IFP article on coastal erosion and hardened structures

It's time to reach out to your state representatives if you travel highway 12 on Hatteras Island. Something has to be done, and this may be a start. https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/new-senate-bill-could-overturn-north-carolinas-coastal-hardened-structures-ban/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRh4zlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETExUkVneXdsVmt1cmh2bUU1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlrzA8R4lmfXyTxcrwhXTgtH5LXdb1n-Ir0i2bPdhRjJPgzh6_--duVe8N5x_aem_geQiuMn-gOYGoeRQHrnx7Q

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I completely agree that something has to be done. The wife and I daytrip to Hatteras at least once a month. Love it down there but it gets dicey during storms. Also, there are hospital staff that sometimes get trapped on either side of the bridge.

@Craic'n Crabs I have a friend that’s a substitute teacher at the Hatteras High School but she lives in KDH. It seems like every time there’s a full moon or north east breeze they close the schools due to ocean over wash. There are probably a lot of people in the same boat, or wish they were in a boat…