What's inside this issue?

• BHA files petition to intervene in NC Utilities Commission Docket A-41 Sub 23 (Application for Approval of Revisions to Ferry Schedule).
• BHA office renovations — pardon our dust.
• Seeking volunteers for BHA's Education and Recreation (ER) Committee.
• Let's Connect! BHA needs your complete contact information.
• BHA's website revamp — we want to hear from YOU!
• Don't miss — May Island Report.
• Upcoming events.
• BHA quick links and Board meetings.
• Handy Bald Head Island website links.

BHA Files Petition to Intervene in

NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) Docket A-41 Sub 23

BHA filed a Petition to Intervene in the NCUC Docket A-41 Sub 23 (Application for Approval of Revisions to Ferry Schedule) on May 6. This allows BHA access to all notices, pleadings, filings and/or other communications with respect to this docket.

With the exception of approximately 100 properties located on Middle Island, all residential property owners on the Island are members of the Association, regardless of whether they are registered to vote in Brunswick County. As an issue that affects BHA's membership, intervening ensures that BHA is part of the process to best help its members as the case goes forward. To read the petition, click HERE.

BHA Office Renovations

Continuing through May 10

~ Pardon our dust ~

We appreciate your patience!

BHA's offices have been undergoing some needed renovations, including painting and new carpet installation, continuing through Friday, May 10. During this time, staff will be working either elsewhere on site or remotely. Depending on the location and timing of contractor work areas, staff may not have direct access to their phones; however, staff will continue to retrieve voicemails, so please leave a message. For a staff directory, call the main office number at 910-457-4676.

BHA encourages members to use staff email addresses to best assist you. To email BHA staff, visit the web page HERE. Please remember that ARC is open by appointments only. Email Chris Howard for ARC assistance.

Note that during these office renovations, only BHA's offices are anticipated to be affected. Meetings and events previously scheduled to be held in the Association Center (such as yoga, Pilates, meetings, etc.) will continue as scheduled. BHA thanks you for your patience!

BHA News

Seeking Volunteers for

BHA's Education and Recreation (ER) Committee!

BHA is looking for volunteers for its Education and Recreation (ER) Committee. Want to join us? We're looking for energetic volunteers to help plan and run events on Bald Head Island. Learn more about the committee HERE. Ready to volunteer? Complete the easy, online application HERE.

"Let's Connect!"

Help BHA help you by ensuring we have your correct and complete contact information

~ A recent example highlighting why this is so important ~

Here is one example of why BHA needs your correct and complete contact information, including email address and phone number. Recently, a resident reported water coming from their neighbor’s home when no one was at the house. This kindly neighbor correctly notified the Public Safety Department. Public Safety personnel were dispatched to the house and unfortunately discovered that the home did not have a Knox Box, so they were unable to access the home to assess the situation. Public Safety personnel then contacted BHA to see if the property owner had a “Key Holding” agreement, which was not the case. Fortunately, BHA had the correct email address and phone number for the property owners and was able to reach them. In this instance, the water leakage was due to a faulty hot water heater, and the situation has been resolved.

Does BHA have your correct and complete contact information?

Click the button below to email Diane Mesaris your complete contact information, including email address and phone number. Thank you!

What about privacy?

Bald Head Association takes seriously the safeguarding of its members’ personal information. BHA utilizes Enumerate Central, a cloud-based customer relationship management system built specifically for homeowner associations, to store members’ confidential contact information. BHA Board policy requires that personal information stored in Enumerate is not shared with anyone outside of the organization.

BHA's Website Revamp

~ We want to hear from YOU! ~

BHA is revamping its website, and we'd like your input! What would you like to see? What web pages do you use most often? What would you like to be found

more readily? BHA is here to serve its members, and member input is essential. Help us to help you better by emailing your thoughts and comments to Pam Henson by May 10. Please write "Website" in the subject line. Thank you!

May 2024 Island Report

~ don't miss ~

Here are some highlights:

• Appearances matter on BHI.
• BHI native plant series feature: Narrowleaf Whitetop Sedge.
• ARC — living and working in harmony with nature.
• President's Letter.
• The night sky on BHI.
• Help your Public Safety Department — prevent false/faulty alarms.
• BHI Questions — how can I help sea turtles on BHI?
• Single-family residence.
• Monthly contributors — the Village of BHI, Old Baldy Foundation and the BHI Conservancy.
• Plus much more!

Pilates Classes

Select Thursdays 10:30-11:30am

BHA's Association Center

Pilates classes are held on select Thursdays now through the summer, 10:30-11:30am, at BHA's Association Center (111 Lighthouse Wynd). Upcoming class dates are: May 23 / June 6, 20 / July 18, 25 / August 1, 15, 22, 29.

Cost is $5 per person and is taught by Debra Drumheller. Please bring your own mats. Thank you to BHA's Education and Recreation (ER) Committee for sponsoring this event. For additional information, contact Debra Drumheller.

Community Potluck Dinner

Monday, May 13, 6:00pm

BHA's Association Center

Join us for the upcoming Community Potluck Dinner on Monday, May 13, at 6:00pm at BHA's Association Center (111 Lighthouse Wynd). All are invited! Make new friends and join those you've known for years. Just bring a dish to share and your favorite beverage.

Community Potluck Dinners will pause for the summer and return on September 9. Thank you to the Education and Recreation (ER) Committee for sponsoring this event. For questions, contact Kris Riley.

Second Primary

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30am-7:30pm

Brunswick County's Second Primary will be held on Tuesday, May 14, from 6:30am-7:30pm. Early voting is from April 25-May 11. Eligible voters are Republicans, unaffiliated and those who did not vote on May 5, 2024. For more information, visit Brunswick County's Board of Elections HERE.

Bald Head Island Academy's

"We're Making Waves" Dock Party

Friday, May 17, 4:00-7:00pm

Island Times Café

Bald Head Island Academy (BHIA), the island’s new K through ninth grade private school, is celebrating its first successful year at a "We’re Making Waves" Dock Party on Friday, May 17, 4:00-7:00pm. It will be held at Island Times Café, upstairs at Deep Point Marina, 1301 Ferry Road SE in Southport, NC. This free event is open to the public to learn more about this science-focused school and meet current families, educators, incoming students, donors, the school board, scholarship recipients and local dignitaries. For questions, contact Sheree Vaickus.

Smith Island Art League

Show and Sale

Saturday, May 25, and

Sunday, May 26

BHA's Association Center

The Smith Island Art League (SIAL) will hold a members' show and sale from 10:00am- 5:00pm on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, at BHA's Association Center (111 Lighthouse Wynd; beside the Chapel). The show is open to the public with free admission. The Art League members show a variety of styles and mediums such as ceramics, oil and watercolor paintings, cards, jewelry, fabric art, photography and more. For information contact Prudy Weaver at 704-907-4287 or email HERE. Learn about the Art League and the artists HERE.

Yoga Classes

Mondays and Wednesdays

11:45am-1:00pm

BHA's Association Center

Yoga classes have resumed in BHA's Association Center (111 Lighthouse Wynd). Classes are taught by Pam Moulin on Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:45am-1:00pm.

Pam has 36 years of experience as a fitness instructor and 19 years of experience as a yoga instructor, and she's been teaching yoga on Bald Head Island for 13 years. All levels are welcome. Classes are $20, and participants must bring their own yoga mat. For all new participants, it's strongly suggested to email Pam beforehand (and let her know of any physical limitations) HERE.

NC Utilities Commission Hearing

(Docket A-41 Sub 23)

Tuesday, August 13, 7:00pm and

Tuesday, August 27, 2:00pm

The NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) has filed an order for Docket A-41 Sub 23, scheduling a hearing for the purpose of receiving public witness testimony on BHI Transportation's (BHIT) application of proposed ferry/tram schedule changes. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 13, at 7:00pm in Courtroom 2, Brunswick County Courthouse, 310 Government Center Drive NE, Bolivia, North Carolina. The hearing on the application will resume in Raleigh, North Carolina, beginning on Tuesday, August 27, at 2:00pm and continue as necessary until conclusion for the 

purpose of receiving expert witness testimony of the Applicants, the Public Staff and other intervenors. The hearing will be held in Commission Hearing Room 2115, 

Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Directions for written statements are included in the order. Click HERE to view the NCUC order.

BHA's Board of Directors invites property owners and others to join its monthly public meetings in person or remotely via Zoom. Agendas, approved minutes of previous meetings and a link to the current monthly Zoom meeting can be found on the meeting information web page. Click on the link below to learn more.

The next BHA Board meeting public session is scheduled for Friday, May 24, 2024, at 10:00am in BHA's Association Center (111 Lighthouse Wynd).

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