Reprinted from the Ocracoke Observer
A public hearing on this year’s Ocracoke Village Tram service application will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the Hyde County Services Center and the Ocracoke Community Center.
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The application runs from July 1 to June 30, 2025, and, as in the past, seeks half of the budgeted amount of $202,434.21 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the rest, $101,217, from the Ocracoke Occupancy Tax Board.
The Ocracoke Village Tram, which usually operates from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, makes a continuous loop from the Silver Lake Ferry Terminal along Irvin Garrish Highway, down Lighthouse Road and along Back Road.
A new stop at Ride The Wind Surf Shop was added this year, giving the loop 10 stops where riders can jump on and hop off. Tram operation is provided through Transportation LLC.
This application may be inspected in the government center, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter, from April 12-19.
Written comments should be directed to Hyde County Manager Kris Cahoon Noble at that address or via email, knoble@hydecountync.gov, before noon April 19.
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