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Town to consider new building height rules, land use plan revisions

Storm a boom for seashell collectors By Terry Lane Staff Writer

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will hear from residents, developers and other stakeholders during its meeting this Thursday about whether to approve a special zoning district that would raise the town’s height limit restrictions for the lot by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. The topic of raising the 40-foot height limit has been fraught with controversy, with many residents expressing fear that increasing the height limit would lead to even more high-rise buildings, while developers argue that they couldn’t profitably build within the height limit, proposing a 50-foot limit exclusively for the vacant lot. While the focus may be on Thursday’s public hearing, Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said an item later on the n See HEIGHT Page 2

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club hosts regional meeting By Terry Lane Staff Writer

With coffees in hand, donut sugar around their lips and smiles on their faces, nearly 75 members of garden clubs from around the region toured Harbor Way Gardens in Wrightsville Beach on Wednesday morning. The members of the Harbor Island Garden Club were showing the visiting ladies the crown jewel of their efforts as the club hosted the district meeting, inviting members of 17 nearby garden clubs, from Ocean Isle to New Bern. “It’s a big deal. We’ve been working on this for months,” said Elise Running, chairman of the Harbor Way Gardens and past president of the Harbor Island Garden Club. She said the $20,000 fountain the club installed in the garden was the highlight for many visitors, though a few were seen playing on the teeter-totter. It is the first time the local garden club has hosted the District 11 fall meeting, which started with a tour of Harbor Way Gardens, complete with refreshments, and continued with a meeting and luncheon at the Surf Club. Jenene Smith, first vice president of District 11 and past president of the Cape Fear Garden Club, marveled at the n See GARDEN Page 2

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Alea Houghton, left, and Lauren Watson, both of Wilmington, show off the shells they collected Sunday morning, Oct. 9 on Wrightsville Beach.

Saturday’s torrent of heavy waves and stormy weather during Hurricane Matthew gave way to windy, but sunny and placid, conditions Sunday on Wrightsville Beach. It was a beachcomber’s paradise. Hundreds took to the beach strand Sunday morning, seeing what seashells and other collectibles the powerful current had washed ashore. The storm surge of 2-4 feet pushed ashore a trove of shells that aren’t usually available on Wrightsville Beach. “The larger clam shells are usually broken,” said Lauren Watson of Wilmington, who weathered her first hurricane and was excited to see what shells she could find. “Shells of this size, you’ll never find them on the beach.” For Watson and friend Alea Houghton, who always hunt for shells when they’re on the beach, Sunday’s bonanza was an opportunity that had to be seized. In addition to scouring Wrightsville Beach, the two were planning a trip north to Topsail Beach to hunt for shark’s teeth, which are n See SEASHELL Page 2

Wrightsville Beach endures Matthew with limited damage By Terry Lane Staff Writer

While flooding caused from Hurricane Matthew continued to plague river towns in eastern North Carolina on Wednesday, Wrightsville Beach escaped the storm with little in the way of damage. On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said the storm had claimed 19 lives so far in North Carolina, mostly due to flooding. But waters in Wrightsville Beach remained under control during the weekend storm, which saw its peak Saturday night with 70 mph wind gusts. Wrightsville Beach had pumps operating early in the week to keep the sewers running properly and there was minor damage in some places, including to one of the island’s few high-rise buildings, Shell Island Resort. Notably, beach erosion appeared to be minor. “We fared pretty well. All and all, it could have been worse,” said town manager Tim Owens. Layton Bedsole, New Hanover County shore protection n See MATTHEW Page 2

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Waves created by Hurricane Matthew pound Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Crystal Pier.

Memorial fishing tourney to fund App State scholarship By Elly Colwell Intern

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As they cast their lines this weekend in Wrightsville Beach, anglers will fish in honor of a woman who was a memorable and cheerful face at Motts Channel Seafood for years, and will raise money for a scholarship in her memory. To celebrate the life of Amanda “Mandie” Bradley Phillips, Motts Channel Seafood owners Gene and Alison Long, along with her family, are launching the Mandie Phillips Memorial Inshore/Offshore Fishing Tournament, which will raise money for a scholarship honoring the popular seafood shop employee who died in a December 2014 automobile accident. “Boating and fishing were always part of her life, but she was a hard worker so she probably didn’t have much extra time to spend out there,” said Alison Long, adding that the Wilmington native was a fixture at the retail counter of the seafood company and was beloved by the regular customers. While she spent the holidays and the summers in Wilmington working at Motts Channel Seafood, Phillips spent the rest of the year

Motts Channel Seafood will host an inshore/offshore fishing tournament Oct. 13-15 in memory of Mandie Phillips. Donations from the event will be used to start a scholarship fund in her name.

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town’s meeting agenda may offer a better path to addressing the controversial issue, as the board will choose from 23 applicants for as many as nine open seats for the steering committee to review the town’s land use plan. “It is important that we’re not doing things arbitrarily. It should be done in a comprehensive way,” Blair said of the controversial proposal. In addition to holding the public hearing on the mixed-use overlay district, the board will select members for the steering committee to review and potentially make changes to the land use plan, which is required for any coastal municipality by the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA). With the aid of a $15,000 grant, the town will review its land use plan for the first time since 2005.

Blair said that’s important, since the town’s planning staff recommends rejecting the mixed-use overlay district proposal primarily on the grounds that it is inconsistent with the 2005 land use plan. “We use the CAMA land use plan as our guiding document for development and land use,” Blair said. “If we start doing one-off projects, we’ll end up with a hodge-podge of development that could go to extremes.” The board of aldermen has rejected proposals to raise the height limit in the past, including as recently as 2015, when it unanimously voted against a measure that would allow the town’s staff to accept and consider projects that were higher than 40 feet. The town’s planning board voted unanimously Sept. 7 to approve the new zoning district, going against the staff recommendation, with Chairman Ken Dull, a building contractor,

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observing that raising the height limit should be something that should at least be part of the discussion. “We need positive things to happen on the beach, especially in places that sit derelict,” Dull said during the meeting. “People on the beach need direction.” The mixed-use overlay district was proposed by Coastal N.C. Real Estate, which has forwarded plans for a development project called The Island Center that would include restaurants, retail and residential housing in the lot that is presently vacant. The town has already approved a similar mixed-use project for the lot from the same developers, who said the ground-floor retail units couldn’t meet flood zone regulations. Proponents, including former alderman Joseph Taylor, a senior real estate attorney at Wilmington’s Murchison, Taylor & Gibson law firm, argue the overlay district would only apply to the vacant lot and that new flooding regulations make it difficult to profitably develop within the height limits set in the 1970s. Additionally, the proposal would only create a new zoning district, and the town’s planning board and board of aldermen would still have to vote to apply that district to the vacant lot to support a proposed project at a

future date. The Island Center project is not up for consideration during Thursday’s public hearing. One resident spoke against the zoning change during the September meeting, though similar proposals have drawn more strident public protest. Opponents argue that allowing a change would invite legal challenges to the height limit on other properties throughout the town, eventually changing the character of the town to more closely resemble the high-rise developments in places like Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. “We live here because of the way this beach is. You’re not going to find another beach like it,” opponent David Monaghan said during the September planning board meeting. Public opposition is another reason the town should consider addressing the issue through the more-comprehensive process of a land use plan review and rewrite, Blair said. “It’s not just about the height limit, it has to fit with the fiber of the beach,” Blair said. “It has to have the support of people on the beach. There are a lot of residents that have a stake. My hope is that the CAMA land use plan steering committee will be representative of a unique blend of residents and businesses.”

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Burrows said. “The serious collectors were out at 6 a.m. I imagine some came out last night immediately after the storm.” Burrows’ friend Debi Sonne said she was impressed with the conditions following the storm, as hundreds of beachgoers walked the beach with buckets and bags, collecting shells, and closely examining what was still washing ashore. “I’ve never seen it like this,” Sonne said. “It’s absolutely beautiful.” Collecting seashells after a storm is a local tradition, said

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easier to find there, they said. Indeed, there weren’t any reports of shark’s teeth being found on Wrightsville’s shore, but clams, conches, sand dollars, starfish, sea urchins and angel wings were in abundance, beachcombers reported. Jennifer Burrows, of Wilmington, collected a stingray barb, though she said her late start to collecting Sunday morning meant that some of the choice shells had already been grabbed. “We got out here pretty late,”

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garden, which is replete with species-specific plants that attract different butterflies, birds and bees. “This beauty is a feast for your eyes,” Smith said of the garden located in the Wrightsville Beach municipal complex near town hall. “It’s an oasis in the middle of the town.” At the district meeting, the garden club members heard from Gail Hill, the president of the Garden Club of North Carolina, as well as the presidents of each club in the district. As many as 75 people were expected to attend the meeting, though members

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coordinator, said the limited impact on Wrightsville Beach showed the county’s coastal storm damage reduction program was proving effective. “The coastal storm damage reduction project worked. It protected our coastal infrastructure, it protected our small businesses and it protected our tourism industry,” Bedsole said. “We had no dune breaching, no erosion of structures from storm surge and no flooding from the storm surge.” There was also some flooding in the central business district Saturday, as the area on North Lumina Avenue from Stone Street to Columbia Street was prone to tidal flooding coming through the storm drains, but it had mostly disappeared by the evening, Owens said. Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said that most of the damage to the town was minor and mainly involved lost shingles or storm drains. A few floating docks were dislodged, Blair said, including his own. “The town and the staff did a great job,” Blair said. “They were well organized, they were out there and they were prepared for worse.” Because of the flooding on Lumina Avenue and nearby Channel Avenue, the town may be quicker to shut off traffic, as it eventually did for a while Saturday afternoon. Blair said he saw some drivers in trucks creating wakes and waves “like 3-year-olds” in the flooding on Channel Avenue. By Sunday, businesses that had

Oct. 13–19, 2016 boarded up for the storm were open, as people flocked to collect seashells and enjoy the fall temperatures the storm brought. At Shell Island Resort, winds tore holes in the building’s northand west-side exteriors, exposing pipes and cables. Staff said the resort was closed Saturday night when the worst of the winds battered Wrightsville Beach. There was also some amount of erosion from the storm and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday surveyed Wrightsville Beach and on Tuesday surveyed Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. Robert Keistler, civil works program and project management branch supervisor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Wilmington district, said engineers used hand-held GPS devices to measure the elevations at different points on the beach both before and after the storm. With those results, the Army Corps of Engineers would be able to complete a damage-assessment report and judge the impact the storm had on the beaches. The study will determine the volume of sand moved from the beach. Keistler said from the initial assessment, Wrightsville Beach appeared to suffer the least amount of erosion from the storm of the four beaches the corps monitors, but engineers couldn’t be sure until a full survey had been completed. If a significant amount of sand had eroded from the beach, the Army Corps of Engineers could be able to get supplemental funding to restore the beach to sand levels before the storm, but not to the levels from after a beach renourishment project. Email terrylane@luminanews.com

Loulie Scharf of Wilmington. “All the locals know that now is the time to come look for shells,” she said. “Wrightsville Beach usually doesn’t have treasures like these. It’s best to watch the water line and get them when they come in.” And while most said they were searching for the biggest

unbroken clam shells they could find, Scharf said she preferred large conch shells, even if they have suffered some damage. “I like finding the conchs, but most are imperfect,” Scharf said. “That’s OK, they look like they have stories to tell.”

from garden clubs in Whiteville and Goldsboro had to cancel due to flooding from Hurricane Matthew. Tula Satterfield, president of the Emerald Isle Garden Club, said she would use the meeting to update members on the Blue Star Memorial the club maintained on state highway 58, as well as the Paint It Pink campaign, which utilized pink planter pots to raise breast cancer awareness. The meeting also welcomed members from the district’s newest club: The Loblolly Garden Club, which held its first-ever meeting in September at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 16 N. 16th St. in Wilmington.

“These meeting are just fun, there’s so much you can learn,” said Marie Ashworth, president of the Loblolly Garden Club. One member of that club, Caroline Pole, said she joined the newly formed club to help improve her not-quite-green thumb. “I need to learn more about how and when to plant. I work myself to death in the garden, and it still doesn’t seem to do well,” Pole said. “I’m also looking forward to learning more about ways to make flower arrangements.” In the wake of last weekend’s storms, Harbor Island Garden Club members had to work this week to make the garden

presentable, which included removing three cherry laurel trees. The storm also damaged the pink ribbons the club hangs from a tree as a memorial for survivors and those who died of breast cancer, as the winds and rain caused the ribbons to roll up. However, club member Sheila McCuiston brought a steam iron out to the park and individually ironed each one back into straightness. While doing so, a young girl, who lost her eye to cancer, asked if she could also be included on the ribbons. McCuiston accommodated the request and added one more survivor ribbon to the tree.

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Channel Seafood hopes to make it a yearly event to continue to remember Phillips and encourage other students. The tournament’s slogan is “Fish for Mandie, hook a scholarship.” The tournament will consist of inshore competitions for flounder, speckled trout and Spanish mackerel and offshore competitions for wahoo, tuna and king mackerel. There will also be a prize celebrating Phillips’ birth on Aug. 9, 1993. Anyone who weighs a fish at 8.9 pounds, for her birth date, or 19.93 pounds, for her birth year, will be awarded with artwork designed by Phillips. “We did everything we could to make it personal to Mandie,” Long said. In an effort to include family and friends who may not be avid anglers, the two-day tournament will include a silent auction, a band and a Southern dinner. “We’re doing this as a tribute to Mandie. Hopefully to catch a

bunch of fish and have a great time in her honor,” said James Freeman, a childhood friend of Phillips who will be participating in the competition. The tournament will begin on Thursday, Oct. 13, with a captain’s meeting. This is the cut-off date for registration, and one angler from each boat must be present at the event. On Friday and Saturday, the boats will head out and cast from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weigh-ins will take place at Motts Channel Seafood from 4–7p.m. The seafood company planned much of the event, working together with the family to honor their late and valued employee. “So many times you shy away from people, but I felt this strong pull to do something and Mandie’s family completely embraced the idea,” Long said. “When I first spoke to her mother, I said that I would want someone to remember my child if they passed away.”

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pursuing a degree in political science and a minor in physics at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Education was a very important aspect of Phillips’ life, Long said. She repeatedly made the dean’s list and earned prestigious scholarships. “She always said she wanted to be the first female president. She really wanted to make a difference,” Long said. By creating a scholarship, her family and friends are hoping to pass along the gift of education to other students from Wilmington or the surrounding area who also attend Appalachian State University. “It’s really important that we keep the scholarship local,” Long said. All proceeds from the tournament this weekend will be given to the scholarship fund, and Motts

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For The Record Question and photos by Terry Lane

The Harbor Island Garden Club hosted the district’s meeting in Wrightsville Beach this week. We asked visiting members: What plant or shrubbery is your favorite for the North Carolina coastal environment?

Alta Kornegay

Warsaw Garden Club

“I love those Knock Out roses. They’re disease free. I like easy stuff.”

Theresa ConnellyKavanagh

Emerald Isle Garden Club

“The crape myrtle. It’s resilient, hardy and comes in all kinds of colors.”

Jenny Marlow

Emerald Isle Garden Club

“The camellias, because they bloom in the winter in different colors.”

Linda Bennett

Little Chapel on the Boardwalk is collecting donations Thursday, Oct. 13 for flood victims in Brunswick, Bladen, Cumberland, Columbus and Pender counties. The most-needed items include water, batteries, nonperishable food items and pet food. Donations can be made at the church’s 2 W. Fayetteville St. location from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The items will be delivered to Leland Fire and Rescue on Friday morning for distribution that afternoon to areas in the most critical need.

Wrightsville Beach debris collection Monday, Oct. 17

The Wrightsville Beach Public Works department will pick up storm debris from residents on Monday, Oct. 17. All items need to be at residents’ curbs by 8 a.m., as public works staff will make only one pass through the town to collect debris. Storm-related yard debris only is permitted. Construction debris, white goods and household items will not be collected. All debris must be brought to the curb. Town employees will not remove items from private property. Residents are asked to not cover water meters, or block mailboxes or fire hydrants.

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“Oleanders, because they have a beautiful bloom that lasts a long time.”

BEACH BRIEFS Little Chapel collecting donations for storm victims

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Atlantic Beach Garden Club

Limbs must not be more than 8 feet in length and no more than 6 inches in diameter. No stumps. Residents are asked to keep loose yard waste, such as pine straw and leaves, in a separate pile, and to not mix residential waste, like shingles, with yard waste.

Heart Walk, YachtVenture this Saturday

On Saturday at 9 a.m., heart disease and stroke survivors, and anyone close to them, are invited to the University of North Carolina Wilmington by the Cape Fear American Heart Association for the Cape Fear Heart Walk. More than 2,500 people are expected to participate in the 5K walk, which is anticipated to raise $175,000 for the organization. One participant will be 12-year-old Riley Burns, who received a pacemaker in the fall of 2013 after she suffered a third-degree conductive heart block, which doctors believe was caused by rheumatic fever at the age of 9. Today, she is active cheerleader for her school. On Saturday at 6 p.m., MarineMax in Wrightsville Beach will host YachtVenture, which offers guests the opportunity to tour yachts, bid in a silent auction and buy raffle tickets to benefit the Children’s Museum of Wilmington.

“The lantana. It blooms all summer into winter and the deer do not eat it.”

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, Oct. 13 Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen meeting, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall council chamber Monday, Oct. 17 Wrightsville Beach Public Works storm debris removal, 8 a.m. New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 9 a.m., New Hanover County Courthouse, room 301, 24 N. Third St. Tuesday, Oct. 18 Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St. Thursday, Oct. 20 Wrightsville Beach Chat with the Chief, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall council chamber

September numbers show Wilmington real estate reaching pre-crash highs By Elly Colwell Intern

Real estate in the Wilmington area is approaching high levels not seen since 2005, before the market crash three years later that decimated home values and kicked off a recession. “The Wilmington-area real estate market continues to show overall robust activity,” said Don

Harris, president of Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR). “Mortgage rates are still incredibly affordable and lenders are making things happen for many buyers.” September sales data released by WRAR on Oct. 12 show that the market continues to surge, as Harris compared this month’s sales to those of 2005, the strongest year in the past decade.

Total real estate sales for singlefamily homes in Wilmington hit more than $2.38 billion in 2005. After a loss during the following five years when total yearly sales hit a low of $1.02 billion in 2011, the September numbers indicate sales are reaching the same heights again. “It is exciting and encouraging to see the September 2016 sales numbers mirroring the robust

Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Arrests • Thomas D. Foy was charged with failure to appear in court. • Malcolm Dor Meggs was charged with consuming alcohol off premise.

Citations • Michael Anthony McGill Jr. was cited with open container and one-way street violation.

SATURDAY, OCT. 8 Citations • Eric Daniel Poteet was cited with speeding and driving with open container after consuming alcohol. • Alexis Lee Striewski was cited with possession of less than one-half ounce of marijuana and open container of alcohol. • Andrew Hajek, Logan Isbell and Lee W. Jackson were cited with driving on the beach.

SUNDAY, OCT. 9 Citations • Michael Cunningham, William Harrell, Brandon Anderson, Alex Tchecheff, Thomas Simmons, Charles Schoninger, Linda Dilks, Christina Huff were cited with not wearing a seatbelt. • Arthur Ellis III was cited with not wearing a seatbelt and driving without a license. • Brandy Stallo was cited with running a stop light. • Tamara Greak and Traci Sawyer were cited with expired registration. • Spencer West was cited with speeding. • Elizabeth Renee Collazo was cited with impeding safe vehicle movement.

Warning tickets • Andrew Gibson Harris was warned for expired registration.

market numbers of September 2005,” Harris said. In September, Realtors sold 775 units by month’s end, compared to 743 in 2005. Wilmington Realtors exceeded numbers from the past few years throughout summer with lower list times and increased singlefamily home sales. The number of single-family home sales from January to September showed an 11 percent increase from 2015 with 6,747 individual sales and a 15 percent decrease in total days on the market since the start of the year.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez

The Wrightsville Beach Town Hall council chamber is the place to be Thursday night, as the board of aldermen conducts a public hearing into the contentious issue of allowing construction up to 50 feet in height on the vacant parcel by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. No doubt, the hearing will be passionate and possibly contentious. Some residents are vehemently opposed to any changes in the current 40-foot height restriction, fearing a slippery slope that will change the character of the town. They cite the new mixeduse project of apartments and businesses at the drawbridge on the Wilmington mainland as what could happen at Wrightsville. The tallest of the buildings, fronting Wrightsville Avenue, is 50 feet. The others are 45 feet. The concerns are understandable. Wrightsville Beach does not need any buildings that are out of character or cheaply built, thrown up by build-andrun developers motivated by maximum profit. Residents do not want to see the family-friendly beach town become another overly developed tourist-first community with any additional high-rises marring its vibe. Even if a lack of infrastructure and space make the prospect of morphing into something akin to Myrtle Beach seem unlikely, any new development is prone to exacerbate the already maxed-out summer traffic, parking issues and packed sections of the beach strand, further straining the town’s resources. What advantages to the town will there be by adding one more level of vacation condos above a smattering of commercial spaces? Proponents of the height increase say the town — and its residents — needs to decide if it wants to be open for business. Alderwoman Lisa Weeks has expressed concerns about “moving down a path to slowly becoming a neighborhood instead of a viable town.” Her comments came during the town’s last battle over a vacant commercial lot. In October 2015, the board considered a proposal to down-zone part of the vacant Scotchman property on Salisbury Street from commercial to residential.

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The board of aldermen unanimously rejected that proposal. Residential property in the town is significantly more valuable to develop than commercial. Mayor Pro-Tem Darryl Mills voiced the concerns of the board members when he said he was committed to preventing the “draining away of the local services and commercial opportunities” on the island. Can the town hope for any new businesses, if, as claimed, the zoning laws conspire against any new development being profitable enough? The 40-foot limit dates back to the 1970s, when it allowed for structures with four usable floors. But new federal regulations put in place after Hurricane Katrina now effectively limit such buildings to three usable floors. That cuts into the highly desired profitability of new development, and is cited as part of the reason why property sits derelict. The town’s task is not an enviable one. It is attempting the difficult act of doing what is best for residents and for businesses, to encourage development that would provide benefits for both tax-paying citizens and visitors without altering the essence of what makes Wrightsville Beach so special. While emotions may run high at the public hearing, Mayor Bill Blair says the best thing to come out of the meeting could be the appointment of members to a steering committee to consider the town’s land use plan — a plan that has been in place since before the new Katrina regulations. Blair said the rejection of the proposed development for the Johnnie Mercer’s Pier lot was because it is incompatible with the existing land use plan. The town is reluctant to consider one-off exemptions as each new project arises, fearing “a hodge-podge of development,” in Blair’s words. All well and good, but what needs to be done first is a survey of the existing high-rises to determine what height they are. Laughably, town officials, elected, appointed and paid, are unable to say which is definitively the town’s tallest building — much less provide the height of each of them. That seems like a logical first step in any deliberation.

Hook, Line & Sinker Mid-October prospects starting slowly By Skylar Walters

Here we are in the second week of October and unfortunately, there’s not much on the fishing front to report. Although our area was relatively fortunate after the visit from Hurricane Matthew, there will be some repercussions for the foreseeable future, and the month of October will be slow to get going. Areas inundated with fresh water, not necessarily our waters, but those upstream, will be impacting the fishing for at least one week, and possibly longer. Water temperatures dropped into the middle 70s, almost a 10-degree drop from last week in some locations. The fishing should start slowly improving as water salinity levels start getting back to normal. As stated above, there’s not much to report this week, mainly due to the impacts of the storm and people trying to make repairs and return to their normal routines. Our area piers fared much better than those along the Brunswick County beaches, so some fishing should start to resume soon. Fortunately, the week ahead is calling for sunny skies and cooler temperatures, which should help the fall fishing get back on track. Just be aware, if prowling the local

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inshore creeks and waterways, be on the lookout for floating debris. With all of the water dropped both locally and upstream, floating objects will be something to deal with for quite some time. The offshore forecast is not looking good this week as an abundance of northeast winds are forecast to settle in through the weekend. As indicated earlier, once conditions improve, boaters in the ocean need to also be mindful of floating objects because they will make their way out of inlets. Piers have been destroyed in close proximity to our waters, so be careful and observant. On a good note, with the cooler temperatures arriving, the speckled trout should be heading into the local waters and ready to bite. Once conditions start improving, I expect a lot of reports of fish being found, and in fact, reports of fish normally start coming in pretty good starting this week, so we’ll have to wait until next week’s report to see if anything is happening. The red drum shouldn’t be far behind and might not have even been impacted. It’ll take some fishermen to get out there and test the waters to see what’s biting.

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 209 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Catherine J. Levett to Shapiro & Kreisman, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of November, 2004, and recorded in Book 4594, Page 129, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on October 18, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: LT Lot 23, PH 1, Southridge Mobile Home Park, Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6140 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1174971 (FC.FAY) October 6 and 13, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 16-SP-0446 New Hanover County, North Carolina Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 1272, Page 0695 and Book 1324, Page 0278, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondent’s failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Caneel Cove Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on May 4, 2016, File No. 16-M-553, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court on August 24, 2016, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 11:00 a.m. on the 27th day of October 2016, at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (includ-

ing any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina: BEING ALL of Lot 200, Caneel Cove, Phase 2-B, said lot being more particularly shown on a plat of Caneel Cove, Phase 2-B, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 7, at Page 249, of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also commonly known as 200 Saint Mark Ct., Wilmington, NC 28409-2644. The record owner of the abovedescribed real property as reflected by the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice is Cathy A. Turner. The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record. The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold; and (b) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of the termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least ten (10) days, but mot more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This the 30th day of September 2016. Charles D. Meier, Trustee N. C. State Bar No. 13039 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Street Post Office Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone: (910) 763-9891 Facsimile: (910) 343-8604

E-Mail: cdm@mwglaw.com October 13 and 20, 2016 017367-00816/ 15-SP-283 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Robert L. Ashmore, dated July 11, 2005 and recorded on July 11, 2005 in Book No. 4874 at Page 3780 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on October 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.. Address of property: 2017 Bay Colony Lane, Wilmington, NC 28405 Tax Parcel ID: R05112-010-034000 Present Record Owners: Robert L. Ashmore The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of

the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 3800 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28273 (704)442-9500 October 13 and 20, 2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Florence A. Hansen, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify to all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned to Douglas A. Fox, Registered Process Agent, at 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before December 22, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 22nd day of September, 2016. Robert D. Hansen, Executor of the Estate of Florence A. Hansen Douglas A. Fox, Attorney YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5TH Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 09/22, 09/29, 10/06 and 10/13/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF NANCI J MAHONEY 16 E 1266 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Nanci J Mahoney, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I Nunalee, Executor of the decedent’s estate, on or before December 23, 2016 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executor. Estate of Nanci J Mahoney c/o Mark I Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 09/22, 09/29, 10/06, 10/13/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned, having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of ANTHONY M. FAZZARI, Deceased, of New Hanover County (Probate File #16E1279), does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before December 23, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 22nd day of September, 2016. RUTH S. FAZZARI, Executrix c/o Richard A. Horgan, Esq. Attorney at Law 1213 Culbreth Drive Wilmington, NC 28405-3639 910-256-0202 09/22, 09/29, 10/06, 10/13/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of VIRGINIA MARKS BINFORD, Deceased, of New Hanover County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before December 29, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment. This 29th day of September, 2016. MANDY BROOKS Executor c/o ELDRIDGE D. DODSON Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406-7068 9/29, 10/06, 10/13, 10/20/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Anthony J Callegari of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 30th day of December 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 29th day of September, 2016. Anthony J Callegari, Administrator 4707 Triplett Way Wilmington, NC 28409 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jerald Martin Waldorf of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 6th day of January 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar

of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 6th day of October, 2016. Cecil H. Rhodes, Executor 1007 Captain Adkins Drive Southport, NC 28461 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Albert M. Cox of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 13th day of January 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 13th day of October, 2016. Steven Cox, Administrator 6213 118th Street, East Puyallup, WA 98373 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth B. Kerr of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 13th day of January 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 13th day of October, 2016 Clarence G. Kerr Jr., Executor 1436 Ness Drive Castle Hayne, NC 28429 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3/2016

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