EMERALD ISLE â Commissioners by a 5-0 vote Tuesday night authorized Emerald Isle Town Manager Matt Zapp to execute a contract for development and implementation of a comprehensive stormwater management plan.
The historic moment, for a low-lying barrier island town long plagued by occasional flooding from heavy rain events and sometimes deluged by complaints from residents and business owners, came during the commissionâs monthly meeting, conducted via GoToWebinar.
The money to pay for the $386,000 contract with Moffatt & Nichol, a global engineering firm with an office in Raleigh, will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Commissioner Jim Normile made the motion to authorize the project and hailed it as a big step forward for the town and its property owners.