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Powerboats draw crowd to St Clair

View Comments Rain and delays for freighters didn t keep the powerboats from entertaining race fans that filled St. Clair s Palmer Park Sunday afternoon. The boats raced up and down the St. Clair River for the 27th running of the St. Clair River Classic Offshore Race. Last year’s races were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers weren’t sure if this year’s would be held until several weeks before the event, said St. Clair County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jeff Bohm, who was acting as an emcee during the event.  Between the races, boats on trailers lined North Riverside Avenue. Crowds gathered around them, looking at the boats and talking with racers. The river was closed to pleasure crafts, but freight traffic was still given the right-of-way, resulting in the delays.

Coastal News Today | NC - Additional Details and Lots of Questions Arise at Avon Beach Nourishment Public Meeting

“Earlier this month, 3,700 letters were sent to property owners in Avon to share the county’s proposed plans for beach nourishment,” stated Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Bob Woodard, at the start of the meeting.  “We have received 276 emails from people regarding this issue, and [there are] 45 people who have signed up to ask questions or give comments during this meeting.” The meeting began with a brief history of beach nourishment in Dare County provided by Outten. The first beach nourishment project was proposed in the late 1980s in the town of Nags Head, with the cost of the project split 70-20-10 between the federal, state, and county governments. “This led to the establishment of the occupancy tax,” said Outten. “The federal share never came through, and state funds fell through as a result.” A decision was eventually made for Nags Head to pay for 50% of the project costs, and for Dare County to pay for the other 50%. The ensuing beach nourish

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