The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard and Nags Head Mayor Ben Cahoon will host mayors from several coastal counties for a mayoral roundtable in Manteo on May 8.
Topics for discussion will focus on coastal protection, with a specific emphasis on risks posed by offshore oil and gas exploration and seismic testing, as well as coastal community engagement and federal rulemaking.
Mayors and commissioners representing various municipalities in the state’s coastal counties will attend.
WHAT: Mayoral Roundtable to Protect North Carolina’s Coast
WHEN: Wednesday, May 8 at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Dare County Center
950 Marshall C. Collins Drive
Manteo, NC 27954
WHO: Michael S. Regan, Secretary, Department of Environmental Quality
Braxton Davis, Director, Division of Coastal Management
Steve Murphey, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries
Bob Woodard, Chairman, Dare County Board of Commissioners
J. Andrew Sayre, Mayor, Village of Bald Head Island
Ricky Credle, Mayor, Town of Belhaven
Don Kingston, Mayor, Town of Duck
Bettie J. Parker, Mayor, Town of Elizabeth City
Horace C. Reid, Jr., Mayor, Town of Hertford
Bobby Owens, Mayor, Town of Manteo
Ben Cahoon, Mayor, Town of Nags Head
Brian Roth, Mayor, Town of Plymouth
Tom Bennett, Mayor, Town of Southern Shores
Douglas Medlin, Mayor, Town of Surf City
John Davis, Mayor, Town of Swansboro
Howard Braxton, Mayor, Town of Topsail Beach