The state’s recent 9.5% increase in spending is marred with all sorts of pork projects. This one is rather interesting considering that nature and the market have both conspired for the demise of Jeanette’s Pier in Nags Head. But Government, as always, knows better.
North Carolina Aquariums is expected to acquire
the 5.12-acre pier site from the nonprofit North Carolina Aquarium
Society after the transfer is approved early next month. The state is providing money in the budget that recently was approved
Made of concrete, with a wooden deck and
railings, the pier is proposed to be 25 feet wide and 1,000 feet long.
The attached two-story pier house, designed to reflect the historic
Nags Head architectural style, will be 25,000 square feet and will
include space for a tackle shop, an arcade and food service. The
upstairs, with covered porches, will be able to accommodate 150 people
and will have a catering kitchen and offices.
Again, is this what government should be doing? It will, by far, be the most impressive pier in all of NC.
(ht-PC)
