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m ? SIR A* *?* 15 ..... wmmmm ? : STAFF PHOTO BY BRENDA CI EMMONS /A THIS SC EIsE from the annual Shallotte Christmas parade, young girls paeked the Dance Connection/Coastal Insurance Company float. Calabash May Have To Change Plans To Get Sewer Service To Waterfront BY DOt <; RUTTER Calabash officials thi- week received some ginxi news and some bad news concerning a plan to extend sewer service 10 un: waicifiiml The bad news is that they apparently have lost die available sewage treatment capacity Ihcy had requested from a private utilil> company. The gixx' news i- there may be another wav to get sewer scrvic to the river Iront. Calabash Commissioners voted last month to re quest sewer servicc lor the downtown waterfront area from Carolina Blythc I lilities, whichalteady serves the Carolina Shores section ol town. Town officials said the utility had recently gained 66,000 gallons per day ol treatment capacity because a subdivision it had been serving switched to a different company. However, Building Inspector Fd Schaack s;nd at Tuesday's town meeting that the sewage capacity the toaii had requested from Carolina Blythe was no longer available to the tow n Schaack said Brunswick County developer Odell Williamson has been promised the sewage capacity for a reported price of S330,000, which is ihc same amount I he iown had e.vjiei led Ui pay lor it. After hearing the news Tuesday, Commissioner Keith Hardee said Williamson might be trying to get back at the town board tor the way it has treated him lately Harlier ihi^ year, the board of commissioners re fuseil to endorse plans lor a marina at Williamson's Ocean Harbour Golf Links property. Plans called for boat slips to extend farther into the Calabash River channel than is usually permitted by the Army Corps of Engineers. Also. Williamson was one of many area business men affected by the town's recent crackdown on viola tors of the sign ordinance. The developer had to take dou n several large signs promoting his Ocean Harbour golf course. Mayor Doug Simmons speculated Tuesday that Williamson may use the sewer serv ice to develop resi dcniial lots at Marsh Harbor Golf Links or along N.C. 179 near the South Carolina state line. "You don't ever know about him," Simmons said. He aiways thinks ahead ot time, like he might live 50 more years. He might too." But the news for Calabash leaders wasn't all bad Tuesday night. Schaack said town officials and area golf course developers arc making progress in their ef fort to get state regulations relaxed so treated wastewa ter can be sprayed on golf courses. If that is accomplished, sewage plants could handle more waste and Calabash officials could get sewer lines to the waterfront. Schaack said the town's original goal to get sewer service to the Calabash River in 18 months could still be reached. Low Bid Accepted In other business Tuesday, commissioners tentative ly agreed to enter into a contract with Chambers of South Carolina for the disposal of garbage left at the dump site on Persimmon Road. Town officials want a contract that requires the san iiaiion contractor to provide four green boxes at the site and empty them three times per week. The cost to the town will be S109.75 per week, ac cording to the bid opened Tuesday night, it was the lower of two bids received, and town officials said they were very pleased wiih the bids. Brunswick County will continue to empty green boxes at the site through the end of January. Town offi cials want the contract with Chambers to start F-eb. 1, 1991, and run through June 30, 1992. Commissioners plan to hire somebody to staff the dump site. The person would keep it clcan. help with an ongoing recycling program and prevent people who don't live in Calabash from dumping their trash in the green boxes Vehicle windshield stickers would be given to all town residents and used to identify people who are al lowed to dump trash at the site. Commissioners will not meet as scheduled Dec. 25 due to Christmas. The next regular meeting will be Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. at the town hall. Commissioners To Expect Policy From UOB Members Large tracts of land along the routes of future water line exten sions are causing headaches for the Brunswick County Utility Opera tions Board. A committee of board members will study the best possible way to assess those landowners lor future Special Assessment Districts (SAD). SADs are projects in which the prop erty owners are assessed the cost of running water lines from main trunks into adjacent neighborhoods. In the past, the county has been cither assessing the propert) owners based on highway frontage or based on the square footage of the lot, whichever was determined to be fairer for both parties. Without a specific policy, the board is often left floating when it comes to deciding who pays whai to get county water. Director of Public Utilities Jerry Webb will work with two members ol the board tins week to try to draft that policy. A1 Morrison of Sunset Beach and Robert Nubel of Boiling .Spring Lakes will try to come up with a solution and present it at the next board meeting in January. Webb said Monday he anticipates a problem of this kind will again surface in the planning of SAD 12, which is the next water extension project. Ten subdivisions between Occan Isle and Calabash will be re ceiving water from SAD 12. Two long and narrow lots that front N.C. 179 between Ocean Haven and Hester Subdivision mea sure 1(X) feet by 1,000 feet each. Board Attorney Michael Ramos said he doesn't think the lots can be subdivided because of their narrow width and state right of way re quirements. The question remains, do you as sess such property owners based on the square footage of the lot or on 'ITuribV CLOTHING JDkfi eoJfLuf formen a has holiday gift ideas... W 4 wSHTVTI^FV'Prff^PrHIH^HFSTriV 4 All Sportcoats $89 and up '* ' yalues to S250 Sansabelt Pants 35% OFF Size 32-52 1 Group Shirts OCO/ by Gant, Colours. Enro ? Jackets OPP by Woolrich, London Fog, V/l I Members Only, London Towne Flannel Shirts woolrich s22" Private Label..... s18" 1 Rack Pants ...$19" Bugle Boy M9"?uP Large Group of SWEATERS <rxr.QQ by SATURDAY 529 1 Group Young Men's Shirts L and Sweaters ?19" jU ^ selection of sweaters T (?} sj/ i( j by Boston Trader. Lord Jeff . i Sd' Alter, v,'ah, Gant, Salty Dog ' j tmI /1 anc Alexander Julian ' f ?*/> Leatlr : Jackets by Bugle Boy FREE Gift wrapping Store Hours: Mom Sat 9 8, Sun 16 ffSF 754 5000 - Coasi Plaza. Shallotte MIHb 3 road frontage alone? Would that un fairly penalize the property owner for keeping just one residence on a large lot? "Wc are going to be facing this same situation that we've faced be fore," Webb warned the board. "It depends on which way you want to go." Brunswick County Commission Chairman Kelly Holden told the board Monday that commissioners will be expecting the UOB to make recommendations for setting that policy and for dealing with cus tomers who live on the main trunk lines. "I think we definitely need to look at that," Holden said. "Right now, the commissioners are going to be looking for you to bring these recommendations to us. We're tired of getting hammered at the public hearings that people on the trunk lines didn't have to pay. That's got to stop." Engineer Alan Lewis, of Jay Houston and Associates of Shal lottc, told the board Monday that SADs 7 and 9, just off the Holden Beach causeway, arc about 85 per cent complete. They are scheduled for completion Feb. 14. "We have about 10 weeks left," said Nubel. "If somebody's going to be delayed we're not talking about being delayed for a long period of time." If contractors arc late, they will be fined SI50 a day. Jay Houston told the board he didn't expect any delays. Webb said the board has received a petition from residents in Shell Point who have requested that their community become the next SAD. Webb said he had been told that Shell Point residents are about 87 percent in favor of being assessed for county water. Jl Free Kiddie Cup Yogurt with any 7 oz. yogurt cup purchase with coupon* 'Not good with any other offers. One coupon per item purchased OFFER GOOD DEC. 12 THRU DEC. 19 ? AT SHALLOTTE ONLY J Market Express1 14 Hr*. 7 Dayi ? Intersection of Hwy. 17 and Hwy. no (Holdtn Beach Rc^J mE Answers To Your Questions about Common Vision Conditions O What is nearsightedness? Q- What are crossed-eyes? w?h ??. *** ?* ? up ypu" Q. What is farsightedness? o. Hozv are crossed-eycs treated? A. Farsightedness (technically called hyperopia) is a visioncondition in ^ Treatment of crossed-eyes often includes the use of eyeglasses, prisms, which distant objects are usually seen clearly but close objects are not an(j vjsjon therapy. In extreme cases, surgery may be required, brought into proper focus. ? 7 Q. What ts glaucoma? Q. Wtiat IS astigmatism. Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the internal pressure of the eye A Astigmatism is a common vision condition that occurs when the ball rises to a point that the optic nerve becomes damaged, this * front surface (cornea) of the eye is slightly irregular in shape. This damage can result in severe vision loss and even blindness. slight irregularity can result in vision being blurred at all distances. ^ gJaUCOma treated? Q. What is presbyopia? ft. Glaucoma can be effectively treated by the use of special eye drops or A Presbvopia is a vision condition that occurs when the crystalline lens medicines that reduce the pressure within the eye. In some cases, ' of the eye gradually loses its ability to bring close objects into clear surgery may be required. focus. It usually becomes noticeable when people reach their early- What are Ctt taracts ? to mid-forties and is a natural part of the aging process. V. WttttT art, CUIUTUI.I A. If the normally clear lens within the eye becomes cloudy, it is called a O llozv are these vision conditions cataract. As the lens becomes cloudy, vision becomes cloudy and/or ^ ^ blurred. A. Nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia are all Q. HoZV are cataracts treated? treated by using eyeglasses, contact lenses, and in some cases, vision A cataract generally forms over a long period of time and it may be therapy to correct the vision problem. many years before vision is impaired to the extent that the cataract , I j should be removed. Cataracts arc removed during a relatively minor Q. What IS amblyopia. surgical procedure. Glasses, contact lenses, or suigically inserted in A Amblyopia is the unexplained loss or lack of full development of vi- traocular tensjfflplants can be used to help restore vision. sion in one eye which is not fully correctable with lenses and is not T? jn (he interest ol belter vision from the oil ice of: the result of any identifiable eye health problem. The cause of ambly- ?> ?!*/?? / ^ op,a is usually due to conditions such as crossed-eyes or a large dif- V BrUnSWlCK V1S10F1 CiiTC fctenccin refractive error between the two eyes. CliriS MosllOII It'S, ().1>. Q. How is amblyopia treatedc i ? A In voune children, patching the good eye may help the amblyopic Pine St., ShallOtte, 754-4020 eye to improve. In older children and adults, other vision therapy , Salt Marsh Sti., Calabash, 579-4020 techniques may be used.
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