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m v STAFF PHOTO 8Y DOUG ?UTTl? HOLDEN REACH OFFICIALS are worried about hundreds of dead wax myrtles like this one that are creating a fire and health hazard. Officials Worried About Dead Myrtles Holden Beach officials are con sidering ways io get rid of dead myrtle shrubs on the island which pose possible fire and health haz ards. Town Manager Blake Proctor said hundreds of wax myrtles were killed last September during Hurri cane Hugo when salt water w?shwl over the frontal dunes. Dead bushes can be found on 100 or more lots on the island, he estimated. The brittle bushes are packed close together, he said, and create a fire hazard because many of them are next to homes. Proctor said the bushes also caust water to collect, which attracts mosquitoes and cre ates a health hazard. "Fire is our number one con cern." Prix;tor said at Monday's town meeting. "If this started burn ing we could hang most of the town up." The town received two bids for disposing of the bushes, but com missioners decided to wait until the town manager gets input from wildiife experts belore doing any thing. Proctor said the low bid on the project would put the cost at S300 per lot. He said the town could have the dead bushes removed and then charge the property owners for the work. Proctor said the Federal Emer gency Management Agency (FE MA) has refused to reimburse the town for disposing of the bushes, even though their death was related to Hurricane Hugo. Two island residents said at Monday's meeting they were con cerned about cutting down the myr tle bushes because they provide shelter for wildlife including deer, foxes and birds. 'There's 2n extensive nrnount of wildlife on this island...that many of you never see," said Mayor John Tandy. VALK BROKERAGE, INC. COLUMBIA. SC (803)750-3033 WHOLESALE LIQUIDATORS OF NEW AND USED REPOSSESSED BOATS. HYDRA-SPORTS. WAHOO, YAMAHA. GLASSMASTER. EVINRUDE. FORCE. 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Sat 9 4 CLOSED WEDNESDAYS Holden Beach Changes Rules On Open Burning BY DOU(; RUTTKR Holdcn Bcach has changed its rules uii open burning in an effort U> make sure controlled fires don't get out of control and to prevent the burning of some hazardous materi als. Town permits arc now required for all open fires at construction sites and fires set to dispose of shrubs and other material cleared from land. Also, people arc prohib ited from burning vehicle tires, treated lumber and lumber treated with or containing creosote. Town commissiorcrs approved the changcs as part of an ordinance adopted at Monday night's meeting, which amended the existing regula tions on opening burning. The town board imposed a mora torium on all open burning in early July when a fire set to bum material that had been cleared from a large tract of land caused a nuisancc on the island. Holdcn Bcach Commissioners voted to continue the ban on land clearing fires at their August meet ing and started working on changes in open burning rules which were given final approval this week. Permits arc required for any fires set at construction sites, whether they are for the comfort of workers or to dispose of scrap building ma terials. Fires set to burn debris must be constantly attended and kept small enough so they can be put out with a garden hose. In the case of land-clearing fires, the materia! to be burned must be kept in individual piles small enough to be easily extinguishablc and the fires must be attended at all times. Before the fires arc started, the fire department must be notified and arrangements must be made for putting out the fire if it becomes necessary. Fire permits are issued based on the location of the fire, type and amount of materials to be burned, weather and population conditions, means available for extinguishing the fire, time of day and expccted duration of the fire and any other pertinent factors. Police officers issue fire permits, but they now have to consult with the town manager when issuing per mits for construction-site or land clearing fires. The fire chief also may be consulted in certain in stances. Fees Increased Permit and inspection fees for building the average new house at Holdcn Beach have jumped from S201 to S352 under changes ap proved Monday night. Town Manager Blake Proctor said the fees haven't been changed in five years and that the increases are needed to keep up with infla tion . Commissioners approved differ ent increases in the various permit and inspection fees. Building In spector Dwight Carroll said the changes would add up to a SI 50 in crease in the cost of the average new house. 'The town isn't in business to make money, but we sure aren't in business to lose money," Mayor John Tandy said. "If we leave it alone, it's not paying (the building inspector's) salary." Plans Approved Commissioners moved forward on plans to renovate and expand the town hall complex Monday, but board members are split over the exact location of a door leading to a new conference room. On a 3-2 vote, commissioners ap proved a rough sketch of ihe rent) vauons planned in the garage area of town hall. An architect will pre pare detailed drawings that arc needed for the town to take bids on the project. Gay Atkins and Judy Bryan voted against the plans. They said a dtx>r providing access to a conference room should be loeated in the meet ing room instead of the administra tive area of town hall, where it would be disruptive. Other board members disagreed and said they liked the plans as they were presented by Southpon archi tect John Thompson. Plans call for the existing garage area to be remcxlelcd to provide room for the police department, an office for the public works director and two new rcstrooms equipped for the handicapped. Commission ers plan to construct a new garage on the cast side of town hall. Other Business In other business Monday, com missioners: ?Voted to pay S6(M) to Tommy Morgan of Brunswick Surveying for adding federal flood /ones to the town's plat maps. Town officials said the project should help proper ty owners get lower flood insurance premiums in the future. ? Voted to reimburse S^<K) to six property owners who voluntarily paid frontal dune assessments which were proposed by the town board but never approved. ?Appointed a committee made up of Commissioners Gay Atkins and Judy Bryan and the town man ager to address the need for more beach accessways. Approved the creation of a de partment of finance and administra tion, at the request of the town man ager Proctor said creation of the three-employee department will make town hall operations more ef ficient. The change involves no in crease in personnel. ?Considered taking hack badges given to members of the town's hur ricane evacuation team, damage as sessment team and telephone volun teers, but took no action. Commis sioners agreed that people with badges would not get back on the island following a storm until their names were given to police at the bridge ?Adopted on a first reading a resolution urging state legislators to take steps to rcduce the solid waste stream at its source. Steps could in clude using chipped car tires to pave and resurface roads and selling liquids in returnable glass contain ers The resoluuon came from the N.C. league of Municipalities. ?Asked the Holden Beach Plan ning and Zoning Board to review an ordinance that requires street rights ol way to be clear of fences, shrubs, landscaping materials and other ob stacles. Due to the location of some houses, the town may have to make some exceptions to the ordinance. ?Declared a 19K0 Toyota and 1982 Chevrolet police car as sur plus, giving the town manager au thority to sell the vehicles at auc tion. GENERAL CONTRACTING New Homes ? Complete Renovation ? 100% Financing, lots included In certain areas ? Designing ? Partial or turn-key completion E. Wong N.C. 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