ML050660060
| ML050660060 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/2005 |
| From: | - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Emch R Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
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| Download: ML050660060 (4) | |
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5 v-X t-a State Sea Shell - Scotch Bonnet State Flower - Dogwood State Bird - Cardinal State Reptile - Box Turtle State Fish - Channel Bass State Population - 8 million o Electric Oak Island, Caswell Beach, St. James & most of County:
Brunswick Electric Membership Corp (BEMC)
Highway 211, Southport.........
....... 457-9808' City of Boiling Spring Lakes & Village of Bald Head Island Progress Energy @ Old Brunswick General Store 1450 Fifty Lakes Drive Boiling Spring Lakes.......
......... 845-2707 Within City Limits of Southport & surrounding area including Smithville Woods.
City Hall, 201 E. Moore Street
................ 457-7910 LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS o AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION -To change an out-of-state title, an owner must show the title or registration and inisurance policy number and declare the mileage on the vehicle. For a new title proof of insurance coverage and mileage information is required.
State annual registration license fee is $20 per pri-vate passenger vehicle. Please see NC Highway Use Tax.
Oak Island 104 SE 56th St., Oak Island.....................
278-9036 Shallotte 5300 Main Street...............
754-4591 o DRIVERS LICENSE - New drivers must take vwritten, vision, sign and road tests. Bring a certified copy of birth certificate and one other official document showing your age. Out-of-state drivers must take written, vision and sign tests, and possibly a road test, and surrender their old licenses. Proof of liability insurance DL 123 is required for any first time licenses in North Carolina or anyone renewing his license who has had a traffic conviction within the past four years.
5298 Main Street, Shallotte.....................
754-5114 O VOTER REGISTRATION - Newcomers must register 30 days prior to elections, be 18 years of age or older, be a resident of North Carolina and the county in which you live for at least 30 days prior to election and a U.S.Citizen. Stop by the Board of Elections, Public Library or Chamber of Commerce Office and pick up the NC Voter Registration Application. Fill out the form and return it to:
Board of Elections Office in person at the Brunswick Government Complex, Old Hwy. 17, Bolivia or mail it to P.O. Box 2, Bolivia, NC 28422.
Board of Elections....... 888-445-2504 or 253-2620 Or register when you get your North Carolina Driver's License O DOG LICENSE -
Oak Island - Tags sold at Town Hall. Bring in shot record.
Southport -Tags sold at City Hall. Rabies shots required.
Boiling Spring Lakes - Registration required.
Bald Head Island - not required Caswell Beach - not required Brunswick County -not required State requires valid Rabies Tag o Water Town of Oak Island 4601 E. Oak Island Dr., Oak Island............... 278-5011 City of Southport, 201 E. Moore Street, Southport...... 457-7910 Village of Bald Head Island.............................
457-9700 St. James - BC Water.............................
253-2655 Town of Caswell Beach.............................
278-5471 County -Private wells or Brunswick Co. Water........... 253-2655 Boiling Spring Lakes - Construction of a water system has been approved.
o Telephone Southport, Oak Island, Bald Head Islanci, Q,
Caswell Beach and parts of St. James BellSouth Telecommunications P.O. Box 960, Wilmington Residential...................
780-2355 Outside BellSouth Territory............... 1-800-767-2355 Business...................
780-2800 Outside BellSouth Territory............... 1-800-919-2800 Boiling Spring Lakes, Most of the County and parts of St. James Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation Box 3198, Shallotte, NC 28459.....................754-4311 E Cable Southport, Oak Island, Caswell Bch, Boiling Spring Lakes, &
St. James - Time Warner Cable 1949 Dawson St., Wilmington.................... 457-6319 104 SE 581h St., Oak Island....................
278-3121 Interior of County Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation Box 3198, Shallotte, NC 28459.................. 754-4311 Bald Head Island - Telemedia...... 842-8383, 1 -800-533-7048 o Trash Trash removal is provided by Waste Industries 1-800-814-4544 o Sewer Only available in City of Southport, St. James, Southeast Sanitary District and parts of Oak Island.
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253-2900 The Brunswick County Public School System operates six elemen-tary, four middle schools, three high schools and the Brunswick County Learning Center. Students living in the Southport-Oak Island area attend:
Southport Elementary School - Pre K-5 South Brunswick Middle School 8 South Brunswick High School 12 Bolivia Elementary School - K-5 Brunswick Learning Center 12 Virginia Williamson Elementary - K-5 There are also private schools in the County.
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Brunswick Community College offers the continuation of edu-cation in Brunswick County Main Campus in Supply with a satellite campus in Leland, and classes held in Southport.
RO. Box 30, Hwy. 17, Supply................... :.754-6900 The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is nearby.
601 College Rd., Wilmington..................
395-3000 IIIUIVIUUdl IILUUIII IdA - I Llt:
Ul I'dUImuI vaJivUima uavator, uaou federal net taxable income with adjustments to figure the NC net tax-able income. Tax rates are 6%,7% or 8.25%.
Sales Tax - The State of North Carolina levies a general retail sales & use tax of 4.5%. Counties levy an additional local sales and use tax. Brunswick County is 2.5%. Sales of food for home consumption is subject to 4.5% (2.0% local, 2.5%
state) tax. A 6% tax is imposed on liquor other than mixed beverages. Mixed beverages subject to state and county tax rates.
North Carolina Highway Use Tax - 3% of the retail value of motor vehicles. Cannot exceed $1,000 for Class A and Class B commercial vehicles. Tax is applied when the vehicle is purchased or titled in North Carolina.
North Carolina Corporate Income Tax - Percent of net income allo-catable to North Carolina. 1999-7.00%, 2000+-6.90%.
North Carolina Franchise Tax - S1.50 per $1,000 of the largest of three alternate bases:
- 1. Amount of capital stock, surplus and undivided profits, or
- 2. 55% of appraised value of property subject to local taxation, or
- 3. Book value of real and tangible property less outstanding debt created to acquire or improve real property.
Inheritance Tax - For purpose of the tax, heirs or beneficiaries are divided into three classes: Class A includes any lineal ancestor or descendant, or adopted child or stepchild; Class B includes brother, sister, descendant of a brother or sister, and aunt or uncle by blood of the decedent; Class C includes all others. Exemptions include:
property passing to the surviving spouse of a decedent; bequests or insurance payable to charitable, religious or educational institutions; and proceeds of insurance policies paid by the U.S. government. or on its behalf, to the estate or beneficiaries of military veterans.
Qualified Class A beneficiaries as a group are given a $33,150 tax credit. For a single Class A beneficiary, the credit is equivalent to a value of S600,000. The rate will vary and is dependent on the amount and Class.
Gift Tax - Gifts to spouses are exempt. Gifts of $10,000 or less per year to any individual are 'not taxable. A lifetime exemption of
$100,000 is allowed each donor for gifts made to Class A donees, including the donor's lineal issue, lineal ancestor, adopted child or stepchild of the donor. When this exemption or any part thereof is applied against gifts to more than one donee, it is apportioned among the donees in the same ratio as the gross gift after exclusion to each donee is to the total gifts to Class A donees in the calendar year in which the gifts are made.
For a state & local taxes information booklet contact:
N.C. Department of Revenue Phone (919) 733-4548 P.O. Box 2500, Raleigh, NC 27640 (address change possible after Jan 1st)
'Some tax invormation pro 'ided by runswick County Ecor'omic Develop ment Commission.
HOSPITALS J.A. Dosher Memorial Hospital 924 N. Howe St., Southport.......................... 457-3800 Brunswick Community Hospital Hwy.17 South, Supply...........................
755-8121 TAXCEJS Real Property Tax - The 1997-98 state average in rural areas of North Carolina is.717 cents per $100 valuation with $1.19 combined county, city, district. The tax rate for Brunswick County includes all school funding but an additional.04 cents is added to homes in Smithville Township as a Hospital Tax. Excluded from property taxes are manufacturers' inventories, contractors' inventories, retail and wholesale merchants inventories.
Personal Property Tax - When moving into Brunswick County you must declare your personal property with the Brunswick County Tax Office. They will give you a form on which you must register any motors, non-registered motor vehicles, single wide mobile homes, watercraft, mopeds, boats and airplanes. Your registered vehicles are subject to this tax but they will be declared when you register the vehicle. Items are depreciated. Some items may qualify for an exemp-lf tion so ask for details.
FOr more information on Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes.-
1Sick County Tax Office 1-800-527-9001, 253-2829
Brumvswick County Governmext Administration - Old Ocean -Hwy 17, Bolivia - PO Box 249 ---------1-800-442-7033 or 253-2000 Animal Control-------------------------------------------------------1-800-233-2169 or 754-8204' Board of Elections--------------------------------------------------------------1-888-445-2504 or 253-2620' Building Inspections--------------------------------------------------- 1-800-822-5986 or 253-2050 Central Permitting -------------------------------------------------------------- 1-800-621-0609 or 253-2055 Clerk of Superior Court -
--- 253-8502 District Court Judge/Trial Court Admin--------------------------------------------------------------253-4848 District Attorney-------
253-4447 Economic Development Commission---------------------------------------------------------------253-2244 Emergency Management ----------
-253-4376 Emergency Medical Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------253-5383 Family Assistance -------------- ---------------------
_----------------------754-4766 Finance ----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------253-2070 Health-------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
1253-225 or 457-528 Juvenile Services-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------253-4415 Landfill/Solid Waste 253-2510 Magistrate's Office ---------------------------------------------------- 278-4193 or 253-4471 or 457-6614 Mental Health Center ----
------------253-4485 NC Adult Probation & Parole 253-4411-------------
NC Cooperative Extension -------------
253-2610 Older Adults/Department of Aging------------------------------------------------------------------- 253-2077 Parks & Recreation ----------------------------------------------------------1-800-222-4790 or 253-2670 Planning ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 253-2025 Public Housing _____________________________________--253-2222-------------____------------------253-2222 Register of Deeds----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------253-2690 Sheriff's Department -------
253-2777 or 457-5101 Social Services---------------------------------------------------------------------------253-2077 or 457-6227 Soil & Water Conservation --------------------------------------------------------------------------253-2830 Solid Waste and Recycling -------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------253-2520 Tax Administrator-------- --------------------------------------------------- 1-800-527-9001 or 253-2829 Tax Collector---------------------------------------------------------------------1-800-222-0593 or 253-2729 Utilities----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------253-2655 Veteran Services------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------253-2233 Wildlife Resources Officer-------------------------------------------------------Bill Lester...... 457-5199 Village of Bald Head Island Public Safety Department---------------------------------------------------
911 or business 457-5252 Fire Department------------------------------------------------------------
911 or business 457-4310 Building Inspections--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------457-6255 Village Hall (all other departments) - 106 Lighthouse Wynd - PO Box 3009-------457-9700 City of Boiling Sprinag lLakes Police Department -------------------------------------------------------------
911 or business 845-2247 Fire Department--------------------------------------------------------------
911 or business 845-2818 Rescue Squad-------------------------------------------------------------------
911 or business 845-2568 City Hall (all departments) - Highway 87 - PO Box 2410---------------------------------845-2614 Townr of Caswell Beach Police - Fire - Rescue Departments---------------------------------------
911 or business 278-1555 Town Hall (all other departments) - 1100 Caswell Beach Rd. - PO Box 460--------278-5471 Town of Oalk Island Police - Fire - Rescue Departments---------------------------------------
911 or business 278-5595 Yaupon Beach Fire Department, Inc. - Yaupon Drive----------- 911 or business 278-6797 Inspections Department - Community Services Bldg - 518 Yaupon Drive ----------------278-9625 Parks and Recreation Department - 3003 E. Oak Island Drive--------------------------278-5518 Town Hall (all other departments) - 4601 E. Oak Island Drive--------------------------------278-5011 City of Sotxtliport Police - Fire - Rescue Departments --------------------------------------- 911 or business 457-7911 Tax Department (City Hall)-------------------------------------------4-------------------------------457-7920 Utility Billings (City Hall) --------------------------------------------------
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Recreation Department-----------------------------------------------------------------------------457-7945 Inspections - 107 E. Nash Street--------------------------------------------------------------------457-7925 City Hall (all other departments) -. 210 E. Moore Street------------------------------------457-7900 Town off St. James City Hall - 3628 St. James Dr., Southport, NC 28461 --------------
253-4730 Fire Department - 3628 St. James Dr., Southport, NC 28461 --
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