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CALVIN R. PECK, JR.
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"We don't want to go out there and do something counter to what local folks want," Mr. Hegele
said.
Mr. Peck was reluctant to give an opinion about the signs. Conceptually, he said, the idea was a
positive step, but he did not want to talk about the signs themselves, other than to say that
residents should not expect them in the near future.
"That's not something that's going to go up on the telephone poles of Carolina Beach anytime
soon. . . . They're not going to happen, especially not in their existing form," Mr. Peck said.
Mr. Peck said his information about the signs had come from Carolina Power & Light. Kevin
Butler of CP&L said the utility has agreed to let the signs go up on their poles, but the final
decision about whether they will go up is in the hands of the local governments.
The danger in things like the signs is that they can scare off tourists, said Bridgette DelPizzo of
the Carolina- Kure Beaches Chamber of Commerce. She said calling too much attention to the
hurricanes hurts business on the island.
"People are just going to start associating the area with hurricanes," said Ms. DelPizzo.
Mr. Hegele said he thought most businesses will want to let their customers know they think
enough about their safety to give them information necessary for them to make decisions during
a hurricane. He said businesses should be able to turn the markers into a positive for them.
"I think it could really be a marketing tool," Mr. Hegele said.
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