CB marina on 'cleanest' list

A marina in Carolina Beach has joined the list of North Carolina Clean Marinas, according to the state.

The Joyner Marina in Carolina Beach joined a growing list of marinas that go beyond the state's environmental regulations, says WECT. The point of the Clean Marina program is to show how operators are safeguarding the environment in their operations. To get the designation, owners have to prepare spill prevention plans and do safety and emergency planning. The marinas need to get recertified every two years.

The Clean Marina program began in 2000.

Town of CB hoping to run its own marina

WHQR is reporting that the town of Carolina Beach is "proposing legislation that would let the town run its marina."

Carolina Beach Town Attorney Steve Coggins says they need authority from the state to govern the town marina effectively.

During the past 50 years the marina has been governed by multiple state and federal agencies. Coggins says overtime the marina traffic has increased and so has the number of agencies that oversea it, making it difficult to take needed immediate action.