“With Orrin, the stories never stopped,” writes author and Coastal Review contributor Gilbert M. Gaul of the acclaimed Duke University scientist who died Sunday. “Some of them were even true.”
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Coastal commission lawyer: CAMA a 50-year ‘balancing act’
Coastal Resources Commission legal counsel Mary Lucasse, speaking during a recent legal symposium in New Bern, said the Coastal Area Management Act balances development and private property rights with protecting natural resources.
Inundation-prone Sledge Forest site set for development
A sprawling, “rare, old-growth forest” on the banks of the Northeast Cape Fear River in New Hanover County that’s a key part of the river floodplain is targeted for a massive 4,000-home golf course/equestrian development with few options for opponents to stop it.
Superintendent’s warning to coastal commission rings true
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Dave Hallac had told the Coastal Resources Commission last week that Rodanthe homes were apt to fall this weekend. It took fewer than 48 hours for the first to collapse.
Brunswick County to explore creating a stormwater utility
A month after an unnamed storm dumped more than a dozen inches of rain and caused flooding in much of the southeastern part of the state, Brunswick County commissioners are looking to better balance stormwater management and development.
Gators’ more frequent appearances make splash along coast
Whether they’re country alligators or city alligators, wildlife biologists say the reptiles just want to be left alone, but the loss of habitat means interactions are more and more likely.
Second Rodanthe house in 24 hours falls into ocean Friday
A second house, which was damaged by the debris from the first, fell into the ocean in Rodanthe Friday night.
Swath in Corolla for sale; potential for major development
The five parcels “are approved for a by-right development,” meaning 1,250 hotel rooms, as many as 782 single-family homes and nearly 428,000 square feet of commercial development are allowed.
Town council puts Hotel Hinton permit decision on hold
Edenton officials have tabled action on a requested permit related to SAGA Realty and Construction’s $9 million plans for the historic Hotel Hinton.
Superintendent ‘disappointed,’ unsurprised by 7th collapse
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Dave Hallac tells Coastal Review it was no shock to learn last week that the seventh house had collapsed into the surf on park property in four years.
New Hanover County eyes riverside conservation, cleanup
The board of commissioners agreed to take time to draft changes to the county’s 2016 comprehensive land use plan to create a new conservation designation for the riverfront site across from downtown Wilmington
Beaufort residents blast dock operator selection process
Beaufort residents are worried that town officials are secretly entering a long-term deal with a predetermined new operator of the town docks, which officials here deny and say they’re doing right by bringing in needed investment.
Deputy’s arrest does little to assuage group’s concerns
The Native American group’s leaders say law enforcement and the media perpetuated a racist and biased narrative until the former deputy was arrested two weeks after the June 23 altercation, which they call a hate crime.
Flood history questions added to real estate disclosure form
Home sellers, as of July 1, now have to respond to detailed flood history questions relevant to the property on a form to be provided to buyers before an offer is made, but gray areas remain.
Former Southport ETJ residents have chance to be heard
Brunswick County’s planning department has scheduled a drop-in open house July 25 in Southport on changes related to the legislature’s elimination of the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Legislature to revisit significant archaeological resources
Sen. Norm Sanderson last week vowed to again take up measures to deal “with all the archaeological situations that we have in North Carolina that have kind of sprung up on us recently.”
