CURRITUCK, N.C. (WAVY) — Both Currituck and Dare counties say they will work together to coordinate entry for visitors to the Outer Banks.
Members for the Board Chairmen and County Managers from both counties have met to begin discussions.
Currituck County officials have removed the May 15 visitor entry date from their State of Emergency in a coodinated plan between the two counties moving forward.
Officials from both counties say they will meet again to establish a timeline in accordance to the scheduled expiration of North Carolina Gov. Cooper’s statewide Stay-At-Home Order on May 8.
Although a specific date has not been announced yet, both counties say the decision will be made jointly.
Dare County has been closed to visitors and non-resident property owners for more than a month in an effort to protect its residents and workers from COVID-19.
As a lawsuit simmers between some non-resident property owners and the county — in which the property owners allege their constitutional rights were violated by restricting access — Dare County has made a plan to begin allowing some people back in.
Dare County and the Dare County Control Group have created a phased plan to lift the restrictions on entry to Dare. The first phase will allow the entry of non-resident property owners starting with some owners May 4.
Last Monday, the Currituck County Board of Commissioners also voted to reopen the county to non-resident property owners starting Thursday.
Currituck is accessible by a bridge that leads into Dare County, and commissioners said they would need to speak with Dare to figure out how reopening access would be done.
