CRC DENIES VARIANCE
State Files Extension In Davis Sandbag Suit
BY DOUG RUTTKR
The N.C. Attorney General's Office now has
until Jan. 12 to respond to a complaint filed last
month b\ farmer Hald Head Island owner Walter
Davis.
Special Deputy Attorney General J. Allen
Jemigan last Thursday filed lor an additional W
dii>s to respond to the complaint involving Davis
plan to protect his Bald Head resilience from ere
sion * ith a wall ol sandbags.
Davis tiled his complaint Nov. alter the suite
refused to grant a permit that is required to build
an erosion-control structure on the beach.
Brunswick County Superior Court Judge B.
Craig Mlis last month denied a temporary re
straining order that would have prohibited the
N.C. Department of Environment. Health and
Natural Resources and the N.C. Coastal
Resources Commission (t'RC) from interfering
with Davis* plans.
The court has not ruled on a preliminary in
junctiim tluii Davis requested to keep the state
agency and panel front interfering.
Davis, who owned BalJ Head Island until he
sold it to the Mitchell family in ll>S*. argued in
the complaint that his $4(X'.(XX) house was being
threatened by the encroaching sea.
However, state officials said the house wasn't
"imminently threatened" Iwause the foundation
of the house wasn't within '0 feet ol the edge ol
the frontal dune.
N.C. Division ol i',>astal Management
Spokesperson Jcannette Johnson said the house
was at least U) feet Irom the ivean \\ hen the com
plaint was liled. She said the home is now pro
tected by about vHt feet ol Ivach as a result ol a
beach nourishment projec t
lTie CRC. which makes policies to protect the
suite's coastal resources, voted unaninunisly last
week to deny Davis' request tor a variance I'roni
the 20-loot rule.
Members Kent Mitchell and James Harrington,
who both have had business dealings w ith Davis
in the past, abstained Ironi the voting, said Ms.
Johnson.
Since ll'S.S, the CRC has maintained a strict
policy against seawalls, bulkheads and other de
vices that "harden" the shoreline.
It is widely believed that those types of struc
tures slow erosion where they are located but shift
the problem to nearby property.
Davis noted in his complaint that state regula
tions allow erosion -control structures it they don't
harm the beach environment or limit public ac
cess. He said his proposed sandbag bulkhead
should qualify under the rules.
County Gains Third Voice On Coastal Advisory Panel
in doki coswrovk (a k<; \m s
The Coastal Rcstiim.cs Commis
sion (CRC) reappointed two Bruns
wick Count} residents 10 its advisory
council last week arid added a third.
The CRC met Dee. 12 and 13 in
Nags Head, holding what v|v>kcvjvr
son JcanettC Johnson rclcrrcd to as
"a not very event In I meeting."
The commission made appoint
ments to the Coastal Resources
Advi>ory Council (CRAC). a group
of residents, government officials
and business leaders from coastal
communities that adv iscs the CRC.
Robert Maultsby of Bolivia was
reappointed as the county's repre
sentative. Each of the 20 coastal
Counties in North Carolina sends a
representative to the CRAC.
All eight municipal seats were
available. Four were filled by reap
pointment and four with appoint
ment of new members. Long-time
member Roscna Short of Long
Beach was reappointed. s.iul Ms.
Johnson, along with incumbents
John Doughty. Wehh Fuller and
Robert Trust.
Joining the advisory council for
the first time w ill tv Joe Johnson, an
architect from Ocean Isle Beach. He
was nominated by the Town of
Ocean Isle. Other newcomers to mu
nicipal seats include Carl Beacham.
Ken Han an and Don Kirkman.
All appointees will serve two
year temis.
Also, the CRC authorized Cala
bash as us agent for issuing CAMA
minor permits for the building of
small structures such as single- fami
ly houses anil piers. Calabash will
receive assistance and training from
the Division of Coastal Management
in Raleigh to implement the pro
gram.
In other business, the CRC decid
ed last week not to name a piece of
land in Pender County for environ
mental protection.
The panel acted on the recom
mendation of a sub-committee alter
ITiermalKEM withdrew its attempts
tn place a waste incinerator in
Pender County, saying thai action
made it unnecessary lor the group to
label the land as an AEC, or "area of
en v iron men tal conccrn . "
No action was taken. Ms. Johnson
reported, on the proposed setback
criteria for large beach structures.
Under ihe proposal, any structure
larger than 5.(XX) square feet would
be required to meet the large struc
ture setback.
I"he next CRC meeting will he
held Jan. 23-24, Ms. Johnson said.
Ocean Isle Story Corrected
Several items conccming actions
by the Ocean Isle Reach Board of
Commissioners were incorrectly re
poprtccl in an article that appeared in
the Dec. 12 issue ol I he Brunswick
Beacon.
Jim Hesscr, who was reappointed
to the town ABC Board, is not the
chairman oJ thai board.
Building Inspector Druied Rober
ni said he would meet with the
Ocean Isle Property Management
Association about possible fire in
spection schedules, not with the
Property Owner's Association.
The Ocean Isle If) A donated
S6.1XX) to the I irst responders unit,
an 1 1 another S4.WK) to the town's po
lice department, for total contribu
tions of SIO.(XK).
I he 8t apologizes lor the er
rors.
Shellfish Waters Open Near Sunset
The N.C. Division of Marine
Fisheries temporarily opened shell
fishing waters near Sunset Beach
Wednesday.
Fishermen are permitted to har
vest oysters and clams from Jinks
Creek. Cotter Creek and in the Big
Narrows east of the Sunset Bcach
causeway, according to a Marine
Fisheries proclamation.
The Atlantic lntracoastal Water
way in the Sunset Beach area re
mains closed to shcllfishing.
The waters were temporarily
opened to harvesting due to satis
factory water and shellfish samples
in the area, the proclamation stated.
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