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White, Kusek, Barfield take NHC board seats By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Draped in her signature purple, Patricia Kusek hugged everyone she could after learning she was elected to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. The results came after a see-saw night that saw candidates rise and drop as various districts came in. Kusek mingled with supporters at the county Republican viewing party in between checking updates with commissioner Woody White, who won re-election along with Democratic commissioner Jonathan Barfield Jr. “Knowing how hard we worked and with the way the last couple of weeks unfolded, this is just unbelievable,” Kusek said. While Kusek was fourth after early votes came in, she moved up late in the evening, securing the second-place finish by 14 points over Barfield. Repeat Republican candidate Derrick Hickey was listed in second place before all 43 New Hanover County voting precincts reported, before dropping to fourth, with former Democratic commissioner Julia Boseman falling to fifth after holding third place for part of the evening. n See BOARD Page 2
Election results could impact SUP hearing By Terry Lane Staff Writer
During its Thursday night meeting, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will consider the early steps of several major infrastructure proposals, including a study on the Heide Trask Drawbridge and revisions to the town’s land use policies. The board will review a proposal to ask the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization for funds to study a long-term replacement plan for the Heide Trask drawbridge over the Intracoastal Waterway, as well as a short-term plan to alleviate traffic on both sides of the bridge, which is one of the oldest in the state. While the drawbridge was renovated three years ago by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, it will reach its lifespan in an estimated 20-30 years, town officials said. They are asking the regional transportation organization for $100,000 from the federal Unified Planning Work Program to complete the study.
The results of the 2016 election will have an immediate impact on the upcoming New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, where a vote on a contentious industrial development policy change could be brought up despite the board’s opposition. A public hearing on a proposed revised special use permit (SUP) process is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14, in what will be Republican chair Beth Dawson’s last meeting. Dawson has said she wants the board to move forward with a revised SUP, which critics say is too restrictive on industries, making it difficult for businesses to expand into the county. However, when the New Hanover County Planning Board opened a public hearing on revisions to the SUP on Nov. 3 it voted to table it in favor of more review. Commissioner Woody White, who won re-election Tuesday night and received the most votes of the three candidates to win seats, said that the board should not go forward with the scheduled public hearing. “I hope the election results will convince the lame-duck board to postpone any policy decisions until it can be considered by the full, newly elected board,” White said. Joining White on the board is Patricia Kusek, a Republican who will fill the seat left vacant by Dawson. Democrat commissioner Jonathan Barfield Jr. also won re-election. White endorsed
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New Hanover County Board of Commissioners candidate Patricia Kusek, from right, speaks with campaign volunteers Kathy Cozza and Betty Vermillion at The Pub at Sweet and Savory on Tuesday, Nov. 8 during an election night watch party.
Town to examine drawbridge replacement study By Terry Lane Staff Writer
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Cucalorus links business and artistic spheres By Elly Colwell
Seconds separate Canadian paddlers at Surf to Sound By Terry Lane Staff Writer
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Cucalorus is pairing creativity and entrepreneurship this weekend as it launches its 22nd annual independent film-screening festival in downtown Wilmington in conjunction with the Cucalorus Connect business conference. The festival began Wednesday, Nov. 9 and will run through the weekend, ending Sunday, Nov. 13. More than 250 films will vary in subject, ranging from romance, apocalyptic comedy, the 2016 election, startup companies, Jewish culture, war, being lost at sea and dance. Films will also vary in length and style with documentaries, music videos, fiction tales, featurelength films, works-in-progress and shorts. One of Cucalorus’ Magnolia films, “Generation Startup,” tells the story of six young Americans in Detroit as they try to build their own companies, highlighting the diversity, urban revitalization and the risky nature of modern startups. This film represents Cucalorus’ pairing of film and creativity with technical and business domains as it hosts its second annual Connect conference. The conference is presented by tekMountain and the University of North Carolina Wilmington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Many of the speakers and participants are UNCW graduates at the
At the south end water tower on Banks Channel, local paddler April Zilg was overtaken by Brandon Von Elslander despite holding a lead over the top-rated Canadian competitor for most of the Surf to Sound standup paddleboard race on Saturday. Zilg was in a sprint to try to break up the recent Canadian ownership of the podium, but in the end, Elslander’s powerful stroke was too much. “I wanted to be on the men’s podium,” Zilg, the women’s winner, said afterward. “I had a really good ocean leg, but the wind picked up and the tide wasn’t pushing on Banks Channel. That last leg was so long.” n See SURF TO SOUND Page 2
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Paddlers start the Blockade Runner Flatwater Championship in Banks Channel on Sunday, Nov. 6.
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With the Monday, Nov. 14 meeting being the last for current board chair Beth Dawson, White said he wanted to enjoy the victory before making any decisions about the board’s future leadership after being asked whether he would seek appointment as chair. White endorsed Kusek before the election, who, along with commissioner Skip Watkins, would make up a conservative majority on the commission, White said.
Republicans sweep school board race
In other elections, Republicans Lisa Estep, David Lee Wortman and Jeannette S. Nichols convincingly won seats on the New Hanover County Board of Education. Incumbent Estep led all candidates with 19.4 percent of the vote, with newcomer Worthman capturing 17.1 percent and incumbent Nichols grabbing 16.9 percent. Nichols won 2,650 more votes than Democrat Sandra Leigh, with Emma Saunders and Kevin Spears following behind.
Lee, Rouzer, Hamilton cruise to victory
Republican N.C. Sen. Michael Lee cruised to a dominating victory over first-time Democratic candidate Andrew Barnhill, winning 57 percent of the New Hanover County vote for the District 9 seat. U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C. District 7, also won re-election, taking 55 percent of the New Hanover County votes and 61 percent of the votes throughout the district. “I will continue to work on the issues important to the people of this district and remain a strong advocate for our national defense and a less intrusive and smaller federal government so that we can once again be prosperous at home and strong
abroad,” Rouzer said. Incumbent Democratic N.C. Rep. Susi Hamilton also easily won re-election, besting Republican challenger Gerald “Jerry” Benton by taking 61 percent of the vote.
Cooper leading McCrory in close contest
While North Carolina delivered a convincing victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, giving the President-elect a 176,973 vote margin, the state’s sitting Republican governor wasn’t able to ride the wave. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper led Gov. Pat McCrory with all precincts reporting, holding a narrow 5,001 vote lead. “This has been an extremely hard fought race, but the people of North Carolina have spoken and they have chosen a change in leadership,” Cooper said in a public statement early Wednesday morning. “We are confident once the results are certified we will confirm tonight’s victory.”
Harrell wins judicial seat, Wilmington approves park bond
A family attorney based out of Burgaw, Kent Harrell, was elected Superior Court Judge 5B, winning the position held for 25 years by W. Allen Cobb Jr. Harrell won by a convincing margin over District Court Judge Melinda Crouch and New Hanover County prosecutor Connie Jordan. Wilmington voters overwhelmingly approved a $30 million bond to build and upgrade a series of city parks. The bond will help fund the construction of the proposed North Waterfront Park and a new soccer field complex and pay for upgrades to Olsen Park, the MLK Community Center and the municipal golf course. Email terrylane@luminanews.com
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Kusek before the election, who along with commissioner Skip Watkins would make up a conservative majority on the commission, White said. Kusek said she didn’t believe the board of commissioners should hurry the approval of a new SUP. Kusek said creating a better climate for businesses to relocate to the county was one of her top priorities as a commissioner. “What’s the rush? There’s time to take a pause and get it right,”
Kusek said. “The SUP is important to Wilmington business development. The county needs to focus on getting the word out to businesses about the potential here.” The N.C. Coastal Federation wants the board of commissioners to act on the public hearing, arguing that more than two years have been spent considering revisions to the policy. “They’ve had ample opportunity over the course of two years to create improvements,” said Mike Giles, N.C. Coastal Federation coastal advocate. “It’s delayed and delayed. Folks are trying to
Von Elslander took the thirdplace spot on the podium, outracing Zilg by 29 seconds. The Canadian paddlers continued their recent dominance of the race, though the 2016 results were flipped from last year, with Larry Cain topping Tommy Buday in both of this weekend’s races at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. In both of their races, the two Canadians’ race times were separated by seconds. The ocean start of Saturday’s 6.5-mile Surf to Sound race was disruptive for some of the Canadian competitors, who mainly train on lakes and rivers. “The beach start is difficult,” Von Elslander said. “I started slow, but once I got around the jetty, I started picking up speed and picking off other racers one-by-one.” Von Elslander charged to reach Zilg, who was so far ahead that he thought she might have been a male competitor that he lost track of. “I didn’t come all this way to get fourth,” he said. “She did really well, but I was just going to go for it.” The competition for third didn’t distract from the exciting finish between Cain and Buday. Cain bested Buday by six seconds on Saturday’s Surf to Sound and by
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The outrigger canoes start the Blockade Runner Flatwater Championship in Banks Channel on Sunday, Nov. 6.
five seconds on Sunday’s 9-mile Flatwater Championship. Cain attributed the win to his conditioning, pointing to his winter paddle routines, and a win two weeks ago at the Chattajack 31 race in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 53-year-old athlete won the canoeing Olympic gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. “We were right together the whole way,” Cain said after his Saturday win. “Every time he passed me, I responded. My advantage came in the headwind.” The weekend’s event also
included the 4-mile Harbor Island Outer Loop Race on Saturday and the 23.5-mile Kraken race, which was completed by three competitors: Hunter Hay on a surf ski, Mary Margaret McEachern on kayak and Mark Sumner on a standup paddleboard. Three mixed teams of six-person outrigger canoes competed in Sunday’s 9-mile flatwater race. While the Surf to Sound tested the elite racers on Saturday, the Harbor Island race gave first-time racers experience with the sport. Mindy Magrath traveled from Raleigh for her first paddleboard
race and accomplished her goal. “I didn’t fall off!” exclaimed Magrath, whose training has been exclusively on lakes. “A few boats went by and, woah, I was surfing the waves. These were tougher conditions.” Though not her first paddleboard race, 10-year-old Elizabeth Lennert also struggled through the conditions on Saturday to finish the Harbor Island race in 1:15. “The wind and the current were not my friends today,” Lennert said.
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waste in natural waters and a DNA tagging product. Between the film festival and Connect, this weekend will be full of films, parties, panel discussions, lectures and workshops at various locations in downtown Wilmington. Thalian Hall, Cape Fear Community College Union Station, Jengo’s Playhouse, Ironclad Brewery, Bourgie Nights and Expo 216 are all hosting events. Cucalorus is taking place in part due to $40,000 raised prior to the festival through online fundraising. Donations, made by 230 individuals, ranged from $10-$10,000. On the crowdfunding website Indiegogo, Cucalorus offered incentives for varying donation values including bumper stickers, tribute DVDs, posters, T-shirts, festival passes and travel packages. “Competition for funding is fierce and this non-competitive festival is working hard to bring you another expansive cultural
experience,” Cucalorus said in a statement. “We have a can-do attitude and the ability to make a lot of a little, we’re proud of our grass roots!” Cucalorus said donations will be used to support operational costs and contributing filmmakers who are traveling internationally and across the United States. In 2015, accumulated attendance for the festival totaled more than 17,000 people, and the nonprofit organization expects to have high attendance again this year. On the Cucalorus website, the group states that most daytime film showings will be appropriate for children, but parents are encouraged to ask staff members if they have concerns about child-friendly content. Tickets for events, feature-length films and grouped film shorts are being sold online and at the ticket box at Thalian Hall. The public may purchase tickets individually or in bulk passes.
bridge connecting Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. Meanwhile, the town will look to hire an engineering firm to assess the engineering and permitting of a duplicate sewer mainline after questions were raised about the condition of the current 14-inch, 30-year-old pipe that transports all the island’s sewage underneath the Intracoastal Waterway to be treated
on the mainland. The town solicited engineering firms to submit proposals for the engineering study, with town staff recommending Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, requiring a formal scope-of-work and cost proposal from the firm. The town will also consider whether to continue leasing the space at 5 Live Oak Drive, which once hosted the town’s fire station before the town leased the building to Fasse Construction. If the town decides to continue leasing the space, town manager Tim Owens said it would need to amend the town’s G1 zoning district to allow for leased office or retail space. Finally, the town will consider how to fill a vacancy on the Coastal Area Management Act Land Use Act Steering Committee, as retired CEO Robert Tillman had to withdraw before it held its first meeting. The 11-member committee includes two alternates and had 23 applicants who could be considered. The town will also consider a schedule for the committee that would set a final public hearing on the process for May 2017. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m.
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undergraduate, graduate and doctorate levels. This year, much of the conference will be devoted to startups and small businesses. This focus began Wednesday at the Ironclad Brewery when keynote speaker, Louis Foreman of product development and licensing company Edison Nation, gave his speech, “You’ve Got a Great Idea, What’s Next.” His speech was paired with presentations from groups who are participating in the conference’s competition, Port City Pitches, that will help a startup launch an idea to the marketplace through a cash award sponsored by the Blake and Bailey Family Fund. This year’s pitches include communication platforms, learning applications, sustainability projects, a process for identifying fecal
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board of commissioners asked the county’s planning staff to create its own set of changes for the SUP. Giles said those changes had made the SUP process more clear, though there was more work needed on the table of permitted uses, which specifies which industries need to go through the SUP process. He said that despite the planning board’s failure to approve the SUP changes, the board could bring them up as part of the public hearing. Changes to the permitted uses could be addressed by the board at a later time, Giles said.
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delay it on purpose. It’s time to step up and make the recommended improvements.” The revisions came after more than two years of negotiations between environmental and industry interests, with no consensus reached. The Coastal Federation used a $25,000 grant to fund a task force that proposed a rewrite to the existing SUP to make the requirements more clear for industrial businesses that want to locate in New Hanover County. When those proposed changes couldn’t win a consensus from the different stakeholders, the
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How long did you have to wait in line to vote?
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“I had to wait a long time, at least 45 minutes. I needed to go into the help line because I wasn’t registered in the right county.”
“I voted at Bradley Creek Elementary. I went at 10:30, there wasn’t a line, it only took about five minutes. It was great.”
“I waited for about 15 minutes. I voted early because I wanted to beat the crowds. I was surprised at the diverse group of voters waiting in line with me.”
“I didn’t wait in line at all. I did early voting last time, but it was more convenient to vote in Wrightsville Beach.”
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Ironman North Carolina cancels full 2017 triathlon In a statement on its website, Ironman announced it has discontinued the Ironman North Carolina 140.6-mile triathlon, though the half-triathlon distance of 70.3 miles will be contested in October 2017. The Ironman organization bought the race, formerly known as Beach 2 Battleship, in December 2015. The swimming portion of the race has traditionally been contested in Wrightsville Beach,
which also hosts the transition to bicycles, where athletes then continue the course into Wilmington and Brunswick County before finishing at the Battleship North Carolina. The 2016 Ironman North Carolina was shortened this year after flooding from Hurricane Matthew made it impossible to complete the full bicycle leg of the race. The organization said on its website: “After careful consideration, IRONMAN
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Guests gather on the Oceanic Pier for the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual Oyster Roast on Sunday, Nov. 6. ~Allison Potter
Thursday, Nov. 10 Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen meeting, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall council chamber Friday, Nov. 11 New Hanover County, Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach offices closed in observance of Veterans Day Monday, Nov. 14 Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 4 p.m., New Hanover County Courthouse, room 301, 24 N. Third St. Tuesday, Nov. 15 Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St.
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WB parks committee considers accessibility mats By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Installing specialized beach access mats for people in wheelchairs and with limited mobility could be as much as a $30,000 project, said Katie Ryan, Wrightsville Beach parks and recreation program supervisor, during a Nov. 7 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Ryan also said there is potentially a private source of funding for the project. “We still have a way to go, we don’t have board of aldermen approval or funding yet,” Ryan said. During an Oct. 17 demonstration on the beach, Wrightsville Beach officials inspected both a hard mat that is more durable and a roll-out
mat that is flexible, but could be damaged by emergency vehicles on the beach. Ryan told the committee the thicker mats would likely be used to get people in wheelchairs to the highwater line, while the rollout mats would extend parallel to the ocean to allow them room to move off the sides. Ryan said the most likely locations for the mats would be at the beach access at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and Public Beach Access No. 4 near Duneridge Resort on the north end of Wrightsville Beach. Ryan also said the Valentine’s Day 10K run that is scheduled for Feb. 11, 2017, could be used to help fund the upkeep of the mats by marketing the event as a “run for accessibility.” Email terrylane@luminanews.com
Arrests • Jennifer Taginski was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and DWI and cited with failure to maintain lane control.
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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez
The most unlikely election of our time has ended with the most unlikely result. Against enormous odds, Donald J. Trump is president-elect of the United States. This was the contrarian election. Trump’s anti-establishment message resonated. Hillary Clinton had the funding, the ground game, and a sitting president campaigning for her. But the ultimate outsider beat the ultimate Washington insider. The deplorables have spoken; they repudiated the establishment, the ruling elites, the special interests and the smug media. We saw this up and down the ballot. Republicans will keep control of the House and Senate. In North Carolina, the “smart” play might have been to vote for candidates who would repeal HB2, repair the state’s brand, and bring back business. Backlash against the bill might cost Pat McCrory the governorship, but otherwise it was a good night for Republicans, who remain firmly in control of the state Senate and House. Just maybe, it too was the contrarian effect from people tired
of being lectured by celebrities refusing to perform here, and disgusted at being bullied by the likes of the NCAA. So Trump has done if not the impossible, certainly the extremely unlikely. But that was, in many ways, the easy part. Now he has to begin make America great again. He should not repeat the hubris of the current president and adopt an “I won, y’all just need to get over it” attitude. Trump won in the Electoral College, but as of Wednesday midday with 99 percent of the precincts reporting, he had not won the popular vote, trailing by some 200,000 votes. He has a lot of ground to make up and it appears he realizes it. His victory speech was a great beginning. “It is time for us to come together as one united people,” he said. “I will be president for all Americans.” He promised to “bind the wounds of division” and “seek common ground, not hostility.” Intentionally or not, he echoed the “with malice toward none, with charity for all” theme of Lincoln’s second inaugural address.
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He needs to own those words. He is president of all Americans. This most inexperienced president ever will surround himself with smart, qualified people. Not Washington insiders, but hopefully not his new political cronies, either. He would do well to set aside his “I know better than anyone” attitude and make use of wise advice and experienced counsel. He needs to rapidly get past his feuds with leading members of his own party. Trump needs to work with them to keep his promises to the American people. It’s not going to be enough to just repeal Obamacare. It has to be replaced with something that works. It’s not enough to rail against the illegals. He needs a workable immigration policy. He should reverse the uptick toward an imperial presidency. America’s founders brilliantly wrote a series of checks and balances into the Constitution of these United States. We need to return to the Constitution, and stop ruling by executive orders and memos. Trump was roundly pummeled for misogynist statements he has made. He needs to prove what he says about himself is true. He should appoint smart, principled women to positions of influence. Please, not Sarah Palin. Daughter Ivanka, maybe. The first draft of this column on Tuesday was advice to presidentelect Clinton, assuming Clinton would take the presidency. I was going to remind folks on the losing side that the sun still came up on Wednesday, that this is a strong, resilient nation that can survive no matter who is president. Those words are still applicable. It was going to advise the media large and small to put away the personal agendas and return to its vital role of reporting honestly and critically — of heeding the wise words of George Orwell: “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” Somehow, that doesn’t seem like it will be a problem under a Trump presidency. Finally, it was going to urge everyone to pray. Please do that. This country — and this president-elect — needs it.
Hook, Line & Sinker Fishing still strong despite cold snap By Skylar Walters
Cold weather was bound to happen but it hasn’t significantly impacted the fishing just yet, other than bringing some wind and making anglers don long pants and jackets. Water temperatures have finally dipped into the upper 60s, around where they should be for this time of year, and the water quality has gotten back to near normal. While the overnight temperatures continue to be on the cool side, the daytime temps have been pleasant and helped to regulate any steep decline in water temps. The extended forecast shows this will continue for the coming week as well. Inshore, the fishing has been outstanding, with speckled trout, red drum, black drum and flounder all being reported in very good numbers. The trout fishing has been steady for weeks around the Wrightsville Beach area and beyond. Good-sized fish of 2-4 pounds have been common catches with some larger fish in the mix. Just about any soft artificial bait dropped where the fish are present will draw some interest. The deeper creeks and channels are holding fish as are the inlets along the mud banks. Falling tide seems to be best but the fish can also be caught at other times. Red drum are being found around the area docks and around the jetties with some larger over-slot fish still being encountered. Cut bait or live finger mullet fished on a Carolina Rig is a good bet to draw a strike. Cut bait and shrimp is
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also catching some decent-sized black drum around the docks, bridges and oyster beds. Along the surf, anglers are finding some very large Virginia mullet in the sloughs and deeper holes with shrimp and sand fleas both catching them. A few pompano have also been reported, but with the water cooling, these fish are leaving the local waters. Red drum, flounder and bluefish have also been reported coming from the surf with cut bait and finger mullet being the best baits. Those looking for blowfish will be pleased to know that their numbers have been increasing the past couple of weeks. The area piers are reporting similar catches along with a few keeper speckled trout. Off the beach, some king mackerel are still being found around the inlets but most fish have moved off to the 10-mile area where fishing has been on fire when the boats can get there. Slow trolled dead cigar minnows or Spanish sardines are a good bet and will get you to the fishing grounds faster than trying to locate live bait. Further off the beach, the bottom fishing has been good in the 30-mile range while the Gulf Stream waters have been producing some decent action from wahoo and a few tuna. Due to weather conditions, reports have been sporadic the past couple of weeks but when the boats can get out there, the fishing has been good.
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