The National Parks on the Outer Banks are making an attempt to receive stimulus funding to help with the costs of operations and renovations. 

The 66 parks in the National Park Service’s Southeast region could get anywhere from $50 million to $100 million from the stimulus plan, although nothing is certain, said Outer Banks Group Deputy Superintendent Darrell Echols.  Some of the projects that could be funded for the Outer Banks Group include $1.1 million for road widening and expanded parking, $786,945 to build a four mile long bike path, and a $100,000 to study alternative transportation, all at or surrounding Bodie Island Light Station. 

“There’s about 52 million dollars worth of project needs between the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.  So the hope is that of the 15 projects on the Outer Banks’ wish list, at least one qualifies,” says Echols.