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Letters

  • Open restrooms for the public

    To the editor:
    Raise your hands if you love Shallotte Riverside Park. If you are not sure which park this is, it is the one where the farmers market takes place every Saturday.
    I contacted Shallotte town hall about why the restrooms were never open except for the farmers market. I was told they would give it a trial period for them to be open the rest of the week.
    I am extremely disappointed my husband and I have been to this park on different days and times, never to find the restrooms open.

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  • Thanks from CIS

    To the editor:
    Communities in Schools of Brunswick County would like to thank the Walmart stores of Brunswick County (Shallotte, Leland and Southport) for their month-long initiative, “Build A Backpack.”
    Along with designating an area in each store where community members could donate school supplies, Walmart graciously donated student backpacks. Students who could not otherwise afford supplies were able to receive a backpack filled with necessary items to start school.

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  • Board members should use common sense

    To the editor:
    Had Mayor Selby and the past town administrator left the assistant administrator alone and let her do her job, along with the planning and zoning board, she would have had the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) completed by now.

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  • Look ahead, never down?

    To the editor:
    What is it with these naysayers trying to put the kabosh on the proposed Carolina Shores Park Project? Their “against” presentation is flimsy at best. They begin by pointing out that only a select few occasionally utilize our tax dollar amenities.
    Though it is true relatively few residents utilize our pool, tennis courts, picnic and game area or attend our POA functions, I say to the nitpickers that we will soon have more places that just a few will occasionally utilize.

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  • Liked story about tobacco farming

    To the editor:
    It was a very interesting article (Sept. 15 Brunswick Beacon) about the Grissett family and the process of farming tobacco. There are many of us who have relocated here and are not familiar with the local families and their ways of livelihood, but are curious to know more about this area we now call home and have grown to love. Reading about the Grissett family and their history in Brunswick County gave us an opportunity to appreciate the community we have adopted and the people who have always lived here.

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  • Thanks to those who have served

    To the editor:
    It seems we are living is an atmosphere where we, the citizens of this great country, are quick to criticize our elected officials. It’s the American way. Whether it is national healthcare or a town park, if we are against it, we want the issue put on a ballot for a vote.

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  • Supports Carolina Shores candidates

    To the editor:
    I will be voting Nov. 8 in the Carolina Shores races for Walter Goodenough for mayor and Bill Brennan, Joe Przywara and John Russo for commissioners because I want to see our elected officials work constructively and courteously together, and I know that they will do that. Meanness and anger do not help us move forward as a town, and it certainly makes attending meetings unpleasant.

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  • Regarding Sept. 11

    To the editor:

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  • Who are officials working for?

    To the editor:
    Mayor Selby and a few of the councilpersons feel because they hold representative office, they have been given carte blanche to do with town funds anything they feel is “good” for the populous.
    In contrast, our neighbor to the south is publicizing in its local paper a public meeting asking residents to express views on building a sports/recreation area.
    We should follow suit before any more money is spent on site planning and consultation with the architects.

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  • Do you want a town park?

    To the editor:
    If you live in the town of Carolina Shores, please let me know if you want the town to build a park, also referred to as an events center because checkers and bocce could be played. My email address is jo@okeefes.org. I will post lists of the counts of pros and cons on two websites: http://carolinashores.info and http://okeefes.org. I will post your message text and identity if you tell me to do so.

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