BY NEEL KELLER THE OUTER BANKS SENTINEL Following a process that began with a proposal from the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce to encourage the creation of more affordable housing and boost the local economy, Dare Planning Director Donna Creef presented the Planning Board’s zoning change recommendations to the county commissioners at their Oct. 1 […]
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BY NEEL KELLER THE OUTER SENTINEL After a unanimous vote by the Dare Board of Commissioners at its Aug. 20 meeting, Buxton is joining other villages on Hatteras Island that allow the use of golf carts on selected roads. The carts are already allowed on specified streets in the villages of Avon, Waves and Hatteras, […]
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Following a July 9 public hearing on proposed zoning amendments to address the county’s shortage of affordable housing, the Dare County Planning Board directed Planning Director Donna Creef to draft specific language for amendments that the board can vote on at its August meeting. At the hearing, a number of community and business leaders spoke […]
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BY NEEL KELLER | Outer Banks Sentinel BY NEEL KELLER | Outer Banks Sentinel On May 7, the Dare County Commissioners voted to proceed with a lawsuit against the nation’s three leading drug distribution companies and 22 drug manufacturers — joining more than 400 local governments in 22 states in a suit that is trying […]
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OUTER BANKS SENTINEL The Dare Board of Commissioners listened respectfully to an April 3 presentation advocating for seismic surveys and the possibility of offshore drilling off the North Carolina coast, but remained convinced that it carried an unacceptable risk. Speaking at the morning commissioners meeting, John Droz argued that, “The only way that citizens and […]
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BY NEEL KELLER BY NEEL KELLER The Outer Banks Sentinel The Outer Banks Sentinel Given the favorable consensus among those speaking at the March 19 Dare Board of Commissioners meeting, opening the door to food trucks seemed like an idea whose time had clearly come. So, following a public hearing on the issue, the Dare […]
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Despite numerous requests for additional hearings and an extension of the deadline, the 60-day comment period on the Trump Administration’s proposal for expanded offshore drilling came and went, as expected, at midnight on March 9. But local officials and advocates say the effort to exempt North Carolina, and other states, from the proposed drilling plan […]
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Outer Banks Chamber Tackles Housing Crunch A local branding campaign called “OBX Made” and a community housing effort to remedy the shortage of residential units are two of the initiatives being launched by the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce as part of an economic development plan to diversify Dare County’s tourism-heavy economy. During the presentation […]
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Dare Challenge to expand drug recovery program With the unanimous approval of a requested zoning text amendment by the Dare Board of Commissioners at its Nov. 20 meeting, the Outer Banks Dare Challenge drug recovery program is set to expand to meet the growing demand for treatment. Put simply, the change allows the Wanchese-based […]
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New Bill Could Fast-Track Offshore Drilling BY NEEL KELLER THE OUTER BANKS SENTINEL After President Donald Trump signed an executive order last April restarting the process of awarding offshore energy drilling leases in the Mid- and South-Atlantic, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said that process — with its multiple reviews and public comment periods — would […]
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