On Thursday, April 7, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle will preside over another status conference on the consent decree that settled a lawsuit against the National Park Service by environmental groups. As part of that consent decree the Park Service must issue annual reports to the courts and all the parties to the lawsuit […]
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Judge Boyle schedules a status conference on consent decree
Judge Boyle schedules a status conference on consent decree By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Federal district court Judge Terrence Boyle has scheduled a status conference on Thursday, April 7, on the consent decree that settled a lawsuit against the National Park Service over its lack of an off-road vehicle management plan […]
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The bartender at Capt. Rolo’s Raw Bar and Grill in Frisco served up the first mixed drink to a customer at a Hatteras Island restaurant just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23, when the establishment re-opened after a winter hiatus. It was a rum and coke for Gaston Foster Jr. of Hatteras village. […]
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Businesses in the northern Hatteras Island villages of Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo are collecting signatures on a petition asking for a referendum on serving mixed drinks in restaurants. The organizers of the petition drive are mostly restaurants owners, though other businesses are supporting the effort by gathering signatures on petitions in their stores. Currently, […]
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Clean up the clutter on Highway 12 by enforcing the sign lawsâ¦.WITH A READER POLL
Dare County has had a zoning ordinance governing signs at commercial establishments since 1975. That was back when there were many fewer businesses on Hatteras Island than there are today and almost all of them were located along Highway 12. As time passed, businesses proliferated and began to open on the roads off the highway. […]
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The bartender at Capt. Rolo’s Raw Bar and Grill in Frisco served up the first mixed drink to a customer at a Hatteras Island restaurant just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23, when the establishment re-opened after a winter hiatus. It was a rum and coke for Gaston Foster Jr. of Hatteras village. […]
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Park Service releases pre-nesting closure information and maps…WITH MAPS
Park Service releases pre-nesting closure information and maps…WITH MAPS By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service has released information and maps on pre-nesting closures for piping plovers, a shore bird listed as threatened by the federal government. The pre-nesting closures will be in place by March 15, as required […]
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Infrastructure improvements required under FEIS will need another environmental study
My blog last week on the National Park Service?s economic impacts of its Final Environmental Impact Statement has generated some interesting comments and a good discussion. I wrote last week that the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce is seeking businesses that participated in an economic survey on impacts. The businesses contacted by RTI International were […]
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Chamber of Commerce is seeking businesses that responded to NPS economic survey
The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce wants you to contact them if you were one of the 72 businesses on the Outer Banks that responded to a National Park Service survey on the economic impacts of beach closures in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The economic study was conducted by RTI International of Research Triangle […]
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Raid turns up 300 pot plants in Waves and Southern Shores
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A raid yesterday, Feb. 3, led law enforcement officers to about 150 marijuana plants in Waves and another 150 in Southern Shores. According to a release from The Dare County Sheriff’s office, county deputies, assisted by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement, found 150 marijuana plants and other products related […]
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