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Nags Head candidate forum spotlights housing, storm resilience and zoning autonomy
Summary
Seven candidates for mayor and the board of commissioners discussed affordable housing, stormwater and beach-renourishment funds, state limits on local zoning and town communications at a League of Women Voters forum ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
A League of Women Voters–sponsored candidate forum on the Town of Nags Head ballot featured seven candidates who emphasized housing, stormwater management, shoreline resilience and loss of local zoning authority.
Ben Cahoon, the incumbent mayor running unopposed, said his eight years in office have focused on consensus-building and representing the town to state and federal officials. "It has been my great honor to be the mayor of Nags Head for the last 8 years," Cahoon said, and he urged voters to consider continuity as the board faces coastal resiliency challenges.
Several commissioner candidates stressed stormwater and septic-health initiatives as top priorities. Mike Sears, an incumbent and mayor pro tem,…
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