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Duck Town Council at its March 5 regular meeting approved a number of proposed changes at Roadside Bar & Grill.

According to applicant Mark Leahy, plans include removing six existing structures that include an outdoor bar and surrounding deck, a shed, a grill and fireplace, and movie screen support located in the southeast corner of the property. The new owners will be constructing a new 308 square foot structure to be used as a bar in the outdoor seating and entertainment area.

It was noted during the presentation by Jim Gould, Duck community planner, that five of the six structures to be removed currently encroach on the standard side and rear yard setbacks, and while the new replacement bar structure removes a side yard encroachment, it does slightly increase the encroachment into the standard rear yard setback. Overall the structure removals lessen the use impact, there are no parking changes, and vehicle flow and safety are not an issue.

After discussion on the proper location of the stage, and wording to allow staff to give administrative approval, council gave the special use permit application unanimous approval.

Making a presentation for the First Flight Track Club, Gray Berryman shared plans for reviving the Duck Turkey Trot.

Berryman explained that the club was established in 2024 with a volunteer board to promote running and support local runners. The organization does produce low cost races, provides assistance to runners, and provides scholarships. Berryman said they would be building on the success Nancy Caviness had for 25 years, and with her help on this event, a similar course to the one run in past years will take runners through parts of Duck on a family-friendly, non-competitive race.

Berryman said the club is working with other support organizations but the event would also require town support from both police and fire.

Town manager Drew Havens recommended Duck co-sponsor the race, and council approved the co-sponsorship and race plans.

Making the rounds to each Dare County municipality, Donna Creef, Dare Community Housing Task Force chairperson, gave a summary presentation on the 28 member Task Force report on housing issues in the county.

Earlier in the evening, during special presentations, Duck firefighter David Sybert was recognized for his promotion to the rank of master firefighter.

Looking at board vacancies, council appointed Daniel Snyder to serve the unexpired Planning Board term of Joseph Blakaitis that ends May 2027, then appointed Miriam Rollin as a full Board of Adjustment member to replace Edward Sadler until the end of that term in July, and named Warren Stembridge and Thomas Burton as Board of Adjustment alternates until July 1.

Other business for the evening included consent agenda approval with February 5 and February 19 minutes, a resolution adopting the Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and the Government and Education Access Channel 2025-2026 proposed budget.

The next Duck Town Council meeting will be the regular session meeting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2.

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