Peletier commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of a request to rezone Silver Creek Golf Course for residential use, one short of the four needed for approval. The board will hold in April a second vote on the request.
News Briefs
Seneca Guns? Mysterious Boom Rattles Coast
It wasn’t an earthquake and meteorologists say they can’t explain it but a powerful boom was felt along much of the North Carolina coast late Wednesday.
Stein, 8 Other AGs Join Case to Block Seismic
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein along with eight other state attorneys general joined Wednesday a case filed in December in South Carolina seeking a motion for a preliminary injunction to block seismic testing off the East Coast.
Morehead City Project Meeting Planned
NCDOT representatives will be on hand March 20 in Morehead City for a drop-in meeting on proposed project to extend Bridges Street Extension to U.S. 70 near the Wildwood community in Carteret County.
Dare Board OKs Deal For Manteo Dredging
Dare County commissioners have approved spending $1.9 million from DEQ for the Shallowbag Bay dredging project to help move the 16th century replica vessel Elizabeth II, that’s been stranded near the Manteo waterfront.
Florence: Federal Help for NC Exceeds $1.2B
As of March 1, more than $1.2 billion in federal assistance has been approved to assist North Carolinians since Hurricane Florence struck six months ago.
Groups Join to Save Historic Navassa Chapel
The Coastal Land Trust and the Cedar Hill/West Bank Heritage Foundation announced Monday the trust’s purchase of Reaves Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Navassa.Â
Next Quarterly Navassa Meeting is March 26
The next public information meeting about the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. – Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa will take place the evening of March 26 in the town’s community center.
Spring Highway Cleanups to Take Place
The North Carolina Department of Transportation seeks volunteers for a statewide spring litter sweep set for April 13-27.
North River Preserve Temporarily Closed
Carteret County’s North River Wetlands Preserve will be closed to the public through the summer during the the final stages of restoring the 6,000-acre site from farmland to forested and tidal wetlands.
Two Coastal Recycling Businesses Get Grants
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s recycling program has provided $511,000 in grants to 17 recycling companies across the state, including two on the coast.
Jacksonville Reports Sizable Sewage Leak
Jacksonville announced Friday the discovery of a leak estimated to have released over the last two weeks 273,600 gallons of untreated wastewater into a New River tributary.
Temporary Oceanfront Setback Rule In Works
The Coastal Resources Commission has OK’d designations for Surf City and North Topsail Beach that may allow construction boundaries to be set for oceanfront areas of environmental concern where the vegetation line was erased by Hurricane Florence.
Living Shoreline Permitting Made Easier
North Carolina has taken steps to streamline the permitting process for marsh sills and other types of living shorelines as alternatives to bulkheads for estuarine shoreline stabilization.
SC Group Moves to Block Seismic Tests
The South Carolina Environmental Law Project has filed for an injunction to block seismic surveying off the state’s coast until after a separate lawsuit can be heard.
Outer Banks National Parks 2018 Review Set
National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac will hold two public meetings to share visitation patterns and park activities during 2018 at the three Outer Banks national parks.
