Yesterday, representatives of the Village of Bald Head Island, Bald Head Island Limited, LLC, and SharpVue Capital met to discuss Limited’s plans for the sale of the transportation system to SharpVue Capital. The Village has been and remains committed to exploring and structuring an acquisition of the transportation system that would provide a top-quality, reasonably … Continued
The Village is aware of a letter that Bald Head Island property owners are receiving from Chemours in regard to a residential drinking water well information request. The request is asking for the property owner’s source of drinking water and states that Chemours is in the process of identifying private drinking water wells for testing. … Continued
The Village of Bald Head Island has obtained State CAMA (Coastal Area Management Act) and Army Corps of Engineers Structural Erosion Control/Emergency Sandbag Permits to assist the Shoals Club with its efforts to stabilize the shoreline erosion at 100 Station House Way. This area of the island is eligible for this permit as part of … Continued
The Village Council conducted a special meeting for a budget workshop on Friday, April 29, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Highlights of the workshop include the following: Increased inflation, as measured by the CPI (March 2022 8.5%) is having a direct impact on increases in personnel and operating-related costs ($400k and $293k respectively) at approximately 8.0%. … Continued
Key Information: Update on south beach artifact. Rumble strips installed on South Bald Head Wynd hill leading to Federal Road. Recognition of professional municipal clerks’ week. Hurricane season is less than a month away, the time to prepare is NOW! REMINDERS: Unlicensed persons should not be operating golf carts and small electrics on BHI, pine … Continued
Today is the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day. This year, the Village is celebrating this day by educating folks on the importance of trees on Bald Head Island. Please take a few moments to celebrate with us by viewing this year’s video! Click HERE to view it. We would like to kick it up a … Continued
As previously reported, the Village Council, during its February retreat, discussed policy changes to make the island as fireproof as possible in the wake of the Lighthouse Landing fire. One of those policies regulates the use of pine straw and goes into effect on May 1, 2022. A copy of the adopted ordinance can be … Continued
Key information: The second Blueprint Brunswick open house is next Thursday starting @ 2:00 p.m. Golf cart registration enforcement reminder. Village officials participate in the first annual Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium. The Village Chapel’s Re-CYCLE program is now accepting bikes. Update on shipwreck remains. Stormwater work on the Village’s side of the bypass lagoon was … Continued
On March 25, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Project, now named the Carolina Long Bay (CLB) wind project. The FSN is the third step of four which will culminate with the lease of two areas within the CLB designated area. … Continued
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Blueprint Brunswick Open House on Wednesday. If you were unable to attend, you still have the opportunity to participate in the process by filling out a comment card or survey. Hard copies of the survey and the comment card are available at Village Hall and in … Continued