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 (5)(Roads)
Regional Transportation Project Priorities
Carova Roads Maintenance Service District appointments
Mid-Currituck Bridge funding gap
Cost escalations have left a funding gap — without more money the $173 million committed could be redirected to other regional projects.
Faded and missing highway signs
Crown Point drainage improvements
The pump station contract is $674,660, paid through the drainage improvement project.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Etheridge was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.