Projects

Listed below are projects currently planned or in progress in Dare County.
Please follow the links below to obtain additional details. Citizens and municipal officials
are encouraged to suggest projects which they feel the Commission should study and
or participate in.  Citizens may enter their comments on the Citizen Input page. 
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Photo courtesy of : NCDCM

The Shoreline Management Commission proposed a sand fencing and dune grass planting project to the Dare County Board of Commissioners.  The project was funded with interest on the funds collected from the one percent tax for shoreline management.  On April 2, 2006, the Board of Commissioners approved the project.  The project was established as a pilot project to last three years.

The plan included dune plantings and/or sand fencing in areas in Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Hatteras Island.  The project was segmented into 7 equal segments, 5 in the municipalities and 2 on Hatteras Island in Rodanthe and Buxton.

The first year of the project was completed with Dare County contracting for work in Duck, Southern Shores, Rodanthe and Buxton. Kitty Hawk completed their segment of the project with public works resources. The towns of Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head completed their segments with contractors. The total project the first year provided for approximately 16,000 linear feet of planting and/or fencing. Significant sand accumulation was realized in many locations throughout the project area.

This project, often referred to locally as the "federal" project, is an US Army Corps of Engineers project designed and managed by the Wilmington District. Project costs are shared between federal, state and local sources. The federal share is 65% and the non-federal share is 35%. Non-federal funding is cost shared between the state and local sponsors. Construction of the project is subject to the availability of federal, state and local funding.