Town of Nags Head Update, January 14, 2023

A one-pager briefing for the potential for minor coastal flooding across portions of the Outer Banks through early next week. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for locations where confidence is highest regarding the potential for minor flooding. Please note that this event has the potential to produce minor coastal flooding for both soundside and oceanside locations.

We have the potential for minor coastal flooding across portions of the Outer Banks through early next week.

A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for locations where confidence is highest regarding the potential for minor flooding.

Please note that this event has the potential to produce minor coastal flooding for both soundside and oceanside locations.

Martin Luther King, Jr Day Sanitation and Office Schedule

All Town administrative offices will be closed Monday, January 16, 2023, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Due to the holiday, trash on the blue residential route will be collected Tuesday, January 17, instead of Monday, January 16. The same holds for our commercial customers.

The green and red residential routes will be collected on their regular schedule.

For those who subscribe to curbside recycling, there is no change.

The brush/bulk drop-off yard will be closed Monday, January 16 and will reopen Thursday, January 19, at 9 am.

Don’t know your sanitation route? View the sanitation route map or a text description of each route on our website.

Call for volunteers for Nags Head's Septic Health Advisory Committee.

Our 2022 Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan was adopted in April 2022. Recommendations from the plan are now being implemented and will continue to be implemented over several years. The charge of the newly formed Septic Health Advisory Committee will be to provide guidance on the implementation of the Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Plan recommendations, as well as discuss the ongoing Todd D. Krafft Septic Health Initiative Program successes and challenges.

The committee will meet quarterly throughout the year (January, April, July, and October), with the first meeting scheduled for January 2023.

Submit an application if you are interested and are a Nags Head property owner and/or resident.

Remote meetings will be available upon request.

Water System Flushing Taking Place. Resumes January 17 2023.

The annual flushing of our water distribution system, which removes sediment and other deposits that can build up over time, will resume Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Flushing will begin at Eighth Street and progress south to Gull Street over the next several weeks.

Schedule for Tuesday, January 17 through Friday, January 20, 2023

From Eighth Street to Barnes Street south on South Virginia Dare Trail and South Croatan Highway, including Nags Head Pond, Nags Head Acres, Vista Colony, and neighborhoods in between South Virginia Dare Trail and South Croatan Hwy.

State of the County on January 25, 2023 at Captain George's

You are invited to the annual State of the County presentation on January 25, 2023!

Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard will deliver the annual State of the County presentation at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills.

Topics will include:

Essential & Workforce Housing
Beach Nourishment
Waterway Accessibility
Commitment to Education
Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Advanced registration is required to attend the event. The registration fee is $10.68, which includes a full breakfast provided by Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant.

To learn more and register online, please visit DareNC.gov/StateOfTheCounty.

No to-go cups in curbside recycling, please!

There is more to these cups than meets the eye! This will help guide you on how to properly dispose of them. Have you switched to reusable cups yet?

If you don't have time to haul your recyclables to the recycling centers we have at town hall (5401 South Croatan Highway) and our public services facility (2200 Lark Avenue), subscribe to the curbside recycling collection service offered by TFC Recycling. The cost is only $9.60/month thanks to a $5/month subsidy from the Town.

Board of Commissioners and Planning Board Meeting Dates

View a calendar of all the upcoming meetings.
View meeting agendas for the Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board.
All Board of Commissioners and Planning Board meetings are livestreamed via the Town's YouTube channel.