All posts by : Mike Hoffer

This morning (Nov 7, 2024) Town Council held a special meeting to approve the contract with the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for beach renourishment this winter. Any contracts the town enters into must be voted on by Town Council. Why didn’t we j ...

I stuck my neck out a year ago to force a more equitable parking system and I thought we found one. I never wanted to open this discussion again. Ever. And now this. (barf emoji) Questions/Answers....Why were you so quiet about this? ... 1) Becau ...

Our new budget took effect today. And yes it included a 9% property tax increase and 4% utility increase. Let’s just get that out of the way. Property tax works like this. Our new rate is 23.5 cents. Which means 23.5 cents per $100 value of your ...

There is so much happening in town right now that it’s hard to keep up… so I made myself a spreadsheet (I’m nerdy like that) and I’m sharing it with you. It’s here on my website in PDF format. Click here to see it. Keep in mind that this is my ...

With budget season in full bloom, I decided to run a little experiment. I’ve always said that Carolina Beach defies comparison, but it still can’t hurt. How much does it cost to live here, compared to other beach towns? So I compared a Carolina B ...

** First things first... we did a poor job explaining this to the public at last night's meeting. (11/4) I take responsibility for that, because I like to think of myself as a decent communicator. I was not on my game. My apologies to anyone at the ...

With malice toward none and charity to all, let it be said… we need free parking this December. I will speak on this at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting (11/14) and if there is support, I’d like to vote on it at the next workshop. (11/28) Why not a ...

… and other thoughts on the CB Lake dredge project, playground and general improvements. Let’s get right to the headline shall we? I’m saying it. The geese gotta go! We’re in the process of making about $3 million worth of improvements to CB ...

Last week the Town of Carolina Beach purchased a 3 acre property adjacent to our 7 acre municipal complex (which contains Town Hall, Police Department, Operations Department headquarters, the Federal Point History Center and the Rec Center.) The ...

With the new stop light coming to the Hamlet Avenue / Lake Park Blvd intersection, now is a good time to introduce you to “Lake Park 2025.” (My term… nothing official.) In 2025 Lake Park Blvd from the bridge to Carolina Sands Drive will be repave ...