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Coastal nonprofit seeks Beaufort County support for living‑shoreline to protect Tyson Point nursery area
Summary
The North Carolina Coastal Federation outlined a living‑shoreline project to stabilize Tyson Point, a remnant island protecting Jordan Creek's primary nursery area; the federation asked the county for a letter of support or to be the grant applicant for state water‑resource funds.
Todd Miller of the North Carolina Coastal Federation told the Board that severe erosion at Tyson Point has reduced an historically protective peninsula to a narrow remnant and an offshore island; if left unaddressed, the remnant could disappear within a decade. Miller described a living‑shoreline approach using offshore breakwaters to allow marsh recovery and to restore fisheries habitat and asked the Board to consider endorsing grant applications to the Division of Water Resources or permitting the Mid‑East Commission to be the applicant.
Commissioners asked practical questions about distance to public landings and ownership: property owner Dick Leach plans to sign a conservation easement that would keep the parcel undeveloped; Miller said the Coastal Federation could provide staff support for grant writing and administration. County Manager Brian Alligood said staff would coordinate with Mid‑East on whether the council of governments should be the applicant or whether the county should apply directly, and the Board asked that the matter be brought back for action at a future meeting with a draft letter of support if desired.
