Buxton, Avon Beach Nourishment Set for May Start, Hope for FEMA Funding Boost

Buxton, Avon beach nourishment set for May start, hope for FEMA funding boost

It's no secret that Hatteras Island has faced an enormous amount of adversity throughout the fall and winter on the Outer Banks. But soon help will be on the way through beach nourishment projects in Avon and Buxton.Though Dare County leaders made it clear that in the next 15 years, they will eventually need help funding these projects."We can't do it anymore by ourselves. We gotta have help," said Bob Woodard, chairman of the Dare County Board …

Dare County moving forward with groin repairs with or without FEMA

BUXTON, N.C. (WAVY) — The Buxton groin refers to one of the jetties built on Hatteras Island for its Navy base decades ago. When the Navy left, the groin stayed, credited for protecting the Buxton coastline neighborhood from extreme erosion. but that groin began to fall apart and in recent years, the erosion that followed [...]