The Dare County Board of Commissioners is the governing body of Dare County,
North Carolina
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. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has seven seats held by elected officials called County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large in countywide elections and serve four-year staggered terms. The Board elects a chairman and vice-chair for a one-year term at its organizational meeting in December.
The Board has countywide responsibility for educational funding, libraries, Parks and Recreation,
and tax assessment. The Board is the sole governing body for the unincorporated areas of Dare
County including Colington, Martin’s Point, Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point, East Lake, Wanchese, northern Roanoke Island, and all of
Hatteras Island
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. In these areas, the County is responsible for planning and zoning, solid waste management and law enforcement.
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,633 at the 2020 census, up from 6,683 in 2010. It is the most populous settlement in both Dare County and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The ...
Nags Head Nag's Head or Nags Head may refer to:
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* Nag's Head, London, a locality in Holloway
** Nag's Head Market, a street market
* Nag's Head, Covent Garden, a pub
;Elsewhere in the United Kingdom
* Nag's Head Island, Abingdon-on-Thames
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Duck
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Southern Shores
Southern Shores is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on the Outer Banks and the population was 3,107 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Southern Shores is located at (36.124454, -75.732612).
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Waves
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*Waves, oscillations accompanied by a transfer of energy that travel through space or mass.
*Wind waves, surface waves that occur on the free surface of bodies of water.
Waves may also refer to:
Music
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Buxton
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Meetings
The Board meets on the first Monday of the month at 9:00 AM and the third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM at the Dare County Administrative Annex located at 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo.
Issues
In 2008, the Board adopted a resolution making English the official language of Dare County. The resolution was crafted by Jack Shea. The Commissioners voting for the resolution were Jack Shea, Richard Johnson, Mike Johnson and Max Dutton. Dissenting Commissioners were Warren Judge, Allen Burrus and Virginia Tillett.
List of Dare County Boards of Commissioners
2014 Board
Chairman
Warren Judge
District 3
Kitty Hawk
Duck
Southern Shores
Warren Judge, Chairman
Vice Chairman
Allen Burrus
District 4
Chicamacomico
Avon
Buxton
Frisco
Hatteras
Allen Burrus, Vice Chairman
Commissioner
Wally Overman
District 1
Roanoke Island
Dare County Mainland
Wally Overman, Commissioner
Commissioner
Virginia Tillett
District 1
Roanoke Island
Dare County Mainland
Virginia Tillett, Commissioner
Commissioner
Max Dutton
District 2
Nags Head
Colington
Kill Devil Hills
Max Dutton, Commissioner
Commissioner
Jack Shea
District 5
At Large
Jack Shea, Commissioner
Commissioner
Robert Woodard
District 2
Nags Head
Colington
Kill Devil Hills
Bob Woodard, Commissioner
2011 Board
Chairman: Warren Judge
Vice Chairman: Allen Burrus
Allen Burrus was appointed to the Board in February 2006 to fill the remaining term of Joseph "Mac" Midgett who died in Jan 2006. Burrus was then elected to the seat in 2008.
2010 Election
All incumbent Commissioners ran for re-election in 2010.
#Virginia Tillett in District 1 ran unopposed and was re-elected.
#Max Dutton in District 2 ran unopposed and was re-elected.
#Jack Shea, in District 5 (At-Large District) was challenged by Robin Mann. Shea won re-election 53/47.
2006 Election
Max Dutton was elected in 2006 in an upset over incumbent Chairman Stan White, 52% to 48% in the Primary. He was unopposed in the General Election.
Jack Shea was unopposed in the primary. He defeated Rex Tillett in the General Election. Tillett is the nephew of North Carolina State Senator
Marc Basnight
Marc Basnight (May 13, 1947 – December 28, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 1st district, from 1984 through his resignation just before the start of what w ...
.
Virginia Tillett won the primary over two challengers, Robin Mann and Sybil Daniels Ross. She defeated John M. Robbins, III in the General Election.