Today's News

Brunswick County Schools are not the only buildings tightening beneath the crunch of overcrowding.

Steve Miley, executive director of operations, said the central office is much too small for the administration and staff.

Miley brought preliminary renovation plans and presented them to the board of education’s monthly committee meetings last Tuesday. The central office was designed with enough space for 53 workstations—far less than the 82 current employees.

“We’re just plain running out of room here,” Miley said.

HOLDEN BEACH—Terms of service, appointments and the purpose of non-mandated committees were tossed around Tuesday night by town commissioners.

Commissioners discussed a draft resolution defining four existing non-mandated town committees and one proposed committee.

Commissioners Don Glander and Ray Lehr were charged with mulling the various committees’ purpose, its members’ appointments and terms of service, and with drafting a resolution for the board’s discussion of these committees.

SHALLOTTE—The town has a new sewer transmission fee policy in place, developed after disagreements with developers over the previous policy resulted in a need for compromise.

At Tuesday’s pre-agenda meeting, Shallotte aldermen unanimously approved a policy requiring developers to pay $60,000 for 60 units at the time they request preliminary plat approval and another $60,000 when they start the next phase. The developer has five years to pay the full amount.

SUNSET BEACH—No citizens showed up for an open house to review the town land use plan last Thursday morning, March 20.

The planning and zoning board session, which lasted about 15 minutes, was scheduled to offer the public a chance to view the town’s draft of its updated CAMA land use plan.

Penny Tysinger, town planning consultant with the Cape Fear Council of Governments, said the no-show could be a good sign indicating citizens have no more questions following a succession of meetings over the past two years.