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Inspection Program Could Boost Building At Holden Beach BY DOUG R UTTER Plans to organize a group that would supervise the operation of waste- treatment systems on Holden Beach could pave the way for more development on the island where town officials and landowners have batded slate rules that have limited building in recent years. Holden Beach officials plan to set up a "management entity" that would oversee the inspection and mainte nance of septic tanks and other systems used to treat wastewater. Formation of the entity will allow the use of more al ternative treatment systems on the island and will be re quired by the middle of this year for the county to issue permits for conventional septic tanks and low-pressure pipe systems, said Gary McDonald, a supervisor with the Brunswick County Health Department Environ mental Section. At a joint meeting of the town Board of Commission ers and Planning Board Monday night, commissioners informally agreed that a policy supporting the manage ment entity concept be included in the town's 1990 CA MA Land Use Plan Update. In doing so, commissioners accepted the recommen dation of the Holden Beach Planning and Zoning Board, which voted last Thursday to recommend the management entity approach after discussion with county health officials. McDonald said setting up a management entity would help the town in two ways: First, it would allow the county Health Department to continue permitting conventional septic tanks and the less-popular low-pres sure pipe systems after July 1. Although the N.C. Health Services Commission may delay the requirement, McDonald said existing rules will prevent she most common treatment systems used in the county from being permitted after June, unless a local management entity is in place. "This is the most economi cal thing short of doing nothing ? Bill Burnett, planner Henry Von Oesen and Associates Second, McDonald said having a management entity in place would allow the county to permit more alterna tive systems on Holdcn Beach, such as aerobic systems and holding tanks. He said the management group would be required to oversee semi-annual inspections of all systems on the island and would have to provide annual reports to the county. A policy supporting the management entity was one of four wastewater treatment alternatives presented last week by a consultant helping the town update its land use plan ? a document containing data and policies that will help guide future growth of the town over the next 10 years. Bill Burnett, environmental planner with Henry Von Oesen and Associates of Wilmington, also said the town could adopt a policy supporting a central sewer system that would serve the entire island, a sewer sys tem to serve just the canal subdivisions or the existing methods of treating and disposing of waste. Addressing town commissioners and Planning Board members Monday, Burnett said a management entity would "open the doors" for the permitting of waste treatment systems that will work on Holdcn Beach when septic tanks cannot be used. "It will help to alleviate the problem that you've been trying to alleviate for several years now," Burnett said. Slate wastewater-treatment regulations have slowed development at Holden Bcach since late 1987, when the county Health Department reinterpreted state rules and started requiring there be at least one foot of naturally occurring soil above the water table for a septic tank permit to be issued. Those rules affected more than 200 lots along the canals at Holden Bcach. Since that time, new septic tank regulations have gone into effect, which would allow more canal lots to be developed but still leave many lots unbuildable, be cause of setbacks and minimum size restrictions. Currently, neither the town nor the county inspects septic tanks and other waste-treatment systems on a regular basis. Once the systems arc placed in the ground, Burnett said, they are often forgotten until there is a problem. Management entities are used all over the country, he said, and can help prevent problems from occurring. While the town board would most likely serve as the management entity, Burnett said the town could hire an other employee or a private firm to inspect waste sys tems and ensure they arc properly maintained. Through the management entity, the town could require that sep tic tanks be pumped out every three years to five years, as recommended by health officials. Burnett estimated last week that an inspection and maintenance program would cost each homeowner be tween S5 and $7 per month. The program is about SI 5 per month cheaper than a sewer system serving the canals, he said, and S40 per month cheaper than a cen tral sewer system. "This is the most economical thing short of doing nothing," he said. The consultant said a central sewer system would cost the town about $4 million and would take at least five to 10 years to plan, design and build. A smaller system serving only the canals would cost less if land could be found on the island to dispose of the waste. But he said there aren't many suitable large tracts on the island that the town could afford to pur chase. Turning its back on the wastewatcr-trcatment prob lems now could cost the town a lot of money in the long run if Holden Beach were required to build a central sewer system, Burnett said. After hearing the four alternatives Monday, Commis sioner Bob Buck said the town has no choice but to set up a management entity. "This is the only workable al ternative that the town has got," he said. "You can get rid of the oihcr three." Although the Planning Board unanimously recom mended the management entity approach, two members said last week they think the town eventually will have to go with a sewer system serving all or part of the is land. "I think the longer we put it off, the more it's going to cost us," board member Jim Shafor said of a central sewer system. Ted Rivenbark said setting up a management entity is the least the town can do right now; a community sewer system serving the canals may be needed in the near fu ture. However, Planning Board Chairman Charlotte Nolle pointed out that 70 percent of the property owners and residents who responded to a recent citizen survey favor an inspection program. The same respondents were split over the need for a central sewer system. Other land-use policies discussed Monday night in cluded those dealing with resource protection, inlet sta bilization and the development of estuarine islands. A draft of the policies is expected to be available for public inspection at town hall Wednesday, May 2. The land-use plan update is expected to go to the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission for review following a local public hearing in June. Holden To Pick Up Bulky Trash Items Holden Bcach's semi-annual pickup of debris, appliances and other bulky trash items will take place next week, even though the town's 1978 dump truck is out of commission. At an emergency meeting Tuesday morning, town com missioners voted to buy a 1988 Ford dump truck for 516,500, with delivery expected within the week. The town had budget ed 512,500 this fiscal year to purchase a dump truck. The ad ditional 54,000 needed to buy the truck will come from the 515,000 remaining in a capital outlay fund. Excluding construction mate rials, town employees plan to pick up and dispose of a variety of trash items left by property owners in the street right-of way, according to Town Mana ger Gus Ulrich. A similar clean up is planned for early October. The town was scheduled to pick up the trash last week, but the old dump truck broke down, Ulrich said. He said he plans to take bids and sell the vehicle. GOP Jamboree Set A GOP May Primary Jamboree slated Saturday by the Brunswick County Republican Party will tea lure barbecued chicken, dancing to music by Crossroads Band and mix ing with party candidates. Party spokesman Bill Dunn said all Republican candidates have been asked to attend the jamboree, which begins at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Brunswick County Republican Headquarters on U.S. 17 north of Supply. Dancing will start at 8 p.m. Door prizes and a cake walk are also planned at the party fund-rais ing event. Admission will be charged. Democrats Set BBQ Three precincts arc joining to gether Saturday to sponsor a mect the-candidatcs barbecue featuring all Democratic candidates. The barbecue will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lockwood Fol ly Community Building on Stan bury Road, said Marion Davis, Democratic chairman for Secession I precinct. 'This will be an opportu nity for everybody to meet the can didates and ask them questions." All Democratic candidates have been invited and arc expected to at tend the barbecue, whitii is spon sored by Secession I, Secession II and Frying Pan precincts. STAFF PHOTO BY DOUG tUTTE* Welcome Back To The Beach A wooden sign welcoming people to H olden Beach was back in business last Thursday, just in time for the Easter weekend, after several years in cold storage. The sign, last seen at the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Jordan Street when the old drawbridge was removed nearly four years ago, was placed at the foot of the high-rise bridge. Building Inspector Dwight Carroll and Commissioner Judy Bryan headed up restoration efforts, making and painting new letters for the sign and repair ing the sea gulL Pictured erecting the sign are Public Works Director Henry Thompson on the back hoe and employees Charles Zenzer, left, and Edward Hewett. FEMA To Show New Flood Map To Holden Beach Residents Proposed changes in federal flood insurance maps that could re sult in higher costs for people who build new homes along the coast will be the topic of a public meeting next week at Holden Beach. Dwight Carroll, building inspec tor and code enforcement officcr at Holden Beach, said officials with the Federal Emergency Manage ment Agency (FEMA) regional of fice in Atlanta will discuss amend ments to the maps at a meeting Wednesday, May 2, at 11 a.m. in town hall. FEMA administers the National Flood Insurance Program, a federal program that makes flood insurance available in communities that en force regulations designed to reduce flood damage, such as elevating houses on pilings. The flood maps aic uscu Uj ucici mine flood insurance rates. Carroll said the new Holden Beach map is generally more re strictive than the existing one. The new map has minimum house ele vations ranging from zero to 23 feet above sea level at different loca tions on the island. In February, local building in spectors said FEMA had proposed average rises of two feet in the flood elevations on the area's barri er islands. Also, they said changes had been proposed in some flood zone boundaries. Carroll and Druied Robcrson, building inspector at Ocean Isle Bcach, said at the time that the higher flood elevations wouldn't necessarily mean that bcach homes will have to be built higher off the ground. However, they said, homeowners who choose not to build according to the new minimums probably wuii'i uc cii&iuic fui u'lSufanCC ulS counts that arc available to people who do build above the minimum elevation. As an example, Carroll said a home buill three feet above the cur rent flood elevation in a certain zone would receive approximately a S500 discount on flood insurance. An identical house built when the new maps arc in cffcct might get only a S200 discount, since it would be only one foot above the new ele vation. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SERVICES ?Counseling and Consultation ?Behavior Tnerapy ?Psycnoeducationai lest ng ?Learning & Motivational ProDlems ?Stiess Management Dr. Robert C. Peterson. Ph.D. Caia&ash ? 579-5473 Vote David L. Gause ?? Republican Candidate ?? Brunswick County Sheriff ? Thirty Years Experience In Law Enforcement ? Retired Wildlife Officer ? Certified Law Enforcement Officer ? Shallotte Alderman For 6 Years V WW w I FREE Pig Pickin' Sat., April 28, 6-8 p.m. Shallotte Municipal Park ^(Behind Chamber of Commerce) Winnabow Man Killed In Fiery Truck Crash A Winnabow man was killed Monday morning in Columbus County when the gasoline tanker truck he was driving crashed :nto another vehicle and exploded. The victim was identified as Mi chael Wayne King, 32, of Route 1 , Winnabow, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol officc in Elizabethtown. The fatal accident happened Monday at 7:55 a.m., two-tenths of a mile west of Bruns wick County on U.S. 74-76. Volunteer firefighters and rescue squadsmcn from the Lcland and Acme-Dclco-Ricgclwood depart ments responded to the accident, said Brunswick County Emergency Management Coordinator Cecil Lo gan, who also went to the wreck scene. According to Logan and the Highway Patrol, King's tanker was headed west on U.S. 74-76 when it slammed into a gravel truck that was slopped for another traffic acci dent in the roadway. At least three Come and Meet Award Winning Artist who will personally sign for you his new limited edition prints of Coastal Scenes on April 28, 2-5 P.M. at (tit 9^ 9aflku, Post Office Complex, Hwy. 179 ?1 Calabash, N.C. i? (919)579-9929 JJ /? ^ L. Bookworm Causeway Plaza ? Holden Beach ? 842-7380 Sun-Thurs 10-6 ? Fri & Sat. 10-9 APERBACK ESTSELLERS 'The Negotiator' by Fredench Fotsytn Rivals' by Janet Daily 'Rules ol Prey' by John Santord 'Almost Heaven' by Judith McKn ght 'Stranger in Savannah' by Eugenia Prce J olhcr motorists were injured in the collision, Logan said. He indicated that reduced visibil ity on the highway Monday morn ing contributed to the accident. "It was real foggy," he said. 'They could hardly see." As a result of the wreck and ex plosion, U.S. 74-76 was closed Monday until around 2:30 p.m., Logan said. He added that traffic was detoured onto N.C. 87 and oth er side roads in the Dclco area. AT GRISSETTOWN BRING HOME THE&BEACON On Sale At GRISSETTOWN SERVICE STATION RANDY'S PORK CENTER WENDELL SMITH'S GET $150 ON ANEW ELECTRIC WATER HEATER ' i To replace your old water heater or when constructing a new home. LIMITED TIME OFFER For Details Contact Glenda Stanaland 1-800-682-5309 or (919) 754-4391 AAAAA A/1 Harrelson's Farm & Garden Center Hwy. 17 S.. Shallotte, 754-6373 Bedding Plants & Seeds, Lawn Seed, Fertilizers & Supplies, Trees, Shrubs & Much Much More! rvui ^anusLdfje PiOrciSiui'iai nc Landscape Contractor Visit Us In Booth #A16 Brunswick Living Home^SJiow
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