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 (13)(Zoning)
Sand excavation in residential district (PB 26-13)
Unknown — the county would sponsor the excavation projects, but cost details weren't in the published materials.
Tattoo parlors in General Business zones
Could open a new small-business category in the county; direct fiscal impact unclear.
County Zoning Framework
Resubmittal rules for denied applications
Evolve pool contractor outdoor storage expansion
Evolve reports 31 employees including 17 county graduates; no direct county cost.
Wrecker service rezoning denial off Caratoke Highway
No county infrastructure spending required by the project, which was denied.
State Bill Would Limit Local Zoning Authority
Home Occupation Standards and Window Tinting Classification
Lets a local business keep operating from a home garage rather than being forced to shut down or relocate.
Shortcut Farms rezoning denial
New rooftops and a potential supermarket could boost the county tax base and give mid-county residents closer shopping and services.
Foreign exchange student tuition policy
Waiving the fee costs the district up to about $3,200 per student per year, with no state funding to offset it.
Building height limits for hotels
Height limits may shape the scale of future hotel investment on both the beach and mainland.
Special use permit hearing procedures
Public Convenience Center Transfer Station Standards
Saves the county the cost of hiring appraisers and expert witnesses to argue its own permit case.
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Breathwaite was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
PB 26-03 Clifton White Heirs — Conditional Rezoning Denied
Amended-PB 26-03 Clifton White Heirs Rezoning
PB 26-02 Currituck Way — Conditional Rezoning Approved
PB 25-20 Shortcut Farms conditional rezoning
PB 25-20 Shortcut Farms Conditional Rezoning
PB 26-01 Currituck Way Conditional Rezoning
Voting record (5)(Zoning)
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