Our taxpayer dollars are going to fund the protection of the homes of wealthy Americans who usurped the local populations on our barrier islands with their fancy homes, freaking Kooks. The barrier islands I have said time and time again were not meant for the kind of development we see today on them. Prior to the heavy commercialization of the islands, locals lived in cheaply built homes further from the beach as they understood that permanent structures on shifting sand were impossible. Now look, here we are spending millions in taxpayer funds to help save the homes of these poor poor poor rich people. All it takes is one bad noreaster or hurricane and half your island's gone, or the beach erodes 2000 feet of sand and your home is suddenly being lapped by the waves.
We look to the Outer Banks, where beaches and seaside homes are succumbing to the encroaching ocean, as a possible harbinger of what's to come for barrier beaches here in Massachusetts as the climate warms, storms become more frequent, and erosion worsens.
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At the third meeting of the NC 12 Task Force, held on Aug. 11 at the Dare County Administrative Building, the complexity of maintaining NC12 on Hatteras Island was the focus of attention. As stakeholders discussed confronting the challenges of the road now and in the future, two concerns, in...
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History of NC-12 is fascinating, but roads arent viable on the OBX, rather they should have gone with a system similar to carova beach where there are no paved roads to my knowledge just sand.
Of course, here you go... the biggest motivator for all this $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
As the seas rise and temperatures increase, will North Carolina's oceanfront communities be able to maintain their beaches?
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