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LELAND, NC — Beginning on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, the Town of Leland begins a four-day public workshop to consider updates to the Town’s 2009 Master Plan. “We’re fortunate to live and work in a region that’s among the most appealing in the coastal Carolinas,” says Leland Mayor Brenda Bozeman. “And we want to make sure we’re positioning ourselves to face the challenges and to leverage the opportunities of what comes next. This is the…
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Volunteerism is an important part of the fabric of American society, and it is important that we recognize those who go above and beyond the call of duty in giving back to our community. I have the privilege of serving of the Governor’s Commissioner for Volunteerism & Community Service, which administers the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards program. If you know someone who is worthy of this recognition, please nominate them! The awards program, created by…
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On August 29, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided Brunswick County with preliminary copies of the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for Brunswick County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. FEMA has posted digital copies of these revised FIRM and FIS report materials to the following Website: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata. In addition, the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program (NCFMP) has also posted digital copies of…
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We will hold four Brunswick Vision public input meetings next week: Monday, October 12: Southport Senior Center. 1513 N. Howe Street, Suite 1, Southport. Tuesday, October 13: Shallotte Senior Center. 3620 Express Drive, Shallotte. Wednesday, October 14: Waccamaw Community Building. 5855 Waccamaw School Road NW, Ash. Begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 15: St. James Town Hall. 4140 Southport-Supply Road, St. James. Unless otherwise stated, all public input meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. The first…
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RALEIGH – Oceanfront property owners with beach and dune erosion caused by weekend storms will be able to obtain a Coastal Area Management Act emergency general permit to allow beach bulldozing for the reconstruction of primary and frontal dune systems. The emergency permit regulations speed up the authorization process for permit approval. The rules also waive permit fees for these projects. The permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any other required state, local…
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