Meeting Notice Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Discussion will be held during the regularly scheduled meeting,Tuesday, August 11, at 6:30 pm.
Notice is given that the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board has scheduled a meeting
for Monday, August 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Indian Trail
Meeting Hall, 113 W. Moore Street for the purpose of discussing the:
Southport Weather Tower
Michele Windham
City Clerk
SOUTHPORT – The popular Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route will resume service at 1 p.m. July 31, after the completion of a project to replace the aging cable-counterweight ramp system at both ends of the route.
The $3 million project replaced the old system with an updated hydraulic ramp system.
The schedule, beginning July 31, will be as follows:
Monday-Friday:
- From Southport: 5:30 a.m., 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4, 4:45 and 6:15 p.m.
- From Fort Fisher: 6:15 a.m., 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10 and 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4, 4:45, 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday:
- From Southport: 7 a.m., 8:30, 9:15, 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4, 4:45 and 6:15 p.m.
- From Fort Fisher: 7:45 a.m., 9:15, 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1, 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, 4, 4:45 and 5:30 p.m.
All commuter passes with an expiration date of Jan. 5, 2020 or later will be given an automatic extension credit of 208 days to compensate for the closure of the Southport-Fort Fisher route.
As on all N.C. Ferry System routes, passengers on the Southport-Fort Fisher ferry are asked to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by wearing face coverings and staying socially distanced while out on ferry decks or inside passenger lounges.
The new playground for Lowe-White Park has arrived and will be installed, July 24-26th. Playgrounds are still closed by order of the NC Governor.
Special Meeting Notice
City of Southport Board of Aldermen/Planning Board
Joint Workshop
Notice is given that a joint workshop has been scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Southport Community Building at 223 E. Bay St.
The meeting will be to continue discussion on the proposed UDO Update. The Proposed Draft of the new UDO can be found at https://cityofsouthport.com/23211-2/.
Questions and comments concerning the UDO draft can be forwarded to [email protected].
Meetings of the Board of Aldermen are now open. Facial coverings are required.
Meetings will have a 50-person capacity and social distancing must be adhered to.
Thomas Lloyd
City Planner
