“Surf, Eat, Sleep, Gotta Love Kinnakeet.” So goes Kermit Farrow Jr.’s Google+ tagline. But don’t mistake this Cape Hatteras senior for a classic beach bum or surfer dude. Last month at the senior awards ceremony for his graduating class, Kermit was awarded the prestigious Milton A. Jewell scholarship, the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s most competitive […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners has approved the budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins July 1 and includes a 3.25-cent tax increase. The revenue neutral rate determined after the revaluation totals were set was 39.75 cents per $100 dollars of property value. The revenue neutral rate is the rate that would generate the […]
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Not one person showed up during the public comment period of the May 20 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners to speak about the county’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. But later in the meeting, the commissioners had plenty to say. County employees also have opinions to share […]
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County-wide, property values have plummeted by approximately 30 percent since the last revaluation of property eight years ago. The slide has not been even across the county. The oceanfront has dipped more than the west side of the bypass. And Hatteras Island and Stumpy Point lost substantial value due to damage from Hurricane Irene, while […]
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It is still a work-in-progress, but the county’s proposed budget of $99,283.383 in the General Fund for fiscal year 2013-14 has been set for public hearing at the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20. The draft budget — based on a proposed property tax rate of 43 cents […]
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The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission (JSC) has dropped the charges against District 1 Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett in exchange for an acceptance by Tillett of a Public Reprimand. The Public Reprimand was accepted and signed by Tillett on March 6. The reprimand became final after it was signed by JSC Chairman Jim Martin […]
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They came, they saw, they listened. That’s the story in a nutshell about Monday’s visit to the Outer Banks by North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and recently-appointed Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata. McCrory and Tata toured Highway 12 to get a first-hand look at the continuing overwash that has frequently forced closure of the […]
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The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission has filed a complaint against Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett based on its formal investigation conducted last year. The complaint alleges that Tillett stepped outside the boundaries of his authority when he took steps to try to remove both Kill Devil Hills Police Chief Gary Britt and District […]
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Dare County’s current $101 million budget is funded with a variety of sources, including federal and state money, grants, fees collected, and tax revenues derived from property taxes. Property tax revenues in the current budget total $49 million, slightly less than half the amount needed to pay for the total current budget that expires on […]
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According to a story posted on the website of the News & Observer in Raleigh on Jan. 13, the North Carolina Board of Transportation has voted to increase fees on ferries currently charging vehicles and to add tolls to several routes that have been free. These new taxes become effective on July 1. The link […]
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