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Dare County board approves recreation referendum referral and a package of administrative actions
Summary
On March 2 the Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place a quarter-cent sales-tax advisory referendum for a $56.9 million recreation plan on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot, updated Medicaid transport reimbursement rates to $3.92 per mile, authorized DOT use of a Rodanthe sand-storage pit, approved COA site demolition and an airport lease amendment, and passed the consent agenda.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted March 2 to advance multiple administrative actions, including calling an advisory referendum on a quarter-cent sales and use tax to help fund a $56.9 million recreation plan and approving a set of operational items the county said are necessary to keep infrastructure and services running.
Resolution for advisory referendum The board approved a resolution asking the Dare County Board of Elections to hold an advisory referendum on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, asking voters whether to levy a local one-quarter cent sales and use tax under the authority of North Carolina law (Article 46, Chapter 105 and related provisions). County staff emphasized that adopting the resolution only calls the advisory referendum; any decision to spend funds would come later through the county's budget and project prioritization…
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