Chair· 2024-12-02–2028-12-04 (current term: elected Nov 5 2024; county release of Nov 6 2024 says the members are sworn in at the Dec 2 2024 meeting, the first Monday in December per N.C.G.S. § 153A-26 which has county commissioners take the oath and assume office on the first Monday in December after the general election, statute text read at ncleg.gov; end = first Monday in December 2028 when the successor is seated, matches county page 'Term expires December 2028')
Paul O'Neal
Currituck County
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Top issues during term (15)(Development)
Potential Corolla land acquisition
Purchase price and funding source were not disclosed.
K&S Mine North Special Use Permit (PB 26-11)
Mining allowed in Single-Family Remote zones will supply sand for county road maintenance at no maximum size set.
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.
Corolla Light Phase 10 Sketch Plan Amendment
Proposed Data Center
Barco Reserve Subdivision Reconsideration
YMCA Childcare Expansion Resolution
No direct cost to the district — the resolution just endorses the YMCA's grant and funding efforts.
Shawboro East Ridge Solar farm reconfiguration
The project is projected to pay about $290,000 a year in county property taxes — nearly $12 million over its roughly 40-year life.
Shortcut Farms subdivision and commercial development in Moyock
Allied Properties settlement (Millstone Crossing)
Land donation in Moyock
No cost to the county for the acquired land.
Corolla grocery store and shopping center
The developer pays for water connections and impact fees, and the project is expected to be complete by early 2027.
Currituck Way residential subdivision in Point Harbor
County water lines will be extended from Caratoke Highway along Foster Forbes Road to serve the development.
Decisions during term (2)
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Voting record (21)(Development)
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