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Chairman Powell Mr Shaffer and Mr Brown would you care to come up and join us.
I think the Commissioners have been furnished a copy of the P.esolution proposed
by t~iz Lower Cane ~ 2ar Fiatar and Sewer ~ ut^ority
t-Zr Brown The Resolution is somewhat of a routine proposal on our part It is in
conformity with the State Statutes It has been adopted after due hearings in
Brunswick County, and subsequently in the other Counties of Pender, Columbus,
and Bladen after consideration there and adoption by their County Commissioners.
Trle have appeared before each of the bodies to answer any questions. The final
act of approval is an approval by this Board, and tomorrow I am meeting with
the City Council on the same matter The procedure and the prepared Resolution
is in accordance with the Bond Attorney, who has been steering us in this matter
all along It is the New York firm that is guiding our hand.
Commissioner Davis Brunswick County stayed out on their own?
C~~,: ~~rc~an That`s right. Trey had baen _nvited ever since it I.as been formed, and
they didn't sea fit to take any action until last spring cehen they passed a
Resolution in May
Commissioner Davis Didn't they plan to get their own water from Town Creek and that
proved unfeasible so they -
PAL Brown Yes
Commissioner Davis I would move that we approve this Resolution
Chairman Powell Is there a second to the motion?
Commissioner O'Shields I'll second
Chairman Powell Is there any discussion?
P•ir Brown I'll try to satisfy P4rs Wright's question here The motion is made to
present a unanimous front We have been pursuing this matter diligently for
some years. :4e have stated publicly that it is Southeastern North Carolina's
desire to do this and then when one county stands out it's sort of like you've
got your tonet~ in your cheek when you say it is unanimous and then when they
ask if all Counties belong, the answer is all but Brunswick. After much delibera-
tion on their part, they had several hearings, asked a lot of questions, and
in April they asked us down to their Board meeting where they unanimously
approved to join They can't participate until it is officially approved
by this Board and by the City Those area the two final actions.
Commissioner Davis This will spread the cost and probably make it easier to get grants?
P~Lr Brocm That's right! That's the purpose of it!
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Chairman Powell Is there any further discussion or questions?
Commissioner Vaughan Yes, I am going to vote against it! Not that I object to
Brunswick County coming into the Authority, but I would like to point out
things which probably have been forgottn by the community to the pleasure of
the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority Back about ten years ago the
Authority was created by the City and County. The purpose was to furnish
water to New Hanover County, and sewerage, I believe, to New Hanover County
T'r_ere have been so many changes since, it is hard to tell The question was
raised at that time as to whether this was strictly for industry or whether
this was for the people of New Hanover County as a whole And the position
was taken by those wanting to organize it, it was for the community as a whole
and that it wasn't for a few industries About that time Hercules was coming
here and we had considerable discussion with them about water supply They
were digging wells up here and they weren't quite sure they would get the water
they needed for their operation. We had a Iot of meetings with them and the
County has a contract with Hercules that we would, I believe, issue revenue
bonds, so that it would not be an obligation of the citizenry, to build a line
from the City water line to the Hercules plant The City was very concerned
about guaranteeing any water to Hercules. Their engineers in Raleigh told
them they would have to build a whole new line, but Hercules told them that
they would only have to double track their present line for just a few miles
t~~ get all the water Hercules could possibhr use Cver a period or" time
since then, this thing has been built up by tha Lower Cape Fear ,~Jater and
Sewer Authority, which, in my opinion, is a legal extension of the Committee
of 100 Rather than devoting our efforts to supplying water that is needed
by the City of Wilmington, they are in critical need of water at the present
time, and to help with the sewerage situation around the community, they have
pursued this matter of getting water that will be 40 years ahead of our needs
The minimum flow of the Cape Fear River is adequate to supply, even under the
worst conditions, a community, I think, of 1,500,000 people a year This
design, as I understand it, is predicated upon the New Hope Dam providing a
uniform supply of water To what degree that is tied in with it I don't know.
A legal decision, I believe, has been made by the Federal courts of the government
of the New Hope Dam being only an emergency dam As I understand it, the
gates are closed if you have an emergency such. as a flood, but you do not
build up water and level out the Cape Fear River so that it has an even flow
I have seen that done out in the west and it is a bad condition tdature didn`t
provide that the Cape Fear River should be evened out. Things that happen
when the flow goes up and down maintain a river in the condition that it is,
which makes it a desirable river, control of hardwoods and softwoods and that
kind of thing. I think that the Committee has pulled the wool over the eyes of
the community, and that it's an effort to get more bodies in here Right now
we ]snow that we are in bad shape as far as bodies are concerned. we don't
have the proper traffic controls, and it is hard to get around your community
The City of Wilmington says it is short of water, and the line should have gone
in years ago. I would like to point out to you all a section in the Commissioners
National County newspaper, if you haven`t read it, last week or the week before,
September 30 It says in here, "Recent events serve notice that growth is
no longer the unassailable ethic County officials are now devoting considerable
measures to evaluate the impact of development proposals at the same time they
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seek to improve mechanisms to strengthen their authority over growth I don't
want to read all this but there are some things in here, for anybody who hasn't
read it, that it would be well wo ~h reading The study of one new subdivision
in Albemarle County, Virginia, concluded that the total county expenditures
associated with the development would exceed county revenues from the development
by an annual amount of $120,745 The thing for the City of Wilmington to do is to
go ahead and stop fooling around with the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer
A.zt'r_ority, and gat means to double tract: this line back to the point where the
pressure is reduced enough so that they can get all the flow that they need at
the present time One other thing I would like to point out to you Those
of you who have read, those who have made the study on the water project, will
find that it isn't necessary to go up 24 miles from Wilmington. You can ga to a
place a little bit above the DuPont plant and put in that line, and the only
reason for going up there in the first place, I understand, is according to
salinity, how much salt you have in the local water supply. The first thing,
if the New Hope Dam should go through, the supply will be evened out enough
to cut down your salinity problems, because you wouldn't have to build this
line that far back If the New Hope Dam is going to be built, then perhaps
the engineering on this thing is not satisfactory I would say that we are
having the wool pulled over our eyes in the community, and, as a result of the
thir_g being tied in ~,vith desires for Beater growth than we need You have
ielayed vita? utilities to the City of y>>ilmington I might point out that
Hercules was considering a vast expansion at the plant up here, the kind of
thing the community could need, where the investment is very, very large They
have gone to Columbia, S C , and one of the reasons is that at the time they
couldn't get people here. A certain small group of people in this community
was trying to get business or industry with bodies in from every direction.
As a consequence, in my opinion, there is a strong possibility that we lost
a $100 million to $150 million investment, the kind that really tax-wise is
worthwhile You will also note that the DuPont plant, rather than being expanded,
they have started a completely new plant i.n Charleston, S.C., and the reason
is that they can't get labor here All the time they were not able to staff
their plant, the newspapers were full of ads, Hercules was running all over the
State hiring motels to interview people The Committee of 100, which guide
the Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority, was trying to get more people in
here to compete with existing industry I don't think it's right. That's
all I've got to say
Mr. Brown I would like to comment first for Mr Vaughan's education that the Lower
Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority is not, has nothing whatsoever to do, in
any way, shape or form, with the Committee of 100 It was formed by the City
and the County. The purpose of it was noted properly by everybody, and it was
so formed Now, I am not the engineer that you are, Mr Vaughan
Commissioner Vaughan I am not.
Pair. Brown Well apparently you must be, because your comments of an engineering
nature and your statements were made that you didn`t see it from an engineering
point of view If that's true, Alexander Potter's wrong. The City and County
paid for his survey
Mr Vaughan That's right
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Ms I3rocan When you talk about doubling a line you are making an engineering judg-
ment and I don't feel gaulified to make it, and no engineer has recommended
that to us The other thing is, if you think the City of Wilmington, the City
is in dire need of more water to satisfy the citizens within its boundaries and
also the people in the County, and the County has indicated a desire to have
some of that water. If we are unsuccessful in this effort, the citizens of
ti^lilminaton are going to have to pay for a much smaller line, for at least two-
Lhirds of the cost, according to our engineers estimates So, if we ars success-
ful in this endeavor, we'll save the citizens of New Hanover Coun~iand Wilmington
somewhere in the neighborhood of $8 million
Commissioner Vaughan Who's going to pay it?
Mr Brown All of us are going to pay it
Commissioner Vaughan I just want to point out one more thing. Expenditures that you
are going to the Federal Government for, may be way outrof-hand and that the
whole thing could have been done a long time ago, if we hadn't been grabbing for
so much.
Cha_~^.an Powell ?1nv further comment or question?
P4r. Shaffer Please may I add one thing Let me say that the requirements for
water supply are computed through the year 2020 Actually it is the next 50
years you are talking about. Our requirements in the five-county region for
this water total around 90 million gallons per day. The requirements through
approximately 1990 total around 45 million gallons of water per day. Now the reason
that water is needed is because of the normal economic development of the area
and the normal population growth of the area The original City-County Committee
that was formed back in 196b and 7, to which you referred and from which the
Authority developed, recognized the need in the City and the County When you
get down to the facts of going further, then it was developed obviously, that
there was a need outside of the City and outside of the County, and that need
is also in the other four Counties that are involved here Now when we say
normal economic development we are talking about the needs of, for example,
Pfizer down in Southport Their needs are beyond what they are going to get out
of the wells that the County of Brunswick is furnishing One reason that the
County of Brunswick is interested in the Authority is so that they can tap
some of this water for Pfizer's need, because they, like you with Hercules,
have committed themselves to supply water to Pfizer You have committed yourself
to supply water to Hercules and DuPont, if it's needed You actually have
contracts caith them The need for Hercules is the normal need, not some unusual
expansion General Electric needs water from the City They have committed
themselves! They want 2 million gallons per day The City can't give it to
them. That is not some wild expansion of General Electric This is the current
need! Dlornal economic development will probably bring some new industries in.
.!e have an Industrial Development organization like the Committee of 100 in
each of these Counties, and they are not dictating to the Authority and neither
is the Committee of 100 dictating to the Authority With regards the engineering
bit, of course we are open to anybody's suggestions an the design of what, and
hoca, and when, and how much money, etc We have had two preliminary studies
done The County and the City paid for the Alexander Potter Study and the
Authority, through their Coastal Plains grant, paid for a study by Henry von
Oesen Those two studies came out caith the same recommendations When we to to
detailed design, there will be a designer who w:i~i make a study and do a design and
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stake his professional reputation on that At that time, which we hope will
be very soon, any suggestions that anybody has in regards to the engineering
will obviously be accepted by the Authority I think, as regards the idea
that the County, New Hanover County, needs water, of course they need a water
system and you are proceeding to that Of course, the original thought was
that perhaps this Authority could take over that function The Authority, in
order to get the water to the Counties, including this County and the City,
found it had to go regional to gei the grant *_noney to get started, to be able
to sell the bonds, to get the revenue to pay off the debt service, etc
As a result, we have committed, contracted, obligated with the various municipal-
ities, counties, industries, etc , e g , Wrightsville Beach Wrightsville Beach
can't be served until the line gets going, when the City can give them the
water they need The same way with the County of New Hanover for the County
system you all are studying through your current engineering report
Commissioner Vaughan I would like to comment on your comment. I have it on pretty
good authority that your Authority went to DuPont and General Electric and more
or less said please, please give us some commitments on this thing so that
we can come up high enough to justify it I would like to make it plain that
Hercules has year after year been pushing when are you going to give us
this water, when can you guarantee it to us? They ::ave been waiting for this
~ut~^ority to come through with a guarantee because they ara good guys, but they
were promised that the City and the County would go ahead with this thing
years ago if they needed it, and this has complicated the matter
Chairman Powell If there is no further discussion or comment, I call for a vote
Commissioners Powell, Wright, O'Shields and Davis Aye
Commissioner Vaughan No
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Draft Date September 23, 1974 page 1 of 8
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
between
THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER, AND NORTH CAROLINA
BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WITNESSF.TH
THAT WHEREAS, Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66 2(a)
of the General Statutes of North Carolina reQuire that "Each
municipality with the cooperation of the Board of Transportation,
shall develop a comprehensive plan for a street system that will
serve present and anticipated volumes of vehicular traffic in
and around the municipality The plan shall be based on the
best information available including, but not limited to, popu-
lation growth, economic conditions and prospects, and patterns
of land development in and around the municipality and shall
provide for the safe and effective use of streets and highways
through such means as parking regulations, signal systems, and
traffic signs, markings, and other devices The Board of Trans-
portation may provide financial and technical assistance in the
preparation of such plans ", and,
WHEREAS, the said Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66.2 (b)
provides that "After completion and analysis of the plan, the
plan may be adopted by both the governing body of the municipality
and the Board of Transportation as the basis for future street and
highway improvements in and around the municipality As a part
of the plan, the governing body of the municipality and the Board
of Transportation shall reach an agreement as to which of the
existing and proposed streets and highways included in the plan
will be a part of the State Highway System and which streets will
be a part of the A4unicipal street system As used in this article,
the State Highway System shall mean both the primary highway sys-
tem of the State and the secondary road system of the State within
municipalities ", and,
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WHEREAS, Section 134 (a) of Title 23 United States
Code states
"It is declared. to be in the national interest to
encourage and. promote the development of transpor-
tation systems embracing various modes of transport
in a manner that will serve the States and local
communities efficiently and effectively To accom-
plish this objective, the Secretary shall cooperate
with the States, as authorized in this title, in the
development of long-range highway plans and programs
which are properly coordinated with plans for im-
provements in other affected forms of transportation
and which are formulated with due consideration to
their probable effect on the future development of
urban areas of more than fifty thousand population
After July 1, 1965 the Secretary shall not approve
under section 105 of this title any program for pro-
jects in any urban area of more than fifty thousand
population unless he finds that such projects are
based on a continuing comprehensive transportation
planning process carried on cooperatively by States
and local communities in conformance with the ob-
jectives stated in this section No highway project
may be constructed in any urban area of 50,000 popu-
lation or more unless the responsible public officials
of such urban area in which the project is located have
been consulted and their views considered with respect
to the corridor, the location and the design of the
project ", and,
WHEREAS, a transportation planning process includes the
operational procedures and working arrangements by which short
and long-range transportation plans are soundly conceived and
developed a.nd continuously evaluated in a manner that will
1 Assist governing bodies and official agencies in
determining courses of action and in formulating
attainable capital improvement programs in antici-
pation of community needs, and,
2. Guide private individuals and groups in planning
their decisions which can be important factors in
the pattern or future development and redevelop-
ment, and,
WHEREAS, various sections of the Federal-Aid fligliway Act
of_ 1973, Public I,aw 9'~-87 provides for new transportation pro-
grams and modifies some existing programs, and
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WHFREAS, it is the desire of these agencies that a pre-
viously established continuing, comprehensive, cooperative
transportation planning process as set forth in a Memorandum
of Understanding dated June 24, 1965, be revised and updated
to comply with the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, and the
United States Department of Transportation Order No 1130 2
and Federal Highway Administration Policy and Procedure
Memorandum SO-11 dated September 21, 1973 (copies of both
are attached), the following Memorandum of Understanding is
made
Section 1. It is hereby agreed that the CITY OF WILMINGTON,
NEW HA ~ NTY, AND THF. NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRANSPORTA-
TION in cooperation with the UNITED STATES DEPARTr2ENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION, will participate in a continuing transportation
planning process with responsibilities and undertakings as re-
lated in the following paragraphs
1. The area involved, the WILMINGTON iJrban Transpor-
tation Study Planning Area, will be the Wilmington
Urbanized Area as defined by the United States
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, plus
that area beyond the existing urbanized area
boundary that is expected to become urbanized
within a twenty year planning period This area
is hereinafter referred to as the planning area.
2. The projected planning area boundary will be
periodically reassessed and revised in the light
of new developments and basic data projections
for the current planning period
3. The continuing transportation planning process
will be a cooperative one and all planning dis-
cussions will be reflective of and responsive to
the program of the Board of Transportation, and
to the comprehensive plans for grolath and develop-
ment of Wilmington, New Hanover County, and the
Cape Fear Council of Governments
4, The continuing transportation planning process
will he in accordance with the intent, procedures,
and programs of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964
S. Transportation policy decisions within the planning
area are the responsibility of the North Carolina
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Board of Transportation, the Wilmington City
Council, and the New Hanover County Board of
Commissioners
6. To facilitate coordination and communication
between the several policy boards and between
the policy boards and agencies represented on a
Technical Coordinating Committee hereinafter de-
fined, a Transportation Advisory Committee is
hereby established with the responsibility of
serving as an intermediary in keeping the policy
boards informed of the status and requirements
of the transportation planning process and to
assist in the dissemination and clarification
of the decisions, inclinations, and policies of
the policy boards. The Transportation Advisory
Committee will also assist in the development
of a coordinated multimodal transportation
capital improvements program for the planning
area
The Transportation Advisory Committee will con-
sist of one or two members of each of the policy
boards or their representatives.
The Transportation Advisory Committee will meet
as often as it is deemed appropriate and advisable.
On the basis of majority vote of its membership,
the Transportation Advisory Committee may appoint
a member of the Committee to act as Chairperson
with the responsibility for coordination of the
Committee's activities A member of the staff
of the Wilmington-New Hanover Planning Commission
will serve as secretary to the Committee
7 A Technical Coordinating Committee shall be es-
tablished with the responsibility of general re-
view, guidance, and coordination of the transpor-
tation planning process for the planning area and
with the responsibility for making recommendations
to the respective local and State governmental
agencies regarding any necessary actions relating
to the continuing transportation planning process.
Tembership of_ the Technical Coordinating Committee
shall include Technical representatives from all
local and State governmental agencies directly re-
lated to and concerned with the transportation
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planning pxocess for the planning area. Initially,
the membership shall include, but not be limited
to, the following
a Director of Planning, Wilmington-New
Hanover Planning Commission
b Transportation Coordinator, City of
Wilmington
c Traffic Engineer, City of Wilmington
d. Director of Public Works, City of
Wilmington
e City Manager, City of Wilmington
f Director of Redevelopment, City of
Wilmington
g. Airport Manager, New Hanover County
Airport
h County Manager, New Hanover County
i. County Manager, Brunswick County
j. Director, Cape Fear Council of Governments
k Representative, Wilmington Transit Authority
1 Manager of Planning and Research, Division
of Highways, North Carolina Department of
Transportation
m. Division Engineer, Division of Highways,
North Carolina Department of Transpor-
tation
n Thoroughfare Planning Engineer, Planning
and Research Branch, Division of Highways,
North Carolina Department of Transportation
o Wilmington Transportation Study Coordinator
Planning and Research Branch, Division of
Highways, North Carolina Department of
Transportation
p. County Engineer, New Hanover County
q. Representative, Town of Wrightsville Beach
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r. District Engineer, North Carolina Division,
Federal Highway Administration, United States
Department of Transportation
s. Planning and Research Engineer, North Carolina
Division, Federal Highway Administration, United
States Department of Transportation (Non-voting).
The Technical Coordinating Committee shall meet when
it is deemed appropriate and advisable and at least
once quarterly On the basis of majority vote of its
membership, the Technical Coordinating Committee may
appoint a member of the Committee to act as Chairperson
with the responsibility for coordination of the Com-
mittee's activities
8. A revised Operations Plan for Continuing Transporta-
tion Planning for the Wilmington Urban Area was pre-
pared in June, 1974, under the direction of the
Technical Coordinating Committee The Operations
Plan sets forth in detail the organization, agency
responsibilities, work tasks, and financing required
for maintaining a continuing, comprehensive, transpor-
tation planning process The Technical Coordinating
Committee will be responsible for maintaining the
Operations Plan on a continuing and current basis
and advising the Transportation Advisory Committee
and policy boards of any significant changes that
are required in agency responsibilities as they
occur
9 A Unified Work Program for Intermodal Planning will
be prepared annually which sets forth the transpor-
tation and implementation activities which are to be
carried out during the subsequent study year The
Wilmington-New Hanover Planning Commission shall be
the lead agency responsible for the annual preparation
of the Unified Work Program under the direction and
supervision of the Technical Coordinating Committee
The Transportation Advisory Committee will have the
responsibility fox annual review and approval of
the Unified Work Program
10 An annual report will be prepared each year which
provides a brief summary of the continuing trans-
portation planning activities and project implemen-
tation that were accomplished during the preceding
year and outlines the current short range capital
improvements program of transportation projects
The Wilmington-New Hanover Planning Commission shall
be the lead agency responsible for the preparation
of the annual report under the direction and super-
v is ion of the Technical Coordinating Committee
Copies of the annual report will be made available
to local. citizerS
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lI. The Policy Boards, and Wilmington-New Hanover Planning
Commission, and appointed representatives of the
people shall serve as the primary means for citizen
input to the continuing transportation planning pro-
cess During transportation plan reevaluation, citi-
zen involvement in the planning process shall be en-
couraged during reanalysis of goals and objectives
and plan formation This citizen involvement will
be obtained through goals and objectives surveys,
neighborhood forums, and public hearings in accordance
with procedures outlined in the Operations Plan
'S'ection ?, It is further agreed that the subscribing
agencies wil~~ave the following responsibilities, these re-
sponsibilities being those most logically assumed by the
several agencies
City of Wilmington
The City will maintain required inventories of socio-
economic data, parking, transit, traffic, major streets
and traffic control devices, cooperate with other partici-
pating agencies in the periodic reevaluation of the trans-
portation plan by providing needed projections of socio-
economic data and periodically reevaluating central business
area parking needs, the transit plan, and. the transportation
goals and objectives of its citizens, coordinate zoning and
subdivision approvals in accordance with the transportation
plan, and periodically reevaluate its administrative pro-
cesses, financial administrative abilities, and its laws
and ordinances, all in regards to the transportation plan
for that portion of the planning area under the planning
jurisdiction of the City
New ~-:anover County
The County will maintain required inventories of
socio-economic data, cooperate with other participating
agencies in the periodic reevaluation of the transporta-
tion plan by cooperating in the projections of socio-
economic data and reevaluation of area transportation
goals and objectives, coordinate zoning and subdivision
approvals in accordance with the transportation plan, and
periodically reevaluate its administrative processes and
laws and ordinances, all in regards to the transportation
plan fox that portion of the planning area under the
planning jurisdiction of the County
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North Carolina Board of Transportation
The Board will maintain required inventories of
traffic accidents, traffic, and major roads and highways
and traffic control devices on the State Highway System,
provide financial and technical assistance in the periodic
cooperative reevaluation of the transportation plan on a
cost-sharing basis in accordance with North Carolina
General Statutes Chapter 136, Article 3A, Section 136-66 2,
and to the fullest extent possible and as permitted by
existing State and Federal regulations, will provide
assistance in the protection of necessary rights-of-way
for those thoroughfares designated in the transportation
plan to be a State responsibility
Section 3 Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding
may terminate their participation in the continuing transpor-
tation planning process by giving 30 days written notice to
the other parties prior to the date of termination
Section 4 In witness whereof, the parties of this
Memoran um o: nderstanding have been authorized by appro-
priate and proper resolutions to sign the same, the City of
Wilmington by its Mayor, New Hanover County by its Chairman,
and the Board of Transportation by the State 19g~way Adminis-
trator, This aa-f-~ day of ,
(Seal) CITY OF WILMINGTON
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Clerk ~/ Mayor
(Seal) NEW HANOVER COUNTY
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BOARD OF~RANSPO TATION
By ~~. _~„''~.
State/ Highway "Adm~.nistrator
Approved for Execution
Attorney General of North
Carolina
By
s ttorney en~eral
Resolution Passed by
The County Commissioners of the County of
New Hanover, North Carolina
The following resolution was offered by Comm Peter R Davis
and seconded by Comm M H Vaughan and upon being put to a vote
ioas carried 4 to 1 on ttie 21st day of October 1974
THAT WHEREAS, it is recognized that the proper movement
o~ travel within and through the Wilmington urban area zs
a highly desirable element of a comprehensive plan for the
orderly growth and development of the area, and
WHEREAS, there are a number of governmental jurisdictions
within the Wilmington urban area which have been authorized
implementation and regulatory responsibilities for transportation
by North Carolina Gonoral Statutos, and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that a coordinated, comprehensive,
and cooperative transportation planning process be maintained
zn the tiVzlmzngton urban area to insure that the transportation
system is maintained on an efficient and economical basis
commensurate with the public health, safety, and welfare,
and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
ti+ilmington, County of New Hanover, and North Carolina Board
of Transportation has been prepared that sets forth the responsi-
bYlities and working arrangements for maintaining a continuing,
comprehensive, and cooperative transportation planning process,
NO~V, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMbIISSZONERS
OF THE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER, NORTH CAROLINA
That the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
tiCilmington, County of New Hanover, and North Carolina Board
of Transportation, draft date September 23, 1974, be approved
and that the Chairperson of the County Board of Commissioners
and County Clerk are hereby directed to execute the Remorandum
of Understanding
I , I,ise K Kinr~ Clerk of the County of New Hanover,
~'~'orth Carolina, do hereby certx.fy that the above is a true
and correct copy of excerpts from the minutes of the Board cf
Commissioners of said County.
VIITNESS my hand and the official seal of the County of
i1`ew Hanover this the 22nd. day of october, 1974 ,
ATTEST (Seal)
.~' C;ler~,
Resolution Passed by
The City Council of the City of
Wilmington, North Carolina
The following resolution was offered by Councilman Aalterman
and seconded by Co~incilman e and upon being put to a vote
was carried t,nanimougly on t e 22nd day of October ~ 1974
THAT WHEREAS, it is recognized that the proper movement
of travel within and through the Wilmington urban area is
a highly desirable element of a comprehensive plan for the
orderly growth and development of the area, and
WHEREAS, there are a number of governmental jurisdictions
within the Wilmington urban area which have been authorized
implementation and regulatory responsibilities for transportation
by North Carolina General Statutes, and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that a coordinated, comprehensive,
and cooperative transportation planning process be maintained
in the Wilmington urban area to insure that the transportation
system is maintained on an efficient and economical basis
commensurate with the public health, safety, and welfare,
and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Wilmington, County of New Hanover, and North Carolina Board
of Transportation has been prepared that sets forth the responsi-
bilities and working arrangements for maintaining a continuing,
comprehensive, and cooperative transportation planning process,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WTLMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
That the Aemorandum of Understanding between the City of
Wilmington, County of New Hanover, and North Carolina Board
of Transportation, draft date September 23, 1974, be approved
and that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby directed to execute
the Memorandum of Understanding
I, Claire Hughes Clerk of the City of Wilmington,
North Carolina, do hereby certify that the above is a true
and correct copy of excerpts from the minutes of the City Council
of said City
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of
Wilmington this the zznd day of Oct. 1974 ,
ATTEST (Seal)
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NORTH CAROLINA
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD
OF CUMMTSSIUNERS AND NEW HANUVER CUUNTY
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
W H E R E A S
1 Pursuant to the provisions of N C Gen Stat
Section 108-30 1 a Notice of Claim of Lien was filed in the
Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County
against the real property of Hampton Sanders Said Notice
and Claim of Lien was docketed on the 13 day of July, 1972
2 Hampton Sanders owns property in New Hanover County
generally described as 9 6 acres, Federal Point Township
3 The Trustees of A M E Zion Church, New Hanover
County have purchased 1 03 acres of said tract from Mr
Sanders and Elijah Leonard and wife, Lillie Leonard, have
purchased 53 acres of said land from Mr Sanders by deeds
dated August 15, 1974 and recorded in Book 1013 at Pages
291 and 289 respectively of the New Hanover County
registry
4 Said 9 6 acre tract was appraised on January 1, 1974,
by the Tax Supervisor of New Hanover County, and on said
date, after full investigation, the fair market value of
said property was determined to be $8,640 00 ($900 00 per acre)
5 The sum of $927 00 has been paid by the Bowens
Chapel A M E Zion Church, Trustees, to and received by New
Hanover County in lieu of foreclosure and sale of said
property
6. The sum of $477.00 has been paid by Elijah Leonard
and wife, Lillie Leonard, to and received by New Hanover
County in lieu of foreclosure and sale of said property
7 It is in the best interest of New Hanover
County to accept said sums and release said 1 03 acre and
53 acre tracts from the lien heretofore referred to
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREWITH RESOLVED THAT
1 The property hereinafter described in Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference is re-
leased from the Notice and Claim of Lien against the property
of Hampton Sanders docketed on 13 July, 1972, in the Office
of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County
2 A copy of this resolution be attached to the
aforesaid original Notice and Claim of Lien in the Office of
the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County
3 A copy of this resolution be placed in the New
Hanover County Board of Public Welfare case records pertaining
to the assistance furnished to Hampton Sanders
This 21st day of October 1974
NEW HANOVER COUNTY DOARD OF COMMISSIONPRS
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Exhibit A
1 03 Acres Bowens Chapel A M E. Zion Church
Beginning at an old iron pipe in the western right
of way line of Carolina Beach Road (U S. Highway
421) (80 0 feet from the centerline thereof) and
in the dividing line between Tracts 1 and 2 of the
Division of the J H. McDonald land as shown on a
map prepared by E J. W Anders, C E and duly
recorded in Book 285 at Page 304 1/2 of the New
Hanover County Registry, said beginning point also
being the northeastern corner of Tract 1 of a
Division of aforementioned Tract 1 of the division
of the J H McDonald land as recorded in Map Book
13 at Page 4 of the New Hanover County Registry;
running thence from said beginning point, along
the western right of way line of aforementioned
Carolina Beach Road, South 30 deg 36 min. West
215 0 feet to an old iron pipe, the present northeastern
corner of the Bowens Chapel AME Zion Church property;
running thence along the northern line of said
Church property, North 59 deg 24 min West 139 0
feet to an iron pipe, the northwestern corner of
said Church property; running thence along the
western line of said Church property, South 30
deg 36 min West 105 0 feet to an iron pipe, the
southwestern corner of said Church property;
running thence along the southern line of said
Church property, South 59 deg 24 min East 139 0
feet to an iron pipe in the western right of way
line of aforementioned Carolina Beach Road (80 0
feet from the centerline thereof) at the southeastern
corner of said Church property; running thence
North 76 deg 47 min 30 sec West 203 52 feet to
an iron pipe; running thence North 12 deg 02 min
30 sec East 187 75 feet to an iron pipe in the
dividing line between aforementioned Tracts 1 and
2 of the J H McDonald land; running thence along
said dividing line, North 81 deg 59 min East
325 0 feet to the point of beginning, containing
1.03 acres of land, more or less, the same being a
portion of aforementioned Tract 1 of the Division
of Tract 1 of the J. H. McDonald land
.53 Acres Elijah Leonard and wife, Lillie Leonard
Beginning at an old iron pipe in the western right
of way line of Carolina Beach Road (U.S. Highway 421)
(80 0 feet from the centerline thereof), said
point being the southeastern corner of the Bowens
Chapel AME Zion Church property, said beginning
point being South 30 deg. 36 min. West 320 0 feet
from an old iron pipe in the dividing line between
Tracts 1 and 2 of the Division of the J. H. McDonald
land as shown on a map prepared by E J W Anders, C. E.,
and duly recorded in Book 285 at Page 304 1/2 of
the New Hanover County Registry; said dividing
corner being the northeastern corner of Tract 1 of
the Division of Tract 1 of the Division of the
J. H McDonald land as recorded in Map Book 13 at
Page 4 of the New Hanover County Registry; running
thence from said beginning point, along the western
right of way line of said Carolina Beach Road,
South 28 deg 37 min West 54 2 feet to a right of
way monument, the beginning of a. sight right of
way at the intersection of said Carolina Beach
Road and S R #1187; running thence along said
sight right of way line, South 57 deg 17 min
West 90 6 feet to a right of way monument at the
end of said sight right of way in the northern
right of way line of said S R #1187 (50 0 feet
from the centerline thereof); running thence along
the northern right of way line of said S. R #1187,
South 84 deg 04 min. West 130 0 feet to an iron
pipe; running thence North 12 deg 02 min 30 sec.
East 160 0 feet to an iron pipe; running thence
South 76 deg 47 min 30 sec East 203 52 feet to
the point of beginning, containing 0 53 acres of
land, more or less, the same being a portion of
aforementioned Tract 1 of the Division of Tract 1
of the Division of the J. H. McDonald land.
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MEMORANDUM
October 15, 1974
TO Mr Dan W Eller, County Manager
New Hanover County Board of County Commissioners
FROM Larry J Powell
Tax Administrator
SUBJ Abatements and Refunds
Request the following taxes be released as they were
double listed
1 William D Gay
2 Richard Oswald
3 Gregory-Murray Const Co
4 Ultronic Systems Corp
5 J Walter Winner, Jr
6 J Earl Sneeden
7 Virginia C Garrett
8 James T Watts
9 Michael H Walters
10 Daniel Jezewski
11 Lincoln-The Creek Associates
12 Edna Gabriel
13 Dianne Diehl
14 J C Fox, Jr
$136 21
130 88
16 72
70 79
5 48
5 53
5 41
39 47
17 28
98 32
7 15
8 98
7 51
190 56
(1973)
(1971)
(1973)
(1972)
Request the following taxes be released as these individuals
do not reside within the city or town limits, or the personal property
is located in the county
1 Charles B Lewis, Jr 4 06
2 Jame s B Swart 4 3 13
3 James A McKellar 45 00
4 Elizabeth Kehaya 4 55
5 Ery W Kehaya 17 00
6 Thomas W Cox 65 90
7 Gloria Rich 25 94
8 George Alford 75 43
9 Duane Josenhaus 74 59
10 Diana L Schulte 29 96
11 Mary L Ward 33 44
12 Richard L Bower 99 46
13 Melva E Pearsall 19 06
14 Eva Carter 20 00
15 Charles Thompson 48 75
16 Robert A Hounsell 48 13
17 Harold McArthur 86 44
18 Bette D Block 39 57
(1971 & 1974)
(1972)
(Refund 1973-$40 68)
2
19 Charles Raymer $ 4l 88
20 Robert A Guy 30 65
21 Margaret M Strickland 38 13
22 Frances V Smith 48 68
23 Martin V James 83 13
24 Elwood C Dixon 45 31
25 Robin Knotts 48 13
26 Myrtle Little 18 84
27 Country Squire Mobile Homes 2,088 14
28 Ralph B Neville 11 25
Request the following taxes be released as the property
is owned and used by a religious organization
1 Wilmington Bible Chapel 21 55
2 Mt Zion A M E Church 10 32
Request the following taxes be released as these are
clerical errors
1 Smith Refrigeration, Inc 4 68
2 Leroy Truelove III 14 54
3 Elizabeth Harris 131 20
4 Pearl Skipper 30 34
5 Ira C Merritt 479 98 (1968)
6 Jennifer S Collier 27 66
7 James G Daughtry 41 46
8 Robert E Anderson 89 47 01970)
9 Friendly C James 2 55
10 Henrietta Adams 28 06
11 Benjamin Hooks 37 95
12 Annie B Gainey 38 67
l3 William E Raftery 6 53
14 James L Pierce 123 09
15 Norman M Sorensen 17 75
16 Bertha Van Landingham 8 16
17 Quality Water Supply 54 99 (Refund 1972 & 1973)
The following taxpayers request they be allowed the Senior
Citizen's Exemption Each individual qualifies for the exemption,
however, they failed to file for the release in January
1 Estelle Lamb 46 67
2 Lucille Baker 39 50
3 Sarah McCormick 13 27
4 Edith Ellis 102 00
5 Ida Green 36 85
6 D T Reynolds 102 00
7 0 T Trawick 39 50
8 Carrie Granger 82 81
9 Mabel B Davis 102 00
10 Johnson Canty 39 50
11 Carrie M Taylor 39 50
12 J W Page 102 00
13 Raye Wood 24 07
14 Euphelia Johnson 39 50
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Request the following taxes be released as the taxpayers
reported incorrect information
1 William Clark $ 49 20
2 Charles T Farrow 74 11
3 David G Willis 60 49
4 Meares Harris 14 93
5 Waitus Hickman 8 10
6 W F Brittain 2 37
7 Douglas Antonelli 3 36
8 Jacob D Robertshaw 82 27
9 Robert L Rouse 12 29
10 Raymond Schnell 14 28
11 J N Tew 18 57
12 Fred Willetts 207 14 (1973)
13 Steven M Levine 68 35
14 Charlotte Solomon 20 73
15 S A Stockard 11 71
16 Zora's Seafood Market 23 47
17 First Citizens Bank 8 Trust 183 60
The following taxpayers request the 100 listing penalty
be released as they certify the listing forms were mailed during
January 1974
1 Tri-Dent Group 98 54
2 Beulah Meier 92 88
3 Richard L Burnett 27 41
4 Donald D Anderson 19 44
5 Susie Bogue 34 65
6 Dorothy Williams 16 00
7 A G Massey 20 86
8 J H Burris 6 10
9 Susan Emerson 8 9l
10 Ronald Attkisson 42 41
11 Wilmington Baptist Assoc 11 79
I2 Bessie Foy 1 54
Request this item be placed on the agenda of the County
Commissioners' meeting of October 21, 1974
cc Mrs King
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LARRY J POWELL
Tax Administrator
RAYMOND E BLAKE JR
Appraisal Supervisor
119 No Fifth St
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY TAX COLLECTIONS
COLLECTIONS THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 1974
1974
Regular Scroll Charges $6,510,471 59
Discoveries Added 86,540 62
6,597,012 21
Less Abatements - 1,019 77
Total Taxes Due New Hanover Co 6,595,992 44
Total Collected - 662,897 62
Outstanding Balance $5,933,094 82
Percentage Collected 10 to
Back Taxes
Real Estate Taxes $ 305,089 15
Less Abatem ents - 386 66
Collections to Date -38,847 46
Outstanding Balance $ 265,855 03
Percentage Collected 12 70
Back Taxes
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Listing Supervisor
JANIE B STRAUGHN
Collector of Revenue
762-0391
1973
$5,636,844 85
51,183 35
5,688,028 20
- 4,280 18
5,683,748 02
-1,058,863 50
$4,624,884 52
18 60
$ 364,346 48
- 747 11
-44.471 14
$ 319,128 23
12 2%
Personal Property $ 343,627 23 $ 316,199 39
Less Abatements - 239 02 - 79 05
Collections to Date - 7,219 24 -16,556 95
Outst:and>_ng Balance $ 336,168 97 $ 299,563 39
Percentage Collected 2 1% 5 2%
Total money processed through collection office for New Hanover County,
C>_ty of Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Wrightsville Beach
to date $1,355,753 71
This report is for fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974
Respectfully submitted,
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Co lector of Revenue
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