During its meeting Nov. 13, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will discuss a proposal by Bailey and Associates Inc. to install 27 boat slips and other amenities at 202 Summer Rest Road, which is located in the direct vicinity of the town’s only sewer connection.
Board members will decide whether to formally object to the proposed construction of the facility based on several concerns about the proximity to the 40-year-old pipe, which is the only means of removing sewage from the island to be processed by Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.
Construction in the area of the aging pipe could potentially cause it to fail. Docked boats could interfere with the pipe as well if the boats were to sink or deepen their slips.
The board will also consider extending the mixed-use conditional-use permit for the Middle of the Island project. Nathan Sanders, president of Dominion Land Corporation, requested an extension of the permit that was granted in 2008 and given subsequent extensions by the board of aldermen. The permit expires Friday, Nov. 14. However, Sanders said, if Poe’s Tavern is granted a conditional-use permit as requested, the Middle of the Island conditional-use permit will be terminated.
The proposed Middle of the Island project is permitted mixed-use, with 10 dwelling units and a ratio of approximately 43.22 percent commercial to 56.77 percent residential. The requested permit extension is for no less than one year but as many years allowable by the board. In an email to director of planning and parks Tony Wilson, Sanders said due to unfavorable market conditions the project could not yet be started.
The board will also discuss resurfacing projects for the 2014/15 fiscal year. The projects consist of resurfacing Shearwater Street, Seagull Street, the 200 block of Cypress Avenue and East Oxford Street.
The amount budgeted for the year’s resurfacing projects is $75,800. The town received three bids for resurfacing/repair work, the lowest of which was Southern Asphalt at $69,405.
The board continues looking into the process of appealing FEMA’s preliminary flood zone maps. Town manager Tim Owens sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to 20 coastal engineering firms he believed to be qualified. The RFP should be returned to the town by Nov. 21.
In a memorandum to the board, Owens stated the next step would be holding a workshop to review the appeal process, past history of appeals and other relative information.
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