Army Corps of Engineers, the Corps’ Savannah District commander, members of the Formerly Used Defense Sites, or FUDS, Program team, National Park Service officials, Dare County commissioners and Bay West contractors assessed damage from Hurricane Erin.
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Hurricane Erin to remain offshore, coastal NC to feel impacts
The center of Hurricane Erin is expected to remain offshore, but forecasters expect eastern North Carolina to see coastal flooding, tropical-storm-force winds, overwash and beach erosion.
Waves again reveal Buxton pollution; Corps vows removal
“We are dedicated to finding the petroleum contamination and removing it,” said Army Corps of Engineers District Commander Col. Ron Sturgeon earlier this week.
Amid backlash, Dare board retains Buxton Woods restrictions
Commissioners approved a text amendment allowing the requested construction but kept longstanding protections around the Buxton Woods Reserve on Hatteras Island.
Buxton site restoration advisory board to meet July 17
Gayle Garland, the Corps’ project manager for the former military site at Buxton on Hatteras Island, is to provide an update on the cleanup.
Dare County board tables action on Buxton zone of influence
Dare County Commissioners voted Monday during its regular meeting to table any decisions on an environmental zone of influence that borders Buxton Woods Reserve for 90 days.
Protective zone around Buxton Woods may be unenforceable
Dare County officials are now questioning the legality of the “zone of influence” buffer district the county enacted in 1988 to protect Buxton Woods Reserve from development.
Buxton restoration advisory board to meet for first time
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host the first restoration advisory board meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club in Buxton.
Buxton Beach is clean but advisory board sees work ahead
While the visible and odorous signs are now gone, a panel formed to oversee environmental restoration sees remaining challenges at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore site where a secret submarine survey base once operated.
Buxton beach section at former military site to stay closed
Dare County health officials, in consultation with Cape Hatteras National Seashore, announced that a section of Buxton’s ocean shore will remain closed due to likely contamination.
Officials urge caution ahead of possible flooding, high winds
Forecasters expect a low-pressure system will impact eastern North Carolina Thursday and Friday, “bringing the potential for multiple hazards including: strong winds, coastal impacts, heavy rain, and a tornado or two.”
Buxton folk relieved at Corps action, ask why not sooner?
Corps of Engineers officials told Hatteras Island residents this week that work is ongoing and a formal advisory board on cleanup at the petroleum-contaminated National Park Service beach could help information flow, but some here wonder, why did it take so long?
Corps sets Nov. 4 presentation on Buxton petroleum cleanup
The presentation set for 7-9 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Fessenden Center will include information regarding a restoration advisory board related to the cleanup at the former defense site.
Army Corps to hold meeting on Buxton excavation progress
Army Corps of Engineers subject experts are to be on hand Nov. 4 for a meeting to update the public on excavation work at the former military site at the Buxton Beach Access.
Work gets underway to pinpoint Buxton pollution source
Corps of Engineers contractors are to start work Friday near Old Lighthouse Beach in an intensified effort to find the source of intermittent fuel odors and oily soil first exposed more than a year ago by storm erosion.
‘Strong petroleum smells’ lead to expanded beach closure
The odors Thursday prompted Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff to temporarily broaden the closed area of Buxton Beach near a former military and Coast Guard site.
