Last month Governor Bev Purdue announced funding to begin construction of a new Outer Banks pier, and over the past week, more than 1000 people from around the US pressured North Carolina state officials to keep the name of the new pier in Nags Head “Jennette’s Pier”.
“Keeping ‘Jennette’s in that name is what a lot of people want,” Bob Muller said at a meeting last week of the aquariums Pier Advisory Committee. Muller launched a petition drive on facebook, and support for Jennette’s came from all over the nation.
This pier was originally built in 1939 and was the oldest fishing pier on the Outer Banks before it was virtually destroyed by hurricane Isabel. The rest of the remaining foundation was kept in place until it was demolished last year.
Wilmington-based contractor Clancy & Theys will head construction on this $22.5 million project. Construction is scheduled to begin this week.
