Beach town leaders view the gear rental companies as taking up sand space for their own profit, while the companies counter that they provide a service otherwise unobtainable. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon)
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH A beach equipment rental company and its attorney hit another snag this week in their campaign to convince the Town of Wrightsville Beach to allow visitors and residents more egalitarian access to umbrellas and chairs on town sand.
The issue at hand is the section of town code that regulates business on the shores. Ben Rhodes, owner of Cape Fear Beach Rentals, has found himself operating in a “grey area,” he told the planning board on Tuesday. He and likeminded competitors can deliver umbrellas and chairs to the driveway of a property, but town code prevents them from dealing it directly to a client’s preferred spot on the sand.
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The UNCW Board of Trustees called a special meeting last week to appoint a new vice chancellor, discuss a diversity and inclusion report, and deliberate on a proposed art installation. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon)
WILMINGTON At a board of trustees meeting Friday, UNCW leaders listened to a presentation of a report on diversity and inclusion, required of public universities across the state by the University of North Carolina System.
Trustees also met in a closed session to finalize the appointment of UNCW’s next vice chancellor for student affairs. Lowell K. Davis, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for student success at Western Carolina University, was publicly tapped for the UNCW role shortly after the meeting.
Project Grace plans call for a museum and library to be joined on a downtown county-owned parcel. Private apartments will flourish too, according to an agreement between New Hanover County and Zimmer Development Company that will guide the demolition and rebuilding of various county parcels. (Port City Daily/Courtesy New Hanover County)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY Plans to demolish and reconstruct multiple county properties will be presented to the board of county commissioners March 15.
After years of evaluation and reconsideration, Project Grace is once again top of mind for New Hanover County officials. The name refers to a block of downtown land that houses the county-owned library and parking deck; the plan is to redevelop the site potentially the Cape Fear Museum as well in a public-private partnership.
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