Commissioner District 5 (temporary)· Temporary replacement for J. Owen Etheridge during his leave: selected Oct 28 2025, sworn in Nov 3 2025 per county release Nov 4 2025; served until Etheridge's death Jun 25 2026 per county release Aug 25 2026 (last attended Jun 15 2026 meeting).
Troy Breathwaite
Currituck County
No biography on file yet.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 16:27
- Avg per meeting
- 4:07
- Segments
- 229
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Top issues during term (14)(Development)
Potential Corolla land acquisition
Purchase price and funding source were not disclosed.
Major subdivision regulation
No dollar figure yet, but infrastructure and housing needs identified could drive future county spending.
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 phasing and buffers
Slower subdivision build-out could ease infrastructure and school impacts.
Adequate public facilities standards
YMCA Childcare Expansion Resolution
No direct cost to the district — the resolution just endorses the YMCA's grant and funding efforts.
Corolla Light Phase 10 Sketch Plan Amendment
Adds three dwellings and six parking spaces to the Corolla tax base; appraiser testified neighboring values would not be injured.
Currituck Way residential subdivision in Point Harbor
New homes add to the tax base, though one commenter argued residential growth doesn't cover school costs and pressures tax rates.
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 conditional rezoning
Adds modest-density housing in the Point Harbor sub-area with a county water line extension.
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.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Breathwaite was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (23)(Development)
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