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To the Editor:

Last week’s unanimous vote by the Coastal Resources Commission to reinstate Area of Environmental Concern status for Jockey’s Ridge was very encouraging. However, I was disconcerted by the sense I got from the comments of several younger folks that they had lost confidence in governmental entities to act responsibly.

Fifty-one years ago, a then 28-year old Carolista Baum took action to protect Jockey’s Ridge, convinced that she could make a difference with state government, and, WOW, did she ever. The 20-somethings who spoke at last week’s CRC meeting did not seem to believe they could do the same. To me that is a far greater concern than the future of Jockey’s Ridge.

We must do everything we can to restore confidence that government can work for the people it is designed to serve.

David Shufflebarger, Nags Head

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