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Coastal Review
Published September 04Coastal commission tables proposed septic rule amendments
The Coastal Resources Commission, poised last week to consider two rule amendments regarding septic systems on the beach, instead tabled the discussion until October.
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Published September 01CRC seawall science skeptics attempt ‘political stand’: Cahoon
The Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel's recently presented analysis and recommendations regarding proposed fixes for the Outer Banks' severe beach erosion were not the messages that commissioners opposed to the state ban on breakwaters and other hard structures on the…
Coastal Review
Published August 26Rainfall that closed NC 12 on Pea Island part of climate trend
A recent a rainstorm that one transportation engineer described as “an extreme circumstance” nearly impossible to plan for surprised even the most seasoned Outer Bankers when it closed N.C. Highway 12, although more weather like this is to be expected.
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Published August 21‘150 years of negative impacts’ to New Jersey coast: Corbett
The longstanding state law banning permanent erosion control structures in an ocean shoreline was based on extensive studies and data documenting their detrimental effects and temporary protection, Dr. Reide Corbett said during a recent talk at Harkers Island.
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Published August 19Second dredge heads to Buxton to help with nourishment
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. headquartered in Houston, Texas, is bringing in a second dredge, the Amelia Island, to join the Liberty Island on the Buxton beach nourishment project.
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Published August 12NC Forest Service awards $5.6M for urban forestry projects
Elizabeth City, Emerald Isle, Manteo and Wilmington have been awarded funding for urban and community forestry projects through N.C. Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Financial Assistance Program.
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Published August 11Buxton FUDS restoration advisory board to meet Thursday
Army Corps of Engineers staff are expected to give an update on current environmental restoration projects at the oceanfront site, and discuss interest in continuing the restoration advisory board.
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Published August 10Panel to update CRC on hardened structures report revisions
The Coastal Resources Commission and the science panel that advises the commission are scheduled to meet in Manteo Aug. 26-27 to discuss, among other topics, the draft report on coastal hardened erosion-control structures.
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Published August 07Officials plan public meetings to address new ferry tolls
The 2026 budget mandates that NCDOT begin collecting tolls for the currently free Currituck-Knotts Island, Bayview-Aurora, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferries by Jan. 1, 2027.
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Published August 04Dare to host community meeting on recent NC 12 closure
Dare County and N.C. Department of Transportation officials will discuss monitoring procedures and take feedback from the public on ways to enhance communication before, during and after future weather-related closures to portions of N.C. Highway 12 at an Aug. 18 community…
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Published July 27Park Service to close section of Buxton beach for groin repair
The Dare County project to repair the southernmost groin in Buxton is taking place in conjunction with a beach nourishment project in the Hatteras Island village.