Thursday, June 30, 2016
Sellers do you want to get top dollar for your home?
See what Terry Talbert, with Esprit Designs in Southern Shores, has to say about getting your home "show" ready. Terry specializes in architecture and interior design for coastal living. Her services include decorating, interior design with emphasis on spatial planning and lighting, and architectural vision for new builds to complete renovations.
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Sellers do you want to get top dollar for your home?
See what Terry Talbert, with Esprit Designs in Southern Shores, has to say about getting your home "show" ready. Terry specializes in architecture and interior design for coastal living. Her services include decorating, interior design with emphasis on spatial planning and lighting, and architectural vision for new builds to complete renovations.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Latest Update on Mid Currituck Bridge by VDOT
Latest News and Updates
Project planning and implementation of the Mid-Currituck Bridge was placed on hold in 2013 while NCDOT reviewed state, regional and local transportation improvement funding priorities using the Strategic Mobility Formula.
The project has since been approved for inclusion in the 2016-2025 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and now, work toward a Record of Decision (ROD) is underway. An amendment to the STIP calls for NCDOT to start the dedication of state transportation funding in fiscal year 2017 (which starts July 2016) that will be used for bridge construction. The STIP originally called for the dedication of funding to begin in fiscal year 2019.
As part of working toward a Record of Decision, the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being re-evaluated to determine if a supplemental EIS is required. Because it has been more than three years since the approval of the Final EIS in 2012, this re-evaluation will consider changes regarding the project, its surroundings, impacts and any new issues, circumstances or information that was not considered in the original document. The re-evaluation will also look at any changes in laws or regulations that apply to the project.
If the re-evaluation process concludes that the information presented in the Final EIS is an accurate analysis of anticipated project impacts, the Record of Decision will be published signifying the completion of the environmental study process.
Additional activities to take place before any construction begins include: developing a new traffic and revenue study and toll financing plan, selecting a builder, preparing final design plans, acquiring right of way, and obtaining environmental agency permits.
For more information check out the VDOT website below
Monday, June 20, 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Manteo is Being Proactive with Flooding Issues
MANTEO, North Carolina — An Outer Banks city is close to completing a project aimed at ending a record of bad flooding after big storms.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Virginia, reports (http://bit.ly/1MLR2SC) that Manteo is weeks away from finishing a four-year project to install new stormwater drain lines.
Manteo is on a Roanoke Island bay between the Croatan (crow-ah-TAN) and Roanoke sounds. The island is reached by bridges west to the mainland and east to Nags Head.
Two hurricanes in the past five years left water on downtown streets so deep people used kayaks to get around.
Town Planner Erin Burke says part of the problem is urban development in the community of 1,500 residents. Burke says the town now has more paved streets, parking lots and sidewalks that can't absorb water.
Information from: The Virginian-Pilo
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Marketplace Overhaul coming soon!
Marketplace overhaul to feature new building, standalone CVS
By Michelle Wagner on March 22, 2016
Starbucks would move to the new building with a drive-through.
The owners of The Marketplace at Southern Shores plan to make improvements at the complex that would include a freestanding CVS/Pharmacy and new retail space.
Aston Properties of Charlotte, N.C. has submitted a conditional use permit application to the town that would pave the way for a 7,210-square-foot multi-tenant building just west of Wells Fargo.
On Monday, the Planning Board recommended approval of the permit.
Two of the units in the new building would be outfitted for restaurants, one being a drive-thru Starbucks on the northern end, said Town Planner Wes Haskett. The other two units would be retail space.
Haskett said he does not know what other businesses will be moving into the new space.
Under the plan, the portion of the complex at the western edge of the complex that now houses Starbucks, Rita’s Water Ice, Verizon and Mattress Firm would be demolished. Slated to go in its place is the stand-alone CVS/Pharmacy. The 13,225-square-foot drug store would include a drive-thru pharmacy.
Rita’s has already moved out of the building.
Rita’s has already moved out of the building.
The western portion of the complex was once a movie theater and adjacent movie rental store but was converted into retail space. In 2007, a construction worker died during renovations when a wall collapsed on him. The building was then torn down and rebuilt. Starbucks moved in in 2008 and was the first Starbucks to open on the Outer Banks.
A public hearing will be scheduled before the plan goes to Town Council for vote.
Representatives of Aston Properties could not be reached for comment.
Representatives of Aston Properties could not be reached for comment.
Major tenants in the shopping center, which has a total of 560 parking spaces, include Flood Lion, Dollar Tree, the UPS Store and Outer Banks Urgent Care.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Outer Banks Voice says Dept. of Transportation will start work on New Bonner Bridge
Preliminary work on new Bonner Bridge set to start Tuesday
By Outer Banks Voice on February 22, 2016
Rendering of the new bridge. (NCDOT)
Motorists will early see signs of construction of the Bonner Bridge replacement starting Tuesday as the contractor begins its preliminary work.
PCL Constructors will be preparing an area at the south end of the bridge on Pea Island by installing erosion control measures and clearing vegetation on both sides of the highway, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Several feet of pavement on either side of the road will be added for traffic that will be shifted to the east to access the existing bridge during construction.
Motorists will see equipment working around the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge parking lot northbound on N.C. 12. Under an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the southern half of the lot is being converted to a staging area for construction equipment.
The northern half of the parking lot closest to the catwalks and bridge will remain open to the public. A new driveway will provide public access to the lot. The existing driveway will be used only by construction equipment.
NCDOT awarded a $216 million design-build contract to replace the bridge to PCL Constructors Inc. and HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas. Construction on the 3.5-mile-long span is scheduled to begin in March.
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