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Dare County to ask voters whether to add quarter-cent sales tax to pay for $56.9M recreation plan
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution requesting the Board of Elections place an advisory referendum on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot asking voters whether to levy a quarter-cent county sales and use tax to fund a consultant-identified $56.9 million recreation plan; commissioners emphasized that voter approval would only authorize the option — separate budget and project decisions would follow.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners on March 2 authorized staff to ask the county Board of Elections to place an advisory referendum on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot to permit a quarter-cent county sales and use tax that would fund parks and recreation projects recommended in a consultant study.
Staff summarized a McGill & Associates study that estimated $56,900,000 would be required to implement the recreation plan; the…
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