With a number of Hatteras Inlet projects either cued up or awaiting final permits, the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday quickly dispensed of its business at a briefer-than-usual meeting at the Dare County administrative building in Manteo. Still, with the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season looming, the panel expressed its uneasiness […]
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From CoastalReview.org The federal cleanup of Buxton Beach has been remarkable, if only for the stark improvement in its appearance compared with a few months earlier. With the surface building debris mostly gone, and petroleum-soaked soil removed, now the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is turning its attention to the long-term well-being of both the […]
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From CoastalReview.org Dan Spinella replicates Hatteras lens parts piece by piece When the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was rescued 25 years ago from the edge of the Atlantic, the nation’s tallest brick beacon was relocated with just an ordinary airport beacon in its lantern room. It could be argued that return of the majestic first order […]
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As the 2024 hurricane season winds down, the Dare County Waterways Commission is already taking steps to be prepared before next June rolls around by making sure emergency access to and from Hatteras Island is maintained. “We were very fortunate to dodge a major bullet,” member Danny Couch said during the commission meeting held Tuesday […]
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From Coastal Review Online It’s as awesome as it is awful to watch the ocean take down a house, as happened again last week on an eroded beach in Rodanthe. Once again, the ocean’s power was pumped up by a storm, this time Hurricane Ernesto churning far offshore, and once again, the stunning image of […]
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As the hurricane season approaches its peak, the critically important emergency ferry channel between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point will be getting the attention it needs just in the nick of time to restore safe passage. An application for a Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) general permit to remove shoaling at the Rodanthe end of the […]
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With response by three major federal entities hindered by a jurisdictional tangle at Buxton Beach, it seems like ‘we the people’ have to exert their citizen power to get attention in Washington to clean up the debris and pollutants left behind at the former Navy site. Liz Rasheed, senior associate attorney with Southern Environmental Law […]
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From CoastalReview.org Sometimes it’s a puzzle why people don’t ask more questions, such as, “Has the river that’s down your road ever flooded your house, the house I’m thinking of buying?” The maxim “buyer beware” is wise advice no matter where a house is situated, but it’s good to have rules in place to cover […]
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Published jointly with Coastal Review If there is a hurricane on the Outer Banks that renders Hatteras Island’s only highway impassable, the emergency channel between Rodanthe to the Dare County mainland at Stumpy Point currently would not be accessible for ferries to provide supplies or evacuations. “This needs to be very clear to our county […]
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While Hatteras Inlet is currently enjoying a respite from crisis mode, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission are keeping an eye on the horizon to ensure that the channels are maintained, and the agencies are prepared with permits and funding. “I’m glad to hear Sloop Channel is holding up there,” Joen Petersen, U.S. Army […]
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