Wednesday, May 24, 2006

New Petition to Save Emerald Isle's Last Pier

We reported a few weeks ago that Emerald Isle was fighting to keep the Bogue Inlet Pier from falling victim to real estate development, but it now seems that the fight is quickly gaining momentum. The town of Emerald Isle is still pursuing two funding options, a grant from the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund and a direct appropriation from the NC General Assembly. With the funding the town hopes to purchase the pier and surrounding 15 acres of land for parking. A new petition went up Monday at www.saveourpier.com to help in the town's cry for financial assistance from the state. So far the petition has received about 2,100 signatures with a goal of 5,000 but we feel that 10,000 by the end of next week should be feasible if most of our visitors sign it. More on the town's efforts to save the pier is available from the Kinston Free Press.

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