What: The annual update to Council from the Onslow Coastal Alliance (formerly JOED), the area's economic development organization, which the City funds.
Where it stands: The new CEO presented on 2026-10-20 and offered to report quarterly.
Next: The year-two funding request is unchanged; a downtown coordinator is to start in November.
Details
All six municipalities are engaged, 48 partner meetings were held, and five sites are marketed on a new website with a community profile for each.
A business retention and expansion project is being developed.
The organization's office is in the depot property owned by the City.