BUXTON, N.C. — Buxton residents felt encouraged after leaving the public meeting on proposed repairs to the southernmost jetty on the oceanfront Wednesday night. This project could be vital to the area's fight against erosion.

Jeff Dawson is an eighth-generation native of Buxton, and his family history here goes back hundreds of years. In his lifetime, he’s worried about the future of Buxton, which is one of the most rapidly eroding shorelines on the Outer Banks.

“We've been asking them to be proactive instead of reactive for pretty much my whole lifetime," said Dawson.

Dare County and Cape Hatteras National Seashore leaders were present at the meeting in the Fessenden Center Wednesday night. Receiving support from leadership in the county is a special feeling for Dawson and fellow resi

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