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Southern Shores

“No-Left Turn Events”

for Eastbound Traffic at the Intersection of US Highway 158 And South Dogwood Trail

At the June 16, 2020 Southern Shores Town Council meeting, the Southern Shores Town Council approved implementation of “No-Left Turn Events” for eastbound traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 158 and South Dogwood Trail. The authorized dates were June 20th, June 21st, June 27th, June 28th, July 4th, July 5th, July 25th, July 26th, August 1st, and August 2nd from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The dates and/or times of the remaining scheduled events may also be subject to change.

 

Updated Press Release 06-19-2020: 6-19-2020 No Left Turn Press Release

6-16-2020 No Left Turn Press Release

 

 

On June 1, 2020, the Town Council updated the Town’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance which became effective immediately.  The Town Council also adopted the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).  The adopted Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance can be found at https://www.southernshores-nc.gov/httpsouthernshores-nc-govsfloodprotection/ and the new FIRMS can be found at https://fris.nc.gov/fris/.  Typically, FEMA requires local Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) and Flood Ordinances to be updated every ten years.  The previous FIRMs for Dare County and the Town of Southern Shores became effective on September 20, 2006.  The new FIRMs were released on June 30, 2016 and become effective on June 19, 2020. 

Town Staff and officials from Dare County and the other Municipalities met regularly as a CRS Users Group throughout the adoption process.  Discussion primarily focused on public awareness of historical flooding, property owners dropping flood insurance policies vs. potential flood claims and their impact on local, State, and Federal levels, responsible building practices, and developing higher regulatory standards for construction.  The adopted Ordinance contains a new minimum building elevation of eight (8) feet above mean sea level throughout the entire Town either through freeboard requirements or a local elevation standard of 8 feet in the AE, AO, Shaded X and X Zones.  The VE Flood Zone is subject to the designated base flood elevation (BFE) on the FIRMs and a freeboard requirement in addition to the BFE. 

Please contact the Town’s Planning and Code Enforcement Department at (252) 261-2394 ext. 3 should you have any questions regarding the new Ordinance and FIRMs. 

Cliff Ogburn Selected as Southern Shores Town Manager

 

Southern Shores, NC—The Southern Shores Town Council has selected Timothy Clifton (Cliff) Ogburn as the new Town Manager. Mr. Ogburn will assume his new responsibilities by July 1, 2020.

 

“On behalf of our Town Council, I congratulate Mr. Ogburn on his selection after a rigorous search process,” said Mayor Tom Bennett. “We considered many well qualified candidates and deliberated carefully, but we found the best qualified candidate close to home. Cliff Ogburn is an experienced and resourceful manager, with a strong educational background. His experience in Nags Head and extensive knowledge of Dare County will allow him to do an excellent job for our citizens.”

 

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to join the team at the Town of Southern Shores,” said Cliff Oburn. “I am eager to make positive contributions and build meaningful relationships within the community. I look forward to serving the Town Council, residents, property owners, and businesses to help make Southern Shores an even better place to live, work and visit.”

 

Cliff Ogburn has served as Town Manager in Nags Head since 2009, after a short stint as Deputy Town Manager. He served previously as Public Services Director for Dare County, and as Parks and Recreation Director for the Town of Edenton.

 

Ogburn earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Old Dominion University, and a master’s in education and a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University.

 

Ogburn is a native of Greensboro and grew up in Clemmons, in Forsyth County. He and wife Joy and their children currently reside in Nags Head.

 

The Mercer Group, Inc., a national public sector executive search and consulting firm with an office in Raleigh, assisted the Council with its search. The Council received 66 applications from 19 states, and considered a number of well qualified candidates with extensive local government management experience. The Council interviewed five semifinalists remotely, in light of the Dare County emergency order. Mayor Bennett said that the Council greatly appreciated the valuable input of citizens and Town department heads about the qualifications, experience and characteristics that the Council should look for in the next manager. “We used those criteria as a guide in making our decisions,” Bennett said.

 

Ogburn will succeed Peter Rascoe, who retired late last year and now is employed by the City of Charleston, SC. “We thank Peter Rascoe for his dedicated service to our citizens and his many achievements,” said Bennett. “We also thank Wes Haskett, our Planning Director who is serving our citizens well as Interim Town Manager. Our new Town Manager will find that our finances are in a sound condition to deal with the opportunities and challenges ahead, with the assistance of our very capable Town staff.”

 

 

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