FLandOBX wrote:I agree that this is very positive. The homeowners in Mirlo Beach were already screwed. Their property values declined dramatically several years ago (Hurricane Irene) due to constant erosion and flooding. Plus, relative to the number of houses on Hatteras Island (and the really great soundside homes south of the Rodanthe ferry docks where the bridge will re-connect on the island), there really aren't very many homes that are directly affected and will face the bridge....... Mirlo Beach and the Midgett trailer park and a few isolated homes......but not many. Bottom line for locals is that this issue has been debated and tied up in litigation for so many years that just having a resolution to the access question is a huge positive, and is already sending property values and home sales all across Hatteras Island higher.
I would question this. Sure they dropped after Irene but they are sky high again. One of our guys looked into buying the empty lot where the Sentinel was and it was still insane for a small parcel with no building on it. Even the little house Carpe Diem was still quite expensive.
Their values are going to severely shit the bed once the bridge goes in. This is just a guesstimate, but I'm assuming more than 75% of those houses' rentals are to kiters/windsurfers??? If yes, you can kiss those renters goodbye.
I guess the real point here is, nobody is arguing that a new (reliable) means of keeping NC12 open isn't needed. I get that, and can sympathize with the locals. But as kiters, watermen and just someone that appreciates the Pea Island Refuge that putting in a 200 million dollar highway through it to appease the Autobahn Society is truly insane.
To top off this shit sundae, now you tell me Liberty Mart is on the chopping block too??!! Now where am I going to get beer and ice cream?
LOL
I love Hatteras and will never stop going there. Bureaucratic bullshit like this really pisses me off though.
Best of luck.