2022 News Archives
11/4/2022 Wilmington StarNews: Are Cape Fear River "forever chemicals" making alligators sick?
10/10/2022 Wilmington StarNews: Here's why the Bald Head Island ferry dispute has turned into a court battle
9/20/2022 WilmingtonBiz: Bald Head's Commercial Building Moratorium To Last Through March
8/17/2022 State Port Pilot: Report analyzes last year's massive Bald Head fire
8/8/2022 Wilmington Star News: "For highly endangered North Atlantic right whales, offshore wind brings a lot of unknowns"
8/1/2022 WRAL: NC Conservancy staff stays overnight with stranded dolphin to help animal in final hours
7/27/2022 State Port Pilot: "Bald Head ferry's future likely under private control"
7/27/2022 Wilmington Star News: "National Lighthouse Day: Here's how Brunswick County's 2 lighthouses are celebrating
7/15/2022 Wilmington Star News — It takes a village: How Bald Head Island's first school was born
6/29/2022 Wilmington Biz: Bald Head Island Lands New Vivian Howard Meal-stocked Refrigerator
6/22/2022 Coastal Review: With sale, Bald Head Island ferry to remain privately owned
6/18/2022 North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) files order for hearing
6/3/2022 Port City Daily: Bald Head Island ferry selling to private company after public deal stalls
6/1/2022 Robins Island: BHI Ltd. Signs Purchase Agreement with Private Equity Firm
6/1/2022 State Port Pilot: Private firm buys Bald Head ferry system
5/31/2022 Triangle Business Journal: Raleigh firm buys Bald Head Island ferry system in $67M deal
5/31/2022 Bald Head Island Limited, LLC and SharpVue Capital, LLC Announce Signing of Asset Sale/Purchase Agreement
5/31/2022 WRAL: Bald Head Island ferry to be sold to private equity group, ending state push to purchase
5/31/2022 Wilmington Star News: Bald Head Island Limited sells ferry operations to Raleigh-based firm in $67 million deal
5/31/2022 WECT News: Bald Head Island sells several assets to SharpVue Capital
5/30/2022 WRAL News
5/29/2022 Port City Daily: Offshore wind developers, conservation groups collaborate to protect birds
5/3/2022 Star News — Uniquely Trained Bald Head Island Public Safety Department
4/28/2022 Star News — NC Ports Proposes Morehead City Site as Hub for Offshore Wind Industry
4/22/2022 ABC News — Sea Turtle Program on Bald Head Island
4/21/2022 WHQR — Researching PFAS Impacts on BHI Alligators, a Sentinel Species
4/19/2022 Wilmington Biz News — Historical Lightkeepers' Cottages for Sale
4/10/2022 WECT News
3/14/2022 Port City Daily Article
2/2/2022 State Port Pilot Article
1/26/2022 State Port Pilot Article
1/7/2022 Village of BHI Letter to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy
1/6/2022 WECT News Article
1/3/2022 Village of BHI Letter to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Office of Renewable Energy Programs
2022 BHI Ferry/Transportation System News
NOTE: For all NCUC published documents in date order, select the below docket links. Following these links, duplicates of NCUC's published documents and videos have been
posted up through 10/19/2022.
North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) Docket A-41 Sub 22 Documents Website (Application for Transfer of Common Carrier Certificate) and Consumer Statements for A-41 Sub 22
North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) Docket A-41 Sub 21 Documents Website (Request for Determination of Public Utility Status for Parking and Barge) and Consumer Statements for A-41 Sub 21
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10/18/2022 (Sub 22) BHI Club's Petition To Intervene
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NCUC Hearing Videos (Docket A-41 Sub 21):
10/12/2022 video recording
10/11/2022 video recording
10/10/2022 video recording
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NCUC Hearing Documents (Docket A-41 Sub 21):
10/19/2022 Transcript of Hearing Held in Raleigh on Monday, 10/10/2022, Volume 1-Redacted
10/18/2022 Village of BHI Hearing Exhibits from 10/12/2022:
Leonard Cross Exhibit 1
Leonard Cross Exhibit 2
Leonard Cross on Commissioners' Questions Exhibit 1
Fulton Cross Exhibit 1
Fulton Cross Exhibit 2
Fulton Cross Exhibit 3
Fulton Cross Exhibit 4
Paul Cross Exhibit 1
10/17/2022 NCUC Order Holding Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Abeyance
10/13/2022 Chad Paul — Redirect Exhibits
10/13/2022 James Fulton Jr. — Redirect Exhibits
10/13/2022 Mayfield Commission Questions — Exhibit 1
10/12/2022 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited Gardner Cross-examination Exhibits:
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
10/12/2022 Village of BHI Exhibits for O'Donnell, Gardner and Roberts
10/12/2022 Briggs Cross-examination Exhibit 1
10/12 /2022 BHI Club — Wright Cross-examination Exhibit 1
10/11/2022 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited Stipulation Commitments
10/11/2022 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited Testimony Summaries:
Chad Paul
James Leonard
James Fulton Jr.
Shirley Mayfield
10/11/2022 KWO Cross-examination Exhibits:
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 5
Exhibit 6
10/11/2022 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited Preliminary Injunction Hearing Exhibits:
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
10/11/2022 Village BHI Filing To Supply Missing Exhibit 2 To Complaint
10/11/2022 Village BHI Errata To Wright Rebuttal Testimony
Docket A-41 Sub 22:
10/6/2022 Verified Certification of Posting of Customer Notice
10/6/2022 BHIT Affidavit of Publication — State Port Pilot
10/6/2022 BHIT Affidavit of Publication — The Wilmington Star News
Docket A-41 Sub 22 and Sub 21:
10/3/2022 Consumer Statement of Position for Robert Blau and Paul Carey
Docket A-41 Sub 21:
10/10/2022 Summary Testimony of David Sawyer on Behalf of BHI Club
10/10/2022 Village of BHI Witness Summaries on Behalf of O'Donnell, Wright, Gardner
10/10/2022 Bald Head Association Testimony of Alan Briggs
10/10/2022 Testimony of Summary of Lee Roberts on Behalf of Respondents
10/7/2022 Village of BHI Witness Summaries — Corvin, Munroe, Cox, Boyett
10/7/2022 Order on Respondents' Motion in Limine
10/6/2022 Village BHI Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
10/5/2022 BHI Club's Letter — Cross-examination Times
10/5/2022 Village of BHI Letter on Proposed Order of Witnesses
10/4/2022 Respondent's and SharpVue's Response in Opposition To Complainant's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (8 documents):
Letter to Chief Clerk
Opposition To Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
10/4/2022 Letter Regarding Proposed Order of Witnesses
10/4/2022 Village of BHI Opposition to Respondents' Motion in Limine No. 1
10/3/2022 Proposed Order of Witnesses
9/30/2022 Village of BHI Motion for Preliminary Injunction
9/29/2022 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited — Respondents' Motion in Limine No. 1
9/28/2022 Rebuttal Testimony of Lee Roberts & Rebuttal Testimony Letter
9/28/2022 Village of BHI Reply To Initial Comments of Public Staff
9/28/2022 Village of BHI Rebuttal Testimony:
Transmittal Letter
Dr. Julius Wright Testimony
Dr. Julius Wright Exhibits
Scott Gardner Testimony
Kevin O'Donnell Testimony
9/28/2022 Bald Head Association Reply Testimony of Alan Briggs
9/21/2022 Village of BHI Reply in Support of Motion To Compel Responses (Sub 22)
9/20/2022 SharpVue Reponse (Sub 22)
9/14/2022 Village of BHI Motion To Compel
9/14/2022 Consumer Statement of Position
Sub 21: 9/9/2022 BHIT and BHIL Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Charles Paul
Sub 21: 9/9/2022 BHIT and BHIL Direct Testimony and Exhibits of James Leonard
Sub 21: 9/9/2022 BHIT and BHIL Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Shirley Mayfield
Sub 21: 9/8/2022 Initial Comments of the Public Staff
Sub 21: 9/8/2022 Direct Testimony of David Sawyer on Behalf of BHI Club
Sub 21: 9/8/2022 BHIT and BHIL Direct Testimony and Exhibits of James Fulton
Sub 21: 9/8/2022 BHA Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Alan Briggs
Sub 21: 9/7/2022 Order on Respondents' Motion To Compel
Sub 22: 9/6/2022 BHIT Objection To First Data Request
8/30/2022 BHA Survey Results
8/26/2022 (Sub 21) Reply in Support of Motion To Compel Response
8/25/2022 (Sub 21) The Village's Response To Respondents' Motion To Compel Response To Second Data Requests
8/24/2022 (Sub 21) Motion To Compel Response of Complainant
8/24/2022 (Sub 22) NCUC Order Scheduling Hearing
8/16/2022 NCUC Order on Respondents' Motion to Take Judicial Notice and Motion to Dismiss (Docket A-41 Sub 21)
8/9/2022 Transmittal Letter, Direct Testimonies and Exhibits Submitted to the NCUC on Behalf of the Village:
1. Testimony of Dr. Julius A. Wright, Managing Partner, J. A. Wright & Associates, LLC
2. Julius Wright Exhibits
3. Testimony of Kevin W. O'Donnell, President, Nova Energy Consultants, Inc.
4. Testimony of Scott T. Gardner, Mayor Pro Tem, Village of Bald Head Island
5. Testimony of Brandy Munroe, Owner, BHI Services Rentals and Sales, Inc.
6. Testimony of David Cox, Director of Technology, Village of BHI
7. Testimony of George Corvin, BHI Property Owner
8. Testimony of Stephen Boyett, Development Services Director, Village of BHI
8/1/2022 Order Allowing Complainant's Motion to Join Necessary Party
8/1/2022 Public Comment
7/27/2022 Order Allowing in Part and Denying in Part Respondents' Motion to Compel
7/27/2022 NCUC Order Granting Petition to Intervene to Village of Bald Head Island (Docket A-41 Sub 22)
7/27/2022 NCUC Order Granting Petition to Intervene to BHA (Docket A-41 Sub 22)
7/22/2022 NCUC FAQs BHI Ferry Sale/Transfer
7/20/2022 North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) Order Granting Permission to Intervene of BHA (Docket A-41 Sub 21)
7/15/2022 BHA's Compass with most recent filings by BHI Limited/BHI Transportation (7 filings) and the Village of BHI (12 filings) with the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC)
7/14/2022 Direct testimony for the NCUC from:
1. Chad Paul, President, BHI Transportation and CEO of BHI Limited
2. Shirley Mayfield, CFO, BHI Limited
3. Lee Roberts, Managing Partner, SharpVue Capital
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11/30/2022 BHITA Financial Report
10/15/2022 BHITA Notice of 10/19/2022 Meeting Cancelation
9/21/2022 BHITA Meeting and Financial Report
6/15/2022 BHITA Meeting — Documents
5/31/2022 Bald Head Island Limited, LLC and SharpVue Capital, LLC Announce Signing of Asset Sale/Purchase Agreement
BHITA Regular Meeting 5/18/2022 Canceled
4/22/2022 Village of BHI Files Reply Brief with NC Utilties Commission (NCUC)
BHITA Regular Meeting 4/20/2022 Canceled
4/12/2022 Summary of Recent Litigation Relating to the Ferry Transportation System
3/30/2022 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited Files Motion to Dismiss with NC Utilities Commission (NCUC)
3/4/2022 Star News Article
2/23/2022 BHI Transportation Filing to NC Utilities Commission for Baggage Tariff Change
2/16/2022 Village of BHI Files for Public Utility Status of Parking and Barge with NC Utilities Commission (NCUC)
1/26/2022 NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) Petition Authorization from the Village of BHI
1/20/2022 Star News Article
1/14/2022 WRAL Article
1/13/2022 Village of BHI Letter to BHI Limited/BHI Transportation