Posted on March 21, 2016
By Irene Nolan, Island Free Press
At a special meeting this morning, the Dare County Board of Commissioners accepted the bid from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for the beach nourishment project that encompasses the Town of Duck, Town of Kitty Hawk, and Town of Kill Devil Hills.
The award is contingent on approval from the Local Government Commission.
The bid from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company totaled $38,596,850 and is approximately $4.9 million under budget.
The towns intend to pay for the nourishment projects with a combination of money from the county’s beach nourishment fund and increases in taxes from property owners. The county fund gets its money from a 2 percent occupancy tax on all lodging.
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