Nags Head looking for public comment on land protections

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) — The town of Nags Head is looking for people to submit public comments regarding the protection of a land management tool.

The Rules Commission is set to hold a special meeting Monday, April 8 at 10 a.m. to consider reinstating rules that protect the designation of Jockey’s Ridge State Park as an Area of Environmental Concern. Comments need to be submitted to rrc.comments@oah.nc.gov by 5 p.m. on April 7.

“Put simply, if the CRC loses its authority to designate an AEC for Jockey’s Ridge, other distinctive areas in Nags Head, such as the oceanfront, the soundfront, Nags Head Woods, or the area near the fresh pond, might also be at risk of losing their AEC protections,” a release states.