Holden Beach Property Owners Association

At the Easter HBPOA meeting the members voted unanimously to ask the Town to consider adopting the County’s new noise ordinance.  The ordinance will not cover Holden Beach unless it is adopted by the Commissioners.   You can view a presentation with more information about it here.

The County’s ordinance calls for measuring noise decibel levels to determine if there is excessive noise.  The decibel thresholds are based on the time of day.  The current noise ordinance for Holden Beach is much less specific.

HB Police encourage residents and visitors to call 911 to report  noise problems.  Tell the operator it is not an emergency.  The call is then dispatched to an officer and tracked.  While many people are uncomfortable calling 911 for non-emergency calls, this is the method that works best for the HB police department to keep records of all noise complaints.

Please join the 

Holden Beach Property Owners Association 

for our next meeting, 

Saturday, April 4 at 10:00am 

in the Meeting Room at Town Hall.

Agenda Highlights:

• Focus Forum on Beach Renourishment
  • David Hewett on the Central Reach Renourishment Project & the Terminal Groin
  • Steve Mercer of Coastal Transplants on Sea Oats and their use to build beaches
• Town News and Updates from Mayor Alan Holden, Town Manager David Hewett and Police Chief Wally Lane. 

Remember, if you have not paid your 2015 dues you have several options: 

• Pay now with PayPal or credit card by going here

• Send your check for $15/yr with your name, address, beach address, and email to: HBPOA, 1032 Ocean Blvd. West, Holden Beach, NC 28462
•   Renew at the meeting, or 
• Catch us at the Days at the Docks Festival April 25-26!
  

Time is running out to comment on proposed oil and gas drilling off the South Atlantic coastline and to weigh in on seismic testing.

Drilling

Click here to go to the summary page from the BOEM which includes a map of the areas proposed for drilling and a summary of the plan.  Click the blue “Comment Now” button on the top right of that page to submit a comment.  They need to hear from you by March 31.

Seismic Testing

Seismic testing for oil and gas is scheduled to begin possibly this year.  This highly controversial method for hunting petroleum deposits is suspected to harm fish, whales, dolphins and other marine life.  A protest letter signed by 75 leading marine scientists was sent to President Obama asking him to not allow seismic testing in the Atlantic, warning that testing “is likely to have significant, long-lasting and widespread effects on the reproduction and survival of fish and marine mammals”.  You can read more about it here.  To find out more about the permitting and comment process click here.  A public hearing has been scheduled for April 9, 2015 in Morehead City.  To comment on seismic testing email Michele Walker at the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.  They will take comments until the hearing on April 9.

Click here for a condensed update on the March Commissioners’ Meeting.   Highlights included the report from P&Z on the Mega-House and a presentation  What is a Vegetation Line from Building Inspector Tim Evans on NCDENR’s possible plans for a “Development Line” for ocean front construction.   What do you think?  Post your comments!

The Town has re-submitted the PARTF Grant to help fund Bridgeview Park.  The new features incorporated in the grant application include kayak launches, shade structures and a splash pad.  Splash Pads are interactive water features for children to play in.  Christy Ferguson, of the Town’s Parks and Recreation Department, presented the grant information to the HBPOA Board of Directors in January.  HBPOA sent a letter with grant application giving our full support!

Below is a proposed site plan for the park.

Different granting organizations make certain requests regarding site plans for property.  The above site plan is what was submitted with the PARTF grant to depict elements of the grant requested for funding.  They have specific items they look for and request to be shown in this document.  Other organizations may request completely different items for focus.  Please be advised this is only the site plan for the PARTF grant.

Click here for a short summary of actions at the February Board of Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday night.  There were no comments at the Public Hearing prior to the meeting regarding the annexation.  As always, feel free to email us at [email protected] with questions and we will get back to you.   

Ocean Isle is moving forward with the construction of a 750′ terminal groin at the east end of the island.  Plans for the groin, specifications, maps and diagrams can be found in this U.S. Army Corps of Engineers document.  The sand for the required fill would be taken from the Shallotte Inlet between Ocean Isle and Holden Beach.