Citing a forecast of severe weather, the Town of Southern Shores has canceled the quasi-judicial hearing scheduled tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. before the Town Council on the special use permit application (SUP 23-01) submitted by Ginguite, LLC, a subsidiary of SAGA Realty & Construction, for a mixed-use group development of luxury condominiums, retail shops, restaurants, and offices at 6195 N. Croatan Hwy. (U.S. Hwy. 158).
The hearing has been rescheduled to Feb. 6, when the Town Council will hold its next regular monthly meeting, according to a Town announcement posted online late this afternoon.
(See The Beacon, 1/4/24, for a preview of the hearing.)
DARE STUDENTS HAVE REMOTE LEARNING DAY TOMORROW
Earlier today, the Dare County Schools announced that tomorrow will be a Remote Learning Day for students and an Early Dismissal Day for staff members because of predicted storm conditions. Staff members are to report for work in the morning.
The Superintendent’s Office will decide at noon tomorrow whether to alter school hours on Wednesday.
Storm conditions forecasted to start tomorrow afternoon are expected to continue into Wednesday.
Weather Forecast: Dare County is already under a Coastal Flood Warning and High Wind Warning, according to the National Weather Service. A cold front with strong winds that is arriving in our area tomorrow is expected to cause both soundside and ocean flooding.
The storm event tomorrow will principally pose a wind threat, according to the NWS, with the high temperature in the mid- to upper-50s. Conditions are expected to worsen tomorrow evening as rain and wind velocity increase and temperature declines.
THE BEACON, 1/8/24
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