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Nags Head board endorses scaled, property-focused approach to estuarine shoreline plan
Summary
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners endorsed staff’s revised estuarine shoreline approach—shifting from large offshore breakwaters to smaller, permit-friendly living-shoreline elements and a resiliency berm pilot on town property funded by RCCP—by voice vote.
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 endorsed a revised approach to the town’s Estuary and Shoreline Management Plan that moves away from large offshore breakwaters and toward smaller, more implementable living-shoreline features and a resiliency berm pilot on town-owned property.
Deputy Planning Director Joe Costello described work at the Harvey access and the Nags Head Woods Preserve, saying the Harvey site plans “are progressing to the permit application stage” and that staff is planning nearshore marsh sills and about 260 feet of sand re‑nourishment where historically appropriate. He told the…
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