Sunset Beach Town Council approves next step to study paid parking

SUNSET BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Sunset Beach Town Council approved the next step in its planned parking study Monday night.

A committee, made up of full-time Sunset Beach residents and led by two town council members, will study the issue. Public parking in Sunset Beach is currently free of charge.

Council discussed what questions should be added to the committee application.

To remove any bias, council voted to amend the application by replacing the question “Why are you interested in being a member of this committee?” with “How often do you go to the beach?”

The move came after Councilman Jamie Phillips said that some people might not believe the current parking situation is a problem.