People work all summer to get through the winter, says Danny Couch, a real estate agent and tour guide who represents the island on the Dare County Board of Commissioners. Couch estimates that Hatteras businesses have lost as much as $18million during this week of closures.
Danny Couch, a business owner in the Hatteras Island town of Buxton, said the state should spend whatever it takes to reopen the highway as soon as possible. Even though many areas will still be cleaning up during Labor Day weekend, the fall is also a big earner for property rentals and tourism, he
Date: Sep 01, 2011
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Forecasters: Irene's center makes landfall over NC
Power was still on in Buxton on Hatteras Island, part of the Outer Banks and home to real estate agent Danny Couch. He had lost a piece of gutter and leaves were blowing around, but he saw no trees down.
Date: Aug 27, 2011
Category: U.S.
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'Nightmare' scenario: Hurricane menaces East Coast
Buxton, N.C. real estate agent Danny Couch owns a bus tour business on Hatteras Island and worries about Irene's damage potential in unexpected ways. Not the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse or other icons of the Outer Banks, but N.C. Highway 12, the two-lane road that runs up and down the vulnerable barrie