OAK ISLAND — Another beachside town has joined the joint regional statement, proposed by Southport and championed by alderman Karen Mosteller, calling for more mitigation efforts in the Wilmington Harbor 403 Dredging Project.
The agenda item was brought forward by Mayor Chris Brown at the town council meeting on Feb. 10 and passed unanimously. Brown spoke with both the Southport board of aldermen representative and Rep. Charles Miller [R-19] about the project and the resolution.
“This is not a resolution or a statement saying that we’re against it,” Brown explained. “If you read the statement, it says that we want mitigation protocols put in place. And right now it’s inadequate.”…