Public weighs in on Buxton Jetty Repair Project at Sept. 3 meeting

Roughly 70 attendees were at Wednesday’s meeting.

(Photo by Joy Crist-Island Free Press)

By: Joy Crist | Island Free Press

Roughly 70 residents and stakeholders gathered in Buxton on Wednesday, September 3, to weigh in on a proposal to repair the community’s southernmost groin, also known as a jetty, as part of a larger shoreline protection effort. The meeting, hosted by the National Park Service (NPS), was attended by county officials, the Buxton Civic Association (BCA), Coastal Science & Engineering (CSE), County Manager Bobby Outten, and N.C. Division of Coastal Management Director Tancred Miller.

“There are two messages to take home,” said Hallac at the end of a meeting that included presentations by the NPS an

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