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Petition couldn t save oak, but it prompted CB to consider enacting tree rules
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A petition to save a large live oak on a small Ocean Blvd. lot on Carolina Beach set to be removed has attracted more than 1,300 signatures. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Britt Evans)
CAROLINA BEACH ––– A petition to save a large live oak nestled in the center of a small lot one block from the ocean is gaining traction in Carolina Beach.
As of Thursday afternoon, the online petition had collected more than 1,350 signatures, asking the community to rally behind preserving the oak and the town to draft a tree retention ordinance.
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The 50-by-100-foot lot on Ocean Boulevard is slated to be developed into a raised, three-story duplex with ocean views. One unit of the duplex was first listed for sale for $874,000 in mid-June. Port City Capital LLC is under contract to purchase the lot, listed at $324,900. The dual listing is a real estate maneuver that means both the lot and the proposed unit are up for sale simultaneously.
The town of Carolina Beach is working to reconfigure its budget after a proposed municipal service district was rejected Tuesday.
The municipal service district would have added a tax of five cents per every $100 of valuation to property owners along the Carolina Beach boardwalk and marina. The measure was rejected on a 4-1 vote with council member Lynn Barbee voting in favor of the district. The district was proposed as part of the town s budget and would bring in an estimated $70,000.
The town currently spends more than $200,000 each year providing services to the boardwalk area alone. Those services include pressure washing sidewalks and providing an increased police presence, among other things, according Carolina Beach Town Manager Bruce Oakley.