KEY INFORMATION: REMINDERS & EVENTS: 2025 CSDR Project The Village’s dredging contractor has equipment staged next to Battery Island and near Beach Access #11 (Sandpiper Trail) and the dredge Savannah has arrived! Sand placement was due to start this week but has not started yet. The Village will be updating the project webpage (HERE) and … Continued
According to the National Weather Service Wilmington office, the coldest air of the season is setting in and temperatures today will be unseasonably cold across the area with temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees below normal. Please review our tips for preventing and thawing frozen pipes HERE. While the Village is not recommending it, a few … Continued
One week to the day that the Village began its response to the stormwater flooding due to Potential Tropical Storm #8, Chris McCall, Village Manager, sent a message to Islanders. The message included the actions the Village had been taking since the storm dumped 20 inches of rain on the island instead of the predicted … Continued
KEY INFORMATION: REMINDERS & EVENTS: 2025 CSDR Project The Village’s 2025 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project is set to begin in the next few weeks. Pre-construction meetings have taken place with the dredging contractor (Marinex Construction), groin tube contractor (McPherson Marine), regulatory agencies, coastal engineers, surveyors, and Village staff. Pre-project surveying is in progress. Marinex … Continued
Joint Statement of Bald Head Island Transportation and the Village of Bald Head Island On Friday, October 25, 2024, the NC Utilities Commission issued an Order Approving Stipulation and Allowing Revisions to Ferry Schedule. This order is in response to the settlement that was reached between the Island intervenors (the Village, Bald Head Island Club, … Continued
Governor Roy Cooper recently announced that his request for a federal major disaster declaration as a result of Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 was granted. This means that four counties, including Brunswick County, will be able to seek public assistance funding from FEMA. It was also announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest … Continued
KEY INFORMATION: Milton & Leslie The Village has been keeping an eye on both Milton and Leslie as they approach the southeast coast. Both are projected to stay well to the south of our area. For today, the National Weather Service Wilmington office is predicting a variety of impacts as Milton passes, including hazardous marine … Continued
KEY INFORMATION: REMINDERS & EVENTS: State of Emergency The Village of Bald Head Island rescinded its State of Emergency declaration effective 5:00 p.m. Wednesday (10/2). Hurricane Kirk is more than 2,000 miles off the coast of NC and will cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions for our area. Always “know before you go” and … Continued
Key Information: State of Emergency The Village of Bald Head Island rescinded its State of Emergency declaration effective 5:00 p.m. today (10/2). All but four sewer customers have had sewer service restored to their homes due to water receding around grinder pumps. However, the flows to the wastewater treatment plant are still elevated and the … Continued
Key Information: State of Emergency The Village of Bald Head Island is still under a State of Emergency (SOE). While most of our sewer customers have been restored, the flows to the wastewater treatment plant are still elevated. Since we still have homes without sewer service and continue pumping stormwater off the island, the SOE … Continued