Public Notices

BURGAW – On Friday, Sept. 7, join neighbors and co-workers on the Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) Birthday Hike along the Osgood Canal and greenway. Hikers will pick up the looped trail nearest their home or workplace and hike around Historic Downtown Burgaw.

“What started as a hike around town with friends has become a community event,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County tourism director.

Partnering with Burgaw Parks and Rec, the Birthday Hike includes hikers from Pender Memorial Hospital, the Pender County Health Department, and Cape Fear Community College and various county offices.

“The walk will kick off around noon,” said Zach White, director of Burgaw Parks and Rec. “There’s no fee. Just take a hike!”

Pender County Tourism will have a sign-in sheet set up at Johnson Park on Walker Street. Photos of hikers will be snapped at the tent and sent to the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail staff.

The Mountains to Sea Trail, which traverses more than 1,170 miles from Clingman’s Dome to Jockey’s Ridge State Park, crosses into Pender County from Bladen County, through historic Burgaw, Holly Shelter Game Land, Hampstead and into Surf City. The trail continues along the beach into North Topsail Beach.

For additional information, contact the Pender County Tourism office at 910-259-1536. For more information about the MST visit mountainstoseatrail.org

BURGAW – Visit North Carolina announced today that domestic visitors to and within Pender County spent $97.05 million in 2017, an increase of 5.14 percent from 2016.

“This is significant for Pender County,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County tourism director. “Tourism in Pender County generated $18.03 million in payroll for more than 840 employees in the hospitality and tourism-related businesses.”

State tax revenue generated in Pender County totaled $4.67 through state sales and excise taxes on personal and corporate income. An estimated $6.81 million in local taxes was generated from sales and property tax revenue from travel-generated and travel-supported businesses.

“Pender County’s outstanding attractions and beaches have received national attention,” said Proctor. “This county’s natural resources, historic sites, and events and festivals have a lot to offer visitors throughout the year.”

Gov. Roy Cooper announced in May that visitors to North Carolina set a record for spending in 2017. The $23.99 billion in total spending represented an increase of 4.2 percent from 2016. Pender County’s visitor spending outpaced the state in 2017.

To view the 2017 Economic Impact study, conducted by U.S. Travel Association, go to partners.visitnc.com/economic-impact-studies.

BURGAW – Pender County Manager Randell Woodruff announced the hiring of Doug Shipley as the director of the county’s new parks and recreation department.

Shipley, of Wilmington, has a master’s degree in sports management from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary’s College in Maryland. He has extensive experience in athletic and recreation facility management, recreation management, and event management.

“This is a new director position in Pender County,” said Woodruff. “Mr. Shipley has the skills and experience to bring recreational programming and park development to the residents of Pender County.”

“I have experience spanning two decades in the parks and recreation field,” said Shipley. “I look forward to contributing to the development of the Pender County Parks and Recreation Department.”

Pender County is expanding the parks and recreation department to grow programs and activities for all the county’s growing population.

Pender County currently operates three parks – Hampstead Kiwanis Park, Miller’s Pond, and Pender Memorial Park ballfields. Additionally, Pender County operates the Holly Shelter Shooting Range in conjunction with North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission.

For more information regarding Pender County’s parks system call 910-259-1330 or visit online at https://pendercountync.gov.

BURGAW – Tickets are on sale now for the award-winning Ghost Walk: Ghosts of Pender’s Past, a haunting tour of Historic Burgaw. Tickets may be purchased at the Pender County Tourism office, 106 E. Wilmington St., Burgaw 28425. Tickets may also be ordered via phone with a credit card by calling 910-259-1278.

Ghost Walk: Ghosts of Pender’s Past returns Oct. 12-13 with two shows each night, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per adult; students ages 6-17 are $5 each; children under the age of 5 are admitted free with an adult.

In its third consecutive year, the ghost walk is a sell-out event.

“We encourage visitors to purchase tickets in advance,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County tourism director. “We hate to turn people away on the night of the shows.”

“Again, we have new ghost stories,” said Stephanie Key, the art director of the ghost walk. “Two of our stories feature films shot in Burgaw – Silver Bullet and I Know What You Did Last Summer. I’m sure there will be a werewolf or two roaming the streets of Burgaw.”

Ghost Walk: Ghosts of Pender’s Past is a collaborative effort of volunteers from Pender County Historical Society, Historical Society of Topsail Island, Poplar Grove Plantation, Pender Arts Council, Moores Creek National Battlefield, the Town of Burgaw, and the Pender County Library.

For more information contact the Pender County Tourism Office at 910-259-1536.

BURGAW – The scripts are being finalized. Now we need actors and a set crew to make the haunting tales of Ghost Walk: Ghosts of Pender’s Past come alive.

“We need actors to portray ghosts, werewolves, pirates, a paranormal investigator, and more,” said Stephanie Key, the art director of Ghost Walk: Ghosts of Pender’s Past. “We need volunteers to help set up and tear down the props for the vignettes on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13.”

Key said this is a two-day commitment plus one dress rehearsal. All participants are volunteers, but they will receive two complimentary tickets for family and friends.
For more information contact the Pender County Tourism Office at 910-259-1278.

NCDOT Bridge Maintenance Crews plan to intermittently close a single lane on Hoover Road (SR 1569) on August 20, 2018 beginning at 9:00 am and ending at 3:00 pm on the same day.

Crews will be stabilizing the banks at this site on Hoover Road approximately 1.7 miles West from US 17 near Hampstead.

A lane will remain open at all times.

The NCDOT reminds motorists to STAY ALERT, use alternate routes when possible during this period, drive with caution, obey the posted speed limits, and allow extra travel time.

For additional information regarding the dates and times of this closure, please visit https://www.ncdot.gov and click on “Travel & Maps” then, click on “Traveler Information Management System” and use the dropdown menus for county or route, or call “511” from any phone. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on Twitter.

Water Outage/Pressure & Boil Water Advisory Rescinded

The customers along Sloop Point Loop Road from Highway 17 to Strawberry Fields Way, Country Club Drive from Sloop Point Loop Road to Mallard Bay Rd, and all of the Mallard Bay Rd area served by Pender County Utilities are advised that the Rocky Point/Topsail Water System in Pender County has rescinded the August 8, 2018 Boil Water advisory.

Bacteriological analysis results of drinking water samples collected yesterday from this water system show no coliform bacteria present. The system has resumed normal operations and you may use the water without boiling.

The advisory is hereby rescinded the 10th day of August, 2018:

Kenny Keel, Director
Rocky Point/Topsail Water System
910-259-1570

and

Public Water Supply Section
NC Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office
(910) 796 – 7215

Request for Qualifications
Professional Engineering Consulting Services
NC 210 Parallel Water Transmission Main and Booster Pump Station Upgrade

Pender County Utilities (PCU) seeks a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) from consulting engineering firms that can adequately demonstrate they have the resources, experience and qualifications to provide PCU with quality survey, engineering design, permitting, and construction administration services in compliance with USDA-RD funding requirements for the NC 210 Parallel Water Transmission Main and Booster Pump Station Upgrade Project.

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Water Outage and Boil Water Advisory!

Water customers along Sloop Point Loop Road from Highway 17 to Strawberry Fields Way, Country Club Drive from Sloop Point Loop Road to Mallard Bay Road, and all of Mallard Bay Road area served by Pender County Utilities are advised that water will be temporarily turned off to complete a watermain relocation for an NCDOT project in the area :

TONIGHT ~ Wednesday, August 8, 2018
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Water service will be returned to you as soon as possible upon completion of the work.
Periods of low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the potential for back siphonage and introduction of bacteria into the water system.

Therefore, the Rocky Point/Topsail Water System and the NC Division of Water Resources advise that when water is restored, consumers BOIL ALL WATER used for human consumption (including drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation) or use bottled water.

Vigorous boiling for one (1) minute should kill any disease-causing organisms that may be present in the water.

This advisory remains in effect until further written notification is issued.

This advisory issued on August 8, 2018 by:

Kenny Keel, Director
Rocky Point/Topsail Water System
910-259-1570

and

Public Water Supply Section
NC Division of Water Resources
Wilmington Regional Office
(910) 796 – 7215