Continuing the quest to have their town’s Federal Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) zone boundary lines corrected, officials from North Topsail Beach traveled once again to Washington, DC.

Mayor Daniel Tuman, Town Manager Steve Foster, and citizen volunteer Gene Graziosi met with key staff members from the offices of US Representative Walter Jones and US Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr.

They also met with Harry Burroughs, Majority Staff director for the House Committee on Natural Resources (Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife) and Jason Albritton, Senior Policy Advisor for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

“The meetings last week were cordial and town representatives had ample opportunity to explain the purpose for their visit and to show how well they were prepared in support of the Town’s request,” stated Mayor Tuman.

“The next step is to follow-up with North Topsail Beach’s US House and Senate representatives to move ahead with the preparation of the necessary legislation and its coordination,” he added.

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act was put into place in 1982 to discourage new development on the nation’s coastal barriers and to encourage conservation by restricting funding for such programs as federal flood insurance that might encourage development in the areas.

Approximately 70-percent of North Topsail Beach’s land is within the CBRA zone.