CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A proposed amphitheater, public water access, and community event spaces were part of Morehead City’s vision for Calico Bay Park , which was planned for development in November 2024.

However, these plans hit a dead end with the U.S. Army.

“It kind of sucks that they decided not to do it because it’s kind of just there, and it’s big. It’s a bit of an eyesore,” Morehead City resident Megan Boyd said.

The 24-acre space is the Army Reserve Center that’s over 60 years old and hasn’t been used since 2019.

The town aimed to obtain and revitalize the long-vacant property, but a letter from the U.S. Army stopped those plans.

“This letter just said that it was going to remain in DOD purposes and that the U.S. Marine Corps had expressed interest in it for their m

See Full Page