Dare County encourages community to honor local veterans by participating in Operation Green Light

Dare County proudly announces the recent passage of a resolution in support of honoring local veterans by participating in Operation Green Light, a National Association of Counties initiative that encourages residents and businesses to show their support to local veterans by shining green lights throughout their communities to let local veterans know they are seen, appreciated and supported.

The Dare County Board of Commissioners strongly encourages residents and business owners to join in the efforts and recognize the importance of honoring all those who made immeasurable sacrifices to preserve our freedom by displaying green lights at their place of business or their residence from November 4, 2024 through November 11, 2024.

An array of Dare County government buildings and facilities will be illuminated with green lighting in honor of these local heroes during this time period as a symbol of appreciation and support for the veterans who have so selflessly served our nation. The Dare County buildings that will feature green lighting during this initiative include the following:

• Hatteras Library (57709 N.C. Highway 12 in Hatteras Village)
• Fessenden Center (46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton)
• Dare County Administration Building (954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo)
• Dare County Justice Center (962 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo)
• Manteo Library (700 Highway 64/264 in Manteo)
• Dare County Emergency Operations Center (370 Airport Road in Manteo)
• Virginia S. Tillett Community Center (950 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo)
• Lions Club Center – Dare County Parks & Recreation Department’s Roanoke Island/Mainland Division (1000 Westcott Park Road in Manteo)
• Thomas A. Baum Senior Center (300 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills)
• Family Recreation Park (602 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills)
• Kill Devil Hills Library (400 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills)
• North Reverse Osmosis Water Plant (600 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills)

Special thanks to the Dare County Public Works Department’s Buildings and Grounds Division for lighting each of these buildings in green in support of our community’s veterans!

For more detailed information about Dare County’s participation in the Operation Green Light initiative, click here. 

To view a PDF of the resolution that was passed at the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ October 7, 2024 meeting in support of honoring local veterans through participation in Operation Green Light, please click here.