Holden Beach Property Owners Association

Click here for a summary of the June Board of Commissioners’ Meeting.  Highlights included an update from the Town Manager on the current state of the beach strand post-Ana, and a vote on landscaping for the mainland side of the bridge.

Join us May 23rd at 10:00am for our Memorial Day meeting.   Mayor Holden will give us an update on what is going on with the Town and the Police Department will fill us in on what is happening regarding crime and safety.

In addition, hear an update on the Mega Houses/Wedding venues, damage from Tropical Storm Ana, and other issues affecting our Town.

Hope to see you there!

Click here for a short summary of the results of Tuesday night’s April Board of Commissioners’ meeting.

Information about the impacts of Tropical Storm Ana that were reported at the meeting are bolded.   Several members have reported much more damage than was discussed and sent photos.  Scroll down to the previous post for an update and photos.  Please email us your photos and we will add them to the page.  You can also comment on the post with the damage you experienced.

As always, feel free to email us at hbpoa@hotmail.com with questions and we will get back to you.

Holden Beach took a beating from Tropical Storm Ana as she crawled north last weekend, see photos posted below.  The persistent onshore winds led to significant beach erosion  in certain areas. The east end fared well with no significant erosion.  Homeowners from the 200 block of OBW and west had more beach loss.  There is a significant escarpment and some homes have lost their steps down to the beach.  The escarpment is approximately five feet tall in the 300 block and eight feet tall in the 500 block.

Flooding was observed on Scotch Bonnet, Tuna and there was standing water on OBW.  Many houses have lost shingles or vinyl siding.  Blown over trash cans and portapotties were also common.

Ana Stats

Tropical Storm Ana made landfall between Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach at 6:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 10.  The National Hurricane Center downgraded Ana to a tropical depression at 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday.  Ana originally formed as a subtropical storm off the coast of the Carolinas Thursday night.  Early Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Ana to a Tropical Storm.

Winds gusted up to 59 mph near Southport, and up to 55 mph at the Ocean Crest Pier on Oak Island.  A wind gust to 60 mph was reported at a buoy south-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina on Saturday evening.  In South Carolina, a peak wind gust of 50 mph was measured in North Myrtle Beach early Sunday morning.  Ana brought rain along with the wind, Southport picked up 6.39 inches and North Myrtle Beach received 6.16 inches.

Taken from 300 block looking East.

Taken from 300 block looking west.

Walkway was well beyond toe of dune. Now overhangs beach by 20 feet.

From Jim and Glenda Shipley

From Jean Lakey, Tarpon Drive, May 2015

From Jean Lakey, Tarpon Drive, May 2015

If you have photos of the impacts from Ana please send them to HBPOA@hotmail.com and we will add them to this post.  You can comment on this post below.

The Holden Beach Board of Commissioners will have their regular monthly meeting on May 12, at 7:00pm at Town Hall.  Click here for the agenda.

If you see an agenda item of interest and want more information you can contact the Holden Beach Commissioners.  You can also drop us an email at hbpoa@hotmail.com and we will get back to you.

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!