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A Needless Plague: We Are Not Ready For What is Coming to the Outer Banks.
Full-time Outer Banks residents are engaged in a social media war with Outer Banks Non-Resident Property owners, or NRPO. While this catch-me-if-you-can drama plays out, residents of these barrier islands are missing a critical, last-minute opportunity to prepare for what’s coming: potentially thousands infected in local counties and hundreds dead, all at once. Meghan Agresto, local resident activist, teacher and superhero made some solid points during a recent online discussion about a pressing issue that’s been largely ignored by citizens and media alike: what are we going to do when our sick and dying friends and family have no place to go?
The following are statements of concern that I believe every Dare and surrounding County resident should read, understand, and then think of every way in which you may be able to help with the coming “plague.”
The following is a summary of the issues Meghan brought to my attention, which I immediately felt necessary to share with a wider audience:
“So here’s the thing: there are holes in the Keep Em Out plan. Holes aren’t good but as we can now see, inevitable. Isn’t the next logical jump to see and support how the OBX might handle an outbreak if we hit a CV stride when everyone else with a hospital is hitting their stride at…
