Culpepper is leaving some big shoes to fill, but we have a lot of talent here in northeastern North Carolina. White and Spears are both extremely qualified.
Other issues include affordable housing. The board has addressed many quality-of-life issues but there are no easy solutions. What drives the economy is tourism. Service folks have to be able to afford to live here.
So Dare County, with the highest populous, will have the most votes and weight while Hyde will have the least amount of votes.
I don't support treating them as commercial. The taxes on the large homes enable the funding of schools and employees.