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Seth H. EdwardsCounty Commissioners deal with a loaded agenda
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team ( More Entries )
Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners had a loaded agenda, no pun intended, for its November meeting Monday night (11-14-11). You can review the agenda by clicking here.
The video clips below show the Public Comments section of the agenda.
The first clip is related to Flood Management. Two residents, Jane Pendergraph and Colin Mellor, recommended that the County adopt a "freeboard" ordinance which would mandate that an additional foot of elevation be added to the Flood Elevation standard in the County. The idea is that doing so would facilitate lower insurance rates and/or greater benefits from the National Flood Insurance Program. What was not presented was whether there would be negative or unintended consequences to this increase in elevated requirements. You can listen to the two presentations in the clip below:
After the presentations a motion was made to put the issue on the December agenda in order to have more information available before discussing this further.
Another presentation was made by representatives of the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge, Larry Hodges and Jennifer Alligood, who expressed concerns/opposition to the proposed Wind Farm near the refuge. The issue was framed as being like the recent fight over the Outlying Landing Field fight to prevent that project from locating in the same general area. The representatives asked the Commissioners to join in their fight against the wind farm. The board took no action at Monday's meeting but it is expected to be on a future agenda.
The next issue was the hot one that has come up before. Two residents, Judy Roundtree and Russell Morgan, appeared asking that the county adopt an animal control ordinance in the county. Mrs. Roundtree and Mr. Morgan explained what they called a nuisance situation with a neighbor whom it was said is housing over thirty dogs on a single family residential lot in a subdivision with other residences in close proximity.
The second clip is simply a continuation of the first which concluded Mrs. Roundtree's comments. This begins with Mr. Morgan's presentation and is followed by Animal Control Officer Sandy Woolard and discussion by the board. In the end the board appointed a committee to look into the matter and report back its recommendations.
The final short clip is a video shot at the site being discussed.
There was more in the meeting that we will report on later. Check back for additional articles in this series.
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners had a loaded agenda, no pun intended, for its November meeting Monday night (11-14-11). You can review the agenda by clicking here.
The video clips below show the Public Comments section of the agenda.
The first clip is related to Flood Management. Two residents, Jane Pendergraph and Colin Mellor, recommended that the County adopt a "freeboard" ordinance which would mandate that an additional foot of elevation be added to the Flood Elevation standard in the County. The idea is that doing so would facilitate lower insurance rates and/or greater benefits from the National Flood Insurance Program. What was not presented was whether there would be negative or unintended consequences to this increase in elevated requirements. You can listen to the two presentations in the clip below:
After the presentations a motion was made to put the issue on the December agenda in order to have more information available before discussing this further.
Another presentation was made by representatives of the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge, Larry Hodges and Jennifer Alligood, who expressed concerns/opposition to the proposed Wind Farm near the refuge. The issue was framed as being like the recent fight over the Outlying Landing Field fight to prevent that project from locating in the same general area. The representatives asked the Commissioners to join in their fight against the wind farm. The board took no action at Monday's meeting but it is expected to be on a future agenda.
The next issue was the hot one that has come up before. Two residents, Judy Roundtree and Russell Morgan, appeared asking that the county adopt an animal control ordinance in the county. Mrs. Roundtree and Mr. Morgan explained what they called a nuisance situation with a neighbor whom it was said is housing over thirty dogs on a single family residential lot in a subdivision with other residences in close proximity.
The second clip is simply a continuation of the first which concluded Mrs. Roundtree's comments. This begins with Mr. Morgan's presentation and is followed by Animal Control Officer Sandy Woolard and discussion by the board. In the end the board appointed a committee to look into the matter and report back its recommendations.
The final short clip is a video shot at the site being discussed.
There was more in the meeting that we will report on later. Check back for additional articles in this series.
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Imelda McCathy said:
( February 12th, 2012 @ 10:29 pm )
There are so many mis-statements (to be polite) in what these complainers say that I don't know where to begin. I'm familiar with this property as I have friends in the area and we pass it on the way to the beach. I've been there often during the summer and even in the immediate area I detected no odors. Dogs bark when strangers pass (which is a good thing in such a remote area)but then they settle back down. None of the other neighbors have a problem. Sometimes there is a friendly old black dog loose in the yard, but the only dog I've seen running loose belongs to one of the complainers. The pot is calling the kettle black here. In the video notice the total silence until the vehicle (with a yappy dog in it) sets the dogs off-which is normal. Also this was taken right after the hurricane so of course there was debris in the yard. Neither the sheriff's dept nor the state found any problems (contrary to what the complainers said) and the animal warden stated that the dogs are well cared for, the property is clean and she can't fix the problem because there is no problem. I would suggest that the commissioners go to any house on Hollis Rd and ask if the residents have a complaint. They will NOT.
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