Tag: Ferry Tolls

New Bridge Over Neuse?

County asks for ‘Feasibility Study’

Minnesott Beach predicts ‘devastating effect’ PAMLICO COUNTY – This is a hot potato. However, no need to become terribly agitated just yet. Everyone involved agrees that any proposed structure (to replace the current ferry) is several decades away — if…

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Counties, Towns Unite to Oppose Ferry Tolls

Collection Shacks’ linger from thwarted 2013 attempt   MINNESOTT BEACH – Seen here just inside the gate of the departure point for crossings of the Neuse River, this small enclosure – in place for more than 10 years — was…

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN – Special Meeting Monday, July 24

  The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Called Meeting on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 10:00am in the Commissioners’ Board Room, located on the second floor of the Pamlico County Courthouse Annex, 202 Main Street, Bayboro,…

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The North Carolina Ferry System may well meet the same fate as the fabled Dodo Bird. Originally discovered by Dutch explorers around 1600 on an island in the Indian Ocean, the Dodo became extinct less than 80 years later due…

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Ferry Tolls – vote imminent

From Ken Heath, Mayor of Arapahoe Also, from Diane Miller, Oriental town manager Can You Make A Few More Calls? We’re getting to the finish line, but could still use some help getting the Legislature to keep our ferries toll…

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Ferry Toll No Fairy Tale

Levy makes its way into State Senate version of pending budget RALEIGH – Though not yet signed, sealed and delivered, the relevant statute  that governs the state’s Ferry System contains two daunting, never-before-seen sentences: The Board of Transportation shall establish…

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Ferry Toll Rears Ugly Head Yet Again

TV Cites Charlotte’s I-77 Expense As Reason EASTERN NC – The Pamlico County Board of Commissioners received a red-hot news tip Monday night from Kenny Heath, mayor of Arapahoe. In brief remarks, Heath referred to a late June news segment…

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