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COMMITTFF Wll i MEET THURSDAY Panel Seeking Comment On Brunswick County's Library System BY TKRRY POPK Plans to reorganize Brunswick Counly's librar> system will go to a public hearing next week A committee of county and Southport officials will listen to ideas Thursda). IXv. I1'. at (v ;0 p.m. in the old county courthouse on East N1ix>re Street in Southport. "There's a little hit of a consensus that we 111st need a county library system." said District > County Commissioner Gene Pinkerton. who serves on the committee chosen to study the library dispute. Also i?n the committee are District 2 Coninnssioner Jeuy Jones and Southport Aldermen Mary Childsand Nelson Adams. Brunswick Count) Commission ers asked that the two aldermen and two commissioners meet to try to decide which of the two hoards should oversee construction of a S2I7.(X>0 Leland area library The committee met for an hour last week and decided n wanted to hear more from the public "There's only one library system per county recognized b\ the state." said Pinkerton. In Brunswick County, that system is now the Brunswick County Li brary system, with si\ trustees cho sen by the City of Southport and six by the county. Earlier this year, plans to construct a Leland area library stalled after trustees and Leland officials became deadlocked over who should sign the construction agreement and retain ownership ot the building. Edith Tillman, chairman of the Leland library building committee, said she plans to have her Leland delegation at the public hearing. "We've been waiting five years." said Ms. Tillman, who headed the drive to fund the project. She asked commissioners last week if the dispute can be settled before Dec. 31. State Library Director Howard McGinn has re portedly told Leland officials that a $50.(XX) state grant would be forfeit ed if building contracts are not signed by then. "I put that question squarely to Mr. McGinn and have not gotten an answer." said County Attorney David Clegg. The county alone cannot reorga nize the lihrarv sxstem, said Clceg. lor it will lake cooperation between Southport and county leaders. "We are inextricably woven to gether in this," said Clegg. "I don't think action by this board (commis sioners) alone can solve any thing." Following last week's committee meeting. Pinkerton predicted it wouldn't take long for members to agree on a plan. "Naturally, they (Leland resi dents) want us to get in a hurrs to settle this thing." said Pinkerton. "At the same time. I don't think we need to rush to put out the fire every time a little blaze breaks out." At issue, Pinkerton said, arc how trustees will be chosen for a new board, how it will be financially structured and how library employ - Board Adopts Plan The state Board of Transportation Friday adopted a S4.7 billion update of its long-range transportation plant. The new Transportation Improv ement Program, or TIP, includes an extra S20 million for a U.S. 17 by pass around Wilmington, the North ern Outer Loop, that would connect 1-40 with L'.S. 17. The money is for construcuon in federal fiscal year 1998, the second year of work on the project. Also, the TIF' delays by one scar start-up on a second bridge to Oak Island from 1995 to 1996. The pro ject will cost an estimated S4 2 mil lion. The plan deletes about S9 million of construction funding for a planned high-rise bridge to Sunset Beach, budgeting instead SIX mil lion for an environmental impact study ordered by the court. ? Mini & Micro Blinds ? Wood ? Vinyl & Vertical blinds Quality Floor & Wallcoverings ? Fine Furniture ? 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