Letters

To the editor: In a recent Brunswick Beacon article, Rep. Bonner Stiller stated that any law allowing the taking of, or annexing any property should be revisited more often than every 49 years.

Firstly, the word “taking” should not even be in any consideration of annexation law; there is no taking.

Secondly, the annexation law has been revisited by the N.C. General Assembly at least four times over the last five decades (S.L.1967-954, S.L. 1983e,36 & 768, S.L. 1998-150, and S.L. 2001-487), and each time the law was amended significantly, most recently in 2001.

To the editor: I would like to take this public opportunity to thank the town of Shallotte and Ocean Isle Beach fire departments and Det. Eric King of the Shallotte Police Department for a job well done.

In the early morning hours of June 5, a bottle rocket (fireworks) landed on the roof of the Red Apple Professional Building and sparked a roof fire.

In addition, a piece of burning material landed on a sprinkler pipe and caused a piece of it to melt, creating a flood of water.

To the editor: This is in response to Mr. Ralph Zullo’s letter of last week.

First, Mr. Zullo, let me thank you for your service to our nation in Korea.

Second, I believe the eight grades of education you received through the 1940s contained much more substantive and useful knowledge than many high school graduates receive today.

And now to the meat of your letter.

Sun dangers result in need for cabanas

To the editor:

I have been a property owner on Ocean Isle Beach for 12 years. The ban the town has put on canopies is an unwise decision.

There are so many people who suffer from the sun’s harmful rays but still would like to enjoy the beach. And yes, an umbrella is helpful.

But when a large family gets together for their vacation at the beach and they are banned from using their canopy, it makes their stay an unpleasant one. From the elderly to the very young, they especially need protection from the sun.