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1 week ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Mark Jurkowitz |Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Stephen Smith
At the April 1 meeting of the Dare County Planning Board, the board approved a zoning text amendment that removed a paragraph referring to a Zone of Influence near Buxton Woods.
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith
From OuterBanksVoice.comDuring the April 7 Dare County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Chair Bob Woodard and County Manager Bobby Outten said the tax rate for the next fiscal year will go down by a substantial amount so that the total tax money collected by the county will be “revenue neutral” compared with this year. That information emerged as Dare County residents recently received their 2025 property revaluation notices.
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comA settlement has been reached between insurance companies and state regulators that will lead to a rate hike for insurance policies that cover mobile homes in North Carolina starting later this summer.
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3 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith
From OuterBanksVoice.comThe Dare County Tax Appraisal Department has announced that the 2025 revaluation notices containing the updated appraised value for property—as determined by the 2025 countywide revaluation—have been mailed to all Dare County property owners. The total value of those properties, according to the county, is $27,453,300,000 or about $27.5 billion, which represents a 67% gain over the $16.4 billion in assessed value in 2024.
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1 month ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith
The Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P.
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1 month ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith
Thinking about a new roof? The Outer Banks Chamber will be hosting the March 18th Lunchtime Live Virtual program on the NC Fortified Roof Program. This program will feature Mark Goins, Managing Director of NC Fortified. Mark leads a team of certified Fortified Evaluators dedicated to enhancing storm resilience for NC Coastal communities. We will also have Mark Mueller, owner of Mueller Builders who will lend his expertise and dedication to supporting and strengthening the Outer Banks Community.
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1 month ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith |Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comDare County property owners will see a significant increase in their real estate values when the 2025 revaluation notices are mailed out at the end of this month. According to Dare County Tax Assessor Hosea Wilson, the overall countywide change in the tax base is estimated to be 67%, increasing from $16.4 billion to a projected $27.4 billion.
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1 month ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith |Sam Walker
The Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P.
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2 months ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith |Sam Walker
East Carolina University (ECU) is partnering with the Dare Community Housing Task Force to better understand community attitudes toward workforce housing, and they are looking for insight and feedback from the Outer Banks community. In this vein, they are hosting of open house sessions, including two on Hatteras Island, and residents can drop by anytime to share their perspectives.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Kip Tabb |Stephen Smith
The Dare Community Housing Task Force has been selected as one of 22 counties across North Carolina to participate in the innovative “Our State, Our Homes” program, led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Across 100 initiative. This highly competitive program will bring together experts, resources and community leaders to tackle the growing challenge of affordable housing in our region.
