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STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER suff pmoto bv oom c gorganus /{)' SATURDAY AFTERNOON, the storm had bvpassed Rrunswick County, leaving only traces of FWOMNC, ON OCEAN ISLE REACH 'S First Street last Friday forced vehicles to navigate several beach erosion behind. However, high tides at this Ocean Isle east-end waterfront house Handful of inches of water. Many drivers detoured down Second Street instead. Sand, surged over a protective mound of sandbags. Northeaster Misses Brunswick, Minimal Erosion Damaae Noted BY l)()RI C.(JUR(;ANUS Rcsidcnus of the Soudi Brunswick lslanils watched and waited last weekend for a storm that eventually headed north, missing area beaches and leaving only minimal ero sion in its wake. News reports last Friday morning warned of the possibility of beach erosion and dam age to properly along the coast, but for the most part, the brunt of the storm headed north to the Outer Banks and Virginia. Local officials reported little to no dam age caused by the storm, which was distin guished by heavy northeastern winds that boosted already astronomically high tides along the Atlantic coast. Druicd Robcrson, building and utilities inspector for Ocean Isle Beach, said that he had made several rounds Friday morning and had seen higher ihan usual water, but "no real problems". By Tuesday, Roberson said that he had noticed "minor erosion on the east end" of the island. A water line had broken, Roberson said, but it was not serious and could easily be fixed. Sunset Beach Town Administrator Linda Flucgcl reported that the island had experienced "no erosion at all," and that the island was well built up for such storms. "In fact." she said,"wc had extra build-up on the west end of the island." Dwight Carroll, budding inspector for Holdcn Beach, said Tuesday that the island sustained "some erosion, but a very nominal amount." The only erosion he reported was limited to some of the walkways. "The first step may be another six inches off the ground on some of the walkways," he said. Canroli said that most of the erosion was cast of the 100 block of Ocean Boulevard East. "NVc were lucky," he said. ADDITION TO STAFF APPROVED Sunset Beoch Will Add Second Building Inspector HY l)OKI COSGROVE GURGAM S Sunset Beach plans to hire a sec ond building inspector. Council members proved the ad dition to the staff following an exec utive session Monday night with Town Administrator Linda Flucgcl. In other business Monday, con sulting engineers updated the coun cil on a sewer system feasibility study, making several recommenda tions. Ms. Flucgcl said later that she re quested the executive session to dis cuss with council a candidate she has already taken into consideration for the position. The candidate's name was kept confidential in order to proteci his/her current employ ment status. Sunset Beach already employs larry Crimm as building inspector supervisor. But, Ms. Flucgcl said, the position of building inspector I needs to be added to the staff. The new employee will relieve Ms. Fluegel and Crimm of some of their duties, such as filing CAMA permits, storing data on the comput er and more of the "menial tasks," she said. Ms. Flucgcl said she would like to sec the entire building inspec tion program computerized in the near future. She credited rcccnt heightened annexation activity for the increased staffing needs. "We're going to document the need for this sewer system " ? Joe Thomboro, Engineer Powell Associates of NMB 'I"hc position is being advertised, she said, which may also bring in more qualified candidates for the job. Sewer Progress Joe Thomboro and Jim Billups, engineers with Powell Associates of North Myrtle Beach, said the com pany is nearing the end of an analy sis of a treatment/collection site. The engineers said they are look ing at a possible location for the treatment plant in an upland area on the outskirts of the town's bound aries that is surrounded by wetlands. Phase 1 of the system, they point ed out, will begin with scrvice on the island and crosscs over to the mainland. A low-lying, main inter ceptor running through town, as part of the gravitational network, would pick up the island line at a main pump area and then pump to the treatment plant. The wastewater would be pumped off the island from four pumps. Pipes would possibly be run down the middle of some of the island's streets, or behind houses as needed. Billups and Thomboro estimated that the system would serve about 2,(XK) homes in Phase I, which would have the capacity to pump 5(X).(XX) gallons ol wastewater per tJay. Following up on a previous letter ~r r; ? ... ui iMicui, utt in 111 I'lam iv/ dumiiii 4-1 grant application next week to the Farmers Home Administration. As part of the slate and federal grant eligibility process, they recom mended the town hold hearings to receive public input about the pro posed system. Thomboro said he will be receiv ing environmental information soon concerning the feasibility of the sewer system. That information will be forwarded to Preston Howard at the N.C. Department of Environ mental Management (DEM) region al office in Wilmington. "We're going to document the need for this sewer system," said Thomboro. He said he believes that the information to be submitted will qualify as the required environmen tal impact portion of the 201 Study. Such a study would make Sunset Bcach more eligible for an increased variety of federal and stale funding. Hie gravitational system, Billups and Thoinboro said, would be capa ble of expansion to join a regional system if that opportunity arises. New Provision A public hearing will be held in advance of the regular town meeting on Feb. 3 regarding the addition of a "Vested Right" provision in town or dinances as recommended by the N.C. League of Municipalities. If adopted, the ordinance would require that a developer or builder state intentions or plans lor develop ment when applying for permits to build on a newly-purchased area. The provision, Ms. Fluegel said, is intended to protect the town as well as the builder, and "meets each party half way." Once intent of use is stated and permits have been issued on behalf of the developer, the town would not allowed to change the zoning of that area for two years. Previously a town could make such a change whenever it pleased, which could hinder the progress of a builder. Other Business In other business, council mem bers: ?Heard that Sheldon Caison has been hired by Police Chief D.B. BOARD GETS REQUESTS Point Resident Raises Concern For Deeds Law BY TERRY POPE For 10 years, R.C. Eaton of Shal loltc Point had a problem that he didn't know existed. Eaton says a phony deed was filed against his property that con tused the Brunswick County Tax Department recently into thinking he had not paid taxes on the land for the past 10 years. He believes the phony deed should never have been recorded. But his investigation revealed there is no law on the books that gives the Register of Deeds office authority to refuse to record an ille gitimate deed, even when the depart ment knows it may not be a true document. "There's nothing to protect a man's rights," Eaton told Brunswick County Commissioners Monday night. "The only way he can take that phony deed off is to go to court." Brunswick County Register of Deeds Robert J. Robinson told com missioners that Eaton is right, that a law is needed to give registrars more power to rejcct the tiling ol false deeds. As legislative, chairman of the N.C. Register of Deeds Association, Robinson said he would lobby for a new law with the 1992 N.C. General Assembly. Eaton says State Rep. David Redwine has also agreed to join the battle. Commissioners voted 4-0 to adopt a resolution supporting the new law. Eaton was pleased Monday when the board offered its support. But he says it may still cost him S5,0(X) in legal fees to have a court reject the deed placed on his property. "Right now, it's not hurting me," he said, "unless I may want to bor row some money." At first, said Eaton, Rcdwine didn't understand the problem, until presented with a scenario: Suppose Eaton dralied a phony deed and filed it against Redwine's home. "He was surprised to learn that, by law, 1 could," said Eaton. County Attorney David Clcgg ac knowledged that Eaton's tax bills have been confused by the false deed. "He's got a problem," said Clcgg. "It's an illegal conveyance problem." Zoning l.aws Wanted? Jim Finchcr of the Holdcn Beach area asked commissioners for a noise ordinance, saying neighbors place loudspeakers in the doorway of homes that can be "heard 10 miles away." A noise ordinance can't be cn lorccd without zoning laws, said Clcgg. Replied Fincher, "We're not ask ing you to go out and crucify them, just to have them turn it down." In court, said Clcgg, some in stances of noise nuisance can be viewed as trespassing, "if it starts knocking things off the wall." District 2 Commissioner Jerry Jones said he heard complaints from one Holden Bcach resident who said a neighbor's "boom box" shook pic tures off the walls of her home. Interjected Clcgg, "1 think that woman took out a warrant bccausc there was property damage in volved. She called me." Also, Arden Moore of Shalloltc Point addressed the board again ask ing for a law to prohibit neightnirs from burning trash. He asked commissioners last month for an ordinance, but the board said it would first need a zon ing ordinance. Towns have such bans on burning because they have zoning rules, said Commissioner Kelly Holden. "It sounds like there arc a lot of advocates of zoning in here tonight," said Holden. The board has instructed the Brunswick County Planning Depart ment to draft a county wide zoning Town Will Help Sunset Beach Council agiecd 5-1 Monday night to help restock two local lakes with carp, as requested by the Twin Lakes Conservation Residents Association. Member Julia Thomas was the only opposing voice. In a letter to the town, Associa tion spokesman Waller Hoff said the town would be one of three groups sharing the cost of the 54,800 project. ordinance as soon as possible. Moore said he trespassed on his neighbor's properly lo remove trash before it could be burned. Two days after complaining to commissioners with his problem in December, the neighbors were burn ing garbage near his home again, said Moore, who told the board he has health problems affected by the smoke. "If this board doesn't do anything about it," said Moore, "you're party to it." He told the board that if he was a developer wanting relief from an or dinance that had been on the books since 1 986, he would probably get action. Thai was iu relcrencc to board action that lilted a subdivision restriction for former Commissioner Benny Ludlum, a vole Unit was later reversal. "Mr. Moore, you're barking up the wrong tree," Holden responded. i Restock Lakes Three groups. Oyster Bay Golf Course, TLCKA and the Town of Sunset Beach, will each provide $800 a year for two years to the re stocking project. Sterilized carp will be slockcd in the eastern lake the first year and in the western lake the second year. Each fish costs S8 and will be purchased from a local fish hatchery. The weed-eating fish remove ex cess weeds from the lakes. Buel! as the town's newest police of ficer. Hie former sheriff's deputy started work Jan. 2. ?Heard from John Carraway, CPA, that the audit for fiscal year 1990-91 shows the town was in "very good financial condition," and that a sur plus of S65,(XX) existed in the town account for emergency expenditures. ?Zoned Lots 7, 8 and 9 of Seaside Shopping Center (up to the new post office) for business activity. The lots had not been zoned when they were initially annexed. No opposition to the proposed zoning was made at a public hearing. ?Agreed to apply to the Brunswick County Planning Board for permis sion to extend the town's extraterri torial jurisdiction to N.C. 9(>4 and Old Georgetown Road. If the ETA is to Ik extended more than one mile beyond town limits, special permis sion must be received from the county. ?Gave final approval to plats for de velopment of the D.B. Stanaland tract and the Lake Shore Woods ex tension area. ?Accepted the resignation of Joe Policcili as alternate ETA represen tative on the Planning Board. His re Sign Rule Changes Still Under Review In a two-hour workshop Mon day afiemwin before their regu lar meeting, Sunset Beach town council members met with the planning board to review pro posed changes in the town's sign ordinance. The group discussed proposed changcs regarding the height of monument signs along roadsides, as well as the number of signs al lowed at shopping centers. The planning board presented iis version of a "model" ordi nance to council members for their reaction. The two boards will meet again for more work before a fi nal draft of the ordinance is pre pared to take to public hearing. placement will be named at a future meeting. ?Referred to the Planning Board, for consideration <?n<1 a recommen dation, the proposed rczoning of the water tank site from RI-1 to MB-1 as previously discussed. Supply Democrats To Reorganize Precinct A rcorganizauonal meeting of Supply Prccinct will be held by the Brunswick County Democratic Party Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. All voters in Supply Prccinct who arc registered as Democrats arc in vited to attend the meeting, which will be held at the party's headquar ters on U.S. 17 north of Supply, said Crawford Hart, Brunswick County Democratic Party chairman. Also, the Brunswick County Democratic Party will hold its regu lar monthly meeting Unlay (Thur sday) at 7 p.m., also at the Demo era tic Party headquarters building. Hart is urging all members of the executive committee to attend, as well as other registered Democrats and those who wish to register as Democrats. AT W1NNABOW BRING HOME , iTHEftBEACONl On Sale At DJ'S GAS & GROCERY YOUNG S GAS I GROCERY Have you checked our prices lately? Stock up now for 1992! Uniball Pens List 11.75 File Folders L|?r Liquid Paper 5?g ^nly ^ List 10.75 Legal Pads ** And Lots More Specials In The Store! 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