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Sunset Council Takes Steps To Turn Lot 1 -A Into Street BY SUSAN USIIKR Thiny-fivc years after it first appeared on a subdivi sion plat. Sunset Boulevard to the Ocean is on its way to becoming an actual street Sunset Beach Town Council members voted unani mously Monday night to accept the right of way and to eventually develop it into a town street. Councilman Ed Gore, the developer who recently lost a suit over the strip formerly known as "Lot 1-A." asked for the right to develop a plan lor the road, since it would serve adjacent property he owns and also affect use of that property. "What 1 will present is a plan that incorporates use of that easement as a road (to serve the area in ques tion), Gore said before the council vote. "Whether it is a private or public road makes no difference as tar as I'm concerned." Gore objected to wording in the resolution present ed by the Sunset Beach Taxpayers Association request ing the town accept the right-of-way, saying it was "in accurate" because the case was never heard by the N.C. Supreme Court. In his first public comment on the rul ing, Gore said he thought that court's refusal to hear the case was "an injustice." Fellow council members didn't object to Gore sub mitung a plan for the street, but also told Sunset Beach Taxpayers Association President Clete Waldmilicr it would okay for other citizens to submit proposals as well. The town's planning hoard will review the plans ana make a recommendation to the town board, said Mayor Mason Barber. The vote came after Town Attorney Michael lsen berg reminded members that the N.C Appeals Court decided in the Lot 1-A suit, which was filed in 1985 by the SBTA and several individual property owners, that property owners who had bought land based on a plat showing the right of way to the beach had the right to keep that access. It did not speak to the right of the gen eral public at large, he said The court ruled that the town had never accepted the right of way in the past. However, because of al most continuous use by the public, ihe court ruled that two past attempts by the developer to withdraw the of fer of the right of way were void. "What you're saying is that the offer is still open?good," Councilman "Bud" Scrantom saul before Annexation Again Sought For Seaside Shopping Area Sunsci Bcach Council will most likely pot lo vote again on annexa tion of an area it rejected on a 3-2 in 1989. The town was asked Monday to annex property owned by Sea Traii Corp. and Long Bay Development. Excluding Sea Trail's Sugar Sands development, the area stretches in a strip along N.C. 179 from the exist ing town limits to N.C. 904, where it lit en runs north to include the Long Bay shopping center area. Efforts to bring the shopping center tract into town began in 1988 with a request for satellite annexation that was rejected by the council. Then the strip connecting the shopping area to town was added and the request resubmitted. That pro|x>sal was rejected on a 3 2 vote in Februarv 1989, with then Council woman Kalhy Peed casting ihe deciding vole. Ai the time she said the proposal was contrary to Ihe town's land use plan and that ihe town had sufficient land zoned for commercial use. Makeup of the board has since changed, with Julia Thomas and "Bud" Scrantom replacing Ms. Peed and Minnie Hunt. Of the three members who had voted against the annexation, they were the only two up for re-election at the time. Developers of the shopping cen ter had first wanted the area incor porated because Brunswick County did not allow alcohol sales in its unincorporated areas, and Food Lion would not otherwise commit to locating a store there. The store later came anyway, and in November county voters ap proved an ABC referendum. As presented Monday, the re quest does not include lots set aside for construction of a pro posed South Brunswick Islands post office, but does include the site of a proposed fast food restau rant, according to Long Bay Development Co. sjwkesman Bill Benton. It does not include the mobile home residential area be hind the shopping complex. Town Administrator Linda Fluegel was directed Monday to make sure that all property owners involved in the new request had signed petitions seeking voluntary annexation and that the requests met all legal requirements, if so, then at its November 5 meeting, council can set a public hearing. offering his motion. Utility Project Hearing Set Sunset Beach residents won't have to wail up to live years for the town to proceed with an underground utilities project. A public hearing on a proposal to run both electric and cable TV lines underground will be held at the board's Dec. 3 meeting. The town plans to pay the up front cost of the project, then assess property owners their pro-rated share. At its last meeting council had delayed action on the project at Mayor Mason Barber's suggestion. He want ed to make sure the tow n would ha\ e the option of con tracting with an alternative cablc television company when its current contract with Atlantic Telephone Co. Cable TV ends in five years, and wanted to see if the lines would be compatible or if a new company would he willing to help pay for the underground work. Monday he said two contractors had assured him that lines are compatible "94 percent of the time" and that town residents would, regardless of the cable service provider, have to pay for the improvements. One question expected to come up again at the pub lic hearing in December was broached briefly Member; Julia Thomas and Ed Gore asked how costs would be covered for bury ing lines underground along Shoreline Drive, where residents along one side of the street live in town and those on the other side do not. Mutual Aid Plan Approved Council members agreed to a proposal from Police Chief J.B. Buell to enter into formal agreements with neighboring local governments so that officers will be covered in terms of liability when providing mutual aid. Otherwise, the chief told council members. "We're not covered when they're out of their own jurisdiction." TJte town anticipates signing agreements with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Department and the Ocean Isle Beach Police Department. The most recent incident in which a town officer re sponded to a call for assistance came Sept. 28, when a Sunset Rcach officer responded to a bank robbery in Calabash at the request of the sheriffs department. Such agreements facilitate borrowing or exchange of officers for undercover drug investigations, Bucll said, and clarify which agency is responsible for pay, equipment, damages and liability for actions or damage. Other Business In other business the council: ? Heard that the building inspector issued five per mits for homes valued at an estimated $270,455, all but two of which were inside the town limits; 10 permits for repairs and alternations estimated at $28,800; two permits for mobile homes and six CAMA permits. ?Learned the police department responded to four breaking and enlcrings with larceny, one attempted ar son, two alarms, two rescues, one DU1 and one incident of malicious damage; issued six state and 33 town cita tions, including 32 for parking and one for failure to se cure a load: made two arrcsLs; found two open doors; and made six assists to other departments. ? Deferred action on a proposed community facili ties plan until the November meeting. The plan propos es setting aside funds in each year's budget toward specified improvements in public buildings and pro grams such as public works, fire and rescue. ?Reappointed Nivan Milligan to the town ABC board. ?Set a public hearing for Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. on sev eral recommendations from Lhe planning board. ?Noted that bids would be opened 3 p.m. Oct. 16 for paving of North Shore and Canal Drives and part of 6th Street. ? Heard a request for a joint workshop with the plan ning board regarding proposed additional changes in the sign ordinance. "We think you need to know where we're heading with what we're working on," said Chairman J. Richard Good. ?Set a 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 public hearing on several zoning ordinance amendments proposed by the planning board aimed at clarifying language in the ordinance. Councilman Gone suggested further amendment of the fence ordinance to eliminate any debate over what the "equivalent" of a chain link fcncc might be in regard to satcty fencing around residential swimming pools. Councilman A1 Odom was absent from Monday's meeting. Low Bid Changes Plans (Continued From Page 1-A) "I see three issues here: What to do in supporting the private deal ings with Bush, what to do with our own recycling program, and what the county can do to encourage mu nicipalities to start their own pro grams," Tucker continued. At a workshop Sept. 21, commis sioners allocated S1.2(X) to pay Bush for trailers that needed to be emptied until a program is estab lished. By 1993, counties must be recy cling 25 percent of their solid waste, as mandated by the state, in an ef fort to reduce the amount of materi al arriving at landfills. By July 1, 1991, the county must have a recy cling program in operation. Disability Committee A rnmmiucc that plans to in crease community awareness of the needs of the disabled in Brunswick County was endorsed by commis sioners Monday night. Helen Laugisch of Supply has been selected chairperson of the group. "We see as a mission finding out who the people are and vvhal their needs are," she told the board. "We simply would like to have your blessings. We're not asking for any money al this lime." An ail hoc organizational com mittee met Aug. 23 with Robert Foushec. liaison for the Governor's Advocacy Committee for People with Disability. Members of the committee are Joyce Williams of Holden Beach, Sue Chapman of Supply, Marsha Cochran of Long Beach, Herbert and Fliessie Parker of Southport, Nellie Westbrook of Ocean Isle Beach, Michael Ran dolph of Bolivia, Sandra and Wa rren Reynolds of Shallotlc, Lorea Williams of Southport, Brenda Mc Millian Simmons of Lcland, Paul Wayne Reeves of Shallotlc and Anita White of Supply. The committee will work for identification of access areas for the disabled, bringing markings for handicapped parking slots into com pliance wiui ihc new legislation and pointing out to governmental groups dangerous curb cuts which do not meet code standards and can not be used for people in wheel chairs. A countywidc committee endors ed by commissioners, Ms. Laugisch said, would give the group "legiti macy at the state level." Commissioner Kelly Holden's motion to endorse the committee passed unanimously. JOSEPH STEVENSON I'm interested in economic growth for Brunswick County to ensure the future for our children and the present for our elderly. COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 r i MO\A/ Tr\ cnno^nmp Tf\ ilv ? ? i w uuu JV/HiDtl I u THE BRUNSWICKfBEACON POST OFFICE BOX 2558 SHALLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA 28459 AND GET ISLAND LIVING, TOO! ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL: Sr. Citizen In Brunswick County J6 30 J5.30 N C Sales Tax 32 .27 Postage Charge 3 68 3.68 TOTAL 10.30 9.25 Elsewhere in North Carolina J6 30 J5 30 N C Sales Tax .32 .27 Postage Charge 8 18 8.18 TOTAL 14.80 13.75 Outside North Carolina J6 30 J5 30 Postage Charge 9 65 9.65 TOTAL 15.95 14.95 Complete And Return To Above Address Name Address City, State Zip PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Agricultural Agents Receive Awards Brunswick County Agricultural Extension Director Milton Cole man (right) and Agricultural Extension Agent Hilly Harrow (left) recently received awards for Distinguished Service and Agent Achievement respectively. They are representing North Carolina at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents meet ing in Seattle, Wash., Sept. 30-0ct. 5. Fair Weather Anticipated South Brunswick Islands resi dents and visitors can expect to en joy pleasant early fall weather dur ing the next several days. Temperatures arc cxpcctcd to be near normal, Shalloltc Point meteo rologist Jackson Canady said Mon day, ranging from around 60 uc giccs at night into the upper 70s during the daytime. Well less than a half-inch of rainfall is cxpcctcd. For the period Sept. 25 through Oct. 1, Canady measured only .03 inc h of rainfall. 1 THE BRUNSWICK&BEACON Established Nov. 1, 1962 Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Mam Street Shallotte, N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year $10.30 Six Months $5.50 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S14.80 Six Months $7.85 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. He recorded a maximum high of 87 degrees, which occurred on the 27ih, and a minimum low of 45 de grees on the 25ih. An average daily high of 83 de grees and an average nightly low of 57 degrees yielded a daily average temperature of 70 degrees, which Canady said is about normal tor this time of year. COMPLETE INTERIOR DECORATING SERVICE ?Mini blinds ?Vertical blinds ?Micro blinds ?Carpet ?Wallpaper ?Draperies ?Pictures Ruby Floyd Oceau late r/ate'U<vi<i Hwy. 904. #3 Seaslda North 579-6091 t l?u>n*lC< MAC OH Police Officer Suspended (Continued From Page 1-A) and trespassing in early August fol lowing an incident involving anoth er llolden Beach town employee. Building Inspector Dwight Carroll. Dancy has declined to comment, but Carroll said in an earlier inter view that the incident occurred Aug. 2 at about 3 a.m. at his home on Holden Beach. He had just returned from a store where he went to purchase a soft drink and pulled his car into his garage. Carroll said he closed the automatic garage door and when he got out of his car, Dancy was stand ing in the garage. Carroll said the officer was dres sed in his police uniform, had a hand on his gun and did not have a search warrant. He said he asked ? k..? Ka L/Ullt ) U? IUt?V .H.UIUI II I I IV .>, I 'UI I IV stayed in the garage for about 20 minutes. At one point, Carroll said, Dancy tried to hit him in the head with a clenched fist, but he ducked and look the blow on the shoulder. Judge Gore sentenced Dancy to 30 days in Brunswick County Jail, which was suspended for one year, and one year of unsupervised proba tion. Under the conditions of the sen tcnce, Dancy is not allowed 10 as sault. harass, molest or make any communicating threats to Carroll or his wile for 12 months. Dancy aiso is not allowed to go on or about Carrolls' property without authoriz ed permission or a search warrant. The sentence also requires Dancy to attend Brunswick County Mental .Health Center to see if he is mental ly abic to possess or use a fiicanri. Dancy has worked for the Holdcn Beach Police Department since July 1987. At their regular monthly meeting Monday, Holdcn Beach Commis sioners voted to add a seventh posi tion to the police department so there will be another ofTiccr to take Dancy's place during his suspension. "We need that sixth person," Proctor told the town board. "It lakes that to run the department." If Dancy is found innocent. Proc tor said ihc new officer would be let go. But the new officer could be re tained if Dancy is found guilty in his jury trial. Earlier this year, Dancy was sus pended without pay for one week after he was involved in a car acci dent that occurred while he was on duty. The suspension was later re scinded, and the officer was given his back pay. (Brunszvicf<^IsCands Q lA/omen's Center, CP-S^L. Complete Gynecological AND OBSTETRICAL SERVICES new patients welcome Robert E. Hassler, m.d. F.A.C.O.G. Board Certified and Recertified #16 Medical Center Dr., Supply, 754-9166 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT OF MILTON WILLIAMS Village Mart GROCERY & RESTAURANT VILLAGE POINT ROAD RESTAURANT OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 7-3 Serving Breakfast, Sandwiches, Daily Lunch Specials, Homemade Biscuits Orders-to-Go Welcome, Phone 754-7290 Milton Williams invites everyone to stop by to see him, and shop and eat with him. GROCERY STORE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY 6 30 AM TILL 10 PM FRIDAY 6 30 AM TILL 11 PM; SATURDAY 7 AM TILL 11 PM SUNDAY 8 AM TILL 10 PM
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