Sunset Beach Taxpayers Association
The Fall 2026 Membership Meeting of the Sunset Beach Taxpayers Association
Will be held on
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sunset Beach Community Center,
200 Station Trail, Sunset Beach, N.C. 28468
Social time 10:00 a.m.
Meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. and ends no later than 12:30 p.m.
For the convenience of members who were not at the April 2026 membership meeting, we are posting the Minutes from that meeting here.
SBTA Membership Meeting
Meeting Minutes
April 4, 2026
Opening
The Spring membership meeting of Sunset Beach Taxpayers Association was called to order at 10:30 am on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at the Sunset Beach Community Center, 200 Station Trail, Sunset Beach.
Attendance
Board members present: Mark Cramer, Bruce Hovermale, Tom Barker
Absent: Ken Sekley, John Wells, Mac Nelson
Attendance: 10
Presentations and Discussion
1. Mark Cramer opened the meeting with a welcome, introduction of board members, and introduction of members present.
2. The members present voted to approve minutes of the August 30, 2025 membership
meeting.
3. Mark Cramer reviewed his observations on the Town of Sunset Beach’s FY 26-27 budget.
4. Tom Barker gave an update on the parking plan and implementation.
5. Tom Barker also gave an update on the Majestic Oaks project.
6. Tom Barker also gave an update on the Multimodal Path to the Calabash Bridge-Park.
7. Bruce Hovermale gave an update on the Palm Cove Navigational Dredging Project.
8. Bruce Hovermale gave an update on the Focus Broadband Fiber Installation Project on the island of Sunset Beach.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 pm.
Minutes submitted by:
Bruce Hovermale,
Secretary, SBTA
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Officers 2023:
Ken Sekley, President
Mark Cramer, Vice-President
Bruce Hovermale, Secretary-Treasurer
Email addresses for the SBTA Board are on the Important Contacts page. .
Other Board Members:
Tom Barker
Mac Nelson
Juddie Penegar
John Wells
About Us
The Sunset Beach Taxpayers Association (SBTA) was incorporated in 1984. Its mission, as stated in its constitution, is “ ... to foster orderly growth within the Town of Sunset Beach, preserving its unique, unspoiled non-commercial character; to press for responsible, efficient government; to prevent the extravagant wasteful expenditure of public funds; and to provide absentee, non-voting property owners a voice in community affairs affecting their interests.”
You can read more about SBTA's mission and purpose in its Constitution and Bylaws.