Friday, March 24, 2023
By Outer Banks Voice on December 22, 2022
The collapse of oceanfront homes in Rodanthe has sparked greater fears about beach erosion. (File photo: National Park Service)
Dare County has announced it will host a discussion in Rodanthe concerning beach erosion on Jan. 18. Several beachfront homes in that community have collapsed in the past year and at a well-attended community meeting in Rodanthe last March, National Park Service officials indicated that about a dozen more homes were in danger of a similar collapse.
Here is the announcement.
Dare County will host a public meeting to provide information and facilitate a discussion with residents and property owners in the village of Rodanthe regarding their concerns with the issue of erosion that has affected the Hatteras Island community.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, which is located at 23646 N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe, just south of Myrna Peters Road.
Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard will open the meeting, followed by a presentation from Dare County Manager/Attorney Bobby Outten that will include an overview of the logistics and funding models that have made previous beach nourishment projects possible in Dare County. The presentation will also discuss the challenges that are faced when it comes to funding and prioritizing newly established beach nourishment projects.
Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for both in-person and virtual attendees to ask questions or express their concerns. To participate virtually, attendees must register in advance using this link:
For those who are interested in viewing the meeting without participating in the discussion, a livestream option will be available onĀ Dare County’s YouTube channel. In addition, if you have comments or questions that you would like to have addressed during the meeting, please submit them via email toĀ DareCountyPR@DareNC.comĀ no later than Monday, January 16, 2023.
For those who are unable to attend or tune in on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the video will also be available for viewing on Dare County’s YouTube channel following the meeting.
Notice of Public Auction
The public will take notice that the Dare County Tourism Board, at its meeting of October 20, 2022, adopted Resolution 2022-5 authorizing the sale of surplus personal property by public auction.
Saturday, April 1, 2023.
6708 S. Croatan Highway
Nags Head, NC 27959
10am: Back of the House Auction – Complete Commercial Kitchen
Partial List: True refrigerators and coolers, Hatco drawer warmers, Hobart mixer, Vulcan, 6 & 10 burner gas ovens/stoves, Vulcan 2 basket gas fryer, Vulcan 2-door oven, stainless prep tables, DCS 6 burner LPAS range & oven, Hobart dishwasher, pots & pans & more.
2pm: Front of the House Auction ā Selling Everything in the Building + Architectural Salvage by room
Partial List: Antique ships wheel chandelier, Nautical & pirate decor, sword & pistol displays, polyword tables & chairs, ship models, nautical lanterns, art, commercial bar equipment, tables and chairs, NC decoys, fish mounts, signal cannon, architectural salvage, Several bars, pirate bar & more.
Preview 3/31: 11 AM – 5 PM & Auction Day starting @ 9am
Online Absentee Bidding Catalog Closes: 3/31 @ 8pm
Catalog + Thousands of photos @ SSAOBX.HIBID.COM
Island Auction Co. (252)489-5513 – Jason P. Humphries, Auctioneer NCAL #8423
Visa / MC / Cash / Good Check – NC Sales Tax, 15% Buyers Premium
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Bill
Maybe itās time to stop fighting a losing battle trying to maintain stability on a Migrating Barrier Island. Maybe itās time to stop throwing money into the ocean. Maybe itās time to retreat.
Greg
In Kitty Hawk we went through this from 1976 (and even farther back) to 2003. The Ash Wednesday Storm on March 7th 1962 did tremendous damage from Virginia Beach to Oregon Inlet. Many homes are no longer along Kitty Hawk Beach here. Isabel was the last big house smasher. Some disappeared and some were saved. There is no more oceanfront building from Kitty Hawk pier to Avalon Pier. Existing homes can be remodeled within limits. Since beach nourishment in 2017 there have been no ocean overwash events.
Steven
Overwash is vital for the survival of Hatteras Island!
Dune lines are the worst thing we can do, proven to be a direct cause of erosion during storms, also prevents the elevation gains that Overwash brings.
Island is being strangled by dune lines.
democracy
In the not-so-distant future, whatās known as the Outer Banks will be gone. And thatās a fact.
olin hardy
No way to stop this beach erosion, mother nature is so powerful
Steve
Itās only erosion due to mans manipulation of the island. Without that it would not erode, a barrier island migrates, stop that migration and itās all erosion.