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Nags Head commissioners endorse scaled, property‑level approach to estuarine shoreline management
Summary
After hearing staff concerns about permitting, cost and property impacts, the board voted to move away from large offshore breakwaters and instead pursue smaller, implementable living‑shoreline elements, focus RCCP funds on a Soundside Road resiliency berm, and direct staff to work with property owners and consultants on design and permitting.
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 endorsed a revised approach to the Estuary and Shoreline Management Plan that shifts away from large, offshore breakwaters and toward smaller, permit‑feasible living‑shoreline projects and property‑level solutions.
Deputy Planning Director Joe Costello presented staff findings and options, describing preliminary designs for the Harvey site (nearshore structures roughly 50 by 30 feet and nearshore sills about 9 feet wide) and describing a previously considered concept of large offshore breakwaters for the Nags Head Woods Preserve that carried an opinion of probable cost of about $5 million. Staff cited concerns about permitting feasibility, the proposed amount of fill, potential unavoidable impacts to…
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