Keep the Outer Banks Moving
What we're working on now, and what we're dreaming up next. From new facilities to better access to fresh program ideas, this is where the vision turns into a to-do list.
Status: Active, vote is November 3, 2026.
On the ballot is a quarter-cent sales tax that would raise about $6.1 million a year for parks and recreation across Dare County. It's the single biggest opportunity in a generation to fund the facilities our surveys keep asking for.
How to help: Learn the facts on our Transparency page, talk to your neighbors, and vote.
Status: Advocacy and listening.
Pools rank as the number one recreation need in the county's own surveys. We're gathering community input on what people would use and where.
How to help: Tell us how you and your family would use a pool.
Status: Idea gathering.
Safe ways to walk and bike between our towns, and trails to explore the natural Outer Banks.
How to help: Submit the routes and connections you want to see.
Big or small, for your sport or your street, we want to hear it. Submit an idea.