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NC
Waterfront Access Study Committee Releases Recommendations
- On April 13th,
North Carolina's Waterfront Access Study Committee presented 27
recommendations in a formal report.
- The committee noted
the need to ensure a diversity of waterfront-dependent uses of
the shoreline, and the need to retain and enhance public access
to coastal public trust waters.
- According to the
report, "Skyrocketing market demand for this limited, finite
shoreline resource, accelerating non-waterfront-dependent
development of the shoreline, and steadily increasing real
property taxes are among the factors contributing to this
loss."
- The report calls
for an immediate response by the State.
- Established by the
General Assembly last year, the 21-member study committee has
met since September, and hosted three public comment sessions.
The final report was submitted to the N.C. Joint Legislative
Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture, the N.C. Marine Fisheries
Commission and the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission.
- The complete report
is available online at:
www.ncseagrant.org/waterfronts
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