hatteras hotel project=profit or pitfall?

Tentative plans call for 100 room, 6-story hotel on the lot where the Sea Gull Motel currently stands, although the developer stresses the plans are tentative. Photo Greenmap.org.
Tentative plans call for 100 room, 6-story hotel on the lot where the Sea Gull Motel currently stands, although the developer stresses the plans are tentative. Photo Greenmap.org.

Will hotel or homes replace Sea Gull Motel?

Does Hatteras Village need another hotel that would replace the Sea Gull Motel? In an outstanding editor’s blog, Joy Crist writing for the Island Free Press explores the the issue.

Tentative plans call for 100 room, 6-story hotel on the lot where the Sea Gull Motel currently stands, although the developer stresses the plans are tentative. Photo Greenmap.org.
Tentative plans call for 100 room, 6-story hotel on the lot where the Sea Gull Motel currently stands, although the developer stresses the plans are tentative. Photo Greenmap.org.

“Controversy exploded on social media this week regarding the proposed construction of a new hotel in Hatteras village. Technically, the issue stemmed from the growing awareness of an upcoming Dare County Planning Board meeting, where the board will consider a text amendment to the C2-H General Commercial Zoning District in Hatteras village. But it grew from this minor announcement into a heated debate about whether or not Hatteras needed a new hotel in the first place.

A bigger conversation about any new development project that affects the landscape and economy of Hatteras Island is always a good thing. But the problem with this growing awareness is the potential spreading of misinformation, and the formulation of opinions without having all the facts at hand.”

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