COROLLA, N.C. — Several Corolla residents are worried about the state of the dunes and houses being threatened by the ocean. The feeling from residents is that time is of the essence when it comes to stabilizing the beach here.

Residents and members took Outer Banks Neighborhood Reporter Will Thomas to Persimmon Street in Corolla to show him where they are seeing these threats.

“There is damage, long-term damage to our dunes. We're beyond the beach now. We're worried about damage to the dunes," said Tony Cerri, a resident and member of the Corolla Civic Association (CCA).

Cerri has owned his home on Persimmon Street for more than a decade and has been a resident here for the last five years. Cerri and fellow Corolla residents are hoping to spread the word about the state of the dunes on

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