For Immediate Release 

 

Wrightsville Beach Mayor Speaks Out

 

Wrightsville Beach, NC... David Cignotti, Mayor of Wrightsville Beach, addresses a wide range of issues in a recent conversation with Ted Davis, Chairman of the New Hanover County Commissioners. In a primer for residents, taxpayers and visitors, Cignotti discusses the history and unique challenges of this top North Carolina tourist destination. Wrightsville is an island of 2,600 residents, which swells to over 30,000 during peak season.

Mayor Cignotti  

Cignotti's comments succinctly cover topics including major events on the four-mile island, providing services for visitors, the recently defeated smoking ordinance, property revaluations, upcoming tax rates, the need for bicycle paths on the island, beach re-nourishment, and mass transit. The Mayor speaks about parking revenues, room occupancy taxes and the inter-local agreements with Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and New Hanover County for expanded beach protection.

 

Cignotti believes WAVE mass transit must serve the citizens of Wrightsville Beach, not a plan designed in a vacuum simply for the student population at UNCW. As an active and healthy community offering numerous, major sporting events, Cignotti personally thinks it would be a good idea for Wrightsville to be the first smoke free beach in North Carolina. The mayor says this "emotional issue" may be a future referendum item for the community.

 

In a relatively brief time span, listeners with an interest in Wrightsville Beach are brought up to date on the major issues on this island community. One of Cignotti's initiatives since being elected in 2009 has been to improve communication with citizens and surrounding municipalities.

 

Click HERE for comments by Wrightsville Beach Mayor David Cignotti

 

For further information:

 

David Cignotti, Mayor of Wrightsville Beach, [email protected]

Ted Davis, Jr., Chairman, New Hanover County Commissioners, [email protected]

Town of Wrightsville Beach, www.townofWrightsvilleBeach.com

 

 

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