairing driveways damaged due to the underground wiring project. ? Authorized the town manager to oversee the use of town employees and equipment for The Big Sweep on Saturday, Sept. 23. Volunteers will clean litter from the beach for four hours that day. ? Agreed to sell six surplus VHF radios to the Tri Beach Volunteer Fire Department at a cost of Si ,200. Tugboat Sinks In Waterway; Cause Of Mishap Not Known An unmanned tugboat that was being towed up the Atlantic Intra coastal Waterway sank last Thurs day night at Lockwood Folly Inlet, according to U.S. Coast Guard spokesmen. Chief Petty Officer Frank Haw thorne of the Wilmington office of the U.S. Coast Guard indicated Monday that the cause of the acci dent is still under investigation. The sinking was reported last Thursday at pm., said Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Nelson of the Oak Island Coast Guard Sta tion. Hawthorne identified the owner of the tugboat as South At lantic Dredging Company of Char leston, S.C. According to Hawthorne and Brunswick County Emergency Management Coordinator Cecil Lo gan, the 38-foot tugboat Jerry and dredging equipment were being towed by the tugboat Mitchell from Jacksonville, Fla., to Norfolk, Va., when the mishap occurred. Logan said he was called to the scene last Thursday around 8:30 p.m., following a report that the accident had resulted in a diesel fuel spill. When he arrived, all but the stern of the vessel was submerged in approximately nine feet of water. Both Logan and Hawthorne said only about 25 gallons of fuel es caped from the sunken tug. Envir onmental damage also was minimal because the spill happened on a out going tide, they said. The Coast Guard issued a "noticc to mariners" concerning the dis abled tugboat's location in the waterway, and the Mitchell stood by until the Jerry was salvaged by the dredging company on Friday, said Hawthorne. Jim s PAWN & GUNS Largest Inventory Of New Guns In The Southeast! Increase Your Advantage Get The Edge... Lessen The Odds 4212 Oleander Dr., Wilmington m 799-7314 OIQC9IHE MUNSWlOCStACO* 4632 Yadkin Rd., Fayetteville 864-2270 S3 ^ ? | ,, . . . staff moto ?y doug kutte* GabneUe Leaves Her Mark The east end of Holden Beach was the only area in the South Brunswick Islands that eroded last week due to high tides caused by Hurricane Gabrielle. Although it passed far offshore, the storm claimed about 25 feet of beach near the end of Ocean Boulevard East, according to Holden Beach Building Inspector Dwight Carroll. He said high waters fueled by northeasterly winds uncovered sand bags and concrete pilings that were covered up earlier this year when a dredge boat working in Lockwood Folly Inlet pumped sand onto the beach. Officials at Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach said the unusually high tides did not cause any erosion there. Boating Class To Be Offered Flotilla 10-08 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is accepting appli cations for a safe-boating seminar to be held on Mondays and Thurs days beginning Oct. 2 at the Shal lotte Senior Center on Main Street, Shallotte. Classes will be held at 7 p.m. Taught by flotilla members, the six-week course will cover the basics of boat handling, water safe ty, navigation, seamanship, radio communications and other facets of boating safety. Diplomas will be awarded upon completion of the course. For more information, contact Bill Utter at 579-2387. Give Your Hair a Hug! SCRUpLES PROFESSIONAL SALON PRODUCTS It's Time for a Change! For Manicures. 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