The Star-News and Snows Cut Monthly reported last week that the Carolina Beach Town Council voted 3-2 to approve the purchase of six empty lots from the former Arcadius development project located on Carolina Beach Avenue North to build out site of a new Aquarium Pier. The Town Council also voted to approve the purchase of an additional Carolina Beach Avenue North lot where they held the winning bid in a bankruptcy auction.
The aquarium pier would be a joint project between the Town of Carolina Beach and the North Carolina Aquariums. The Star-News reports:
The pier would be a 1,000-foot concrete pier with wooden decking, including fish tanks and educational and event facilities. The town also has discussed putting a beach access, bathhouse and park there.The details of the project are still in the works. The cost of purchasing the land and building the pier could mean higher taxes on residents or it could be covered by grants. For now, the purchase price of the lots will be covered by funds from a town parking lot (which was not paid for with tax money). Also, several uses for the lots are in consideration.
For more details on this story, please visit:
Carolina Beach approves buying aquarium pier lots
or listen to the Carolina Beach Town Council meeting from October 13th here:
http://www.carolinabeach.org/site_new/pages/council_min.html
(Photo credit to Diane Berry-Klutz via via the Facebook Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce Fan Page)
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