April 24, 2023

KDH Capital Projects Update

See the latest Capital Projects Update from the Town of Kill Devil Hills.

Notice of Meeting

Board of Commissioners

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. the Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting in the Meeting Room at the Administration Building, 102 Town Hall Drive, Kill Devil Hills. View meeting agenda.

Live here, work here, or own property in Town? The KDH Board of Commissioners want to hear from you about matters that are important to you!

Consider attending the upcoming public forum. This is great opportunity to have an informal conversation with our Board.

The Board embraces the importance of your thoughts and appreciates the value of public input as it considers issues that may impact the overall quality of life in Kill Devil Hills.

Come share your thoughts with them!

Fourth Street Beach Access Now Open

The Fourth Street Beach Access has reopened. The access was previously closed as the walkover portion was deemed unsafe due to years of repeated storm damage. Therefore, it was removed entirely allowing us to provide safe access to the beach to the public. The access will be an open sand access for the near future as the Town seeks grant funding for the replacement of the wooden walkover.

ADA Transition Plan Survey

Please help us become a more accessible Town. Take a quick five minute survey on accessibility in KDH. Your input is important and valued.

ADA Transition Plan Survey (surveymonkey.com)

The Town of Kill Devil Hills is completing an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. This plan will look at challenges with accessibility and ways to improve access to Town services, buildings, sidewalks, and streets. This survey will guide the ADA Transition Plan and help to identify areas for improving our accessibility throughout the community.

This is just one way to let the Town know about accessibility in Kill Devil Hills. The Town will be hosting future opportunities for the community to provide input on where to improve access to sidewalks, multi-use paths, beach accesses, parks, services and buildings.

Thank you for your help.

2023 Trash Attack! an Overwhelming Success

2023 Trash Attack! Community Clean-up Event The 2023 KDH Trash Attack! community clean-up event that was held on April 1, 2023, was an overwhelming success! This was our largest Trash Attack! event to date with approximately 150 volunteers, including KDH Staff. Several community organizations also participated: The Outer Banks Women’s Club, Food Lion, and First Flight High School Baseball Team. A total of 18 cubic yards of trash was collected. This is the largest amount collected from this event! Special thanks to KDH Walgreens, Front Porch Café, Kelly’s, and Max’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria for donations of food and drink for the Trash Attack! volunteers.

The 2023 KDH Trash Attack! community clean-up event that was held on April 1, 2023, was an overwhelming success! This was the Town's largest Trash Attack! event to date with approximately 150 volunteers, including KDH Staff. Several community organizations also participated: The Outer Banks Women’s Club, Food Lion, and First Flight High School Baseball Team.

A total of 18 cubic yards of trash was collected. This is the largest amount of trash ever to be collected from this event.

Thank you to all of the volunteers who supported this event and helped to make a positive difference in Kill Devil Hills.

Special thanks to KDH Walgreens, Front Porch Café, Kelly’s, and Max’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria for donations of food and drinks for the Trash Attack! volunteers.

KDH Participates in Preparedness for Response Exercise Program

Kill Devil Hills’ emergency management personnel recently participated in a full-scale Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard. The exercise involved training sessions and working through a major oil spill scenario off our coast.

“Although we routinely train for these types of incidents, this is the first exercise of this magnitude in the area, crossing two states and requiring an immense amount of support from Virginia and North Carolina agencies,” said Coast Guard Capt. Jennifer Stockwell, Sector Virginia commander. “The amount of cooperation and expertise we saw from about one-hundred people with forty-five separate agencies is a true testament to the readiness of federal, state, and local agencies in Virginia and North Carolina.”

Multi-jurisdictional partnerships are crucial during disasters and emergencies. Participating in training exercises with a wide variety of organizations assists in building and maintaining those partnerships. While we hope to never see a major oil spill, it is critical that we participate in exercises such as this to ensure that we are all well-equipped to respond to such a crisis.

Kill Devil Hills is committed to continuously working to train and prepare for various types of disasters.

Prepare. Protect. Insure.

Whether you live in the Outer Banks year-round or own a second home here, protecting your property is essential.

Even homes in areas that generally do not flood can be damaged due to flash flooding from rain, high groundwater levels and the naturally low island topography of the Outer Banks. It is important to know the hazards that may exist for your property and what steps you can take to prepare your property and your family to reduce the risks of flood damages.

Visit DareNC.gov/Flood or kdhnc.com/1070/Flood-Information for more information regarding planning for flood hazards and flood zones in Dare County.

We're hiring for several positions. Visit our website to apply for employment with the Town.

We're hiring for several positions. Apply today to join the KDH team!