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Every summer, Brunswick County and the towns, cities, and other utilities that purchase water from Brunswick County implement an annual flushing program. Public Utilities employees will flush the water mains by opening fire hydrants and allowing them to flow freely for a short period of time. The flushing cleans out sediment and allows routine maintenance of the more than 5,000 fire hydrants in the Brunswick County service area. Flushing may result in some discoloration and…
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation will continue nightly closures on the ramp at the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA for Carolina Beach, South US 421, East US 76 and North Business US 17, weather permitting. These closures will continue each week, Sunday through Thursday, from 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. nightly through September 30, 2016, until the work is completed. There will be no ramp closures permitted Friday and Saturday. The closures are necessary for Department…
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Brunswick County’s Management Information Services (MIS) department has been awarded MCCi’s Excellence Award for the online permitting application the department developed. The award recognizes Brunswick County as a national leader in utilization of Laserfiche, a product which helps with the management, storage and processing of records in digital form. Brunswick County MIS used Laserfiche when developing the County’s online application for development and improvement approval. That process allows citizens to apply for building permits, schedule…
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The U.S. 421 ramp to eastbound U.S. 76 and U.S. 17 Business North near the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA will be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday, July 31, until Thursday, Aug. 4, weather permitting. The closures are necessary for Department of Transportation crews to safely install lighting on the ramp as part of the Leland Causeway Bridge project, which is scheduled to be open for traffic in November. A signed detour will guide…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Burr (R-NC) recently introduced an amendment to the Commerce, Science, and Justice Appropriations Act that will require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to accurately measure the economy and population of the Wilmington area. Under current guidelines, the residents of Brunswick County are included in the same Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This practice understates the size of North Carolina’s economy and hurts economic development in…
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