The Town of Lake Waccamaw held a brief but informative meeting on Tuesday evening. The board took the opportunity to update the public on future zoning and show their appreciation to the fire and rescue, police, and Public Works departments who worked tirelessly through the weekend during the storm. Town Manager Damon Kempski also caught everyone up on the progress of projects happening around the municipality.
**Next month’s Town Hall meeting has been moved to Nov. 18 due to the Veterans Day holiday.**
Public Hearing
Lake Waccamaw had only one voting item to discuss at the Oct. 14 gathering. The town consulted with the Cape Fear Council of Governments (COG) about recent zoning and structure ordinances for the lakeside of Lake Shore Drive. The COG proposed a text amendment to clarify the types of structures that are permitted, along with establishing standards for the location, maximum height, material, and transparency of the structure.
The board did not vote on the item, but set a public hearing for Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. before the regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. to hear what residents have to say before making a decision. A copy of the amendment can be found on the town’s website at www.lakewaccamawnc.gov.
Well Projects and QRV
Town Manager Damon Kempski discussed the status of ongoing projects in the area and brought everyone up to speed about the Quick Response Vehicle damaged during a mutual aid call over the weekend.
Lift station generators and replacements in the Waste Water Treatment Plant are complete and in service, and items soon to be checked off a punch list will finalize the improvements. A permit application for Well Site 3 has been submitted to Public Water to fix the texture and conditioning of the water coming from the lines there, while the town is still waiting for the State Park to give easement approval to Duke Energy to get Well Site 4 up and running.
Lake Waccamaw Rescue’s Quick Response Vehicle was damaged during a mutual aid call on N.C. 130 during the Nor’easter on Sunday. When Tabor City’s QRV wrecked due to the high water and hazardous conditions, LWR was called to the scene and also wrecked.
Kempski expressed that their first priority was making sure that the first responders involved in the accident were ok. The vehicle will be considered a total loss, and it was the road conditions, not the driver, that were at fault. The department still has what they need to ensure the town’s EMS services will keep going.
“There’s no loss in coverage, and we have other vehicles. There was no loss in coverage at any time, so that were we stand on that,” said Kempski.
Kempski also thanked all the departments for their dedication to service during the weather event.
“As we were coming in on Monday morning, these guys were finally going home after being here all night,” voiced the town manager.
You can catch CCN’s live coverage of the Oct. 14 meeting on the Columbus County News Facebook page and on the CCTV YouTube channel.
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