Dare County releases video of Tuesday’s meeting on Buxton Beach

Dare County and Current TV have released a video of the May 14, 2024 meeting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District held in coordination with the Dare County Board of Commissioners to provide information regarding the Corps’ remediation efforts to address petroleum contamination at the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) at the former Naval Facility in Buxton.

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dare County, the National Park Service and the U.S. Coast Guard attended the meeting, as did members of the recently formed Buxton Civic Association.

During the meeting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Commander Col. Ron Sturgeon shared information about the FUDS Program and the affected property in Buxton, including the contract that was recently awarded to remove a pipe and sample soil around it.

Close to 100 community members attended the meeting, which was held at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, and 13 attendees took the opportunity to ask questions and express their concerns during the public comment period that followed Col. Sturgeon’s briefing.

To view the video of the community meeting on Dare County’s YouTube channel, please visit www.YouTube.com/DareCounty.

The public meeting was filmed by Current TV and is also available for streaming on demand at www.CurrentTV.org and will be aired locally on the Current TV Government Channel (Spectrum Channel 191).

For more information about the former Naval Facility in Buxton, please visit www.DareNC.gov/BuxtonNavalSite. This page includes links to information from federal partners that will provide updates on remediation efforts as progress is made.