Dockside Chats

Due to COVID19 restrictions, these events are currently scheduled as Zoom events.

Dates and Time: 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm

Got kids? Concerned about our schools? Join Carteret County Public School Superintendent Rob Jackson to discuss Our Schools, Our Kids with teachers, parents, and the community.

April 20: Update on School Bond Spending

We will hear from

• Richard Paylor, Assistant Superintendent for Strategic Improvement
• Rob Jackson, the Superintendent of Carteret County Public Schools
• Clark Jenkins, Chairman of the Board of Education
• Kay Zimarino, Croatan High School Principal

Open to all and non-political. We all love our kids! We all want great schools.

May 18 The Quality of our Drinking Water: Professor Lee Ferguson of Duke University will join local experts to discuss the challenges confronting our safe water supply nationally and locally.

June 15 The Quality of our Coastal Water: Rett Newton, Mayor of Beaufort, candidate for the US Senate in 2022, and doctoral student in coastal water quality at Duke University joins Larry Baldwin of Waterkeepers to discuss an issue at the very core of the Carteret County economy.

September 21 Carteret County Ten Years Out: Route 42, Population and Affordable Housing

October 19 Carteret County Ten Years Out: Parks, Beaches, Weather, Tourism