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Signs Of Hurricane Hugo Remain One Year Later BY DOUG RUTTKH It's been almost a year sincc Hurricanc Hugo brushed the Brunswick County coastline, but there are still many signs of the storm that most people agree could have been much worse. From unstable dunes and narrow er beaches to unsettled flood insur ance claims, there arc plenty of re minders of the massive hurricanc that came ashore the morning of Sept. 22, 1989. Most of Brunswick County was spared the damage that made Hugo the most destructive hurricane in history in terms of property dam age. But some of the most valuable land in die county? lots on the bar rier islands?was lost to erosion, possibly forever. The eye of the hurricane passed over Charleston, S.C., about 135 miles south of Shallotte. But the tropical storm was big enough to reach out and slap the Brunswick County coast, causing an estimated S9() million in property damage. Most of the trouble was at Long Beach, Holden Beach and Ocean Isle Beach, where the hurricane's storm surge flattened dunes and walls of water crashed into ocean front homes. The hurricane was credited with wiping out about $12 million in tax base on the county's three largest is land communities, according to Brunswick County Tax Admin istrator Boyd Williamson. Sincc the storm, several local governments and property owners have been busy trying to recover what was lost, including roads, beach acccssways and homes. Local governments affected by the storm received about S450.000 in state and federal public assistance to help cover losses. Beach commu nities also were given S319,660 for emergency dune repairs. In the South Brunswick Islands, Holden Beach has led the way in terms of spending money to recov er. The town spent nearly S350.000 to rebuild its frontal dunes and sta bilize them with sand fence and beach grass. The expense spurred town offi cials to adopt an ordinance prohibit ing people from walking on the dunes. It also resulted in a three cent tax rate increase, which is sup posed to be dropped in two years. Holden Beach received S63.270 from the state to help pay for the dune project, according to town lax collector Salvia Bissell. The town also received S81,455 to cover the cost of cleanup and repairs after the hurricane. Ocean Isle Beach received SI24,000 from stale and federal pockets lo help rebuild its ocean front dunes and another SI 13,720 in public assistance, which was a re imbursement for the money the town spent on hauling debris and other emergency measures after the hurricane. Because of a wide beach and deep oceanfront setbacks. Hurricane Hugo didn't cause the headaches at Sunset Beach that it did at the other two beaches in the South Brunswick Islands. Although the island's extensive dune structure was damaged. Mayor Mason Barber said the state's south ernmost beach is well on its way to recovery. "We've come a long way," Barber said in a recent interview. ""We're just extremely well pleased wilh the amount of sand that's start ed coming in and the way it's build ing back." Town Administrator Linda Flue gel said the town spent S9.103 re covering from the hurricane. The slate and federal government later reimbursed die town the full amounL Most of the money was used to clean up debris, spray for mos quitoes and control traffic immedi ately after the hurricane, Mrs. Flucgel said. "We were right back in working order 24 hours later." Besides a weakened dune struc ture and ongoing construction of the Sunset Beach Fishing Pier, Mrs. Fluegcl said the only reminders of the hurricane come during exces THE BRUNSWICK^BEACON Established Nov. 1, 1962 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Main Street Shallotte. N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year S10.30 Six Months $5.50 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S14.80 Six Months S7.85 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. One Year S15.95 Six Months S8.35 Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Shallotte, N.C. 28459 USPS 777-780 *1 s ' THESE THEN AND NOW PHOTOGRAPHS show the changes that have oc- moved closer to the street. The house at left in the 19X9 photo was repaired but left curred in the 600 block of Ocean Boulevard West at Lions Paw Drive at Holden in its place. The most recent photograph also shows a new house, aptly named Reach since Hurricane Hugo made landfall near Charleston, S.C., last September. After Hugo. The house at right, which was on the verge of collapsing after the storm, has been S?F n,OTO *N0 FILf rMOTO ,Y FDn,F WFATT - /..V ? . J*., THEN 9M sive high titles when debris washes up on ihe strand. She said she believes it's debris from other beaches that could be caught up on a sandbar offshore. "We gel just about everything wash ing up here?everything but mon ey." Brunswick County governments haven't been the only ones taking advantage of state and federal pro grams since the hurricane. Hundreds of homeowners have looked to Raleigh and Washington, D.C., for help getting back on their feet. North Carolina homeowners filed 1,112 flood insurance claims since the storm. Most of the claims, if not all of them, were from Brunswick County, said Donald Collins of the Federal Insurance Administration. The federal government has paid off $44 of the claims, with psy menus totaling $6,569,878. The av erage payoff was 57,784, Collins said, and all but 13 of the claims have been settled. In the weeks and months follow ing Hugo, more than 400 Bruns wick County homeowners applied for a federal program that pays peo ple to move or demolish homes that are seriously threatened by erosion. Jim Hersline, regional chief of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, said he received 422 applications for the program, mostly from Isle, Holden and Long beaches. 'SHALLOTTE CLEANERS OPEN DAILY 7 AM TO 6 PM SATURDAY 8 AM TO 1 PM Al l. Wi >KK lK)Ni: ON PREMISES CLEANING SHIRT L AUNDRY ALTERATIONS FUR & LEAH IEK SERVICES 754-4435 DOWNTOWN SI IALLOTTF. M6 VILLAGE RD., CORNER OF 174 A 17 Of the total number of applica- Agency (FEMA) in Washington, lions, 177 of them were withdrawn said 44 of the homeowners who re before either being approved or dis- ceived local approval took the next approved lor federal assistance, step aiiu filed claims under uic Herstine said 181 of the remaining Upton-Jones provision of the applications were approved and 64 Federal Flood Insurance Program, were denied. Thirty-six people applied for fed Whalen Blair, who works for the cral money for demolishing their Federal Emergency Management homes, he said, and eight asked for Save your Hill's Food Store grocery tapes tor Computers For Kids Save your grocery tapes from Hill's Fooa Stores to be redeemed for computers for Union Pr.mary School. Tapes may be aropped off at Sha'lotte Lumber, Shallotte Town Hall. West Brunswick Library and Southern National Bank at Ocean Isle Beach. For information contact Dina Gause at 754-8724, Susan Williams at 754-9258 or Lucinaa Keily at 754-4070 Marcus Rcy Williams, MD Mil m M Michael W, Wilkerson, MD BOARD CERTIFIED fll/vf/1 "HBk BOARD CERTIFIED INTERNAL MEDICINE- gz ' ' * - INTERNAL MEDIC INT CARDIAC & FAXCL'LAR W ^ m ^ ? ?riT DIAGNOSTIC UPPER TUAS0N0GRAP5IY S == ENDOSCOPY WU THE LIVING WILL Recently the media has focused attention on the individual's right to determine their own fate in the face of terminal, irreversible, and incurable illness. It is very important to discuss this issue with your personal physician before catastrophic illness prevents you from making these important decisions. Living wills, which conform to North Carolina statutes, are presently available in our office lobby, and we encourage any interested individual to drop by and pick one up. Best wishes. The Staff of Brunswick Internal Medicine Associates MTWF 9-5 BC/BSCOSTWISE 75*5880 THURS. 9 6 MEDICARF PARTICIPATING Village Pines Office Part SAT. 9-12 Located across from Calvary Baptist Church, Hwy. 179 Suite 5. Shallotte money to help relocate their houses. front property owners who hired So far, Blair said the federal gov- contractors to bulldo/c dunes to emment has approved half of the lo- protect their land have been reirn cal claims. FEMA has paid county burscd $290,230 by the state, *?c property owners more than SI.3 cording to Ms. Hoffman. million for destroying 18 houses Through the individual family as and moving four others threatened sistance program, she said area rcsi by erosion. dents have received S24.094 to help Under another program, ocean- cover uninsured losses. brunswiciTcounty RIGHT TO LIFE will be holding their bi-monthlv meeting TUESDAY, SEPT. 25, 7:00 P\1 at SHALLOTTE COMMUNITY CHAPEL Holden Beach Rd., Hwy. 130, Next to June's Fabrics c . , , Come be a part of the Speak up tor those who * cannot speak up for lareest grass-roots themselves. Proivrbs31:S . , , movempnl in history and let's stop the baby-l<illing Public Is Invited For further info, call: Janet Pope 287-3111 or Jean Barber 579-6623 We're Here To Stay Shallotte! 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