Plans to fund 7.9 miles of scenic byway on Hatteras Island were given the go-ahead Monday by the Dare County Board of Commissioners, which authorized an application for a $1,959,999 million grant.
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Creating a rain garden in Vista Colony near the Britthaven nursing center is one of the ideas Nags Head is pursuing as it tries to ease flooding in two neighborhoods.
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An emergency project using a series of well points has drawn down the water table by as much as 5 feet in Ocean Acres, where rain has flooded the first floors of some houses.
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With few options left to rid neighborhoods of standing water, state and Kitty Hawk officials are looking at a federal program to acquire houses that are hopelessly swamped.
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Things are looking a little better, but when the rain comes, the water has nowhere to go. Ditches are brimming, and in Ocean Acres and Whispering Pines water has been rising into homes after heavy rain. “If we had one house fall into the ocean, it would be national news,” Michael Frasca told Kill Devil Hills commissioners.
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Nags Head will be flushing its water system through Jan. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pressure could drop and water could get discolored while the work’s being done, the town said on its Web site.