A Floatable Feast
STAf F PHOTO BY LYNN C A* I SON
Memorial Day revelers gather on a sand spit along the Intracoastal Waterway at Shallotte Inlet for a well-planned boating picnic. Partiers
were prepared to enjoy volleyball, as well barbecue sen'ed front a pig-cooker apparently ferried over on the barge at left. They were among
thousands who enjoyed the holiday weekend on South Brunswick Islands beaches, waterways and golf courses.
ELECTIONS BOARD RE-APPOINTED
Holden Budget Plan Features Tax Increase
BY DOUG RUTTER
Holdcn Bcach property owners
will pay more town taxes next
January if commissioners adopt the
SI.3 million budget propositi pre
sented last week by Town Manager
Gary Parker.
Included in the tentative budget
for the 1993-94 fiscal year is a plan
to bump the tax rate from 15 to 16
cents per S100 of valuation. The
owner of SI50.000 home would pay
S240 in taxes, or SI5 more than this
year.
"This budget is not much differ
ent than the current year budget,"
Parker told commissioners when he
presented the new spending plan at
last Wednesday's town meeting.
In his budget message, Parker
pointed out that the tax rate may
have to be increased to 17 ccnts per
S100 if the county establishes "tip
ping fees" for dumping trash at the
county landfill.
Parker estimates the town would
have to pay about $20,000 in tipping
fees, Vvhich equals about one cent on
the tax rate. Tipping fees were in
cluded in the proposed county bud
get drafted by Interim County
Manager John Harvey.
Parker has proposed no increase
in the water rate for town customers.
But again, he indicated the rate
could be increased if the county
hikes the rate that it charges Ho'.den
Beach.
For now, the SI,285,975 town
budget includes a general fund of
S934.375 and water fund of
S351,6(X). The general fund is bal
anced with a 16-ccnt tax rate,
S215,800 from the occupancy tax
fund and 537,000 from the water
fund.
Major general fund expenses in
clude S241,465 for policc, SI80,800
for streets and S178.730 for admin
istration. The policc budget includes
SI5,000 for two new patrol cars and
SI 2,000 for a four-wheel-drive
truck.
The proposed budget earmarks
S40,0(X) for sidewalks, S20.000 for
street lights and S5.000 for water
rescue. It also includes S65.000 for
the paving of Marlin, Lumberton,
Foxes Abundant At Holden Beach
Forgei about the growing number of tourists. Holden Beach officials
have foxes on their mind.
An abundance of foxes have been spotted on the island this spring,
prompting the town to seek help from county animal control and state
wildlife officials.
Town Manager Gary Parker said Tuesday that samples taken from
trapped foxes have shown no incidence of rabies. So for now. Parker
said the town will let nature take its coursc.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will not relocate foxes or
destroy them if they aren't rabid.
"They arc not willing to carte blanche move the foxes off," Mayor
Wally Ausley said at last Wednesday's town meeting, when the issue
was discussed.
"When they have a situation like that they just leave the foxes
alone," Parker said Tuesday. "At least we're relieved to hear there was
no rabies found."
Foxes have been reported in the undeveloped area at the east end of
the island and behind Brunswick Avenue. Parker said he hasn't heard of
any confrontations between foxes and residents or their pets.
Ausley said last week that one man reported seeing 1U toxes at once
near the east end of the beach. The man estimated there arc 100 foxes
living in the area.
"There appears to be an unlimited number of foxes on the beach,"
said John F. Holden, a longtime resident of the island and the town's
first mayor.
Holden said one fox recently came within 10 feet of a couple walk
ing at the cast end of the strand. He said it would be bad publicity for
Holden Beach if a visitor encountered a fox during tourist season.
"These foxes have destroyed the quail," Holden added. "Their deli
cacy is rabbits and quail."
Jim Lowell said there is a fox den near his home. "The fox is there
all the time. He stands there and stares at us."
Ausley said residents and visitors should be wary of the foxes and
avoid them if they display erratic behavior.
Sandpiper, Sandspur and Sand Dune workshop meeting today (Thursday)
streets and the resurfacing of Fayct- at 9 a.m. A public hearing is planned
teville Street. June 23.
Town officials expect to collect Board Re-Appointed
S231,000 in occupancy tax next fis- Commissioners will keep the
cal year. Proposed uses for the rnon- same board of elections for the next
ey include S46,(XX) for police two years. They haven't decided if
salaries, S40.000 for sidewalks, changes will be made on the plan
S25.000 for trash pickup and ning and zoning board or board of
S 10,000 for the fire department. adjustment.
Parker's proposed budget in- Mabel Dutton, Elizabeth Dame
cludes a 2.5-pcrccnt pay raise for ron and Judy Holden were unani
employees. No new positions have mously re-appointed to the elections
been included in the tentative spend- board at last week's meeting. Their
ing plan. new terms will expire July 1,1995.
After receiving the budget last The three-member board will
Wednesday, commissioners began oversee the election of five commis
rcviewing it Friday morning and sioners and a mayor this November,
have scheduled a second public Town officials also are considering
holding a referendum on a technical
change in the town's 35-fool build
ing height limit.
Before July 1, commissioners will
make three appointments to the
planning board and one to the board
of adjustment. Commissioners will
make nominations June 7 and make
appointments June 23.
The terms of planning board
member Ted Rivcnbark and alter
nate members Johnny Craig and Jim
Lowell will expire July 1. Regular
members serve for three years, and
alternates serve one year.
On the board of adjustment,
which handles variance requests, the
scat currently occupied by Dave
Gibson is the only one up for ap
pointment this year. Gibson is eligi
ble for re-appointment.
Other Business
In other business last week, com
missioners:
?Authorized Mayor Wally Ausley
to sign a letter requesting the alloca
tion of state funds to help develop a
regional wastewater and stormwatcr
management program in the South
Brunswick Islands.
?Set a public hearing for July 6 on a
proposal to close sections of South
Shore Drive and Carolina Avenue
from where they end in the Wild
Dunes subdivision to Ferry Road.
The roads have never been opened
in that area.
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