A consent decree that outlines temporary rules for off road vehicle (ORV) use in Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore has been agreed to by Dare County, Hyde County, the Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA), and the other parties, and has now been filed with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The document was filed electronically at approximately 6:00 this evening. The agreement will not create a precedent that will impact the ongoing negotiations between stakeholders to develop a permanent ORV management plan for the Seashore which is scheduled to be completed by the year 2011.

At the April 9 Nags Head Board of Commissioner’s meeting, Town Attorney Ike McRee asked the board to make a decision regarding a stone wall in Nags Head Village that sits on the public right-way adjacent to two properties.

The Kitty Hawk Town Council approved the site plan for a multi-family residential development on Old School Lane in Kitty Hawk at its monthly meeting April 7.

Dare County, the National Park Service, Defenders of Wildlife, and the National Audubon Society were unable to reach an agreement this week on parameters for beach driving in the Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore.

A consent decree that outlines temporary rules for off road vehicle (ORV) use in Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore has been agreed to by Dare County, Hyde County, the Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance (CHAPA), and the other parties, and has now been filed with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The document was filed electronically at approximately 6:00 this evening. The agreement will not create a precedent that will impact the ongoing negotiations between stakeholders to develop a permanent ORV management plan for the Seashore which is scheduled to be completed by the year 2011.

At the April 9 Nags Head Board of Commissioner’s meeting, Town Attorney Ike McRee asked the board to make a decision regarding a stone wall in Nags Head Village that sits on the public right-way adjacent to two properties.

The Kitty Hawk Town Council approved the site plan for a multi-family residential development on Old School Lane in Kitty Hawk at its monthly meeting April 7.

Dare County, the National Park Service, Defenders of Wildlife, and the National Audubon Society were unable to reach an agreement this week on parameters for beach driving in the Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore.

The state chapter of the Recreational Fishing Alliance is calling for a ban on fishing nets in what the group describes as “non-coastal waters.”

Despite more than a dozen citizens voicing their displeasure in the proposed document, the Dare County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution declaring that English in the official language of the county with a narrow 4-3 vote.