County To Wade
Through Water Plans With Residents
Friday
HY TKKKY I'OI'K
Residents I rom live communities will
meet Friday to hear how the county plans to
provide them with water.
Design work has begun on Special
Assessment Districts (SADs) for
Raiulolphville Road, I'iney Grove Road and
portions of Mill Creek Road near Bolivia.
Also, several neighborhixxls have been
combined to form SAD 19, including Green
Hill Road, Cherrytree Road, Crabapple
Road, Governor's Road, Zion Church Road.
Town Creek Road. Old Town Creek Koail
and Maco Road.
SADs are areas where residents are as
sessed the cost of installing water lines
along their property.
Property owners in these areas will meet
with representatives from the Brunswick
County Public Utilities Department Friday,
Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the public assembly
building at the Brunswick County
Government Complex in Bolivia.
Public Utilities Director Jerry Webb de
cided to hold one community meeting for
residents ot the proposed water projects,
which represents SI million worth of coun
ty water lines.
"The purpose is u> get people in touch
with what we do, how we do it and the pro
cess of SADs be lore we go to a public hear
ing," said Webb.
Public hearings will be held later on each
project.
Because the communities are beside ex
isting main transmission lines, they repre
sent areas that the department can begin
work on immediately. It is the last ol the
neighborhoods tluit can be served from
SADs without extending main transmission
lines through costly capital improvement
projects.
Combining neighborhoods into one larger
project, as is the case lor SAD 19, can cut
down on costs lor the residents, said Webb
"That's usually one ol the questions that
comes up at the community meetings," said
Webb.
Ibe projects are listed as follows. Tile es
timated cost may decrease lor some areas as
a result of combining neighborhoods into
one SAD project:
?Randolph ville Road, I'iney ( J rove
Road, Alternative School Road: Lines in
this community are ex|?ected to serve I'M
homes at an estimated cost |>cr structure ol
S277, or 121 parcels at a cost ol S2^X. I he
project will cost approximately S2X.HC < ?.
?Mill (.'reek Koad: Portions ol tins road
will be served Irorn both N.C. K7 and U.S.
17 transmission lines, to serve 91 homes at
an estimated cost ol S2.0.30 jvr structure, or
137 parcels at SI.34X each. 'I "he project will
cost approximately SIK4,X<)0.
?/.inn Church Koad, Town ( reek Koad
and Old Town Creek Koad: An estimated
16ft homes in this area will be served as part
ol SAD 19. The initial estimate lor this pro
ject was S3 12.000, to cost an estimated
SI,X7"> |vr home, or parcels Si.lSfi
each.
? Maeo Koad: A line will extend down
Maco Koad to the Oak View I-. slates subdi
vision, where it is expected to serve approx
imately 112 homes. Initial I igures estimate
the pro icc I will cost S2.335 ivr home, or
175 parcels at Sl,4()4 each, lor the estimat
ed S26I no project. The projected total
cost could be less when this area is com
bined with others to lorm SAD ll).
?(Governor's Road, (jrirn Hill Koad,
Crabapple Koad, (.'htrrytrw Koad: An
estimated 92 homes will be served at a cost
ol S ?,4'>5 each, or 112 parcels at S2,X4(>
each. '1 lie estimated S321.MX) project may
cost less when the areas are combined to
lorm SAD I').
Bids .cere to Iv opened today ( Thursday)
lor SAD 12. a t'ruup ol 10 subdivisions Iv
tween < Kean Isle Beach and Calabash that
are next in line to receive county water.
Brunswick County Commissioners are
expcctcd to award the voiiiract at their Sept.
16 meeting.
Schools Checking
Out Milk Records
A Brunswick County Schools of
ficial is chocking records to see if
the system bought milk from either
of two companies that recently ad
mitted to engaging in bid rigging.
Coble Dairy of Lexington and Pel
Inc. of St. Louis have each pleaded
guilty to rigging bids to secure
school milk concessions in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
and Georgia.
Assistant Superintendent of
Schools William Turner said staff
members arc checking to determine
if the county school system pur
chased milk from either company
between 1982 and 1989 when the
bid rigging occurred.
If the local system bought milk
from either company during that pe
riod, it may be entitled to restitution
of the difference between what it
paid for the milk and what it should
have paid.
In an earlier bid-rigging case in
volving Holsum Fox Bakeries, the
Brunswick County Schools received
compensatory payments over a
three-year period.
County To Sponsor
Mini Health Fairs
The Brunswick County Health
Department will sponsor three mini
health fairs for adults over the next
few months.
Fairs are scheduled Sept. 1 1 at
Leland Town Hall, Sept. 25 at Long
Beach Recreation Center and Nov.
13 at Calabash Fire Department. All
clinics are from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Information will be provided on
glaucoma and blood pressure
screening, cholesterol counseling,
osteoporosis, exercise, diabetes and
cancer.
For more information, contact
Rita Hatcher, public health educa
tor, at 253-4381.
BCC Registration
Ends Monday
Late registration for Brunswick
Community College's fall quarter
classes ends Monday, Sept. 9.
SuidenLs can register Thursday,
Sept 5, and Monday, Sept. 9, from 10
am to 1 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. Late registration will also lie held
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.
Prospective students are encour
aged to register early. Those enrolling
for curricular programs will need to
be assessed for course entry, especial
ly in language usage, reading, numer
ical and study skills.
The ASSET assessment will be of
fered Thursday, Sept. 5, Friday,
Sept. 6, and Monday, Sept. 9, at 9
a.m. An evening session is set for
Thursday, Sept. 5, and Monday,
Sept. 9, at 5:30 p.m.
Upon declaring a major course of
study, students should lake the AS
SET student success orientation be
fore registering.
Tuition at BCC is S 161 per quar
ter for students Utking 14 or more
credit hours. Tuition is SI 1.50 per
quarter hour for part-time students.
For further information, call 754
6900, 457-6329, or 343-0203.
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These visitors shown playing in the sand at Holden Heach were among thousands who visited the
South Brunswick Islands over the Ixtbor Day weekend. Pictured (from left) are Pete Dent , Matthew
Gaither, Emily Heasley and in the background , Brooks Dent.
Calabash Wants Planners
To Rethink Resignations
HY DOIKJ RUTTER
Calabash Commissioners want
the seven town planning board
members who resigned last week to
rethink the move and consider a
new "statement of direction" ap
proved Tuesday.
The commissioners voted unani
mously Tuesday night not to accept
the Aug. 27 joint resignations. They
want planners to review the "state
ment of direction" and then decide
if they want to withdraw or reaffirm
their resignations.
Chairman Tom Brendgord, Vice
Chairman Pati Lewellyn, and board
members Warren Pienack. Frank
Chancier, Bruce Bunt, Forrest King
and Jack Hannaway stepped down
from their appointed posts last
Tuesday.
In a joint, three-page letter of res
ignation, they said there was a lack
of sup|Hirt and guidance from the
town commissioners who appointed
them and poor communication be
tween the two groups.
Commissioner Jon Sanbom, who
drafted the statement of direction,
said it "answers substantially" the
concerns that were raised in the
planning board's letter.
"It is not meant to be a letter of
rebuttal or an argumentative answer
to the letter that they have forward
ed to us," Sanbom said at a special
meeting Tuesday called to discuss
the sudden resignations.
The "statement of direction" sets
forth policies and guidelines to be
followed by town commissioners
and planning board members. The
document is intended to help im
prove the working relationship of
and communication between the
two groups.
It addresses specific issues such
as annexation, waste disposal, zon
ing, traffic planning, town image,
community services and finances.
Commissioners agreed Tuesday
that a lack of communication was
the biggest problem between the
two boards and that both groups
were at fault.
"None of us arc being paid for
il," Commissioner Phyllis Manning
said. "We should gel together."
Commissioner Ray Card defend
ed some of ihe recent planning
board actions, including a plan to
determine the amount of solid waste
going to the Persimmon Road dump
site.
He said the survey would have
provided the town with stall sties lor
summer and off-season use and
would have cost a maximum of
SI 50.
Card also said the planning
board's work to prepare for the 91 1
emergency telephone system was in
order. "They did exactly what we
asked them to do," he said.
However, Card objected to a
statement in the planning board's
letter that indicated financial prob
lems. He said the town clerk. Janet
Thomas, adheres to strict "money
handling practices".
"She's like a hawk on every pen
ny that comes in and goes out of
this town," Card said. "I think that
was a bum rap."
Anthony Clcmmons and Phil
Marlow, who represent the extrater
ritorial area of Calabash on the
planning board, were the only mem
bers left following last week's meet
ing.
Brunswick County Commission
ers this week appointed Billie
Mitchell of Calabash Acres as the
third representative of the ETA. She
fills a vacancy created by an earlier
resignation.
Sanborn chaired Tuesday's meet
ing in the absence of Mayor Doug
Simmons, who is recovering from
surgery, and Mayor Pro Tem
George Anderson, who is out of
town. Commissioner Ed Rice also
was absent.
At the Aug. 27 meeting, commis
sioners had voted to delegate the
powers and duties of mayor to
Anderson because of Simmons' ill
ness.
However, Anderson was tem
porarily removed as mayor pro tem
Tuesday and Sanborn was appoint
ed in his place. Sanborn also was
authorized to carry out the powers
and duties of mayor.
The town boiU"d made the move
because it needed a signature on a
resolution that would allow abscn
tee voting in Calabash municipal
elections. The document has to be
to the Brunswick County Board of
Elections by Friday.
Film Series
Opens Monday
The Brunswick County Arts
Council hopes its lirst annual For
eign Film Series, which opens
Monday, will Ik an eye-opener for
local residents.
Seven films will be featured: one
shown the first Monday ol each
month, from Sept. 9 to March 2 at
the Sea Three Screens Theater on
Long Beach Koad near Southport.
"1 think the reaction to the films
will be mixed," said Debra
Anderson, organizer of the event.
"I'm hoping that lor people who
haven't been exposed to these types
of films before that it will be an
eye-opener for them."
Series tickets are $20 for general
admission, S15 for students and se
nior citizens. At the door, tickets will
sell for S4 general admission and S3
for students and senior citizens.
All showings are at 7 p.m. Ti
ckets are available from board
members of the Brunswick County
Arts Council and at Dykes lire Ser
vice, Main Street, Shallotie.
The series is a chance for people
to view films as an art form, said
Ms. Anderson.
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IN LITERACY COUNCII RFF
School Duo To Defend Title
The Brunswick County Schools
team o( Ann Sinclair and Gloria
Youni will defend ihcir Brunswick
County Literacy Council adult
selling bee championship next
week.
The winners of the inaugural lit
eracy council bee last year will facc
at least 14 other two-person teams
at this year's bee Thursday. Sept.
12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Brunswick
Community College student center.
Team sponsors among the chal
lengers include The Brunswick Bea
con. The State Port Pilo\, Southern
Winnabow To Sell
Barbecue Dinners
Winnabow Volunteer Fire
Department will serve barbecuc din
ners Saturday, Sept. 7, Irom 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at the fire department in
Winnabow.
Plates will consist of pork barbe
cuc, potato salad, cole slaw and hush
puppies and are S3 each.
The deparuncnt is on Governor's
Road oil of U.S. 17 in Winnabow.
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Kitty Fit/gibbon of WWAY-TV
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station will emcee the spelling bee.
Proceeds benelil the local literacy
council's f.ec tutoring program. The
bee is open to the public and admis
sion is free. Refreshments will be
served at intermission.
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