© September 16, 2007
CURRITUCK COUNTY
Some rough-and-tumble sand roads on Currituck County's Outer Banks could feel a grader's blade soon unless opponents can stop it.
The Board of Commissioners proposes creating a service district in the four-wheel-drive communities that would level and straighten 4.5 miles of Sandfiddler Road, about a mile of Sandpiper Road and several short entry points across the dunes.
Commissioners could approve the project after a public hearing planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the Historic Currituck County Courthouse. Real estate officials, the sheriff and emergency agencies support the project. In the summer, nearly 5,000 visitors a week stay in the area, and emergency vehicles struggle to navigate the roads.