Homes To Replace One Of 3
Remaining Beach Campgrounds
BY DOIJC. RUTTER
After catering to vacationing families for the past 25
years, the campground near the west end of Holden
Beach will close at the end of the year and be replaced
by permanent homes.
A residential subdivision featuring 62 building sites
will replace the 159-site Campground By The Sea. one
of two campgrounds on Holden Beach and one of only
three on Brunswick Countv's barrier
islands
Landowner Davis Hemford Jr. of
Loris. S.C.. plans to turn the camp
ground into a residential neighbor
hood. he said at Monday's meeting of
the Holden Beach Board of Com
missioners.
Town officials tentatively ap
proved a proposal for the town to
oversee construction of subdivision
roads, water lines and underground
power and cable television lines, with
Hcniford paying the cost.
"We have heard there have been
problems with streets and other utili
ties not being built up to town de
sires," Hcniford said of other Holden Beach subdivi
sions.
"It is our intent that the city would not be out any
funds at all. We would provide all the funds." Hcniford
added
In a July 19 letter to Mayor Gay Atkins. Hcniford
said he wanted to allow the town to control the quality
of all work associated with the streets, water lines and
underground power and cable TV lines.
Heniford has agreed to pay for the water lines, grad
ing and preparation of the road beds and the under
ground utilities.
The developer also will pay 60 percent of the street
paving cost, which is the standard percentage for proper
ty owners who request street paving. The town would
pay the other 40 percent.
"There are a lot of
people that have
camped here for a
long time. That's
what's bittersweet
about it. "
? William Williamson
Campground Manager
"The idea sounds basically good
to me." Commissioner Sid Swarts
said Monday night.
Commissioner David Sandifer
pointed out that the subdivision will
feature lower density than the existing
campground. The change is also like
ly to increase property values in the
area.
"I think everybody on Holden
Beach appreciates what you arc do
ing." Sandifer said. **l think it will
make a nicc subdivision."
Heniford has asked that the work
rontracts be awarded in the early fall
so work can beein in Januarv.
Campground manager William Williamson said
Tuesday thai all structures on the property ? including
the store, swimming pool and restrooms ? will be torn
down around the end of the year.
He said no changes arc proposed in the subdivision
plan that was approved by the town about 16 years ago.
Lots on the north side of Ocean Boulevard will be 50
Holden Board Changes
Impact Fee Ordinance
BY DOUG R UTTER
Holden Beach officials changed
the rules on impact fees Monday
night to include covered porches in
the list of items for which the town
can charge property owners.
Commissioners voted to charge
50 cents per square foot for covered
porches ? a move that makes the or
dinance consistent with the way the
town has been collecting impact fees
since the regulations took effect last
October.
The fees were established to raise
money for future sewer and storm
water drainage systems, and Holden
Beach has collected about S40.000
in the first nine months.
Fees are collected for residential
and commercial buildings and paved
areas, all of which reduce the
amount of impervious surface on the
island and are potentially damaging
to the coastal environment.
With three exceptions. Town
Manager Gus Ulrich said the town
has charged for covered porches
since the impact fees took effect last
fall.
Even though they weren't includ
ed in the regulations. Ulrich said last
month that the town charged for
each porch "under the rationale it is
an additional impervious surface."
Following Monday's vote, the
town will continue charging SO
cents per square foot if the total
square footage of the home's heated
space and the porch area exceeds
2,000 square feet.
The minimum fee for residences
is ji.miu, and Ulnch said there will
be no additional fee for the covered
porch if the combined square
footage of the home and porch is
less than 2,000 square feet.
With the exception of two permits
issued in December and one in
February, Ulrich said impact fees
have been collected for all covered
porches permitted since October.
Other Business
In other business Monday, com
missioners:
? Tentatively agreed to pay for
over-sizing a water line in the
Dunescape subdivision at the is
land's cast end. It is expected to cost
the town about $17,000 to increase
the size of the water line from 6
inches in diameter to 12 inches. The
project is not scheduled until fiscal
year 1995-96.
? Agreed to allow parking by per
mit only on the north side of Hillside
Drive adjacent to the residence at
194 Ocean Blvd. East. Town offi
cials said there is not adequate room
on the property for parking.
? Authorized Ulrich to apply for
state aid for mosquito control.
Ulrich said the state provides about
half of the operating expeases. The
state gave $850 last fiscal year and
the town's overall cost for manpow
er and supplies was $1,700.
? Voted to allow the Holden
Beach Property Owners Association
to use the town hall facilities for its
annual meeting Saturday. Sept. 3. A
meeting is scheduled at 10 a.m. and
a barbecue dinner at 5 p.m.
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CAMPGROUND BY THE SEA will dose at the end of the year. Landowner Davis Heniford Jr. plans
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by -1<)0 feet, and there will be 10 oceanfront lots.
Williamson said the campground first opened in the
late 1960s under the name Sand & Sea Campground.
"There are a lot of people that have camped here for
a !i>ng uiu?. Turn's what's buiciSwcci stiAnii it. We've
made a lot of friends.*' Williamson said. "We anticipate
sending out a letter to all of the campers we have in our
file telling them this is the last year and thanking them
for their business."
Gil Bass, manager of Holden Beach Fishing Pier and
1 {olden Beach Pier Campground, said there are no plans
to do away with the only other campground on the is
land.
"We're not looking to build condos anytime soon.
Maybe one day. but not in the near future," Bass said
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Tuesday. "We're going to keep going the way we're go
ing."
Although Campground By The Sea was a competi
tor. Bass said it actually boosted business at the 30-year
old Holden Beach Pier Campground, which has about
60 camp sites.
"1 got business from that one. One helps the other. I
kind of hate to see it close," Bass said.
Bass said some of the seasonal campers at Camp
ground By The Sea have asked about seasonal sites near
the Ashing pier, and some seasonal sites may be added
for those people.
"We're not looking at any big changes," Bass said.
"We want to make it a good quality family campground,
better than it is."
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