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Edenton council directs manager to finalize lease or encroachment for Herring Bone signage and trash screening
Summary
After a presentation by the Herring Bone ownership, council authorized the town manager to work with the town attorney to finalize either a lease or an encroachment agreement to relocate the restaurant's historic boat sign, add educational storyboards and screen trash cans in the Water Street right-of-way.
Edenton — The Town Council on Aug. 25 directed the town manager to work with the town attorney and Herring Bone Hospitality on a formal lease or encroachment agreement that would allow the restaurant to screen service trash and relocate its historic herring boat sign into a 12-foot swath in the Water Street right-of-way.
Joe, representing Herring Bone Hospitality, described a compact wood-sided enclosure to hide three trash receptacles and related service items and proposed moving the restaurant's historic herring boat sign to a Water Street setback where it would be uplighted and accompanied by interpretive storyboards about the local herring-fishing industry. "This could be added to the walking tour as an educational point," Joe said, noting the owners would pay to move and landscape the sign and maintain the space.
Corey Goodton told council the item may be treated as an encroachment agreement rather than a standard lease because the work would involve the street right-of-way; staff said they would finalize legal language with the town attorney and then present signage details to the Edenton Historic Commission for approval.
Why it matters: The proposal is intended to improve streetscape appearance, reduce unsightly trash visibility, and create a public-history interpretation point. Staff and the applicant committed to work with the Historic Commission on sign size and storyboards.
Council voted by voice to direct the manager to finalize a formal lease or encroachment agreement and return the final draft for legal review and HBC approvals.
What happens next: Staff will draft the lease/encroachment agreement with specific provisions for storyboards, maintenance and uplighting and return a final draft to council and to the Historic Commission for permitting and approval.
Attribution: Quotes and attributions in this article are taken from the Aug. 25 council meeting presenters Joe and staff members.
