In certain circles, the following story would almost certainly be called ?Don Carrington bait?:
The design specifications for that proposed ferry pier on the Outer Banks are coming out. You know, the one that will use the taxpayers? money and be the longest pier on the Eastern seaboard ? so that fewer than 10 students a day can take a ferry to school rather than ride a bus to a closer school in a neighboring county. The one that has led to charges of federal crimes. That pier.
You can?t say the powers-that-be aren?t being thoughtful about this next step, however:
At high tide, the pier will stand at least four feet off the water’s surface to allow access under the structure by people using kayaks and canoes, Myers said. The pier also will be designed high enough off the water so as to provide adequate shade to the aquatic vegetation underneath.
Won?t someone please think of the children ? and the seaweed?
