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PUBLIC MEETING
POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF
MOYOCK TOWNSHIP STORMWATER DISTRICT
March 24, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MEETING MINUTES ......................................................................................................................................3
SIGN-IN SHEET .............................................................................................................................................6
MEETING ATTENDEES MAP .......................................................................................................................11
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HANDOUT ..........................................................................................13
SURVEY HANDOUT ...................................................................................................................................16
SURVEY RESULTS .......................................................................................................................................18
PRESENTATION .........................................................................................................................................21
STICKER SURVEY .......................................................................................................................................46
EXISTING MOYOCK SERVICE DISTRICTS MAP..........................................................................................48
MOYOCK DRAINAGE DITCHES MAP ........................................................................................................50
PREVIOUS MEETINGS ................................................................................................................................52
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MEETING MINUTES
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Currituck County
153 Courthouse Road
Currituck, North Carolina 27929
Public Meeting
Potential Establishment of Moyock Township Stormwater Service District
Moyock Middle School Gym
March 24, 2015, 6:30pm
Attendees:
County staff - Mike Doxey, Michelle Perry, Dan Scanlon, Eric Weatherly, Ben Woody
County Commissioners - Marion Gilbert, Mike Hall, Mike Payment
See attached sign-in sheet
Minutes:
1) Introductions – Ben Woody
o Handouts and survey procedures were explained – see attached handouts and
results
2) Presentation – Mike Doxey
o See attached presentation
3) Questions:
 Are CAMA permits required?
o The Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) are the lead agency on ditch
maintenance. They have a Nationwide (3) Permit that may or may not be
required for the maintenance of a ditch. CAMA would have joint
jurisdiction with the ACOE over the main channel such as Shingle Landing
Creek or Roland Creek.
 Will any environmental groups oppose the project because of wetlands?
o We do not know of any environmental groups that would oppose these
projects, typically they will not affect wetlands.
 What money can the County contribute instead of more taxes?
o The county does not have the resources outside of a service district to
contribute funds.
 How many miles of ditches are there in the existing district?
o Moyock District 6.2 miles
 Do new developments have to provide easements?
o Yes developers have to provide easements in new subdivisions for the
future maintenance of the main outlet ditches.
 If we pay more taxes for this service district, where will the funds go?
o The taxes collected would go into the stormwater district fund and only be
used for stormwater improvements in that district.
 City law vs. County law?
o The Moyock area is unincorporated and is subject to county governance.
 Who is managing our ditches now?
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o Currituck County manages the major drainage outlets in the existing
stormwater districts. Farmers typically manage those major outlets
adjoining their fields. NCDOT is responsible for managing ditches within a
DOT Right of Way.
Can the County send emails to homeowners within subdivisions, to make them
aware of maintenance responsibilities?
o The county continues to improve its communication and educational outreach
efforts. Creating an email distribution list is a possibility that can be
explored.
Did Moyock Commons get approved under the old ordinance or the new
ordinance?
o The new part of Moyock Commons that was rezoned last year will be
under the new ordinance.
Are subdivision ditches included within the service district?
o No, subdivision drainage infrastructure should be maintained by the
homeowners association. The ditches maintained by the service district are
major drainage outlets that drain those subdivisions.
What ditches are included? What about the ditch in Shingle Landing – possibly on
the County’s property?
o The ditch that runs from the county property through Shingle Landing is a
major outlet and should be added to the map according to the definition
of draining 2 or more properties.
What about the ditch under the railroad near Baxter Lane?
o It is included on the map.
Comments:
 The County does not require developers to control erosion during construction.
 The County should require $1000 per home for new construction permits.
 Look at sales tax re-distribution.
 Figure out how occupancy taxes can be used for ditches.
 We need a district.
 We need to think about new developments and their impacts.
 Retention ponds are high maintenance.
 There are places where you can’t dig ditches because of wetlands.
 Would like to keep Northwest River Service district in tact because it is working
well, but should be separate from township because ditches drain into VA.
 Stormwater districts are a blessing because everyone needs to contribute to
maintain the drainage system.
4) Closing – Ben Woody
o Instructions on “sticker” survey on wall and maps for viewing - see attached sticker
survey and maps
SIGN-IN SHEET
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MEETING ATTENDEES MAP
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Meeting Attendees March 24, 2015*
Township Boundaries
Watershed Improvement Districts
Northwest Watershed Improvement District
Guinea Mill Watershed Improvement District
Moyock Watershed Improvement District
* Two Attendees Listed Addresses Outside of Moyock Township
(Not Shown on Map)
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HANDOUT
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Currituck County I Moyock Stormwater Service District
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is the purpose of a Stormwater District?
A. The purpose is to provide a funding mechanism for the maintenance and improvements of the major
drainage ways in the Stormwater District. The Stormwater District establishes a separate stormwater tax
which provides the funds for those improvements.
Q. What area would the Stormwater Service District cover?
A. Moyock Township excluding Gibbs Woods. Basically, Moyock Township is the area north of Tulls Creek
and the Beechwood Shores subdivision.
Q. Who maintains these major drainage ways (ditches) now?
A. Historically, the farmers and landowners have maintained these ditches. The NC Dept. of Transportation
(NCDOT) maintains the roadside ditches that are located in a DOT right of way.
Q. Why can’t Currituck County keep these ditches clean?
A. Current county taxes do not take care of drainage. Counties do have the authority to create service
districts which allow taxes to be collected in a specific area for stormwater improvements.
Q. What happens to the current Stormwater Districts in the Moyock area?
A. Currituck County currently has three Stormwater Districts which are taxed for drainage improvements in
the Moyock Township. It is anticipated that the existing Stormwater Districts will be discontinued and
taken care of by the new Stormwater District.
Q. Will the Stormwater District maintain stormwater systems in subdivisions?
A. The State of North Carolina requires subdivisions built after 1993 to build and maintain their own
stormwater systems. Older subdivisions may also have internal ditches. The intent is not to take care of
ditches located within subdivisions but to improve and maintain major drainage ways leading away
from the subdivisions.
Q. Why is Currituck County studying the feasibility of creating a Stormwater District for the Moyock
Township (excluding Gibbs Woods)?
A. By far, Moyock has the most drainage complaints in the county. The flat topography, clay soil types, and
inadequate ditch sizes for large rainfall events do not allow adequate stormwater infiltration and
runoff, thus making a runoff and outlet infrastructure system even more important. A Stormwater District
provides a comprehensive means for this drainage outlet infrastructure to be maintained and improved.
Additionally, the Moyock Small Area Plan identifies a stormwater district feasibility study as an action
item.
Q. What would the tax rate have to be for stormwater improvements in the Moyock Township?
A. The county has preliminarily calculated that the stormwater tax rate would need be somewhere between
one and seven cent per one hundred dollars of property value, depending on the amount of
maintenance and improvements made.
Q. What does this mean to me as a typical homeowner?
A. For a typical house and lot valued at $250,000, a one cent tax would cost $25.00 per year. That is
($250,000/$100) x $0.01 = $25.00. For a seven cent tax, the cost on the same house and lot would
be $175.00 per year.
Q. Who decides which ditches get cleaned?
A. The county will prioritize maintenance and improvements with input from the citizens through a
Stormwater Advisory Committee set up by the Currituck County Board of Commissioners.
Currituck County • 153 Courthouse Road • Currituck, NC 27929 • (252) 232-2075
www.currituckgovernment.com
Currituck County I Moyock Stormwater Service District
Reference Information
Stormwater district tax rate options:
$0.01 for ditch maintenance
$0.02 for ditch maintenance
$0.01 for capital improvements
$0.02 for capital improvements
$0.01 for easement acquisition
$0.02 for easement acquisition
$0.01 for county personnel
$0.01 for county personnel
$0.04 cent per $100 value
$0.07 cent per $100 value
* Each cent adds $25.00 annual cost for a $250,000 house and lot.
No District
What the tax rate achieves:
• $0.01 for Ditch Maintenance = ditch debris removed every 7 years
• $0.01 for Capital Improvements = approximately one capital project every 1.2 years
• $0.01 for Easement Acquisition= 1.4 miles of easements per year
• $0.01 for County Personnel = one full time person to manage capital improvements program.
Currituck County • 153 Courthouse Road • Currituck, NC 27929 • (252) 232-2075
www.currituckgovernment.com
SURVEY HANDOUT
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Currituck County I Moyock Stormwater Service District
MOYOCK
STORMWATER DISTRICT
SURVEY
1. Please check all that apply:
I am a: resident______ property owner______ business owner______ or other____________
2. I currently own property in an existing stormwater district?
Yes______ No______ Not Sure______
3. Which stormwater district option do you support?
No District______ $0.04 cent______ $0.07 cent______ Undecided ______
4. Which of the following is the most important priority for the district (check all that apply):
No District______ Ditch Maintenance______ Capital Improvements______
Easement Acquisition______ County Enforcement Staff______
5. If the stormwater district is formed, are you willing to serve on the district advisory board?
Yes______ No______ Not Sure______
GENERAL COMMENTS
Please return Survey to: [email protected] or 153 Courthouse Road, Suite 501
Currituck County • 153 Courthouse Road • Currituck, NC 27929 • (252) 232-2075
www.currituckgovernment.com
SURVEY RESULTS
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I am a:
Property Business Resident
Other
Owner Owner
I currently own property in an existing stormwater district: Yes
No
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Which Stormwater District do you support: Not No district
Sure
$0.04 Ditch $0.07 Undecided No District
Maintenance
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Can the County consider paying a one time fee for county access to a property versus an easement purchase? This may be a less costly option overall for access.
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Have been seeking improvements since 2002. Mr. Doxey is well aware of problem. Development on Baxter began blockages and has only gotten worse.
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This is something that needs to be done.
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You have my full support.
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Not Sure
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No
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Yes
General Comments
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County Easement Enforcement Acquisition
Staff
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Capital Improve‐
ments
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Which of the following is most important for the district:
If the stormwater district is formed, are you willing to serve on the district advisory board? x
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Stormwater tax is small price to pay for water free ditches!
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Need more ditches and wider ditches to accommodate flash flooding.
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Changed my mind after presentation. (Had marked no district first)
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I am for the district option.
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Has the drainage issue been a part in the newer developments in Moyock? If not, why not? (Eagle Creek, Quail Run, etc.) Is the current rush of new neighborhoods (proposed) required (by the builders/developers) to address any drainage issues before permits are issued? In my opinion this is a core issue!
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No new taxes.
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Need to obtain CAMA permits and easement access and enforce current regulations before tax. What's going to be done about future development?
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I am opposed to any additional taxes. The County needs to take care of its responsibilities before further draining tax payers.
No more taxes. The rise in property taxes and the record taxes collected from tourists should help the problem of no money. Stop raising the taxes as a solution. Review and manage existing programs to cover the cost. Government officials always just raise taxes as a solution instead of managing the existing funds already being collected. Do your job. Stop raising taxes.
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I want to keep Northwest drainage district separate from Moyock.
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We need more and wider ditches to prevent flooding during heavy rains.
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The area at Quail Run Drive and White Pine Court in Quail Run subdivision has the worst drainage problem I have ever seen! We have to pray when it rains that we are able to get out of our area or back into our area and homes. Something must be done!
PRESENTATION
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Do we need a Moyock Township
Stormwater District
We have been tasked to
“ Explore the feasibility of
establishing a Stormwater District for
Moyock Township”
Have to answer these questions firstState Statue 153A-300
• Is there a demonstrable need?
• Is there a demonstrable demand?
• Is it impractical to provide these services on a
county wide basis?
• Is it economically feasible to provide
stormwater services without unreasonable or
burdensome annual tax levies?
Eagle Creek
Quail Run
Moyock has 3 Districts Aprox. 50% of Pop.
Annual Tax Rate
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Currituck County - .48 cent per $100 value
Moyock Stormwater District .015 cent /$100
Guinea Mill District- .01 cent /$100
Northwest District .02 cent/$100
• What would the Moyock Township rate have
to be?
Moyock 90 miles Ditches (min.)
1. Ditch Maintenance
.01 cent would raise aprox. $62,000.00
Aprox. 90 miles/475,200 linear feet of major ditches /canals
Maintenance of $1.00/ foot*= $475,200
.01/100 Tax rate 1/7 of the 90 miles= 12 miles(aprox.)
.02/100 Tax rate would do 24 miles/year (Aprox. 1/3 )
Would the citizens be happy with debris removal on only 12
of 90 miles a year?
• Would they be happy with only debris removal on all 90
miles/year (.07 /.08 rate per year)?
• It will take major capital improvements to prevent nuisance
flooding and for citizens to see a difference.
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2. Capital Improvements*
• Eagle Creek—Western Canal &Roland Creek
Canals
$ 170,000
$ 92,000
• Quail Run – MSD Ditch #6
• Moyock Service Dist. Ditch #5 $ 62,000
• Moyock Service Dist. Ditch #1 $ 20,000
• Ranchland Drainage
$100,000
• Baxter Lane Ditch to Creek
$23,000
(Cont’d) Capital Improvements*
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Newtown Area around Hardees
Survey Rd Ditch to Roland Creek
Summit Farms Culverts downstream
Culverts- Rocky Top Rd. TB Colony
Total 10 projects
$10,000
$10,000
$30,000
$10,000
$527,000
$527,000/ 8yrs (aprox.) realistic timeframe =
$65,875.00= .01 cent
Capital Improvements Key Points
• These 10 projects are just the beginning.
• They cover only 6 of the 90 miles.
• Additional projects will come to the forefront
during the community meetings.
• When the 10 projects are done, 10 more will
easily take there place.
• There are thousands of acres of farmland in the
Moyock Township that is development prone
which will require better drainage and more
capital improvements.
3. Easement Acquisition
• To improve ditch capacity and reduce flooding,
bigger, wider ditches are a must.
• Land must be acquired to do so.
• Easements are almost non existent on outlet
ditches.
• Minimum of 35 feet X Length=Acres
• 1 mile X 35’= 4.2acres x $10,000 ac.= $42000
• .01 cent will cover 1.4 miles per year
Options for Tax Rate
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.01 for maintenance = Debris removed every 7 years (Not
frequent enough?)
.02 for maintenance = Debris removed every 3.5 years
.01 for Capital Improvements = Higher(or lower) rates will
set the timeframe. More projects will also set the rate and
timeframe. Citizen input will add more projects.
.01 for Easement Acquisition=1.4 miles year (needed for
most capital improvements)
.01 for County personnel. If capital improvements are
included it will take a full time person to manage the
program.
Totals
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Options*
.01 for maintenance
.01 for capital imp.
.01 easement aq.
.01 county personnel
.04 Cent/100
Options*
.02 for maint.
.02 cap.imp.
.02 ease. aq.
.01 cty. per.
.07 Cent
• *Or any combination of the two
• Tax Rate Options range from .01 to .07 Cent per $100
value
Yearly Cost to Individual Homeowner
• .01/$100 $250,000 house and lot= $25/year
• .07/$100
$175/year
• Each penny adds $25.00 cost for a $250,000
house and lot
Cost to Farmers
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Greater than 10 acres = Bonafide Farm
Assessed or Farm Value
300 acres= value of $328,440 =$1095/acre
$1095/100 X.01= .11 cent/acre
.07= .77 cent/acre
Determining if District can be formed
• Form coalition of people that are FOR a
Stormwater District or Tax
• Set up advisory board.
• Community Meetings
• Determine if it is feasible and what the tax
rate should be.
• Recommend to the County Commissioners to
be voted on by July 1st 2015
Do you support the formation of the
Moyock Township Stormwater
District?
STICKER SURVEY
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EXISTING MOYOCK SERVICE DISTRICTS MAP
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MOYOCK DRAINAGE DITCHES MAP
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS DISCUSSING
MOYOCK TOWNSHIP STORMWATER DISTRICT
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Moyock SAP Steering Committee Meeting
October 9, 2014 @ 7:00pm, Moyock Library
Community Meeting about flooding issues – residents of Carolina Highlands
and Old Tulls Creek Road
November 11, 2014 @ 7:00pm, Moyock Library
Moyock Concerned Citizens
December 9, 2014 @ 7:00pm, Moyock Library
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