Local News

BOLIVIA—Wondering what Brunswick County’s roadways will look like in the next 25-30 years?

Will the roads be able to handle the growth and the traffic if the county continues to grow as projected?

These concerns and others have been factored into the county’s long-range comprehensive traffic plan, which spans until the year 2035.

The first draft of the plan was released to the public and local officials last November, and the revised plan was released at a “drop-in” meeting Tuesday afternoon at the county complex in Bolivia.

BOLIVIA—County commissioners on Monday gave planning director Leslie Bell the green light to move forward with a preliminary study of the future of the Holden Beach Causeway.

The causeway, a predominantly commercial stretch, spans from the intersection of Sabbath Home Road to the foot of the bridge. Bell said the project would be a fact or data gathering project to solicit input from local merchants on the future of the causeway, including questionnaires and public input meetings.

CALABASH—Very preliminary sewer assessment payback options were outlined Tuesday night by Calabash Mayor Anthony Clemmons.

Proposed options, which have not been adopted by the town or Brunswick County, would consist of a three-year plan, a six-year plan at 2.8 percent or a 10-year plan at 2.25 percent interest.

“These are sewer charges are incentives to pay back the money in the first year,” Clemmons said.

CAROLINA SHORES—Town leaders and certain employees have started moving into the new town hall addition that has just been completed.

The 2,200-square-foot structure is to provide additional office space for a town staff that was starting to outgrow the original brick town hall building built almost a decade ago on Persimmon Road.

The new, connecting annex will provide sorely needed space for 11 new offices for town administration and finance departments, as well as three restrooms and a reception area.