AT HOLDEN BEAOi
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>s Clears Way
For Marsh Bridge
A permit aiiowing construction of
a wooden bridge to a marsh island at
Holden Beach should be issued
shortly following a federal inspec
tion of the site Tuesday.
An Army Corps of Engineers rep
resentative has decided that a federal
permit won't be needed to build a
900- foot- long bridge to Bacon
island in the wetlands on the north
side of the island.
Ernie Jahnkc of tb<* Corps o:
F.ninneiers rpjmlniorv branch in
Wilmington made the ruling after
visiting the site of the proposed
bridge Tuesday, said Corps spokes
woman Marty van Duyne.
"Basically the bridge is crossing
irrcguiariy-fiooded 404 wetianos
and a traditional pile -supported
structure is not considered fiii," she
said. "Therefore they do not need a
(federal) permit.".
The Corps ruling clears the way
for Holden Beach Building
Inspector Dwight Carrol! to issue a
CAMA minor permit to Holden
Beach Enterprises, which owns the
25-arre island.
Carroll said Tuesday he won't is
sue a permit until he gels the Corps'
findings in writing. The inspector
expected to receive a letter from
Jahnke by early next week.
Bacon Island is located north of
Ocean Boulevard West between
Sand Dollar and Swordfish drives
and is surrounded by water or wet
lands.
Holden Beach Enterprises doesn't
plan to build the bridge or develop
the. island right away, according to
Vu-gil Roberts, secretary-treasurer.
The island is zoned R-l, which
would allow construction of sinalp
and two-family houses. Roberts esti
mated that 12 to 16 acres are devel
opable.
Ms. van Duyne said the Corps of
Engineers may have required a fed
eral permit if the area between
Ocean Boulevard and Bacon Island
was tidal wetlands, which tlood and
drain with the changing tides.
However, Corps officials believe
the bridge will not harm the wet
lands as long as the area isn't filled
with dirt or concrete to support the
bridge.
Opposition to the proposed bridge
has been minimal. The town has on
ly received three letters from people
worried about its impact on wildlife
and the environment
Fourth Of July Weather
Will Stick To Tradition
Plan for a typical Fourth of July weather across the South
Brunswick Islands? hot and humid, with a chance of an afternoon thun
derstorm.
Shallotte Point meteorologist Jackson (Janady said Tuesday that
over the next few days the area should see "about the first normal weath
er we've had in weeks".
"It looks like a good Fourth of July weathe'-wise," he predicted.
The outlook calls for both temperatures and precipitation to remain
near normal during the forecast period, ranging from an average night
time temperature of 70 degrees to the upper 80s during the daytime, with
about three-quarters of an inch of rainfall.
"It appears at least for the lime being we are into a much more nor
mal pattern for this time of year," said Canady, citing a northward migra
tion of the jet stream. "It's rare when we don't have that kind of weather
for the Fourth."
While temperatures will be higher than they have averaged in recent
weeks, Canady said there doesn't appear to be any "sizzling" type heat
on the horizon and that so far he hasn't recorded a temperature over 93
degrees this summer.
For the period of June 23-29, he recorded a maximum high of 90
degrees that occurred on ?hp?Sth a rut ? minimum nightly low of 58 de
grees that occurred on the 23rd.
An average daily high of 87 degrees combined with an average
nightly low of 69 degrees for a daily average temperature of 78 degrees,
which is very near normal. Canady recorded .41 of an inch of rainfall at
his home near Shallotte Point.
Sunday Fire Said 'Suspicious'
The Brunswick County Sheriffs
Department is investigating a "sus
picious" fire that started on the
porch of an unoccupicd house near
Ocean Isle Beach early Sunday
morning.
The 2 o'clock fire caused an esti
mated $25,000 damage to the living
room, kitchen and porch of a one
story wood frame house on 12th
Street off Ocean Haven Road, ac
cording to county Emergency Man
agement Director Cecil Logan.
The fire might have been set on
purpose, he said. But other possible
causes are being investigated.
"I say it was suspicious because it
started outside and burned into the
house," said Logan.
The fire may have started by
spontaneous combustion, or by a
discarded cigarette, Logan said. The
porci. was cluttered with stored
items including cans of paint and
paint thinner.
There was no indication thai any
additional flammable materials had
beer, put on the house, Logan said.
An investigation wiii continue into
the cause of the fire.
The owner of the house lives in
Florida, Logan said. The current oc
cupants, Steve and Linda Davis, had
been out of town for about a week.
They were in the process of purchas
ing the house.
The fire was reported by a neigh
bor who called 911. Firefighters
were able tc control the blaze within
about five minutes, Logan said.
Responding units included Sunset
Beach and Ocean Isle Beach volun
teer fire departments and the
Calabash Emergency Medical
Service.
No injuries were reported.
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STAFF PHOTOS 8Y MAJUORIE MJEGIVf UN
THE CHARRED REMAINS, at left, of a wall separating two con
dominium units was the path of flames that destroyed three vehicles
and damaged four units in an early Monday morning fire at Ocean
Isle Reach.
Shaken Vacationers Unhurt
In Ocean Isle Condo Blaze
(Continued From Page l-A)
injury. Volunteer fire units from OIB
and Sunset Beach were on the scene
in a matter of minutes, Barbcc said.
"There was a fireman from Roanoke,
Va., staying nearby and he borrowed
some gear and helped us, too."
OIB Mayor Betty Williamson,
whose Williamson Realty owns the
condominium, was on hand soon af
ter the fire departments, helping the
visitors find other quarters.
"We were up the rest of the night,
relocating them, first in Ocean Isle
Motel, then to an Oyster Bay condo
minium," she said. "Our Property
Owners Association representative
got aii the insurance inlormauon to
gether for them and we refunded
their money for that day. We hope
they will come back to Ocean Isle."
While all his family's clothes were
heavily contaminated by smoke,
Walker was fortunate in having
parked his car at the end of the build
ing, so it was not damaged, but
smoke found its way into the vehicle.
"When you open the doors you
can hardly stand the smell of smoke,"
he said. "I don't know how I'll get
rid of it. We've been washing clothes
all day to try and get smoke of them."
Walker said his teenagers were
pretty scared by the experienced and,
immediately after the fire, wanted to
go home. His wife, who had been
sick that night, was also 'upset," but
they dccided to complete their vaca
tion, relocated to Sand Castle condo
minium.
"1 said at first that I didn't know if
I wanted to come to this place again
for a vacation," he laughed, "but
everyone has toid me this sort of fire
lias never happened before.". 1
Barbee, however, said a similar
fire, originating in a car and spread
ing to a nearby building, had oc
curred last year in Ocean Cove, and
another in Channel Side Landing also
began in a vehicle.
According to Williamson, Mon
day's blaze was minimized by the
stillness of the nighL "There was no
breeze at all, sh - said.
Dredging Funds Falling Short
(Continued From Page 1-A)
board to delay a vote on rules that
would ultimately require bulkheads
on all canal lots at Holden Beach.
The proposal wouid require bulk
heads on all canal lots before they
are developed, instead of just small
canal lots as is now required.
It also would give owners of
canal lots two years to install bulk
heads, whether they plan to build or
not.
Parker said there arc approxi
mately 200 canal lots on Holden
Beach that don't already have bulk
heads. Another 300 have concrete
bulkheads that help keep lots from
eroding.
Mayor Pro Tem Gil Bass suggest
ed last week that a decision on the
new rules be postponed.
"We have 500 lots that may need
bulkheading, and we don't have the
people out there that can do this in
two years," he said
His motion to delay a decision on
the ordinance passed 4-1, with Jim
Foumier casting the only vote
against it.
Foumier indicated he was ready
to adopt the new rules, saying the
figure of 500 lots was misleading.
"We need to go ahead with it," he
said. "The comments we've heard
were overwhelmingly in favor of it."
Nearly all of the people who
spoke at a recent hearing or wrote
letters supported the new rules,
which are designed to reduce ero
sion in the canals.
Commissioner Sid Swarts said he
wants the town to require bulkheads
on all canal lots before they are de
veloped, and on any lots that are
eroding.
Other Business
in otiier business iasi week, com
missioners:
?Awarded a contract to Thomas
Gray & Son Builders of Holden
Beach for renovations to the town
owned house on Davis Street. Gray
was the low bidder with a bid of
519,500.
?Amended an ordinance that will
allow the town board to accept de
veloped streets regardless of right of
way width. The previous rule re
quired a minimum width of 50 feet.
The change was approved so the
town could accept dedication of
Seaview, Seagull and Windjammer
streets.
?Voted 4-1 to spend $1,000 to
put up new paneling, paint the ceil
ing and put new carpet in the town
hall meeting room. Gay Atkins vot
ed against the idea, saying the town
should paint over the existing panel
ing.
WRECK REPORTS
Three Killed In Lelarid Crash
Alcohol consumption and speeding in excess of 100 miles per hour
were blamed for an early morning crash in Leiand thai spin a car and
killed three residents of the same mobile home park Saturday.
It wa3 the 11th fatal wreck in Brunswick County this year, bringing
the number of people killed on local roads this year to 17, according to
Ruby Oakley of the N.C. Highway Patrol office in Wilmington. By the
end of June last year there had been six fata! crashes with seven people
killed.
Found dead at Jie accident scene Saturday were Jesus Marquez
Garcia, 22, Jose Lopez Miranda, 45, and G. Mario Arucllcs, 20.
All three men lived at the Chadwick Mobile Home Park in Leiand.
Investigating State Trooper T.W. Caldcr reported that Garcia was
driving north on Village Road (S.R. 1472) at more than 100 m.p.h. when
he lost control of the 1982 Oldsmobilc in a right hand curve about 1.3
miles west of Leiand. The car crossed the ccnterlinc, ran off the road and
:oad and slammed into a tree.
Calder's repori said he found the car broken in two pieces with the
passenger compartment smashed against the tree and the front end rest
ing in the yard of a nearby home.
florria onH hie lu/n n?iec/>nn?fp !/? tlloH immo.-li-ilr>lu in 1 Q m
wreck, Calder said. None of the three men was wearing a seat belt.
Miranda and Arucllcs were found pinned in the car. Garcia was
thrown from the vehicle, the report said.
The three victims were pronounced dead at the scene and were taken
by ambulancc to The Brunswick Hospital.
Aituuui u.nc, cACcssiVc speed and driving left of ccntcr were listed as
contributing causes for the ".ash.
Offices, Banks Close For 4th
Most local government ofFices, banks and jost officcs will be closed
for business Friday or Monday because of the Fourth of July holiday.
Ati post offices wiii close ai noon Friday and be utuseu oil day
Saturday. Iherc will be no mail delivery Saturday.
Banks and offices at the Brunswick County G^ernmcnt Ccntcr in
Bolivia will be closed Friday, as will town halls at Holdcn Beach ?nd
Calabash.
Town halls at Shallotte and Sunset Beach will not be open for busi
ness Monday. July 6.
Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall will be closed Saturday, but will stay
open Friday and Monday.
Trash Dumped At Gates
Prompts County Action
(Continued From Page 1-A)
chain and lock they came back and
broke in with a bolt cutter."
Late last month the county ex
tended the hours of the convenience
sites to allow access 68 hours a
week. The sites can be used every
night until 7 p.m. They open at 7:30
a.m. on Mondays, Fridays and
Saturdays; at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
Wednesdays and Thursdays; and at
11 a.m. on Sundays.
But that still hasn't stopped the il
legal dumping problem. There was
another large pile of bagged garbage
outside the gate Monday morning.
'This is a disgrace to the human
race of Brunswick County!" said
James Hewett as he brought a pick
up load of garbage to the Oxpen s te
last week.
Pointing to the pile, Hewett said,
"They ought to put every one of
them in jail that put that here."
That may be what happens next
Tucker said he has asked the sher
iffs department to step up enforce
ment of anli-litlering laws. He noted
that anyone leaving garbage outside
the gate could be found guilty of il
legal dumping.
"I knew there would be a phase-in
period of people getting used to the
new hours," said Tucker. "But 1
think that's expired and we need to
get more serious about enforce
ment."
A conviction for dumping less
than 15 pounds will bring a fine of
at least $50 and up to 8200 for the
first offense. Anyone caught dump
ing that amount a second time could
be fined up to $500. A similar fine
could be imposed few a first offense
of dumping more than 15 pounds.
The law also requires that a con
victcd offender eilher pick up the
garbage or "perform other commu
nity service commensurate with the
offense."
In addition, anyone convicted of
using a motor vehicle for illegal
dumping will have one point added
to their driving record by the state
Division of Motor Vehicles.
Asked about stepped- up enforce
ment at the dump sites, a spokesman
at the sheriffs office said county
Solid Waste Officer Manha B.
Harper is responsible for citing ille
gal dumpers.
Mrs. Harper refused to comment
Jealousy, Recklessness Blamed In Crash
A jealous young woman's chasc
after her ex-boyfriend resulted in
two charges of reckless driving in an
early morning crash on U.S. 17
Friday, according to Ruby Oakley of
the N.C. Highway Patrol office,
Wilmington.
A report filed by Trooper D.A.
Lewis said Tawyna Marguette
GrisscU, 21, of Ash apparently
"caught her ex-boyfriend with a new
girl and got angry ."
She chased the young man, James
Matthew Daniels, 23, of Longwood
south on U.S. !7. She eventually
Dulled up beside his car and side
swiped him, the report said. Then
both cars turned around awl headed
north.
Grisscit again tried lo pass
Daniels, Lewis reported. In doing so
she lost control of her car and ran
off the shoulder of the road about
6.5 miles south of Shallolte. The car
spun around and struck a ditch and a
driveway culvert before coming to a
hall.
Grissett and her passenger,
Rosalind Bryant, 20, of Ash, were
taken to The Brunswick Hospital
with minor injuries, the report said.
Lewis chargcd both drivers with
careless and reckless driving.
There was an estimated $800
damage to Gnssett's 1991 Ford and
$100 damage to Daniels' 1985
Oldsmobile.
An Ocean Isle Beach man was
charged with driving while impaired
after driving his 1985 Chevrolet van
into a ditch on N.C. 904 about eight
miles south of Shallotte Saturday
morning, Trooper B.C. Jones report
ed.
Raymond Leroy Erickson, 60,
sustained Class B injuries after run
ning off the right side of the road at
about S a.m. Jones did not indicate
whether or not the driver was taken
to the hospital.
Jones estimated the damage to the
van at S2.5UU. There was also $200
damage to a driveway culvert.
"I'm not saying
we're using
(video cameras)
to record illegal
dumping , but we
have the ability
to do so."
? David Clegg
008. oc snoot . i jTtti ?
v-ounty ivianagcr
on the illegal dumping and her
plans, if any, to control it. She re
ferred inquiries to the county man
ager's office.
County Manager David Clegg
said Mrs. Harper has the power to
write citations for illegal dumping at
the convenience sites. He said coun
ty personnel have inspected garbage
bags left at the gate and recorded
names and addresses found inside.
Several letters have been written to
offenders, he said.
"The county also owns some
video cameras," Clegg said. "I'm
not saying we're using them to
record illegal dumping, but we have
the ability to do so."
Simmons feels many of the
dumpers are local residents who got
used to stopping at the old dump
sites on their way to work and were
inconvenienced by the original 9:30
a.m. andl0:30 a.m. weekday open
ing times established when Waste
Industries took over. But he said the
amount of dumping didn't decline
much after the sites began to open
earlier.
He said many people are dump
ing enough trash on a regular basis
to earn them stiff fines.
"One morning I found a refrigera
tor standing here all wrapped up
with duct tape and oozing juice," he
said. "I wasn't about to open it. 1
just called for a truck to haul it
away."
Simmons said the dumping has
added significantly to Waste
Industries' operating costs. He said
he frequendy has to cali in heavy
equipment to haul off the illegally
dumped garbage.
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