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Published Weekly | Carolina Beach, NC
Vol. 37 No. 17 | Wednesday April 23, 2014
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Carolina Beach Council Adopts Resolution Seeking Beach Nourishment Aid From County
Cape Fear Blvd Project Completed Prior To Easter Weekend
The Carolina Beach Town Council adopted a resolution at an April 21, emergency meeting seeking support from the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners to help fund a beach nourishment project later this year using Room Occupancy Tax revenues. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recently informed the Town there is additional money available to pump sand onto the beachfront later this year.
A project to replace aging water and sewer utility lines at the intersection of Cape Fear Blvd and Lake Park Blvd is now complete. The project was delayed when the contractor encountered old utility lines that were not indicated on maps. The project was wrapped up in time for the busy Easter Holiday weekend. Then it rained all weekend.
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By WILLARD KILLOUGH III Managing Editor
CAROLINA BEACH - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recently told Carolina Beach officials there is money avail-
able to pump sand on to the beachfront later this year following the summer season. The Town's 50 year Authorization Agreement with the Federal government is set to expire at the end of this year. This could be the last time Federal money
is received for such a project if congressional leaders do not reauthorize or extend the Town's Project Cooperation Agreement. The Carolina Beach Town Council met in an emergency
See Beach, page 2-A
Council Hears Presentation On Managing Private Rental Properties |
By WILLARD KILLOUGH III Managing Editor
KURE BEACH - The issue of managing the impacts of privately owned rental properties in Kure Beach was brought before the Town Council at their April 15th, meeting by Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Craig Galbraith. Galbraith explained the item was brought up in discussions regarding parking at rental homes. He explained, "We had a general discussion about what sort of things could
be done to assist to try and manage the problem where you have a house that might be rented on a weekly basis. You end up with eight or ten cars parked out front. That migrated into a discussion of safety issues. There's been some accidents recently." Galbraith said he owns rental properties in several cities in different states including Indiana and in Kure Beach. He explained in an area of Indiana the City has a rental home certificate. He said, "This is a certificate where the building inspector goes in, they actu-
ally inspect for rental properties. They inspect it to make sure it satisfies safety requirements. You have to pay a fee for it. It's a $500 fee actually in West Lafayette, Indiana. It's pretty stiff. I've written a few checks." He explained, "After you are approved you get a certificate that will allow you to rent that property within the limitations. It could also have unrelated family components to that" and, "After the $500 initial then it is reviewed" by
See Council, page 8-A
Carolina Beach Seeking Permission To Store Items On Army Land |
By WILLARD KILLOUGH III Managing Editor
CAROLINA BEACH - The Town of Carolina Beach is requesting permission to utilize a storage building located on
land leased to the Town by the U.S. Army since 1972. Currently the Town is renting space at the Federal Point Shopping Center for storage of various materials and equipment. The Town was notified in April of 2012 they were in
violation of their 1972 lease agreement with the U.S. Army for land off of Dow Road. The "buffer zone" is land owned by the U.S. Army for the MilitaryOcean Terminal at Sunny Point
See MOTSU, page 8-A
Army Corp Plans Changes For Snow's Cut Property Including Fence; Office |
By WILLARD KILLOUGH III Managing Editor
CAROLINA BEACH - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is planning to obtain a change of status for land they own along Snow's Cut - the Intracoastal Waterway - in Carolina Beach. The land runs from Snow's Cut Bridge east between Snow's Cut and homes located
on Spencer Farlow Drive down to the North Carolina Wildlife Boat Ramp on Annie Drive. According to Assistant Town Manager Ed Parvin, a meeting was held with the Corp of Engineers April 15th. Parvin explained, "Jerry and I met with John Manning from the Wilmington ACOE Real Estate Office today to discuss their future plans for their property adjacent to Snow's Cut. In
the near future the ACOE will be conducting an Environmental Assessment (EA) to change the status of the property to "Operational." Parvin explained, "The change will accommodate a future survey office that will be manned during regular working hours. With this change the ACOE will be looking to
See Army Corp, page 2-A
North Carolina’s March Employment Figures Released
Duke Energy Rate Hike Doesn’t Follow Law, AG Cooper Says
RALEIGH, N.C. : April 21st, 2014 - The state’s seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate was 6.3 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from February’s revised rate of 6.4 percent. The national rate remained at 6.7 percent. North Carolina’s March
RALEIGH, N.C. : April 18th, 2014 - A Duke Energy rate hike struck down by the North Carolina Supreme Court last year but put back in place by the state’s Utilities Commission is now before the court once more. Attorney General Roy Coo-
2014 unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points lower than a year ago. The number of people employed increased 10,277 over the month to 4,373,265, and increased 56,211 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 2,412 over the month to
294,658, and declined 105,637 over the year. Seasonally adjusted Total Nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly establishment survey, increased 19,400 to 4,100,300
See Rate, page 3-A
per filed a brief late Thursday asking the court to intervene once again on behalf of North Carolina consumers against rising utility rates. “The court has already ruled once that consumers must be taken into account when setting utility profits but
it still hasn’t happened,” Cooper said. “Even when given a second chance to get it right, the Commission didn’t really consider consumers and approved the exact same rate hike.”
See Cooper, page 6-A
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Spotlight On Coastal Cuisine: Kate’s Pancake House
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