At the May 6, 2010 the North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen approved to expand the Town’s current CBRA Committee (composed of Don Martin and Gene Graziosi) to a standing committee known as the Government Advocacy Committee.

The Board of Aldermen established that this committee shall take specific direction from the Board of Aldermen as to issues and positions to take and would advocate via personal contact, organized letter-writing, organized email communications, and organized telephone calls.

The Board indicated that this committee may advocate County, State, or Federal government agencies or private agencies as directed by the Board of Aldermen.