Commissioner District 5· Back on the board from the Dec 3 2018 meeting per county obituary notice Jun 29 2026 (re-elected 2018) and Dec 3 2018 minutes; oath Dec 5 2022 for the term ending Dec 2026; leave of absence from Oct 6 2025; died Jun 25 2026 per county release Aug 25 2026 ('District 5 seat vacant since ... passed away on June 25, 2026').
J. Owen Etheridge
Currituck County
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Top issues during term (10)(Development)
Potential Corolla land acquisition
Purchase price and funding source were not disclosed.
K&S Mine North Special Use Permit (PB 26-11)
Major subdivision regulation
Developers will face phased timelines and landscape bonding costs; no direct county cost was stated.
Adequate public facilities standards
Major subdivision phasing and buffers
Developers will face phased timelines and landscape bonding costs; no direct county cost was stated.
YMCA Childcare Expansion Resolution
No direct cost to the district — the resolution just endorses the YMCA's grant and funding efforts.
Shortcut Farms subdivision and commercial development in Moyock
Currituck Way residential subdivision in Point Harbor
County water lines will be extended from Caratoke Highway along Foster Forbes Road to serve the development.
Land donation in Moyock
No cost to the county for the acquired land.
Allied Properties settlement (Millstone Crossing)
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Etheridge was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.