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Nags Head board approves financing and budget amendment for ocean rescue housing and land purchase
Summary
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners approved financing terms and a budget amendment to fund ocean rescue workforce housing and the purchase of 4222 South Croatan Highway. Deputy town manager Amy Miller told the board the land financing is about $1.5 million (10 years, not to exceed 4.32%) and the housing loan is a 9‑year taxable rate capped at 5.48% pending bond counsel.
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners voted March 5 to approve a package of financing actions for two town projects: ocean rescue workforce housing and the purchase of a vacant parcel at 4222 South Croatan Highway.
At a statutorily required public hearing, Amy Miller, deputy town manager and finance officer, said the town plans to finance “approximately 1 and a half million dollars for 10 years in arrears, with an interest rate not to exceed 4.32%” for the land purchase. She said financing for the ocean‑rescue housing is structured as a nine‑year term with a not‑to‑exceed taxable rate of 5.48% because bond counsel is still preparing a letter that could allow a lower nontaxable rate.
Miller said the town bid out financing terms and PNC was the winning bank. She also described a budget amendment that uses proceeds from recent property sales to provide a cash down payment on the land and records related reimbursement resolutions already approved by the board.
Commissioner Sears moved to approve the financing terms for the ocean‑rescue construction and the purchase of the South Croatan parcel; Commissioner Lambert seconded. The board then approved a separate resolution to authorize filing the Local Government Commission (LGC) application and a budget amendment to reflect the property sale proceeds. Each motion passed by voice vote; the transcript records the board’s unanimous voice approvals but does not include a roll‑call tally.
Miller said LGC approval is scheduled for April 1 and staff are working with the town’s bond attorneys to secure a letter that could qualify the housing financing as nontaxable and reduce the effective interest rate. She estimated that paying the bond‑attorney fee to obtain that opinion would save “80‑some thousand” dollars over the course of the financing.
The board’s recorded action consisted of three motions: approval of financing terms, authorization to file an LGC application, and approval of a corresponding budget amendment. The motions were made and seconded in open session and approved by voice vote; no roll‑call vote with individual tallies appears in the transcript.
Next steps: staff will finalize the bond counsel letter, file for LGC approval by the April 1 deadline, and complete the budget paperwork to reflect the approved amendment.
