Breaking News
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2023 News
BHI Ferry/Transportation System News
NOTE: For all NCUC published documents in date order, select the below docket links:
- 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
5/30/2023 Port City Daily: Bald Head Island Transportation unveils new ferry ticketing system
4/28/2023 Star News: Bald Head Island remains part of several lawsuits. Here's what to know.
3/29/2023 State Port Pilot: Harbor dredging project at Bald Head nears completion
3/20/2023 Star News: The Bambi effect: Are deer a bigger threat to NC forests than climate change?
3/8/2023 WHQR Public Media: Frying Pan Shoals study to document fish behavior and shoals makeup — possibly for beach sand
3/8/2023 State Port Pilot: Dredge project to benefit South Beach halfway through
2/23/2023 Port City Daily: BHI unveils first draft of commercial development master plan
2/6/2023 Wilmington Biz: Bald Head Ltd. Files Appeal Notice, Lawsuit In Wake Of State Ruling
1/25/2023 State Port Pilot: Ferry owners sue Bald Head Island government
1/24/2023 Port City Daily: Lawsuit shows Bald Head Island refused offer to buy ferry last fall
1/19/2023 BHI Transportation/BHI Limited v. Village of BHI — Brunswick County Superior Court Filing
1/15/2023 Wilmington Star News: Meet the groups deciding the future of the Bald Head Island ferry and what's next
1/11/2023 State Port Pilot: Bald Head developers threaten lawsuit over ferry sale
1/11/2023 State Port Pilot: Bald Head barge, mainland parking to be regulated
1/3/2023 WilmingtonBiz: State sides with Bald Head Village, will regulate parking and barge
1/3/2023 Port City Daily: Utilities commission will regulate entire ferry system
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2022 News
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
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2021 News
12/20/2021 Star News Article — Wind Farm
12/3/2021 Port City Daily Article — Fire Investigation
12/3/2021 Star News Article — Fire Investigation
11/29/2021 WECT News Article
Flood Insurance Premiums Recalculated (11/2021 Island Report Article) — click HERE for link to additional information (Association of State Floodplain Managers and The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Village Notice of Public Meeting Change — Village Council Meeting Moved to Friday, 10/22/21, 10:00am
Village Notice of Public Hearing on Friday, 10/22/21, 10:00am,
on an Ordinance Regulating Helicopter Landings on BHI
New Hours at Dosher Medical - Bald Head Island (Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-2:30pm) effective 7/19/21
Village of BHI FY21-22 Budget Public Hearing Presentation (6/18/21)
6/21/21 Wilmington StarNews article, "Same rules of the road apply to golf carts"
6/18/21 Village of BHI resolution opposing House Bill 496
6/6/21 Port City Daily Article ~ Oak Island to oppose bill that would strip local governments' power to regulate tree removal
NC House Bill 496
Brunswick County Issues Stage I - Water Conservation Alert (5/21/21)
BHI Ferries Resume Full Capacity April 13, 2021
BHA Welcomes New Board Member Jennifer Lucas
BHI Transportation System News:
12/6/2021 WRAL TV
12/3/2021 WRAL Article
12/1/21 State Port Pilot Article
11/29/21 Port City Daily Article
11/29/21 BHITA Special Meeting Agenda
Letter to LGC and Appointing Authorities
BHITA Resolution
Citizen Letters Written to the Local Government Commission (LGC) September 14, 2021 through November 30, 2021 — Letters Grouped by the LGC (3 total groups):
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2
3
State Treasurer 12/2/2021 Letter Regarding the Local Government Commission's (LGC) December 2021 Agenda and the Sale of the BHI Ferry System
State Auditor 11/15/2021 Letter Regarding the LGC's December Agenda and the Sale of the BHI Ferry System
BHITA Series 2022 Cashflows
Letter Dated 11/15/21 to LGC for the 12/7/21 LGC Meeting
BHITA Response to Loftis Review of BHITA Appraisals
BHITA 11/17/21 Meeting Agenda
BHITA 11/17/21 Agenda Packet Attachments
BHITA Financial Statements Year Ended 6/30/21
10/25/21 Response from Mayor Sayre to BHIL/BHIT Letter Dated 10/22/21
10/22/21 BHI Limited/BHI Transportation Letter to Mayor Sayre
1999 ROFR Agreement
NCUC Response to Public Records Request
Village's GO Bond Town Hall Recorded Meeting (10/13/21)
2021 GO Bond Presentation
The Village of BHI's 2021 GO Bond Referendum Web Page
State Port Pilot Article 10/6/21
Village 2021 Bond Referendum Web Page
Village Notice of Public Meeting 10/13/21 — GO Bond Town Hall
Mayor Sayre Response to 9/24/21 BHA Board Letter (9/30/21)
State Port Pilot Article 9/29/21
Port City Daily Article 9/28/21
BHA Board of Directors Letter to Mayor Sayre (9/24/21)
Star News Article 9/23/21
Village of BHI Response to 9/15/21 Letter from the Mitchell Family Corporation (9/23/21)
Mitchell Family Corporation Letter to Mayor Sayre (9/15/21)
Citizen Letters Written to the Local Government Commission (LGC) July 9, 2021 through September 13, 2021 — Multiple Letters Grouped Together (6 Total Groups):
1
2
3
4
5
6
9/15/21 BHITA Meeting Agenda and Financial Report
9/13/21 Village of BHI Notice of $54 Million Bond Referendum on November 2, 2021, Ballot
9/13/21 Village of BHI Notice of Adoption of $54 Million Bond Order
9/3/21 Appraisal Review of the BHI Transportation Authority's 8/31/21 Revised Appraisal, Requested by the Village of BHI
BHITA Responses to LGC Staff Review of NKF's Valuation for Deep Point Terminal Dated 7/26/21
8/31/21 Revised Appraisal Report for BHITA
[Note: The only page with material changes is page 59, which has the replacement cost new charts updated for both the buildings and the site improvements with the Miscellaneous (Service Equipment) and Seawall added to the bottom of the Site Improvements for presentation purposes.]
8/17/21 Village Letter to LGC Chairman Folwell
Village of BHI Resolutions — July 16, 2021 Regular Meeting (all passed unanimously):
Resolution Making Required Findings
Resolution to Introduce Bond Order
Resolution Authorizing the Public Hearing on Bond Order
Village of BHI Presentation 8/6/21
Village of BHI Public Records Request Documents (citizen requested and shared):
5/3/21 Village of BHI Response to 4/20/21 LGC Letter
5/21/21 Memo to LGC from Village of BHI
5/27/21 Village of BHI Letter to LGC
7/7/21 Village of BHI & LGC Email regarding General Obligation (G.O.) Bond Application
Village of BHI — Debt Service Comparison
Citizen Letters Written to the Local Government Commission (LGC) — Multiple Letters Grouped Together (12 Total Groups):
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Appraisal Bald Head Island Ferry Terminal (7/25/21)
Appraisal Deep Point Ferry Terminal (7/25/21)
Notice of Intention to Apply to the LGC for Approval of Bonds
BHA Member Opinion Survey (7/8/21)
BHITA Responses to LGC Questions from 6/11/21
BHITA Questions — LGC Staff Assessment 6/11/21
6/28/21 Citizen Letter to the Local Government Commission (LGC)
6/28/21 Wilmington StarNews Article
6/25/21 Village of BHI Chronology Comparison to BHA
6/25/21 Village of BHI FAQs
6/18/21 Port City Daily Article
6/17/21 Village of BHI Notice to Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government of Proposed Local Government Financing
6/16/21 State Port Pilot Article
BHITA's 6/16/21 Meeting: Agenda and call-in information
BHA's 6/11/21 Board Meeting with invited guests from the Village of BHI, BHI Limited and BHI Transportation Authority (Passcode FVb$3x6t)
6/11/21 Local Government Commission (LGC) Staff Assessment of Questions Regarding the BHITA Acquisition of the BHI Ferry System
6/8/21 Letter from BHI citizens to the Village of BHI
8/10/1999 Right of First Refusal Agreement (BHI Transportation, Village of BHI and BHI Limited)
6/4/21 Wilmington Star News Article
6/1/21 LGC (Local Government Commission) meeting link (Note: BHITA discussion begins at 1:56:20)
5/27/21 Village of BHI Letter to Edmundson (supplemental to 5/3/21 letter)
5/27/21 Village of BHI Letter to Susan Rabon (BHITA) in response to BHITA Chair Susan Rabon's 5/20/21 letter
5/21/21 Village Memorandum to LGC (Local Government Commission)
BHITA Special Meeting Notice for May 27, 2021
5/20/21 Letter from BHITA Chair Susan Rabon to Village Mayor Andy Sayre
Recorded 5/4/21 LGC (Local Government Commission) meeting (Note: BHITA discussion begins at 2:57:30 and lasts through 4:18:20)
StarNews 5/6/21 Article
BHITA Meeting Schedule Resolution (5/4/21)
5/4/21 LGC (Local Government Commission) meeting link, meeting agenda and audio recording for May 4, 2021, 1:30pm
5/4/21 Village of BHI Mayor Sayre's Statement to the LGC on 5/4/21
5/3/21 Village of BHI Response to Edmundson 4/20/21 Letter
5/2/21 Village of BHI Response to BHITA 4/30/21 Letter
4/30/21 BHITA Letter to Auditor Wood (April 30, 2021)
4/30/21 BHITA Response to Village Letter of April 23, 2021
4/26/21 Citizen Letter to NC State Auditor
4/23/21 Village Letter to NC Department of State Treasurer re: BHITA Application for Revenue Bond Financing
4/20/21 LGC Letter to Village of BHI
BHITA 4/21/21 Meeting Agenda
April 14, 2021 State Port Pilot Article
Port City Daily 4/14/21 Article
Statement from Mayor Sayre regarding the BHI Transportation System (4/10/21)
On April 8, 2021, the City of Southport's Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Bald Head Island Transportation Authority purchasing the BHI ferry system.
April 7, 2021 State Port Pilot Article
On April 5, 2021, the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the "Resolution of support for the acquisition of the BHI Ferry Transportation System by the BHI Transportation Authority."
Brunswick County — Resolution (4/5/21)
Brunswick County — Action Agenda (4/5/21)
Brunswick County — Regular Meeting Agenda (4/5/21)
Port City Daily 3/29/21 Article
Village of BHI's FAQs (3/29/21)
Letter from BHI Limited/BHI Transportation to the Local Government Commission (LGC) NC Department of State Treasurer (3/26/21)
Village of BHI Letter to the Local Government Commission (LGC) NC Department of State Treasurer (3/22/21)
Port City Daily 3/14/21 Article
BHITA Questions & Answers (2/26/21)
Q&A Exhibits:
Exhibit A — Credit Presentation
Exhibit B — Composite List of Questions
Exhibit C — Feasibility Study
Exhibit D — Kopco Vessel Surveys
Exhibit E — Moffatt & Nichol Report
Exhibit F — Earl Worsley Appraisal: 1) Bald Head Island & 2) Deep Point
Exhibit G — SM&E Environmental Reports: 1) BHI Ferry Terminal & 2) Deep Point Marina
Exhibit H — Operations and Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit I — Deep Point Map
Exhibit J — Bald Head Island Map
BHITA 2/17/21 Public Hearing Recording ~
Copy/paste passcode: Xe%fc92u
BHITA Public Hearing Presentation (2/17/21)
2021 BHITA Meeting Schedule and Links
Village of BHI Mayor Sayre — Presentation comments at BHA's Annual Meeting (1/30/2021)
BHI Limited — Joyce Fulton's presentation comments at BHA's Annual Meeting (1/30/2021)
BHITA Documents
(Note: Some documents may be drafts that will be updated as warranted):
BHITA FAQs (1/19/2021)
Preliminary Official Statement — BHITA 2020 Revenue Bonds
BHITA APA Exhibits January 2021
BHITA — LGC Presentation (12/1/2020)
BHITA Cash Flow Projections (12/27/2020)
BHITA Option to Purchase Agreement
Deep Point Marina — Tract 1 — Subdivision Preliminary
BHITA Credit Presentation
BHITA 2021 Bond Feasibility
S&P Global Media Release (1/13/2021)
S&P Global Rationale (1/13/2021)
Letter from Susan Rabon, Chair of BHITA, to Treasurer Folwell (1/5/2021)
BHITA — Chronology of Important Meetings and Events
BHITA Credit Presentation (Provided 1/7/2021)
BHITA Correspondence:
For additional correspondence between the BHITA Chair, Treasurer Folwell, the LGC, the Village of BHI, the BHI Club and BHI citizens, click HERE.
BHITA Meeting Minutes:
December 16, 2020
December 8, 2020
November 18, 2020
Island Report BHITA Articles:
March 2021
February 2021
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2020 News
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates & Resources
BHI Transportation Authority (BHITA) News:
Notice for Amended Meeting Schedule FY2021
NC Department of Treasurer press release (12/23/2020)
Village of BHI — Village Council's Response to BHITA Activities (12/15/2020)
Port City Daily 12/12/2020 Article: "Inside the three-year, unique, $47 million private-public Bald Head Island ferry transaction"
Presentation to Local Government Commission (LGC), as presented by the Village of BHI at the 12/9/2020 regular meeting
BHA Design Guidelines Draft Revision — 25th Edition
The BHA Board of Directors has reviewed the draft changes (highlighted in yellow) of the Design Guidelines that were recommended by the ARC Committee and BHA staff and will consider it for approval at the December 11th Board meeting. The approved final version of the Design Guidelines will be effective for NEW submittals reviewed after January 1, 2021. The BHA Board requests feedback from its members. For any questions and comments, contact Karen Mosteller, ARC Coordinator, at 910-457-4676, ext. 22 or Karen@BaldHeadAssociation.com .
BHA’s Community Wide Standards and Evaluations
The BHA Board is seeking feedback
from members through November 2020
about a change in BHA's philosophy contained in the revised draft of the Community Wide Standards (CWS). Read the October Island Report article HERE. Read the current CWS document HERE. Click HERE to read the draft of the revised CWS document, including the CWS Compliance Procedure Diagram, with a change to the final paragraph.
Old Baldy announces new plans for the 2020 July 4th Golf Cart Parade (held July 3rd, beginning at 10:00am). The parade will be held "in reverse." Click HERE for more information (click on Golf Cart Parade information link).
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Predicts Busy 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
BHI Limited Sells Residential Real Estate and Property Management Businesses To Intracoastal Realty Corporation
BHI Public Safety Director Steps Down
US Census 2020
BHI Transportation Authority (BHITA):
BHITA Meeting Update Regular and Special Meetings Update — December 2020 (coming soon)
BHITA Meeting Update — November 2020
BHITA Meeting Update — October 2020
BHITA Meeting Update — September 2020
BHITA Meeting Update — August 2020
BHITA Meeting Update — July 2020
BHITA Meeting Update — June 2020
June 17, 2020 BHITA Meeting Agenda
June 17, 2020 BHITA Special Meeting Notice
BHITA Meeting Update — May 2020
BHITA Meetings Temporarily Canceled (May 2020)
BHITA March Update
March 18, 2020 — Meeting agenda / Financials / February 2020 meeting minutes draft
January and February 2020 Meeting Updates
BHITA Documents:
BHITA 2020 Annual Report of Activities, Holdings and Finances
February 19, 2020 Meeting Agenda
January 31, 2020 Financials
Request for Qualifications for Underwriter
Final Village of BHI Transportation Ordinance — revised, approved version 10/15/2019
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2019 News
2019 BHA Annual Report
Coyote Education Session 12/6/2019
2019 Village of BHI Council Candidate Forum Recording
Village of BHI Transportation Ordinance Revision — BHA Member Survey — Summary
Village of BHI Transportation Ordinance Revision — BHA Member Survey
— Final Results
BHA Design Guidelines Draft Revision — 24th Edition
The BHA Board of Directors has reviewed the draft changes of the Design Guidelines that were recommended by the ARC Committees and BHA staff and will consider it for approval at the October 24th Board meeting. The approved final version of the Design Guidelines will be effective for NEW submittals reviewed after January 1, 2020. The BHA Board requests feedback from its members. For any questions and comments, contact Karen Mosteller, ARC Coordinator, at 910-457-4676, ext. 22 or Karen@BaldHeadAssociation.com . Members can also attend the meeting in person to share their feedback. The meeting is held upstairs in the Berne Conference Room at the Association Center (111 Lighthouse Wynd, Bald Head Island) at 2:00pm.
Brunswick County Board of Elections — 2019 Municipal Election
North Carolina House bill repealing the ability of local communities to institute bans on plastic bags,
on page 17 (Ratified NC House Bill 56, Session Law 2017-209, Section 19)
The Village of BHI's Hurricane Florence Task Force — Final Report
The Village of BHI — Proposed Traffic and Vehicles Ordinance Changes (Chapter 28)
Draft of Revisions (Version date 8/16/19)
Summary (Version date 8/16/19)
Draft of Penalties
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Recreational Water Quality Press Releases
NEW! Tree Approval Process Starting Point Is Modified, Making It Easier for Property Owners
Dead or Dying Redbay Tree Removal Procedure
Alleyways
BHA Survey (February 2019)
Village of BHI 2019 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project
Work in progress photos
Project scope
BHI Transportation Authority (BHITA) Updates:
BHITA 12/31/2019 Financials
BHITA December 18, 2019 Meeting:
1. Agenda
2. Minutes of November 20, 2019 Meeting
3. Financials
BHITA 2019 Annual Report
BHITA Financial Statements Year Ended June 30, 2019
September 2019 Island Report Article
July 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
June 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
May 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
April 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
March 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
February 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
January 2019 Meeting — BHA Island Report Article
January 16, 2019 Meeting Agenda
December 19, 2018 Meeting Minutes
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2018 News
10/26/18: Community Wide Standards (Approved by BHA Board 10/26/18)
10/26/18: BHI Transportation Authority — HMS Consulting Reconaissance Report Draft
10/23/18: Draft of revised BHA Common Area Policy (Unified Design Guidelines, Appendix F) for BHA Board of Directors' approval at upcoming board meeting
10/1/18: Brunswick County Emergency Response Aerial Mosquito Spraying Begins This Week (Including BHI)
Post-Hurricane Florence
State of Emergency Terminated 10/1/18, 6:00am
September 17, 2018 — Phase One (A) — Initial "Safety Sweep"
Click HERE to view post-storm photos taken by EOC Team.
Click HERE to view post-storm aerial video.
September 10, 2018 — Bald Head Island Under Mandatory Evacuation
Click HERE to view the Village of BHI website, with emergency information and the latest Village's Voice articles from Village Manager Chris McCall.
Revised Flood Insurance Preliminary Map — Effective August 28, 2018. Check with your insurance agent to update your homeowners' insurance policy. With updated technology, many property owners on BHI should see reduced insurance rates. Click HERE to view the preliminary map (change "effective" to "preliminary" in the upper-right drop-down box).
Call 911 — Feeding, Fishing, Harassing Alligators/Wildlife Anywhere on BHI, Including All Lagoons/Ponds and Wildlife Overlook
Click HERE for August 2018 article.
BHI Village Updates
Increase of fines for those cited with underage driving. Click HERE . (July 2018)
Repeal of ordinance on Island-wide ban on mulch. Click HERE . (July 2018)
Approval of text amendment to regulate the use of fires for cooking, heating and recreational purposes. Click HERE for the resolution. Click HERE for the handout. (July 2018)
No-Wake Speed Zone throughout Bald Head Creek. Click HERE for the bill, resolution and existing legislation. (July 2018)
BHI Ferry Transportation Authority (BHITA) Updates:
December 2018, click HERE .
October 2018, click HERE .
October 1, 2018 Annual Report, click HERE .
September 2018, click HERE .
August 2018, click HERE .
July 2018, click HERE .
June 2018, click HERE .
May 2018, click HERE .
April 2018, click HERE .
March 2018, click HERE .
February 2018, click HERE .
For BHI Village Manager's 2019 Budget Presentation, click
HERE .
For the 2018 BHA Annual Report, click HERE .
2018 Annual Meeting Update
It was standing room only at BHA's 2018 Annual Meeting held January 27, 2018 at the Association Center. Property owners learned about BHA's progress toward goals during 2017 and also heard updates from other Island entities such as the Village of BHI, BHI Conservancy, BHI Limited and the BHI Club, among others.
For Amended and Restated BHA Unified Covenants as of January 2018, click
HERE .
For
UNIFIED DESIGN GUIDELINES,
click HERE .
For Amended BHA Bylaws as of January 2018, click HERE .
ARC Section A
will review all submittals except for submissions regarding projects in the following BHA PUD and multi-family communities: Cape Fear Station, Flora’s Bluff/Killegray Ridge, Ibis Roost, Keeper’s Landing, Lighthouse Landing, Royal James Landing, Sabal Palm Cottages, Sumner’s Crescent, Surfman’s Walk, The Hammocks, The Villas, Timbercreek.
Click HERE for 2018 schedule.
ARC Section B
will review the submittals for the following BHA PUD and multi-family communities: Cape Fear Station, Flora’s Bluff/Killegray Ridge, Ibis Roost, Keeper’s Landing, Lighthouse Landing, Royal James Landing, Sabal Palm Cottages, Sumner’s Crescent, Surfman’s Walk, The Hammocks, The Villas, Timbercreek.
Click
HERE
for 2018 schedule.
For the
2017 Annual Report
in Digital form, c
lick
HERE .
BHA Member Survey Results
Bald Head Association recently surveyed its members to find out their perceptions about the organization’s communications and to receive feedback on several landscaping proposals. The Association emailed the link to an electronic survey in late July to approximately 1,500 property owners. Nearly 200 property owners responded, a response rate of 13%.
Overwhelmingly, members rated the Association’s communications vehicles positively. About three-fourths (74%) rated the Island Report as "above average" or "excellent." Similarly, 80% rated the weekly email and 44% rated the web site as above average or better.
Specific to residential landscaping policies, members were asked about a number of proposals designed to help protect the long-term ecology and beauty of Bald Head Island. Just over one-third (35%) preferred that only plantings native to the Island be utilized, while nearly half (49%) agreed that a ratio of native to BHI, native to North Carolina and exotics was appropriate. Nearly half (47%) supported the notion of prohibiting exotic plantings and more than half (54%) agreed that parameters for limited removal of understory vegetation should be established.
Many property owners also expressed their opinions on varying issues ranging from a renewed focus on native plantings and recycling to softening/hardening the Village’s Public Safety Department’s approach and better internet access. Other issues included less governmental involvement, limited commercialism, changing island demographics, costs of living on BHI, transportation options and fragmentation of decision making. PDF of 2016 Survey ResultsPowerpoint of 2016 Survey Results
Audubon Presentations
Video: April 2016 Earthday Audubon Presentation
Powerpoint Audubon_Bird-Friendly_Communities_Bald_Head_Island_Aug2016